The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
YACHTS, BATS AND OARS
Pavonia's Regatta
Card---Canoeists and
Athletes.

The Regatta Committee of the Pavonia
Yacht Club has issued the card of in
struction for the twenty-frst annual re-
Gatta which will be sailed on Monday,
June 16.
The clubs composing the New York
Racing Association will participate and
the regatta will be sailed under the rules
OF the association. Tie start will be
made as near eleven o'clock u. m. as prac-
ticable. The start will be q flying one.
The following signals have been ar
ranged:-A long blast from steamers
whistle and hosting American flag at
bow, will be the signal to make ready.
Fifteen minutes later, lowering the
American flag and raising the club en-
sign, accompanied by a blast from the
steamers whistle. will be the signal tor
Glasses A, B, G, d, e and T to start. Ten
minutes later, u long blast from steamers
whistle and lowering the club ensign will
be the signal for all other classes to start.
Ten minutes later, a blast from the
steamers whistle and raising the club
ensign will be the handicap signal. The
time Of any yacht crossing the line after
the last signal win be taken as though
she had crossed at that time.
The classification will be:-Class A,
~schooners; Glass B. sloops and cutters of
over SIS feet; Glass q, sloops and cutters
from 40 to IS feet; Glass b, sloops and cut
tiers from 80 to 40 feet; Glass Z, sIoops and
cutters from rs to 83 feet; Class +, s1oops
and cutters less than % feet. Glass /. jfb
and mainsail open bouts of "a feet and
over: Class 2, jib and mainsaiI open boats
of from 20 to "a feet; Glass 8. lib and
mainsail open boats of less than 20feet;
Class 4, cat-rigged boats of "a feet and
over; Class 5, cat-rigged boats of from 20
to "a feet; Glass 8. cat-rigged boats of less
than 20 feet.
The following courses have been
cbosen:-Course !, for classes A, B, G. d,
E and From an imaginary line be-
tween the steamboat and stakeboat an
chored between Ellis and Liberty Is
lands, keeping to the eastward of Liberty
Island, to and around buoy So (S. W.
Spit( turning said buoy from lecward to
windward and return over the same
course. Distance, thirty nautical miles.
Course 2-For Glasses l, 2, 8, 4. 5 and 9
From the sans starting point, to and
nroun buoy 10, off Swinburne Island,
turning same from leeward to windWard,
thence to and around Fort Lafayette and
return to starting point. Distance, Is
nautical miles.
In absence of steamboat, time will be
taken from stakeboat.
Prizes will only be awarded in classes
IN which two or mora boats start. The
yacht numbers should be carried about
six feet above the main boom. and about
two feet abaf5 the mast. Each yacht will
fly its club signal at the peak. The mum
bers will be distributed to competing
yachts ut the club anchorage, or from the
stakeboat on the morning OF the regatta.
Entries must be made on or before
Thursday, June IL. at the club anchorage
at Jersey City, or to Thomas Caffrey, No.
76 Gregory street, jersey City, N. j.
The steamboat Pomona has been char
tered to accompany the feet over the
course n will make the following land
ings:-
Pier Q, North River, $50 q. M. Thirty
fourth street, North River, 500 a. M;
Fifth street, East River, $50 a, m; Morris
Street dock, Jersey City, 1000 a. m.
Tickets may be obtained from the Re-
gatta COMMITTEES, on members, at fifty
cents each.