New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-15
THE YACHTS READY TO RACE.
GREAT INTEREST IN To-DAYs REGATTA
CRAFT THAT WILL COMPETE THIS wEEK-MR. STEW
ARTS FLAG.

|""ri That WILL COMPETE THIS WEEK-MR STEW
ARTS FLAG
Everything was ready last evening for the
Atlantic Yacht Clubs regatta to-day Mr. winfering
nam mad been busily at work measuring the yachts
entered and computing the time allowances The Gracie
VIII allow the Thets three minutes and thirty ive
seconds The Priscilla Will ALLOW the Atlantic hftytwo
seconds and will give the Puritan two minutes and
w eve seconds Tho entries arc as follows:
FIRST class sehooners-Grayng, Montauk and Repub-
lic Inc Boston schooner Gitana will also probably DO
IN the race. Second class sch0oners-Agnes, Haze,
Leona AMI Viaette First class soops-PuritaD. May
hover. Atlantic and Priscilla Second class sloops-
Thes and Oracle. ThId class sloops-Athon, BERTHE.
Cinderella. Roamer, Stella, Thistle and Word Fourth
Adelaide, Daphne Nepenthe, Nirvana Penguin.
Rover, stella and Viola Fifth class-Crocodie and
Rval-sixth class Daisy, Hdersn. Nomad Tourist and
viking Seventh cass-Arah, Asia. Louisa and Merlin
on thursday the annual regatta OF the New-York
facht Club VIII take place. The four big sloops
entered in this. and besides there the following
entries: keel schOoners-Dauntess Esperanza Fortuna
and Gitana. Centreboard schooners- -MCntauk and
Cray ling Second class sloops-Bedouin. Oracle and
Whileaway. Third class sloops-vivid, Cinderella,
Clara Regina, Daphne, Gaviotto and Bertie On satur
day the seawanhaka Cornthian Yacht CLUB holds Its
annual regatta. There will be o subscription cup of
81 900 to he competed for by the four big soops at this
regatta Yachts entered for this cup may be sailed by
professional sailing masters and manned by professional
topsals but IN all other respects they will be subject to
the club sailing rules and the regulations governing the
SchoDners and first and second class sleeps and
cutters may he manned by professional crews. Yachts
OF other classes must be manned by amateurs only and
II any pi Professional sailor carried he must remain
below and in nowse assist in the management OF the
yacht Every yacht except the big soops must be
sailed by members OF the club if they belong to that
club This opened the yachts of the Atlantic,
Larchmont. Eastern. New Bedford, Knickerbocker and
New-liaven Yacht clubs Each yacht must have on
board member OF the seawanhaka Club of the club
from which she is entered The following sails may he
carried: schooners-msnsail forcsai fore staysail b,
nying-jib jb- topsal, fore and main gar topsas main
topmast siaysa and spnnaRer. slooIs aid autrTo-
main sail, fore staysail jib. nyngjib b-tOpsa, ga
opsa and sTinnaker All any OF the foregoing sails
may be ca red as balloon sails, gaftopsas excepted
gaf topsail is a jib headed topsa that does not
extend above the truck. beyond the gaf end First
class soors may carry balloon club topsas Fifth class
soops and cutters topsais extending above
the truck
The to-day being the first of the great regattas,
much is taken in only in yachting circles
but outside OF them, and several excursion steamers will
follow the yachts the The yachts entered
which the ways preparing for the race, of
yesterday and lay of Bay Ridge or stapeton mpatenty
waiting fol- to-day. The course will be from point of
the Atlantic Yacht Clubhouse down around Buoy No.
at Point OF the Hook thence around the scotland
and Sandy Hook Light ships and so home The smaller
yachts however, Will only 20 around the buoy.
There is considerable talk yachtsmen IN regard
10 ". A. w. stewart flying the American yacht ensign
Oh his yawl Cytbera. Mr. stewart bought the Cythera
in England, where she built IL Is generally up-
derstood that there only two circumstances under
which foreign built vessel can fly tue American gag
Tney hrst whom she Is lawful prize capt. red IN
and secondly, when SHE has been wrecked on the
H'5 Of 'na her oa s ns
not had the misfortune TO comply with either OF these
a foreign built vessel. Last year and the year before
Mr. Morgan went cruising about WIN us Ehgiish
the Impression that he could not fly the American flag;
he did not fly ANYTHING This year, II Is sald, ne
hm@ssn Gw yaeS snsn tue M ae
he nes the American Nag By virtue Of an old law allow
tLo, nae Ae stars and stripes. Mr.. Stewart is said
to have papers regularly made out Collector Hedden
said Yesterday that he did not know by what authority
the Cythera few the American flag 1t Is understood
CytherA to day TO investigate the case
A special meeting OF tho Atlantic Yacht Club was held
In Brooklyn last evening TO elect ten new IN members.
Among them the Rev. r Heber Newton and Charles
K Flint
yICTORs IN THE NEw-JEKsEY YACHT REGATTA.
Oilsklns and sOuwesters played an important
part in the regatta the NewJersey Yacht Club yeser
day. sailed In drilling rsin accompanying
that covered the baywith white
gave OF tho yachts plenty OF lively work reehng
Three catamarans six cabin sloops and ten open
,achls comprised the feet that lay just to the north
ward OF Bedlow's Island, when the judges steamer
Blackbird. with guests OF the club on board
came from the CITY, Win Dooms
broad of to s,arboad the fleet dashing across the
Imaginary limo drawn from the steamer lying AT tho
Island pier east tc stake boat III the stream IN the
following order: The catamaran Cyclone hrst. al ln'
12m, 52s then the Wayward, Sirene. TruaDt. G B
Deane Ietitia, Rambler, Cate Cate, Louise. Charm,
Tcaser Nemesis, Eslr, Alexander f.. Wave, WaDasso.
Vixen, Henry Gray and Triton. The leaders were shut
out leewsrd before tie last named Doat
had got away. The tide strong ebb. and tDe nest
watched with by those board the Blackbrd.
carrying whole mAnsal and b. passed the g. b. Desne
and Rambler before buoy No. 13-the outer
mark in her class was reached. The
catamarans Egir Nemesis and Cyclone sailed
the longest the Buoy No. on the West
Bank-and uffed round It III that order. at i2h' lS'
los. l2h, 2Om, los. and l2h., 2lm., 2os;
respectively The five small cat boats rounded
Fort Lafayette, while the other open sloops
lufed round Buoy No. 13 follows: slrene I'm.
llm Rambler 12b., 13m los; Letitia, I'm, Ism,
ais; Louise, 12h., l3m 4Os; q. r. Deane, l2h lam,
AS Charm. l2h.. l4m 40s.; eIander Forsy IT, !Zh'
l5m 4Us WaDasso. l2h.. l9m 3Os.. and vixen, I'm.
0Om 2Os Reefs were shaken out before the buoy was
reached and .he wndward worG for homo became ex-
citing The Charm fouled the Deane close to tho outer
mark tho latter having the right OF way. but neither
was damaged The Rambler ran aground on C0nimunl'
paw Hat, and could finish In Class the Egir beat
the Nemesis 25m 49s.; in Glass b the Wayward won,
having no competitor; In Class the Lettla won.
beating the Forsyth Is seconds In Class the
Charm won, The slrene In Class Il, beating q. b.
Deane lin, $685. In Class + the Teaser won, beating
the Wave AM, POS.
ptvnP uIPPTSOV POSSIBLE WITNESS.