The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
THE YACHTING SEASON.
RHGATrAs or ATLANTIC AND JERSEY CITY CLUBS
To-DAY-ENTRIEs AND REGULArIoNs-THE
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The eleventh annual regatta OF the Atlantic Yacht
Club takes place to-day and from the character Of the
yachts entered interesting racing may DO looked
or The number OF competing vessels however, noa
SO large as usual This may perhaps be attributed to
the early for which the regatta has been xed for
many yacht owners ind it impossible get their craft
into proper trim carly in the Then. again,
those who have been building boats cannot pos
sibly a general rule, get them In racing order in
time part rcgattas down for the early
June The condition OF affairs may be said to
apply all tho rcgattas TO occur this week. Tho idea
that order lair sailing breeze the regattas
must take place the first week In June which
is the advanced for fixing them ut
that time "a without doubt erroneous one, was
concusvey proved last year. when in tho early re-
gattas there general complaint OF mo WIND"
while in the races which took place the latter end OF
the month It quite the reverse and exceedingly
heavy weather experienced. With regard to the
regatas to-day the usual good luck in the matter OF
wind which for years has favored the Atlantic Club
hoped for IL should the contests be-
tween the yachts in the different classos will
most interesting many OF them old antagonists,
and having had slight alterations made, With Wow 10
improvements in speed and sailing qualities, arc
anxious to try conclusions and for time settle tho
question rs to which is the fastest boat
TIM PROGRAMME
provides for three raccs--viz, for schooncrs
for first class soops fall cabin sloops Of 40 and
over on water Incl. for second class soops fall
cabin soops under 40 feet on watcr Incl Prizes will
be awarded to the first boat time allowance IN
each class In addition, the Livingston Memorial
49,
class soops at home sakeboat irrespective OF time
allowance, 10 be held onthe conditions OF the presen-
tation.
Tho course will be, for schoouers and first class
sloops from the anchorage down through the Narrows
to and around the stakcboat at Southwest Spit ton
buoy SD, thence and around ghtship, rounding
the same by eastward and southwark, thence homo,
going TO southwark and westward OF beacon Romer
Shoal
For second class sloops, the same course to and
around stakcboat at Southwest Spit Ton buoy $40,
thence TO and around stakeboat buoy in Ged-
ney Channel rounding the same from the southwark,
thence home, passing to the westward Of beacon on
Romer Shoal.
All yachts pass to westward Of Fort Lafayette,
to the eastward Of buoys H. Is and Is West Bank
both going and returning around sakeboat at South
Spit by the westward and southwark and at homo
stake between tho two stakeboats marking the line
The home time will be taken the yachts cross the
line between the two stakeboats
II yacht OF the fleet shall sail the pre-
scrbed Tor class) in eight hours II will be consd-
cred for every class The distance OF courses,
which time allowance will be calculated, will be
for schooncrs and first class soops, forly miles, for
second class sloops, thirty-two miles
THE START
will be flying for all classes The signal for start
ing will be given from the guests steamer, Magenta,
and will be AS foliows:-
FIRST wHIsTLE-l0:45 A. M-For yachts to ap-
proach the starting point Three minutes (morc or
less, according to wind) thereaf or.
SECOND WHisTLE-For schooners to start An In
terval OF minutes will be allowed for the schooners
TO the line marked by two hagboata
THIRD WHIsTLE-For all sloops TO start Ten min
utcs will be allowed Tor all scoops to the line
Any yacht that may not the line within the time
allowed Tor its class will be ruled out
In either class at least two yachts must start else
prize will be awarded In such class
All yachts Will fly the club flag from the main peak
throughout the regatta Distinguishing numbers will
be assigned each yacht entered Owners and captains
will observe that the double numbers separated,
and requested TO that they placed sui
hciently far apart ay fifteen nches that they may be
dstinguishable at distance. They should be placed
conspcuousy on the mainsa above the reef points.
ENTRIES.
The following Is complete list Of the entries show
ing the length and time allowances
sCUOOxERs