The New York herald., 1875-09-30


Yachts will carry their private signals at the main
peak.
yacht will be taken she passes between the new club
house at Stapeton, s. L. and the judges steamer (the
Neversnk) which will be anchored abreast OF the club
house
The signals for starting will be given from the Judges
steamer, follows
For preparatory signal one gun and the yacht club
flag on the steamer will be lowered and ten minutes
later for the start one gun and the flag will again be
lowered No yachts time will be taken later than If
teen minutes after the second gun unless instructions
TO the contrary given by the judges the morning
of the regatta At the expiration Of the time the above
signals will be repeated.
Ifpractcabe short blast of the whistle will be given
as the time of each yacht is taken on starting.
The course will be from the starting point as above
to and around buoy No 10 the Southwest Spit keep
ing the port hand thence TO and around the Sandy
Hook lghtshp, keeping on the starboard hand, and
return over the same course keeping the Southwest
Spit buoy No 10 on the starboard hand Yachts must
keep to the eastward of buoys Nos IL and 13 on the
West Bank to the southwark of buoy No -, on South
west Spit and outside of buoy No 5, on the point of
Sandy Hook going and returning and will pass between
the judges boat and the club house arriving home
The attention Of yacht owners is called to the follow
ing changes from the course of last years regatta,
Yachts will round buoy No TO- on the Southwest
Spit instead of No. sa; Will keep to the southwark of
buoy No. "a and outside Of buoy No ~, the point
of the Hook, going and returning There will be no
stakeboat at the Southwest Spit
Yachts belonging to the club and not Ia the race are
requested to keep to leeward Of and behind those en-
gagged in the race and to be careful not to interfere with
them in any way particularly at the turning points
The steamboat Neversnk, with the judges on board
will accompany the yachts the 1t will re-
main at the club house dock Staten Island until
ter 10 eleven O'Clock A III.
sEAwANHAKA YACHT CLUB-PRoPosED "LADIES
RACE" TO BE SAILED IN NEW YORK HARBoR.
The Regatta Committee of the Seawanhaka Yacht
Club has issued the following-
The wish having been expressed by members OF the
club that fall regatta should be held 1t has been de-
cded that the Regatta Committee invite entries for
''ladies' racen to be sailed in New York Harbor,
October 2, 1875, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ
The race will be sailed with time allowance and gov
erned by the sailing regulations and rules OF the club
with such exceptions are hereinafter mentioned
AS the yachts are expected TO carry ladies' they will
sail in ordinary cruising tim with boats and anchors
board and for ease and convenience in working club
topsails and mantopmas staysails will not be allowed
The prizes will be a set OF colors in each class.
The yachts will be classified as follows
Schooners.
First class cabin sloops 800 feet area, and over
Second class cabin soops, under 800 eet area
The will be from the Narrows, keeping to the
eastward Of buoys 0, H. and 13 the West Bank to
and around buoy No. 10, the Southwest Spit leav
ing 1t on the port hand thence passing TO the south
ward OF buoy No 81 on the Southwest Spit and to the
northward Of buoy No ~ the point OF Sandy Hook,
and around Sandy Hook hghtshp, leaving it the
sarboard hand thence returning to the starting point
the same course.
The start will be flying ono across imaginary line
drawn between the judgesAboat and Fort Wadsworh.
The signals will be follows:-First-Prepara sig
nal, prolonged blast Of the whistle on the judges
boat and lowering of the club flag. Second-Ten min
later, for the start the same signals will be
peated Ten minutes will be allowed for crossing the
line, after which yachts time will be taken.
Each yacht in the will hy its private signal from
the main peak.
Entries, which must be In writing, should be ad
dressed to the Secretary Of the Regatta Committee Mr..
M Roosevelt Schuyler, at hIs office, No 50 William
street. and Will be received until three r. NJ of Friday
October l.
Owing to the character of the race has been deemed
advisable that should be sailed far practicable
smooth water.
The course as laid down above will be adhered to unless
notice the contrary Is given by the Regatta Commit
the morning Of the race, in which case yachts
will be furnished with printed cards describing the
course selected
The Regatta Committee consists Of Messrs Frederic
G. Foster, NJ. Roosevelt Schuyler, James II. Elliott, L.
De Forest Woodruff and William Krebs.