Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-08
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The Fourth Annual Cruise of the New Haven Yacht Club to Onset Hay and the Eastward.
 The fourth annual cruise of the New Haven

The Fourth Annual Cruise of the
 New Haven Yacht Club to Onset
 Hay and the Eastward.
 The fourth annual cruise of the New Haven Yacht club begins to day, and for the past few days local yachtsmen who intend going on the cruise have been busy getting the yachts cleaned up and making final prepara- tions for the trip, which if the weather proves favorable will be heartily enjoyed by those who participate The yachts will probably leave the harbor about noon and arrive at the Thimble Islands about dusk where they will rendezvous until Monday morning, when they will leave for New London, according to the orders of Commo- dore Beecher issued yesterday. This evening the yachtsmen will be given hop at Nor throp's Flying Point Hotel, and it is expected that many of the yachtsmen's lady friends will go to Stony Creek by the afternoon trains and be resent at the hop in the even ing Monday evening at the EdgecombHou New London, another hop will be given in honor of the visiting yachtsmen, and Tues day the yachts will leave for Newport and the eastward. The cruise will terminate a week from to-day, and the yachts will take their time in returning. In his order the commodore also says:
 ''1. Captains or owners of yachts upon arriving at rendezvous will after % coming to anchor, report sss Every " yacht which partHeipates on this cruise will be subject to orders from the flagship and no yacht must leave the fleet without first re- porting the fact to the fleet captain and being cused.
 ssYachts in commission should hoist their colors taking sin time from the senior officer present. Between sunset and colors they should carry a SNo guns should be fired on setting hauling down the colors except by the yacht giving the time; nor between sunset and colors, nor on Sun
 aF1ag officers should display their pennants while should De hoisted.
 the main starboard spreader on schooners and the starbeard spreader on singlemasted vessels during the meal hours of the owner.
 "A red pennant at the fore port spreader on vessels during the G meal n' hours % of the he crew.
 All salutes should be returned in kind. "Yachts % %Passng one another & should always ex-
 Flag officers on entering port should be saluted should h salute tt the " yaehts ehe st anehdr
 When squadrons of different clubs meet at sea
 Single .masted vessels should display their pri- when at anchor the club flag.
 "To notify the squadron to proceed on there will be blue rectangular flag displayed from topmast head followed by two guns as intervals of fifteen seconds from commanding officers yachts
 s.To notify the squadron of making harbor red flag displayed as above. with one gun.
 sfTo notify the squadron to heave to- a white flag displayed as above followed by three guns"
 The following yachts it is now expected will take part in the cruise: E Ceres James H. Parish
 Happy Thought, George M. Graves.
 Louise, Thomas H Hall.
 Marguerite, H. F. Peck.
 Mascotte w. E.. Jacobs
 Raiah, Commodore J. G. Beecher. 2 Rival, w W. Converse.
 Rover, F. C. Swan. Seabelle H. A. Seymour.
 Trio, W. l.. Cheney.
 Viola, O: N. Wayland.
 Vixen, A. Seaman.
 Zephyr, George E. Dudley