The New York herald., 1876-09-06
YACHTING.

ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE SAVANNAH CLUB.
The fifth annual regatta Of the Seawanhaka Yacht
Club Commodore Samuel j. Colgate, will take place
September l6, 1876 Tho Regatta Committee-M essrs
NJ Roosevelt Schuyler, James II. Elliott, c. Wys
Belts and Thomas D. Young, Jr.-have laid down tho
regulations and the COURSES
l. CLASSIFICATION Tho yachts Of tho feet shall DO
Schooners; cabin soops 800 feet area, first
class cabin sloops, under 500 iect area second class
open soops 25 ieet and in length, first class ;
open soops under 20 feet in length, second class.
=. PosrroS-First class schooncrs and cabin sloops
will make dying start across an imaginary ne drawn
between the club steamer and Hog Isand.buoy FIRST
class open sloops Will start IRON an anchor and take
position so apart due east from sakeboa of tho
Oyster Bay steamboat dock Second class open sloops
will start from anchor and take position so feet
directly the southwark Of the first class open sioops,
and 90 feet apart.
All Yachts entering must be IN position by half past
niue A. NJ The first yacht OF each class the ground
will have the choice oil position, and each succeeding
sleSALs-Each yacht must fly her private signal
from the peak Of her mainsail
Entries which must be IN writing and addressed to
Mr.. NJ. Roosevelt schuyler, chairman OF Regatta Com
mittee will DO received at his Office. "a William street.
until noon OF the day preceding the race.
SAILING REGULATIONS. ALI the sailing regulations as
laid down ard contained IN the Club Book for 1876,
must be implicitly observed
THE START.
First and second class open sloops will be started at
haifpast ten A. NJ, and the signals will be given from
the committee boat as io!lows-
l. PREPARATORY SIGNAL-One whistle and lower
Ing Of the club signal on the steamer.
Three minutes later another whistle and lowering
Of club flag on The steamer.
Schooners and soops Will be started about half
hour later, the discretion Of the Regatta Com
mittec time being given tor the second class
boats get well out OF the way. Signals will be given
from the steamer foows:-
l. PREPARATORY SIGSAL.--Onc whistle and lowering
OF the club signal on the steamer.
Ten minutes later. tor the start, another whistle
and the lowering OF the flag on the steamer.
Ten VIII be allowed Tor all vessels to cross
the line, the expiration of wnish there Will be
blast from the whistle. No yacht yachts shall
ruled account OF failure cross the line at tho
start within the stipulated time but the time OF such
yacht yachts shall 'akea from the expiration
OF SAID time allowed for crossing the line"
COURSES.
Schooncrs and cabin soops starting across an imag.
mary line drawn between Hog Island buoy and Judges
steamer paced TO the norihward OF IT, to and around
Eaon's Neck buoy tpassing to the northward OF
Lloyd's Neck buoy, to and around Sh.ppan buoy 10
aud around Matinecock buoy, 10 and across starting
line All buoys, except that OF Loyd's Neck, 10 be
lett the port hand.
First aud class open soops will be from the
starting point. as above TO ana around buoy No
on Mode Ground keeping IT on the port hand nce
to around Hog Island buoy. keeping the star
board hand. thence 10 and around Lloyd's Neck buoy
kccpnr IL tho starboard hand thence TO and around
red buoy No. 2 on the Middle Ground, keeping 1t on
thc slarboard hanc; thence a second time 10 and
around the buoys of Hog Island and Lloyd's Neck
rounding them as before thence 10 red buoy No on
Middle Ground leaving II on tho siarboard hand:
thence to and around tho home stakcboat keeping IL
on tho starboard hand, at which point the time viii be
taken