The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-19
THE YACHT CLUB.
Annual Spring Challenge Cup Regatta.

The annual spring challenge cup regatta OF
the Portland Yacht Club will take place. wind
and weather permitting, tomorrow at 10
o'clock A. M.
AT $40 A. NJ a preparatory signal will be
given by the firing of a gun from Custom
House wharf, and at 10 o'clock another gun
will give the signal for flying start Fifteen
minutes will be allowed for crossing the line.
and any yacht crossing after that time has
elapsed, will be ruled out of the race, if any
competing yacht owner objects. Time will be
taken on crossing the line. The stake boat
anchored off Custom House wharf. must he
left on the starboard hand going out, and on
the port hand returning.
Should there be no wind at 945, the rprepar.
atory signal will be delayed till there is a
breeze, when the signals will be given in the
order and interval above named.
The following are the sailing directions:
|: First-class yachts, ON getting the signal,
will proceed down the harbor, leaving the
buoys on Stanford and Spring Point Lodges on
the starboard hand, House Island on the port
hand, out by White head, ship channel leav-
ing outer Green Island on the STAFFORD hand,
inner Green Island on the port hand, Webster
Rock buoy and Halfway Rock on the star
board hand thence up to the buoy on Bull
wark Ledge, leaving it on the starboard hand
thence to buoy on Corwin Rock, leaving it on
the starboard hand, thence in ship channel
leaving Jordan's Reef buoy on the starboard
hand, to the starting point. 81 miles statute. !
2. Second-class yachts on getting the sig
nal, will proceed down the harbor, leaving
the buoys on Stanford and Spring Point Lodges
on the starboard hand, House Island on the
port hand, out by White Head, ship channel,
leaving outer Green Island on the starboard
hand, thence to the buoy mo. 81 on Trundy's
Reef, leaving it on the starboard hand. and in
ship channel leaving Jordan's Reef buoy on
the starboard hand, to the starting point. lis
miles
3: Third-class yachts, on getting the signal
will proceed down the harbor, leaving Fort
Georges, Birthstone Ledge buoy and Cow
Island on the starboard hand, out through
Hussey's Sound, in through White Head, ship
channel, leaving House Island on the star
board hand, and in ship channel, to the start
ing point. II miles.
4. Steam yachts, on getting the signal, will
proceed down the harbor, leaving Fort Gorges.
Birthstone Ledge buoy and Cow Island on the
starboard hand, thence through Hog Island
Roads, leaving the buoy on Peaks Island
shore on the port hand, House Island on the
starboard hand, and in ship channel to the
starting point. About - miles.
flrst-class yachts shall sail the course within
OiSn1 uours, SeCoHu-ClaSS, W1tnn eight hours;
thlrd-class, within six hours; and steam yachts
must make the run within two hours; other
wise the race to be repeated at such date as
may be named by the regatta committee
The first-class cup is now in the possession of
the club, the Viva having been sold out of the
club; the second-class schooner cup is now
held by the Nellie; the second-class sloop cup
is held by the Twilight; the new third-class
cup is in the possession of the club
The following is the regatta committee Of
the club: T. K. Jones, G. w. Rich, 1. Z.
Wyer, F. L. Mosely.
The following yachts are expected to COM
pete for the different prizes:
Schooners-Mlnnie, Nellie, Lima, May, Ray,
Undine and Whisper
Sloops-Edda, Marie, Oracle. Caro-, Idler,
Mary, Mist Sprite, Tempus, Twilight, Will
lie, and Allie.
Cat BoatS-Fdith and CIaranoa