New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-10
DEPARTING FROM OLD CUSTOMS.
pRoGR ANNE OF THE NEW CoRINTHIAS YACHT

pROGR ANNE OF THE NEW COhlNIfiIA' iNNnA
CLUB.
Tho new Corinthian Yacht Club OF HcW'forR'
which promises to become Of the best organizations
~ its kind In the country. has issued, through It's
Regatta Committee, excellent programme ior IN"
coming annual race The latter IS open 10 all yachts
enrolled I'm any recognized yacht club. ana VIII be
called Wednesday, June 10. II Is proposed tn depart
from the custom which has heretofore prevailed Of
chasing tho boats by length OF load wA'rr Hh'' ana
instead thereof to adopt tho system OF classification
nv sailing rating corrected measurement This
change has been made by the club for the purpo" Of
promoting interest in tho races and ahordng m op'
nortrinity for greater variety in respect to relative
length and sail AREA. Prizes viii be pewter mugs
suitably Inscrited and besides mug 10 the winning
boat ir each class mug will be given To each amateur
member Of each winning crew sailing ratings upon
which elastic alton IS % be based ard time alowan'"
Is 30 be computed will be follows: To the "nar"-
root Of the sail add tho wstor.line Length ana
divide this sum by two,
These measurements shall BE- obtained a. follows:
base line 10 be taken nom the boo hole or point Of
contact OF the fbstAy thn bowsprt or dying ibsAy
on the lbboom, IN straight line 10 the end oil the
mAinboOm with one quarter the length OF the gan.
measured from afterSde OF the mast n tho ond aided
thereto. perpendicular 70 be taken along the after
side Of the mAnmaSt from the undsrsIde Of the gar
topsa block or shcavo opmsH the upper side OF
boom whom the latter resting thu sAfdia t. obtain
the estimated saIlarca from these hglrc, multiply nc
base by the perpendicular and divide by two. Tho
length shall be measured from the forward side OF stem
at he wAterne 10 The end Of the water line at stern
HiGder.post. This measurement Shall be taken when
the yacht is anoAt, and In her ordinary trm. -.,
All yachts will be Chased according 10 their SAL!
ing rating follows: First class. measuring 80 feet
and ess Than 60 FEET sailing Ea ms .H1@sa sn
third class measuring 30 feet and loss than so feet
sailing rating fourth class measuring :6 feet and less
than 80 feet sailing rating; NTH class, measuring
less than 23 feet sailing raung.
The courses will be:
Course No ia nautical miles Starting from
buoy Is. buoy 10 on the southwest spit, keeping
Il on the port hand thence 70 and around tnoy 10
Keeping II on The port hand thence to and around
>ndy Hook LAghshp. keeping II the stsrboari hand
and return over 70 buoy Is keeping 70
the eastward Of buoys II and 49, the west hank and
,uthe Of buoy the point OF sandy Hook. going and
returning.
Course No. o-ee nautical miles From the Iamn start
2 uns 10 buoy 10 on tho southwest spit keeping II
the port hama and around buoy IL keeping u
on the port hand thence and around Scotland Lighhp
keeping the sArboAd hand and return over N" "ene
eour. b buoy u.s. keeping the eastward Of buays 0. IL
ard H. on the west bank and outside Of buoy g. the
point OF Sandy Hook, going and returning
Course No. 3-l0 nautical miles. From tho same start
ing line To buoy TO- keeping IL On the Naftpard mana
thence 70 and around buoy J. on Point Comfort keeping
IL an the gtatboard hand thence the nnsh line buoy
IL kespng 70 the eastward Of buoys IL aud 49, on the
west bank going and returning
Course No 4-i5 nautical miles. From the same start.
ing line to snh around buoy TO- che east bank keeping
Il on the starboArd hand thence 70 and around buoy TO-
Lssong f. on the starboah hand thence 10 finish line,
buoy IS keeping tho eastward Of buoys O. IL and H.
going ana returning
Tho first class will sail course, No l, tho second
class course No. 2, the third class course NO ),
and the fourth and 9th classes course No. 4.
Roosevelt Schuyler will receive entries until noon
on me Gay ESIO n Clarke. william II. Pummcr, W
Gardner and John W. Wilson