The Portland daily press., 1890-07-14
PORTLAND YACHT CLUB.
Particulars of the Races with the
Massachusetts Club.

Arrangements have been completed for
the visit of the Massachusetts Yacht Club
and the joint regatta of the Portland and
Massachusetts, Clubs for the Mallet cups.
The official announcement of the Massa-
chusetts Club was received Saturday last
from Commodor eSoley.
1t is expected that some yachts from the
Portland Club will reach Boston by July
nth and on Friday, the 18th, reception will
be rendered the members of the Portland
Club at the club house on Rowe's wharf.
On Saturday, July 10th at p. M, the
yachts of both clubs will rendezvous off
Thompson's Island, Boston Harbor, and
passing the flagship Diana in review will
start on the cruise for Portland. The regat-
ia committee of the Massachusetts, Club of
fers two cups for yachts making the quickest
run; one for schooners and one for sloops'
open to competition for Doth cluDs'
The souadron is expected to arrive here
| next Sunday afternoon or evening, and on
| next Monday, July 21st at 10 o'clock a. M.
yachts from both clubs will compete for the
Mallet cups yer the outside courses of the
Portland Club.
Monday evening at o'clock the Portland
Club will tender the visitors an informal re-
ception at the club house on Merchants
wharf.
On Tuesday. July ed, both clubs will pro-
coed to Boothbay, and for the yachts max
| Ing the best run Commodore Solely offers two
cups.
On Wednesday, July 23d. Rockland will
be the objective point where the yachtsmen
will be entertained at Bay Point, and Oh
Thursday, July oath, race for cups offered
through Mr.. M. A. Rice by citizens OF Rock
land. At Camden the squadron will dis
band. fpb eroas
The following notice has been issued b,
the regatta committee of the Portland Club
All yachts intending to participate in thes
| man of the regatta committee, before a. M O
July 21st. The start Will be flying one, tr'
| stake boat moored off the house. The first gut
VIII be fired at 10 O'Clock. as a signal Tor tn
second gun, at 1880 O'Clock, for the start of tn
/ first ana second classes. Yachts will be allowed
fifteen minutes minute! from the time Of the starting gun
l within that time, they will be ruled our
The race will be sailed under the rules of tn
| Portland Yacht Club. Yachts of the Massachu
sets Club intending to contest are requested i
make entry at earliest convenience in order +
| an0rd Time Tor measurement before the race,
| possible. Any owner or captain having complain
| TO make must notify the committee in writing i'm
| mediately after the races. The committee will
| appoint a time to examine such complaint and no
| tity all persons interested.
| sCourses-First class yachts, on getting The sig
| nal, VIII proceed down the harbor, leaving thu
i bu0ys on Stanford and Spring Point lodges on tn
| starboard hand, House Island on the port hand
| outby White Head ship channel, leaving QUITE
| Green Island on the Starboard hand, inner Greer
| Island on the port hand Webster Rock buoy ant
| Hallway Rock on the starboard hand, thence vi
| to the buoy on Bulwark Ledge, leaving 1t on th
| starboard hand thence TO buoy on Corwin Rock
leaving it on starboard hand, thence in ship chan
/ mel. leaving JOrdans Reef buoy on starboar(
hand TO starting point (3l miles,.
Second class yachts, on getting the signal, will
| proceed down the harbor. leaving the buoys OF
Stanford and Spring Point lodges on the star
| board hand, House Island on the port hand. on
| by White Head ship channel leaving outer Gree
| Island on the starbOard hand, thence to the bu0-
| mo. 81 on Trundy's Reef, leaving it on the star
board hand, and In ship channel, leaving Jordan
Rect buoy On the starboard hand, to the starting
| y A. NJ. SMITH, Chairman
| Custom House wharf.
| IL. SAMUEL RAND,
III. A. WOODWARD,
WILLIS e. CARTER
Regatta Committee
Further notice in the daily papers will b
given members of the Portland Club rela
tive to all arrangements before Monday, tn
21st.