Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
ADAY FOR SAILING CRAFT.

The Waters of Long Island to be Gay To-Day With the New Haven Fleet Annual Fall Regatta of the Yacht Club-An Unprecedented List of En- tries.
 The club house of the New Haven yachtsmen will wear deserted appearance to-day. Every sailor member that owns yacht will set sail before 10 o'clock for Long Island sound, and other less fortu- | nate people will follow after in the little steamer Sunshine. The fall regatta of the New Haven Yacht club promises to be the most successful autumn event known to it's history. Eight classes of vessels will race to-day, from the small, uncertain cat boat to the big schooner-rigged yacht after the type of the Stranger and the 1 Wanda.
 | These are the craft that are entered in the regatta:
 Champion of Bridgeport, Francis Bur ritt; Stranger, J. N. McCauley, New Ha- ven; Carrie W. of New Haven, FEE Baker; Seabelle of New Haven, Commodore Sey- mour; Mariota of New Haven, William F. Harris; Chippewa of Roalyn, Long Island, Thomas @n clapham; Rival of I CT, New London; Wild Bird, Merrill White, owner, New Haven; Arrow, Mir. McNeil, owner, Bridgeport Flora, T. F. Hammer; Vidette, H. G. Shepard and the Eurybia. ex-Commodore Pryon of the New Rochelle club; also the following catboats: Zephyr of Bridgeport, Frank I. Hotchkiss; l Libbie, Captain H. Page; the Pioneer, Cap l tain Cooper; the Fleetwing, Captain Win l nie Bradley; Edna, John A. Mcdonald, and l d. al 1ofC Egeria, w. H. Moore; Dare Devil, c. c. Andel, and Ripple, James Austin of New Haven; cat-boat Clara, Andrew Holmes of New Haven.
 | Naptha launches Plover, w. H. An drews and the Isbell, John Pohlman.
 The course over which vessels of all classes will sail is twenty miles in length, stretching from point off West Haven 1 jetty to the mouth of the Housatonic river and return. There will be some ex- citing contests. The Chippewa, coming the Stranger hard tussle for supremacy in class A. This class is for vessels of % l to 28 feet length.
 There is also prospect of the liveliest cat 1 boat race ever given under the auspices of l the New Haven club.
 The Zephyr from Bridgeport, the Libby, Fleetwood, Edna and Ariel of Stony Creek and several New Haven craft are all about on par and the outcome of this race will keep every spectator waiting. The Arrow | and Champion of Bridgeport, ths Emybia of New Rochelle and the Phantom of New London are all yachts that at least to make l place in some one of the races.
 The arrangements for the regatta are all satisfactorily completed.
 The judges will consist of A. W. An drews of New York and William A. Price and Roosevelt B. Farren of this city. The regatta committee, William A. Foskett, jr, Lewis A. Elliott and Frank P. Tyler l The judges boat will be the steamer Messenger. Pingy will serve refreshments on board the Sunshine, after the satisfac- tory manner of previous years. It is ex-
 pected that large crowd of New Haven people will witness the regatta from the excursion steamer. With a brisk breeze and favorable conditions look for some
 record breaking this afternoon.
 The Sunshine leaves Belle dock at 93O a. m. The yachts will start precisely at | 10 @. m.
 A Missing Man Found. DANBURY, Sept. 16.-This afternoon the
 mystery concerning the whereabouts of
 Adolphe Girard, the young natter, who
 has been missing four weeks, was cleared
 up. He is working on farm in New
 York state, hoping to benefit his health
 He went away quietly, as he said, so as not to alarm the young lady to whom he wal
 engaged, as she was i'll at the time. Hel
 condition is extremely critical. q The Mill still Closed. BIRMINGHAM, Sept 16:-The Adams cot , ton mill in Shelton is still closed and nc one knows when it will again start Mos of the employees have sought work else ' where, many going out of town. Whe1
 the mill starts again it will be necessary tt import new gang of workmen from New | York