The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
YACHTING.
TIE PROGRAMME on THE ANNUAL REGATTA or

TIE PROGRAMME OF THE ANNUAL REGATTA or
THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
Tho annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club will
be sailed Thursday June IL the yachts TO start at
eleven A. NJ Tho yachts will be divided into 1vo
casses-keel schooners. lrst class cenlreboard
schooners second class cenlreboaId schooners. Grss
class sloops and second soops. The second class
schooners those measuring less than 1000 cubic
feet ard the class sloops those measuring less
than 200 cubic iect There Will be handsome prize
in each class. The Regatta commttce-Mcssrs- WILL
lam Krcbs, g. L. Hai2h and Charles H. stebbins-wili
have tho entire management oil the Regatta
which VIII DO saot according TO the sailing
regulations OF tho club aud with tme allowances.
THE ENTRIES
All entries must be made In writing addressed to
the Secretary OF tho club and VIII oc received at the
club house. OF Twenty seventh and Madi-
son avenue until Tuesday morning, June r. at ccv,n
O'Clock when the list must be closed. In compli-
ance with rules of tho club Attention Is called TO
tho regulations requiring that no yacht shall DO ems
unless shall DO measured and her model de.
posted With the club
Yachts win their private signals ~ the main
peak The start vail bc flying ono, and tho time OF
each yacht VIII be taken as she passes between tho
club house al Staplcton, l., and the judgos'
steamer, tho William Fletcher, which VIII be anchored
abreast OF the club house rho signals viii DO given
IRON the judges steamer as ioows:-For pre-
paratory signal. Quo gun wiii DO nrsd the
United States ensign ut tho bow OF the boat will %
lowered blue peter viii DO sct In its place. Ten
minutes later or The start, second gun vii! DO nrsd.
the blue peter VIII DO lowered and tho yacht ciub taa
viii be set Ten minutes anerward third gun wii be
rcd and tho time OF the nrnf Of this gun VIII be taken
as the time any yacht starting thereafter. Before
any signal is given tho United States ensign will DO
flying, during the preparatory period bue peter and
bio short blast Of the whistle viii be gwen as tho
time OF each yacht Is taken ut the starting.
Tux cou.si. -
Thc Wl
TO aud around Buoy No. ~. on the southwest spit,
keeping IL on the port hand thence and around Tho
Sandy Hook iightship, keeping " the starboard
hand and return over the same course, Keeping tho
Southwest snil Buoy No. 10 ON the starboard hand
Yachts must keep TO the eastward OF Buoys NOA 0,
| IL and Is tho West Bank, to the southwark OF
Buoy No So on Southwest, SPIT md outside OF Buoy
M. I. the point OF sandy Hook, going and rc-
turning. aud win pass between tho Judges boat and
| Buoy No. Is ON the West Bank, on returning home
where the race will end. Yachts belonging 70 tLe
club nnd not in tho raco requested to keep to
Ierward OF and behind those engaged in tho race,
way particularly a. the turning points Yacht own
ers may obtain cards Of the entries and allowances
on board the William Fletcher. at or near The start
Ing point between ton and hali-past ten on tho morn
ing Of inc regatta rap err. STEAMER
Tho steamboat Noversnk, furnished for the exc!u.
ys use Of se % u Sr GS s o ss
street, North River, on tho morning OF tne rsgaa at
ha.past niue precisely, pier No. North River a. ten
Island. at half past ten a. NJ. and VIII stop al tho
same points after tho regatta. Members tickets may
be procured upon application In person or ny writing
10 e. II. Stebbns No. 4s Exchange place. before three
7. ~ OF Wednesday, June IL Each ticket will admit
the meinter to whom II ~ issued and two ladies' ES-
adios tickets price - Ouch, may DO procured ~
the same place.
State Will accompany the fleet down the bay hAvng
on board GlImorcs band. and leaving tho dock at tho
loot OF street. North River, at haIfpast
! nine o'clock 4. NJ. and Funou terry, Brooklyn, AZ
ten O'Clock. Dancing and othor nmusemcpts VIII 30
introduced among Mr. shocks guests as soon ~ tho
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JEIsEY CITY YACHT RAcE-ANNUAL REGATTA
OF THIRD CLASS BoATs-ALIcE WINS thu
FIRST PRIZE AND WILLIE SECOND.
The annual regatta OF the Jersey City Yacht Cub
took place yesterday the being conaed for tho
first day to tho third class. Prizes wcre offered
only 10 open yachts under twenty-five feet
belonging to the club. Tho course wai
from stakcboat of tho club house IN
Communipaw Cove, thence passing between Ellis and
Bcdloc's isandsto buoy or Rob,n's Reef turning on
port hand and return between ELLIS and Bedioc's
Islands, turning tho judgcs boat on port hand, twice
over tho course a distance OF about nineteen mies.
Tho coDditions that tho winning yacht should
mako the race within six forfeit tho prize tho
allowance or time two minutes TO the foo onchalf oil
ovcrhang to be included IN the measurement ana tho
| start 10 DO u flying one.
riR START.
The tne for starting tho boats was fixed Tor haE
past ten O'Clock, but the unfavorable state OF tho
weather caused delay Of nearly Two hours tho
| Judges were Stephen Quaiic. William 7. Hoffman aud
| Jotin d. HaighI Thcy stationed in the yacht
Pirate. owned by DR.. J. H. vondy. Commodore Of
the club, about two hundred yards south Of tho
club house. rhe Regatta COMMITTEES CONSISTED OF j. T.
Roberts, J. A. Hilton and c. r.. Gilbert AZ noon tho
starting signal was gwen and the boats crossed tho
limo IN tho following order:-Aicrt. In. Gun. 3OS !;
Edua. l2h ON. 45a Nellie. l2h. I'm. Emma, In
I'm 40s. wiliic, 1.h I'm las Annie Forsyth. l2h
SIN. Sos. Alice l2h. ON. los. Buou, I'm. llm 5s
The wind blowing from the northeast and tho
boats INSIDE good Roadway until they rounded Bcdloe 8
Island. Here the was not quito SO favorable and
before they reached Robbins rccf buoy tho wind had
almost died away After rounding tho buoy the Alert,
Captain Henry A. Greene, and tho Nellie, Csptmn A.
Braiuerd, we're completely bccumcd. Their back.
ward position In tho race dcprivng them OF
the Advantages IN tncking OF which their
spccdicr competitors awaited themselves. The two
boats then gave up the race and cIsurclv returned
houle ON tie second round OF the course the wind
fresh, ned aud the Aztec gradually gained on the
Annie Forsyth. followed by the Wine, the otkers
trailing quietly bcl Ind. On the homo run the BU0u
fell behind while tho Emma appeared In the distance
leaving none behind.
TuE FINISH.
Tho following is the order IN which the boats passed