The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-01
YACHTS AND YACHTING.
The Cruises and Regattas Which are Com
ing-Also the Latest Gossip.

ing Also the Latest Gossip.
The second annual races of the Rhode
Island Yacht Club at Potter's Cove for
the Potter's Cove cup will take place Sat
urday. July O. Four classes will be al
lowed to enter. and prize will be given
the successful boat in each class. Classi-
fication is based on racing length. The
Potter's Cove cup will be given to the
winning boat in the first class. A bar
ometer. presented by Commodore A. f.
Austin, goes to the winner In the second
class, and to the third and fourth class
winners will be given money p rizes. The
rules governing the race for the Potter's
Cove cup are very free:
l. The cup may be raced for by yachts
belonging to the Rhode Island Yacht
Club measuring 30 feet and over.
2. The time of racing for the emp, the
place, course and the basis OF measure
ment to be left to the discretion OF the
regatta committee.
8. The cup is to become the property
of the yacht winning 1t twice.
4. Any yacht having the cup but once
on withdrawing from the RHODE ISLAND
Yacht Club. forfeits all claims to said
cup, and must deliver 1t to the club.
D. Al IeaSt Two yacntS must Sall Tor the
cup to constitute q race.
Commodore Austin's yacht Shark won
the cup last year but has withdrawn from
the club and therefore given up her hold
on the cup
The annual cruise of the RHODE ISLAND
Yacht Club will begin next Wednesday.
The start will be made from the rendez-
vous of the clubhouse at noon, and the
program, which may be slightly changed
at the discretion Of Commodore Austin,
is as follows:
Wednesday, July 0, to Bristol Thurs
day, July z, to Fall River, where the feet
will participate in the Observance, Of
Ladies' Day" by the +. r. Y. c.; Fri
day, July 8, to Potter's Cove; Saturday,
July Q. annual Potter's Cove races; Sun
day, July 10. opening club clambake, with
the special steamer Wiona, under the d.
rection of the Potter's Cove committee
for the accommodation of members not
participating In the cruise.
Cup prizes have been offered by Com
modore Austin to the boats making the
best average runs on the cruise, aud Rear
Commodore Bloomer offers pennant
prizes to the boats making the best ac-
tual time on the run from the clubhouse
to Bristol.
Arrangements have been perfected by
Newport yachtsmen to have Fourth OF
July regatta limited to Newport only.
will be three classes and the course will
not exceed twelve miles. r. f. Gladding,
Il. A. Daniels and c. Luth are the Judges
Tomorrow Captain Anderson of the
PROVIDENCE Corinthian Yacht Club will
begin ten days cruise East, visiting
Nantucket, Buzzard's Bay and rounding
the Cape.
The yacht Alpha, owned by Captain
Slocum OF the Corinthians, has been put
into commission.
The twenty-second annual race OF the
Seawanhaka Corinthian Vac ht Club has
been booked for tomorrow off Oyster
Bay as near. IL A. NJ ms is practicable.
the races promise to be highly interest
Ing:
The sloop yacht Sharon. owned by Mr..
Utterly OF th is city, Is on the PROVIDENCE
Dry Dock being overhauled.
Harry Lippitt's sloop yacht Mariquita,
Will 20 on the dry dock to-day, to have
her bottom cleaned
The steam yacht Colona, which has
been in winter quarters at the PRovI-
DENcE Dry Dock, is being fitted up for
summer service.
Yesterday satisfactory test of the
boiler tubing of Albert Flint's new
steam yacht Ava, was made at Hills
wharf, where she Is being prepared for
trial trip ut IN carly date.
The catboat Wilcox of the Corinthian
Yacht Club took out very pleasant
party "Wednesday night on a sail down
the river frois. Silver Spring.
Mr.. Albert Flint's yachts, Ghos. and
Undine. have been on the PROVIDENCE
Dry Dock during the week, the former
TO be .overhaulcd, the latter TO have n new
lead keel put on.
Ths cat yawl Rama, built some time
ago by George Saunders for Byron Whit
man OF PROVIDENCE. had quite a tilt with
one OF the Herreshoif racing machines
sunday, coming mp from Newport to
Conanicut Island. The Rama not ouly
held her own but made gains. She In
very fast and may yet surprise owners OF
other catboais eutered in some OF the
coming events.
The fast catboat Diamond, which broke
her ruddcr while racing the Tom Boy OF
the Pawtuxet beacon, is laid up for re-
pairs. but will be entered for the cup
races Of July o.
The American Yacht Clubs regatta
committee announces naptha launch
race for July 4 over course OK eight nau-
iical mil ss with q turn, OF Milton Point.