The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-14
THE BIG REGATTA.
Programme of the Races of the N. Y.
Yacht Racing Association.

Programme OF the Races of the N. \.
Yacht Racing Association.
The New York Yacht Racing Associa-
tion has announced it's programme for
the regatta on Labor Day. The Associa-
ton is composed of many prominent
yacht clubs in this vicinity and the ma
jority of the clubs i'll this county, the
s Jsrsey and City; ew Pa Rsv Ne New m Jer-
bers. The other CLUBS are the
Hudson River, Columbia and Harlem, of
New York; Tappau Zee, of Grand View,
N. Y; Staten Island Athletic CLUB,
Yachting Department.; Williamsburg, OF
Astoria, l.. l.; Yonkers Corinthian, Bays
water, of Far Rockaway, L.. l.; Indian
Point, of Saugatuck, Conn; North
Shrewsbury, of Red Bank; Newark, and
Sing Sing, of Sing Sing, N. Y.
The regatta will be the finest that has
been given in this harbor. Between two
hundred and three hundred yachts will
participate. The start and finish will be
that of the Jersey City clubs, off Liberty
Island. The boats will be sent on their
voyage about eleven O'Clock. The iron
steamboat Cygnus has been chartered to
carry the judges and guests over
the course which will be for
Cha sses A, B., g, D, 3 and T,
to and around buoy 8 II, south
FVoU oPAAO, O1A ROLu tL10 q
turn, "a miles. For Glasses G, !, 2, 4, 6
and Z, to and around red bell buoy at the
inside end of the Swash Channel, 10
miles. For Glasses 3. 5, s and 8, to and
around Blu oy IS, off Fort Tompkins and
return, IA miles. For Glass 10, to and
around buoy Is and return, IL miles.
The boats will be classified as follows
Glass A, %schooners, 40 feet and over; class
B, cabin sloops, SO feet and over So feet;
class G, cabin sloops. over As feet and I'M
der SO feet; class d, cabin sloops, over
36 feet and under As feet; class e,
cabin sloops. over 80 feet and under 38
feeu, class f, cabin sloops, over q feet
and under 80 feet; class G., cabin sloops.
q feet and under; class l, open sloops, 80
feet and over 81 feet; class 2, open sloops,
over % feet and under 81 feet; class 8,
open sloops. % feet and under;
class 4. cabin cat-rigged, over
90 feet; class 5, cabin cat-rigged, 90
over ~ feet and under 80 feet; class Z,
open cat-rigged, 90 feet and under 81 feet;
class s, open cat rugged, over 20 feet and
under % feet; class 9, open c~at-rigged,
over II feet and under 90 feet; class 10,
open cat-rigged. II feet and under.
Marion's Marksmen.
The NJ arion Rifle Club had a good day
yesterday. 1t was just the weather for
securing accurate aim and the scores
were high. l.. p. Hansen. who is one of
the Excelsior Clubs champion team,
beat the record. He made the best score
that has been put up in the competitive
shoot for the club medal. His total was
221. He has won a fine lead for the
champions badge, which was won last
year by John Rebhan, who is second in
the race. The scores made in tn g medal
shoot were as follows
L. P. Hansen, 221; John Rebhan, 1856
George G. Varick, 189; II. Mahlenbrock.
ISS; A. Brown, 1888, William Weber, 1877;
Thomas Stiff, 1877.
TIL club mas issued cards for its Labor
Day sport. Five targets will be put up,
the target OF honor, prize target. Creed
more target, Ring target and short range
targets. .