The New York herald., 1878-06-11
YACHTING.

TAKE PLACE THIS wEEK-THE TAYLOR
HOLMES $500 CONTEST, AND THE JERSEY
CITY, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK AND SEA-
wAHHAKA CLUBS ANNUAL OPENINGS
-Four regattas and one match arc the yachting
fixtures OF this week. Although all are events Of
or Importance in tho aquatic world, two Of
the rcgattas, at least command much attention and
looked forward TO with pleasant anticipations
The annual regatta Of the New York Yacht Club and
tho Corinthian regatta Of the Seawanhaka Yacht
Club tho that do much TO dttingy open the
yachting season and cause owners generally 10 feel
that they really a1oat Tor the summer This has
been the in the past, and no doubt will be The
present year, following the annual reunion Of ,he
New York Yscht Club are the other attractive and
important aquatic events Of this vicinity.
MATCH RACE AND REGArrA TO-DAY.
First the list OF this weeks fixtures Is match
race and regatta, which take place to-day The or-
between the yachts Addie Taylor and H. H.
Holmes, OF Jersey City and is for $3.50 side. the
course is from tho Idle Hour, Greenvilic, 10 and
around the Southwest Spit and return The steam
boa, Moses Taylor has been chartered to accompany
the yachts, ana will leave Pavoua Jerry, Jersey City,
at ten A. NJ; JeweIl's dock, Brooklyn at half-past
ten A. ~, and Grcenvlile at eleven A. NJ.
The Taylor has received new spars and rigging and
new canvas. She has been fitted undor the direc
tion OF Captain Ira Smith. while the Holmes mas re-
her finishing touches at tns HANDS of Captain
.JAken Schmidt, the Pluck and Luck's builder and
former sailing master. WHAT betting has been heard
among the enthusiastic yachtsmen OF Jersey City
makes tho Taylor a slight favorite.
The Jersey City Yacht Club holds It's twentieth an
regatta to-day, from the club house. foot or Jor
sey avenue, that city. Prizes Tor hvo classes arc
offered and the entries. reported. arc as follows
FIRST CLAss-CABix sLooPs- Pirate DR. j. II. yondy;
Mary, Charles 4. Gardner. Genia, G y. weston
,s rseo eaon Ssag:s i.
j. q Peabody Psyche; Peter Mer Florence. R. M. snsr
FOURTH CLASS -Bijoa. A.. E. hughes; willie. e. P.
Forsytn: Edna i Metter; Alert. j. 4. Green; Emma
Es''' Essn hs WESTON . Bell e.
sherman.
The start, flying onc will be made at nine A. NJ,
the for the nrst, second and third classes
will be- from a stakeboat anchoreA OF Bedloo's
Island, thence to and around buoy 81. Keeping it
the port hand, and return TO place OF starting For
the fourth and NTH classes the will be from
stakeboat OF the club house, thence passing between
Ellis and Bedloe's islands 10 and around buoy on
Roobin's Reel ami return TO placo or starting; the
course 10 be sailed Twice. Tho winning yacnt
each class receive the prize offered must make the
race ia eight hours The judges arS Messrs. stephen
Quaife, William /. Hoffman and John b. Haignt.
NEW JERSEY IAchr CLUB REcArrA
annual regatta The club house Of this
Is on .he old site OF the New YORK Yacht Ciuo at tho
Eysan Fieids, Hoboken, N. J. The noet represents
many good boats, and their owners beng very earnest
IN yachting matters the entries are expected TO DO
numerous and the race keen competition. The
will be from the foot OF Twolh street, Hobo
ken, to point opposite Eighty Nth street. New YorK.
and re urn, sailing the d'ssance shree times over.
banquet Will follow the regatta.
YACHT RgGATTA.
On Thursday the annual regatta of the Now York
Yncht CLUB will DO sailed. Tne prizcs will be-one for
keel schoonsrs Tor first schoon.
for second class centrebosrd scnooners-,nose mcss
uring less than 1000 cubic fcet one Tor hrst class
sl0ops-tnose measuring 1900 CUBIC leet and over ;
second class slcopsthose measuring less Than
1900 cubic cct; a'so The Bennett challenge prize
scnooners 10 DO sailed for by a schooners, without
| ciass ncaton, and the Bennett cha enge prize for
Scoops, 10 bc sailed Tor by all sioops without csssn
cation The regatta will DO sailed according to the
saikJ reg ulations OF the club, and with time allow
ancesio all the prizes Tho Bennett challenge prizes
will be held by the winners suncct 70 tho terms
docd OF git The start will DO lying one ana the tmc
OF each yaont taken as she passes between the Jerry
dock Stapleton, Staten Island aud tho judges steam
snrt M point 10 ana around buoy No 10 on Inc south
west Spit keeping y on The port hand; thence 10 and
around tho sandy Hook ligntsaip, Kcepng II on the
sarboard hand, and the course keep.
ing the southwest Spit buoy No. 10 on the starboard
hand. Yachts must keep TO tho eastward Of bucys Nos
buoy No. 81, on southwest Spit and outside OF buoy
| No. 5h, on the point oi sandy HOOK, going ana re-
turning and Will pass between the judges boat and
| buoy No. Is on the West Bank, on returning nome,
| where the race WILL ond.
L
exclusive OF members OF the club and thcr guests
will leave the Erie Railway pier, loot OF Iwcntyhrd
street, North RIVER ON tho morning Of tue regatta, at
half o'clock precisely pier No. North River,
o'cock and the Terry landing Stapleton Staten
Island, nalipast zen o'clock. and will stop the
same points alter The regatta Members tickets may
be procured upon application person, by writing,
TO C. II. SleDbips. No. 4S Exchange place, before
| three O'Clock oil Wednesday, 12tn inst
Entries will close ciuD mouse, Madison avenue
| and Twenty-seventh street. this morning ut eleven
O'clock they must DO madc 10 writing and addressed
i m h0 A. In In Ina NJ
ing NJ SIX O'Clock there we're sufficient number Of
entries 10 ensure spirited contest. Others may
be added before the closing hour, as II is wrii
know that many ownors tail make up their minds
10 cntor a race until tho last moment. Among
the boats IN commission whose names do not appear
| are tho schooncrs Intrepid aud Drcadnaughi. There
Is chance OF tho iormer being sent Ia TINS ming.
and regrets numerous that Mr.. q. j. Osborn has
not entered the DrcadnaughL Great preparsti ions
have been made by Captain Joe Ellsworth TO put tho
Teal Wave IN nun. trim ior hs ner nrst race since
Court street. Brooklyn, and 10 having her bottom pot
leaded. IL would be pleasant matter II her owner.
Mr.. Daniel Cook OF san Francsco upon his arrival In
| New York, should receive with his boat two prizes
won IN TINS rogassa-tnat Tor first class centre
priz, OF her class. Captain .Jocn will do his
4 utmost that this may be tho result OF Thursdays
work In tho second class cenlrebo .rd scnooners
| the names oil Peerless anu Es,eie appear. Boln
will DO In hac racing order me Vision, first class
In class. but the challenge prize, open all tho
| soops, will require her owner anu sang master 10
snow !he boat 90 the greatest advantage ~ the Ac-
/
Will doubt give her Work 10 do Inc entries as
follows:-
| sCnooSERs.
| Cubic Contents
Name Opncr. fca Tonnage
| Restless. 80. Com. kane. 6,02S90 l06 50
| Rambler. Vice Conn., Thomas. 16, o0S.Vs 293 90
| cESTREBvARp scHovSKss- rIIsT CLASS.
/ Tidal Wave. Daniel Cock ...... 9,i75 20 gil ~
| Clyte........W. H. BrooNs...... 7,IU0 80 l23 35
Peerless ~. Il asxwsn... S,saa 90 6s62
Esieiic. ......J..D. smun....... 5,73600 lO3. 81
sLoors-FiRsr CLASS
| Vision ...... j. j. Alexandcr.... 3g1l.S0 CAST
sLoors-skcoSp CLASS.
| Achievement W. J. Hursl.... leO3.40 Az. 20
| keglna......W A. W. Stawart.. 1915 40 ~ Ga
| Cnri4Ine....F r Drown....... l,139,20 20l'
i Tho Regatta Committee OF the New York Yachl
Cuv consists OF Mcssrs O. IA. Strboius Alex. Tay
| Jr, anu william krobs
| THK sEAwASnAkA coRiNrliiAS RACE
the cigutn torntnian vi the Scawanhnka
Yacht Clu0 which 10 opon TO secoud class sonooucrs
and nrs second ana tnird class Sleeps oi at duly or