The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-24
THE BRISTOL REGATTA.
The Sailing Rules and Conditions
for the Biz Race.

The Memorial Regatta Committee held
q meeting last evening and completed
their entire business They appointed for
s,akekeeper James +. Goff. to be stationed
at Mount, Tom buoy. and Charles Slocum
at a point opposite the Old Colony depot.
Appended is the program:
Classes-First. sloops and catyawls
over 22 feet; second, caJboats over % feet:
third, catboats and catyawls over over 1S
and under % feet; fourth, catboats and
catyawls over Is and under IL feet; fifth,
catboats and catyawls under 10 feet.
The course for first, second and third
classes is from judges boat off National
India Rubber Commpany's wharf TO
stake boat off the Herreshoff Manufacture
ing Company's wharf, rounding with
stake to starboard. thence to stake boat
off Mount Tom buoy, passing Castle
Island with beacon on port hand. and
turning stake Loaf off Mount Tom with
boat to starboard, thence To stake boat at
head of harbor. passing Usher's buoy with
buoy TO port, and rounding stake boat
with stake to starboard, thence to stake
boat off Herreshoff Manufacturing Com
pany's wharf, around the course second
time, and finish by passing judges boat
with same to starboard.
The course for fourth class is from
judges boat to stake boat of the Here's
hoff Manufacturing Company's wharf,
rounding with stake to starboard, thence
to Papoose Squaw Point buoy, passing
Castle Island with beacon on port hand
and rounding Papoose Squaw buoy with
buoy on starboard, thence TO stake boat
at head OF harbor, passing Ushers buoy
with buoy to port and rounding stake
boat with same TO starboard, thence to
stake boat off Herreshof Manufacturing
Company's wharf, around the course
second time, and finish by passing judges
boat with same TO starboard
The course for fifth is the same as Cor
the fourth class, but only once around.
All entries must be made to Harry +.
Mnsher on or before o Il. NJ. Saturday,
May 2S, and ali entries are free.
All boats must be presented for meas
urement before ii o'clock A. NJ, Monday,
May 80.
The measurement shall bo that of
length of water line plus one-third % of
overhang.
Time allowance for difference in sailing
lengths shall be according to Herreshoff's
Time Allowance Tables.
No shifting ballast will be allowed. but
each boat may carry one man for each five
(5) feet in length and friction thereof
The Judges will have the right to place a
man on any boat to see that ballast is not
shifted. Boats going free shall give way
to those on the wind. Boats on port tack
shall give way to those on the starboard
tack.
When two boats are approaching a
shore, buoy or stake boat together, and so
close that the Ieeward most cannot tack
clear OF the weather-most, and by stand
ing on would be in danger of running
ashore or touching such buoy or stake
boat, the weather-most boat on being re-
quested to tack shall instantly comply,
aud the boat requesting must Immediately
tack.
NJ, ho.t .bou tocoh n ,toLo y>aat 80 h,oc
used to mark out the course, under pen
atty OF forfeiting all claim to prize.
All questions arising during the race
not covered by these -rtfcs, shalt be de-
cided by the Judges, and their decision
shall be final.
mainsail aud topsail only.
Cat-boats will be allowed mainsail
only.
Cat-yawls, mainsail and jigger only.
The start, a flying one, will be made at
one o'clock, when the first gun will be
fired as signal for rediness and the flag
will be raised In ten minutes the second
gun will be fired, which will be the signal
for the first-class to start.
AT intervals of five minutes thereafter
a gun will be fired for the starting of the
second, third, fourth and fifth classes, in
regular order.
Five minutes will be allowed for each
Ci0sS W CiOsS tuc llut anu DOdb stdtb-
ing later will be timed from the expira-
tion of the five minutes
Prizes-First class, first, marine glasses;
second. ensign. Second class, first, silver
cup second, marine clock third, ensign
pennant. Third class, first, sill
yer cup: second, marine etching third,
ensign; fourth, pennant, Fourth class.
first, silver cup second, compass; third,
ensign; fourth, pennant. Fifth class
first, silver cup second, marine clock;
third, ensign fourth, pennant.
Consolation prizes for last boat in first.
second, third, fourth and fifth classes re-
spectively are, $50 feet tow line, boat
hook, life preserver, anchor and paddle.
Note-No third prize will be given in
any class unless four or more boats COM
pete. No second prize will bs given in
any class unless three or more boats com
pete. No first prize will be given unless
two or more boats compete.
The committee are DIR. w. Fred Will
liams, chairman; w. q. Thurston, secre-
tary the Rev. w. r. Trotter, Edward
William Hodgkinson, Harry III.
Cabot, Harry r. Minsher, Theodore q.
Gladding and Walter A. Potter.
The Judges-W. q. Titconb. Daniel r.
Case, w. Il. G. Wardwell and Edward
Anthony.
Time -keepers-N. M. Wright. Alex.
Entwistle, Charles L. Chase aud William
M. Connery
Measurer-John Goddard.