The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-08

Conditions of the Three Heats of the Race
The Sailing Orders.

The Sailing Orders.
NEW YORK, Sept. THE programme of the
committee governing the international race for
the American cup. between the American yacht
Puritan and the English yacht Genesta is as
follows: The first race will be twenty statute
miles to windward or to leward and return, from
the Scotland lght-shlp, if it is possible to make
a course from that point if not, from the Sandy
Hook light-ship. "B,' of the international CODE
displayed from the judges boat, will signify the
former; I'D, the latter. In the start and finish
the contesting yachts will pass between the
judges boat and the light-ship The outer mark
is to be kept on the starboard hand in rounding.
The second race will be over the club course,
length about thirty eight statute miles. In this
race the contesting yachts in starting will cross
imaginary line drawn from the judges
steamer, anchored about a quarter of a mile
below buoy No. IL, opposite Owls Head, L. L..
and mark boat anchored in shore from the
steamer; thence keeping outside Of Fort Lafay
ette) to and around buoy No. TO- passing to the
west and south of it; thence 20 buoy No. 49,,
passing south of it and north of buoy No. 8. off
the point of Sandy Hook, to and around Sandy
Hook hght-ship, turning it from north and east,
and thence returning over the same course to
the finish line, drawn between the home stake
boat, which will be anchored abreast OF and to
the eastward of buoy No. Is, and that buoy.
All yachts must pass to the eastward OF the
westbank buoys Nos. 8, IL, 49, and Is, and to
the westward of red buoys Nos. l0a, IL, IA, aud
16, both going and returning.
The third race will be over triangular course
forty statute miles long. Starting from the
Scotland lightship, the contesting yachts will
cross the line at the strait, and finish in the
same manner as in she first race. Rats display
ing red flags will be used to mark the turning
points in the ocean races. Should however, any
accident happen to a mark of this kind, render
ing it useless, the club tug-boat lying near, will
signify such fact by repeated short blasts of the
whistle, accompanied by the raising and lower
ing of the club flag in quick succession, and the
contesting yachts will, in that event, round the
tug,eoat instead. A tug running off a course
will display no flag until she has reached the
mark, when she will display the New York
Yacht Club flag alone and keep it flying so long
as she remains there. The race will be started
each day at as near 1890 A. NJ. as possible.
Sailing Directions-Yachts while sailing the
race must carry their private signals at main
peak. The signals for starting will be given
from the Commodores steamer, as follows;
Preparatory signal, one long blast Of the steam
whistle, and at the same time the United States
ensign will be lowered from the bowstaf and
blue-peter set in its place.
The Start-Five minutes later there will be a
second blast of the whistle, the blue-peter will
be lowered and the yachts club signal set in its
place, when the time of each yacht will be taken
as it crosses the line. Two minutes later there
will be third blast Of the whistle, and this
time will be recorded as the time of any yacht
starting in the race thereafter
Note-That before any signal is given. the
United States ensign will be flying at the bow
staff during the preparatory period blue-Peter,
and after the starting whistle the yacht club
signal. A short blast of the steamers whistle
will be given as each yacht crosses the starting
line
The weather thus far to-day. according to
experts, favors the Puritan. She works better
in the smooth sea. Both boats, however, can
take better blow than five miles an hour