New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
YACHT RACES POSTPONED.
THE PURITAN TO GO INTO coMMIssIoN-A RACx
OF THE SING SING CLUB ON FRIDAY

THE PURITAN TO GO INTO coMMIssIoN-A RACz
OF THE SING SING CLUB ON FRIDAY.
The heavy rain yesterday morning and the accom-.
panying high the neghbOring waters proved
sufficiently disaceeable 10 stop several va 1t races
which under favorable circumstances would have
been important. The most notable OF these was the
special regatta for thirty fveiooers Of the New
Rochelle Yacht Club for the J1lie7 Cup. offered BY
Mr. Kohn. The yachts in Echo Bay, prepared
for the fray but it was not deemed advisable 10
start the racers and the regatta accordingly
postponed until August g. The catboat races at
Greenwich, Conn.,, were also postponed and the XII
Won Kull Club thought it advisable 10 put off its re
gatta as well. The last-named contest was to take
place at Ellzabethpor
On August g. the date for the New-Rochells
special, the Tappan Zee Yacht Club Will hold It's
annual summer regatta and the promise of success Is
good.
The sloop-yacht Puritan, Commodore j. Malcolm
Forbes is at last preparing to go into commission
The Burgess fisherman FredOnia, which Mr.. Forbes
was cruising, arrived at Gloucester Friday, with
all well on board. The schooner had been cruising
among the Western Island and about Madeira. having
sailed from Boston for Fayal May "a She ar
rived at her first port on June O. and her last port
was Funchal Madeira. She has shown fine sea going
qualities. Commodore Forbes said before his cruise
that the Puritan would not be placed in commission
until his return. The cup defender is Naushon,
Mass, fitting out. She will be in shape in time 10
join the NewYork Yacht Club cruise which begins on
August T. If the Valkyro is on this side this season
she will have the Puritan among the craft againse
which she is to measure her speed elements.
The Sing Sing Yacht Club had special race on
Friday, the course being TO and around Tarrytown
Buoy and return, twelve miles. The wind was south
east and fresh The was close, the Aller, Cap-
sallstag winning in her class against the Madgs.
Commodore Il. Brandreth, by minutes 10 seconds.
The Columbia Captain l. I. Washburn. beat tho
Orient Captain A. Osborn, 40 seconds corrected time.
The Pauline b. Captain J. Smith, was capSZed. The
judges Colonel Il. S. Gibson, Charles Gowen, and
Pierre Reynolds
The Larchmont Yacht Club yesterday announced its
fifth annual oyser-bOat race, to be sailed of Larch
mont on saturday, August "a The classification VIII
be as follows Class l, cabin sloops measuring 30 feet
and over class >, cabin sloops measuring under 30
feet class B. open sloops measuring 80 feet and over
class open sloops measuring under 30 feet; class D,
catrigged boats.
The course for all classes will be from Larchmont
10 and around a stakebOat. in Hampstead Halbor.
thence stakeboat off Captains Island Lighthouse
and return, twenty nautical miles, The prizes are TO
be Glass /. first prize, $50; second, $25 Glass 3.
first prize S40 second go Glass 3, first prize $40
secopd, $25. Class 4, first prize, $40 second, 20.
Glass g. first prize, $40 second S25 f. j. Greacen,
Otto sarony and Chester Z. MunIoe are the Regatta
Committee.