The New York herald., 1879-03-05
YACHTING.

INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF THE SAVANNAH
YACHT CLUB FoR THIS sEAsoN-REvIEws
RACES AND REGATTAs.
at a meeting of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club, held
on Monday evening at Delmonco's, the following
programme for 1870 was adopted:-
May 30 Decoration Day}-Review Of the feet by
the Commodore. Starting from Tompkinsville, 8.
L. at ten A. NJ. the yachts to pass in review
before the flagship. then sail to and anchor of the
Beach House, near New Dorp. for refreshments; re-
June II (saturday)-Corinthian race open to all
yachts OF Recognized ciubs prize $780, to first, Sec
ond and third class sloops and second class
Prizes also to be given to members of the winning
crews.
Two yachts to start in each Glass;
Annual Corinthian Cruise.-Yachts will rendezvous
at Glen Cove. l.. L. July 8, starting next morning
for Oyster Bay, and from there. as may be decided
upon, to Thimble Islands, New London Greenport
Stonington. Newport and New Bedford.
Lightship Regatta-Open to all first class sloops
of recognized clubs, for Center Cup. value s7Oo.
Race to take place between tho 18th and 10th Oc-
tober, appointed by Regatta Committees course
from Sandy Hook Lghtship to Cape May Light
ship and return; three yachts to start race.
The pressure of business obliged the meeting to
adjourn to the 18th inst, when matters of impor
The club is considering the establishment Of
station at Staten Island, near Tompkinsville or
Stapleton.
coRINrHIAN RULES FOR THE REGATTA OF 1879.
An uuluutcl oSCuSSlOu tOOh pitCe ldSt ulBHC, dt y
meeting Of the members of the Columbia Yacht Club
held at the residence Of ex-Commodore J. s. Baker,
No. 3O4 West Fifty-frst street, over the proposed
adoption of the Cornthian rules for the regatta Of
1879. Commodore Mcwhinney presided. The sub
ject came up in q resolution which originated with
the Regatta Committee, and read as follows-
Resolved. That the regatta hereafter tran-
susr hss open boats rs be allowed 81 one man
TO feet of cabin boat with tho excep
bo allowed TO sail al boat.
The resolution was accompanied by a communca-
ton from Mr.. John Frick. secretary Of the club and
which argument In favor Of its adoption
He claimed that the interest Of members in the
pleasure Of yachting eliminated in the annual re.
gatta and that the day which was looked forward
TO as the one OF greatest enjoyment had
come to be a day Of labor from the practice
of hiring crews overcrowding sail and loading
down with ballast in order to win race. The object
of the association was to inspire love and create
knowledge of yachting among the members of tho
club. and the habit Of hiring crews and sailing mas.
Ex-Commodore Joseph Mobiles. the owner of the
Nettle, responded, opposing the resolutions tho
ground that the first object in view to bring
out OF every yacht its utmost speed and that man.
ming boat with inexperienced would be
like hitchng fast horse to a lumber wagon and
pecting the animal to make good time It was con-
tended the other hand that the first thing to be
considered the interests Of the association and
that the success of the Seawanhaka Club was due in
great measure to the use OF the Corlnthian rules.
The resolution was adopted. Mr.. Mobiles alone
opposing it, The regatta course for 1879 will be
from the club house. at the foot Of West Egy-sixth
street, to and around stakebost off Edgewatcr and
another of Gutenberg, the to be sailed
three times. making the distance about
twenty-five miles. After the distribution of the
prizes for 1873. Monday, June %. was fixed
upon for this years regatta, and the COM
mittee instructed to make preparations for that
day The ladies' regatta will take place In August
and the champion pcnnant race in October, but the
exact dates were not determined. It was resolved
that the ladies' regatta every competing boat must
have least lady guest board during the
The April meeting will be held at No. 3O4
West FityArst street. and the meetings thereafter
the club house.