New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-16
ALIVELY YACHTING WEEK.
FRIDAY ALONE WILL BE WITHOUT RACEs
FEATURES OF THE DIFFERENT REGATTAs-:oMa
OF THE BOATS THAT WILL SAIL

FEATURES OF THE DlrfFshbNi hf-ph II A. ~D'1H
CT THE BOATS THAT WILL SAIL.
This week will be one OF interest to yachtsmon fos
every day. except Friday, will see regatta. Tho
pavonia Yacht Club will begin with Gata to-
day and the Seawanhakas and fonkers Corinthians
with close the week with their annual rcgdttas or
saturday. on Tuesday Is the annual regatta Of tbs
Atlantic zach; Club, and on Wednesday the cornthan
Yacht Climb holds it's fourth annual regatta. On
Thursday the New-York Yacht Club has it, regatta
and the Columbia Yacht Club will hold lis regatta on
the same day.
For the Pavonia race to-day there are ffy six
entries divided into eleven classes The courses Tor
the different classes in the lower and upper bays.
All the yachts ore small ones the largest being the
sloop Concord, which measures ffyfive Feet Ihe
waconda. owned by Henry Dorsher is 33foot
boat we'll thought of in her class and the Grower Is
n feet 81 foot boat which races in the class below
tho Waconda The J. T. Corbett - fat .Df)Gtf
and the "a foot jib and mailsail Doa' "e'Ihe Has
been q winner in several races. Ilere arc also
large nnmber OF fast catDOas entered Inc START VIII
be made AS nearly possible at III a. IN from an
imaginary line between the sahcboaf and Ellis Island
The Pavonia Club has recently erected IL" '''A'-
house at Atlantic Highlands.
In the Atlantic Yacht Club regatta "
morrow the schooners will be divided into
three classes and the slo0ps, cutters yh"Is
and cats into eleven classes The siaT VIII
be at 10 80 a. m from of the new club house on the
breakw alter at Bay Ridge. The course Tor an INC
larger yachts Will be around The scotland LightsnP snip,
Wednesdays race OF the Coinhia1 lacht Siuo
will he of special interest This club Is composed ot
wealthy men, who enthusiastic on the subect 9i
sailing their own yachts and manning tlem VII" ~ ,icd,
friends. The members strive to realize thc ldedl oi
that Just made pcrfect'-a thorough salior anu
a thorough gentleman. The club l. OF limited menl,
bersIip and is doing its best to solve mat veAed
question: Of time allowance and proper qudlncdtiOi.
The system of measurement advocated by the club
will be experimental with AZ ts regatta for the race
.Ile II
which the LarchmOnt regatta Wa. salled' Inc OpH,,
thians think that the failure OF the RUE ~ wors Wen
al that regatta was due 10 improper classihcatlon,
and they propose to show how II may Dc made TO
work Ieifecy The clLL hopes IT, have all the forty
footers OF note in the race. -, - ,c,
Tic Tew-York regatta. which takes place on Thurs
d,y is always an affair of great interest ~ TIC
Yachting world and outside Of IT, ior there All tle
grc.t and good yachts and all the niue ana letter
sy.chts do ccnercGatc and winner in this regatta
i always boat "a be proud or -, -. ~.
The annual regatta of the seawanhaa facht Clng
an SATURDAY will be another race OF importance anu
the Leland Challenge Cup has been PIT up ~ ue
foot class The yachts will be steered and almost
entirely manned by amateurs