The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-17
4 SUCCESSFUL SAIL
The Pavonia's Grand Re
gatta-- Worcester
Hard IIitters.


The Pavonia Yacht Club of Jersey City
ield it's twenty-first annual regatta yes
terday. Despite the, tickle wind and
cloudy sky the event was a decided sue.
cess. Twenty-nine of the sixty-three
yachts entered took part in the race and
the finish in each class was close and ex-
citing, with one exception. In n class
the difference between the two leading
boats was only five seconds. the steam
boat Pomona was crowded with hand
some young ladies in pretty attire. II
was the judges boat and followed the
leading boats over the course. The wind
was from the south and it varied from
The gentle zephyr stage TO d gale. 1t was
epasmodic, yet fair time was made by the
boats. The Concord and Dolphin in
Class G were stuck in the mud at the club
house and did not start Tho following
yachts took part
Class bishops and cutters from 80 to
40 feet long-Avalon, L. Mjttelsdorf and
others; Phantom. Commodore d. w.
KoEn; Mergus, ". H. Rowe; Coquette,
M. J. Charde.
Glass E--Sloops and cutters from 2S to
33 feet long:-Mascotto, d. TOPPER; Willie
and Charley, E. Branigan; Gornter,
Messrs. Bijan and Arnold; Irene, John
Radford; Alexander f., Alexander Roc.
Class F--Sloops II cutters less than rs
feet long:-Sadie May, r. Dickens; Sauter
Johnnie, A. McInnis; Christine, Smith &
Chester.
Glass No. lib and mainsail open
boats "a feet and 0ver:-J. L. Corlett, @.
Rothmal; Aunt Jennie, r. Mcfarland.
Glass No. 2-Jib and mainsail open
boats from 20 to "a feet long:-Leader,
Otto Rau; H. II. Holmes, J. l.. kreh-
meyer; Loui w, W. A. White.
Glass No. 3-Jib and mainsail open
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Murphy Brothers; Ada, N. l.. Rowe and
others; Bessie r., J. d.. Russ.
Glass No. 4-Cat-riggcd boats, "a feet
and over;-Square, r Pringle; Marie, +.
Barth; Aida, w. p. Vreeland-
Glass No. 5-Cat-rigged boats, from 20
and Connolly; Irina, +. II. Whitney.
Class No. 6-Cat-rigged boats under 20
feet long:-ADita. A. p. Curtis: Sisters,
John Lober; Lille, George Smith.
The course for the sloops and cutters
was from an Imaginary line between the
steamboat and stakeboat, anchored be-
tween Ellis and Bedloe's, keeping TO the
eastward Of Bedloe's Island to and
around buoy So Southwest spit), turn
ing the buoy from leeward TO windward
and return over sam course, distance 30
nautical miles. The course for classes
No. / to 6 was from the same starting
point to and around buoy 10, off Swim
burne Island, turning from leeward to
windward, thence to and around Fort
Lafayette and return to starting point. O
distance of IS nautical miles.
The signal to max ready for the larger
boats was given 4 few minutes before
noon by a long blast of the steam
bouts whistle. Fifteen minutes later the
starting signal was by lowering the
American flag and raising the club en-
sign, accompanied by q blast from the
steamboats, whistle. Ten minutes later
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10 start over the short course Ii ten
minutes later a blast on the whistle and
the raising Of the club house ensign was
the handicap siGual.
The Alex. T.. was just over the line
followed in close order by the Mascotte.
Mergus, Willie and Charley, Avalon,
Phantom, GROWER, Coquette, Irene and
the Annie Seaman brought up the left Of
line in the procession Of the sloops and
cutters.
The Aida was the first OF the smaller
boats to cross the line, and she was fol-
lowed IL the order given by the Bessie
r., Aida. Ada, "a. II. Holmes, Woolsey,
J.}r. Corlette, Leader, Aunt Jenny. Lii
lie, Loui W., Sisters, lrona, Three Broth
ers, Square, Marie and Annetta.
The Phantom held the lead to the turn
ing point but was badly handled, and
lost the advantage and the race. The
Mergus wa admirably managed and
YIN ~ a. ~ Ia ~
and 40 seconds. The Phantom followed
at 2 hours 4S minutes; Avelon at 2 hours.
So minutes and 5 seconds; Christine, 2
hours, SO minutes and 80 seconds; Irene,
3 hours, 3 minute and so seconds; Sauter
johnnie, 8 hours, 4 minutes and 20 sec
oHds; Alex. r., 8 hours, s minutes and 10
seconds, and Grower, 5 hours, IL min
utes aud 40 seconds.
The Phantom regained her lead in the
voyage home, but wa less than four
minutes ahead of the Mergus and Avalin,
who were only Jour seconds apart. The
Phantom lost the prize on time allow
ance. The Irene led the racers in Glass E
and won. She WAS four minutes in adj
vance of the Alex. f., and the latter beat
the GROWER by less than four minutes.
The other boats in this class did not fin
ish. In Glass F the Christine won. She
beat the Sadie May thirteen minutes, and
the latter was seven minutes In advance
of the Sauter Johnnie.
lmClass No. / the Corlette won easily
from the Aunt Jenny by 80 minutes. In
Class No. 2 there was a close race. The
Holmes and Leader kept together
throughout. They finished only 5 Sec
the Loui w. In Glass No. s the Bessie r..
arrived 8 minutes in advance of the Ada.
The Woolsey did not finish. In Glass No.
A the Square won. She beat the Aida Z
minutes. In Class No. 5 the Three Broth
ers outsailed her only competitor, the
Irona. In Glass No. 6 the Annette won
by less thar 5 minutes from the Sisters,
which was 2 minutes ahead of the Lille.
Prizes were awarded the winners in each
class. Thu summary
CLASS b.