The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-14
Y A G II L / N G /.
The New York, Brooklyn and Atlantic
Yacht Clubs Regattas.
The Schooner and SlOOp Races Of the Sea-
wanhaka Yacht Club.
PROGRAMME OF THE EVENTS.

appearance. as some half dozen regattas are on
the programme OF events 10 take place. There IS
certainly o steady advance In the popularity OF
yachting as year by year new clubs spring up and
blossom into prominence while the old time
honored institutions are also getting new blood
instilled into them every day. During the coming
week two events are to take place that would
have rather astonisned our ancestors-namely
the Corinthian slooD race or the Seawannaka
Yacht Club ana the steamer race OF the New York
Yacht Club The former IL an importation from
English waters, where 1t became very popular TO
have races for yachts Of small tonnage manned
entirely by members OF the club. steam yacht
racing is something new this season, although IL
has been talked OF for the past two years. IL viii
probably become very popular II two or three races
can be made without an explosion. In reality there
is little no danger, as each yacht is restricted
to the government allowance OF steam and wood
and coal for fuel. There win be no dring up with
fat pork and placing a darKey on the safety valve
There has not been any very large increase to the
yacht Meet this year, although several handsome
sloops and one magnificent schooner have already
been launched The season may properly be SAID
to begin tomorrow with the
CoRINTHIAN RACE FOR sLooPs,
given under the management OF the Seawanhska
Yacht Club. The Regatta Committee are Messrs.
Frederic @. Foster, NJ. Roosevelt SCHUYLER, James
II. Elliot, William Krebs and l. De Forest W ood-
! run. BY the rules, yachts must be manned ex-
clusvely BY amateurs, whose names subject
4 to the revision OF the Regatta Committee, and
steered as far as possible by her owner. Each
yacht Will be allowed In addition 10 the owner
amateur TO every i've feet OF length on
deck. Yachts win be restricted 70 mainsails
headsals and working gaftopsaIls. the
start will be flying one and the time OF each
yacht Will be taken as she passes between the
club steamer and the Stapleton lancing, Staten
Island. A preparatory gun win be fred on board
the steamer, and ten minutes later a second gun.
with the cuD nag lowered, Will give thom the sig
nal TO start.
via be from the above starting point TO and
4 around buoy No TO- on the Southwest Spit, Keep
Ing 1t on the port hand; thence to ana around the
\ sandy Hook Ligntshp, Keeping IL on the star
board hand, and returning on the same course. A
steamboat for the use Of the members and their
friends Will accompany the yachts round the
course. The steamer will leave the foot OF Thirty
third street and East River at nine A. M. sharp.
\ There will not be a large fleet OF starters in the
ABOVE race, as the great Ora back has been In OBJ
\ tanning amateur crews for the yachts. Gentlemen
| or these days appear 10 think yachting
i can be enjoyed 70 greater advantage sitting on
tue shady side OF the cockpit, npping
a mint luep, than hanging on by your eyeids
4 slowing the flying Jlb. There wiz be a good race
=
70 start, and VIII PROBABLY give "a exciting con-
4 test.
\ have decided 10 hold their annual regatta on
/ Wednesday, June t. the Regatta Committee
Messrs. William kreos, ". u. Bend ana X. K.
tons ana particulars. There VIII be five prizes
given, for nrss aud second class schooners, nrss
course for SAILING yachts VIII " trom tue starring
point, on me new CLUB mouse, StaPleton, staten
west spit, keeping IL on the port nand, thence TO
ana around the Lightship. Keeping IN on starboard
naad. Yachts must keep 70 tue eastward OF DuOys
MS. Q, IL and 10 on the West Bank, 10 the south
ward q buoy No. 81 on the southwest spit ana
outside olbGoy NO. 90 on the point OF sandy Hook,
\ gong and returning, and VIII pass between the
Judges boat and tue club house on coming home.
Il THE STEAM YACHTS
I viii be restricted TO the government allowance OF
steam, as per certificate, 70 me use OF wood ana
4 propulsion. Toe course viii be from on the club
house through the swash Channel keeping 70 the
\ westward OF tue Stone Beacon on the Dry Romer
I TO and around the Llghtship. keeping IL on the
starboard hand, and return over the same course,
passing within ffty yards OF the nagboat anchored
Il near the starting point, ana from which their
time VIII be taken.
\ Tue steamer william Cook furnished Tor the
Il exclusive use or the members OF the club and
their guests Will leave the Ere Railway
pier foot OF twenty thtrd street, North River Oh
the mOrnlng OF the regatta at half-past nine A. NJ.
sharp; pier |, North River, ten A. NJ, ana the clue
\ house, Stapleton AZ half-past ten A. M.
+ The entries for the regatta cose tomorrow at
schooner xaces viii bs the Madeleine Tidal Wave,
3 Alarm, wanderer. Rambler, IA mer Gypsle Idler,
Clio, Comet aud Peerless In the Sleep race there
will De the Arrow, Vision, Addie, Active, dudley,
h Alert and some few others. Tue steam yachts
Il competing VIII probably be the IDEAL, the new
steam yacht lately ouilt lor AT. Loriilard, and
THE BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB
have arranged 10 sail tnen annual regatta Q n
classes-one schooners aud three sloops-and two
prizes Ia each class me course for schoonerS
ald first class slOOps Will be from anchorage 10
staEeboat southwest spit, passing IL from west.
/ ward 70 southwark, thence ~ Lign,snlp, turning
stakeboat OF Bay Ridge OOcE. The second class
slOops sail from anchorage 10 stakeboat a. south.
west spit, passing IL from the westward TO south
Il ward thence around sthkeooat AZ outer bar buoy
IN 0edney's Channel, rounding same from south
\ ward TO eastward, and then home. The open
boats SAIL from anchorage TO SOUTHWEST spit aud
return. steamer VIII accompany the yachts
cuD ana tps ne guests Tas o s yaehs w
probably take part ~ the reEatta :-scAooners
es S yea nle sd,a ius comet a
dine, w r. Lee, Lizzie l. screamer, PLAYFUL, VIC
torIa, Brooklys, Florence, Maggie B., Lools y,
THE ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB
win hold their annual regatta on tuesday June
three classes VI sloops. This cub 10 In very
nourlshing condition add has largely increased in
schoonsrs and nrst class soops VIII be from an
anchorage on Bay Ridge around the LRatship
around the Soutnwe spit buoy from thence 10
buoy IN Gedney's Channel ana then home. The
little open boats will merely 70 70 the Southwest
spit and return. steamer mas been chartered
BY the club 70 accompany me yacais around the
course. The following yachts Will PROBABLY oar.
rctpate In the regatta :-SChogncrs Peerless,
Agnes, Triton, Ider, ARIEL, sea wItcs VISION, and
toe sloops Undlne. ORION, Kaiser, Mnaelm l.,
Alert, LiDele b., josephine and others.
sCHooNEE OCEAN RACE
or the SeawanhaKa Is another event that viii
neip TO push tails compaTative,y young cab into
the nrst rank OF our yacht clubs IL will oe sailed
on June "a for prizes presented by the Commo-
dore ana Vice Commodore OF the club Inc race
IL open TO all scho0ners belonging to the New
YORK, Eastern, Brooklyn, Boston, Atlantic ana
Seawanhaka Yacht clubs and will be governed
bg the sailing regulations Of the Seawanhaka
Yacht Cab, Ntth time allowance, aud Will De
under the supervision u us regatta committee.
TIE schooners Will ne divided fntO Two classes
those measuring more than 90 feet over all and
those measuring 20 feet aud un0er. Tue prizes
are valued at $500 each, but there will be race
unless there are at least three entries in caCn
class. The course VIII be from buoy No. s. on
SANDY Hook twenty miles TO wfndward and