The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-24
The CORINTHIAN RACES.
The Sloops and Cats Left Paw
tuxet This Afternoon.
The Entries for the Race. Together With
Conditions, Courses and other Pre-
iiminaries- Good Day for the white
beauties to sail and be Seen.

The PROVIDENCE Corinthian Yacht
Club was organize In 1889, and since the
organization annual cup regattas have
been held omen only to members OF the
club. To-day was scheduled the fourth
annual championship cup regatta for the
Handy. Anderson and Corinthian cups.
Entries were received to-day to within an
hour of the startins time.
The Corlnthian cup for slo rps will not
be raced for ms sufficient number OF
frs. .-class sloops could not be secured 10
ensure AN interesting race. Each cup Is
To be won three times. Eitries in Glass
were restricted TO sloops from 20 TO "a
feet in length. Glasses 3 and 4 were OF
cats from 20 To 2j feet. first class, and un-
der 10 feet. second class. Special prizes
Of beautiful silk pennants have
been offered by Messrs. jill
son and Folsom and by John
Peck to the boats. making the best actual
time over the course: Measurements and
allowances are under the rules OF the
PROVIDENCE Corinthlan Yacnt Club.
Vessels in class 2 will b, allowed to
carry jibs. staysails, mainsail and gan
topsail only. Glasses 3 and 4 are restrict
ed to mainsails. No ballast is TO be shift
ed or carried in bags.
The boats began Tn rendezvous off But
ler's wharf near Pawtuxet early this
morning. and at IL o'clock large feet of
the smaller craft had assembled. This
point was chosen because OF the open
water front. Of the Corinthian Club
house so many vessels were anchored that
yood start could not be obtaiued. The
sloop +. M. Darling WAS used AS the stake
boat. just before IL oclocS ~ light breeze
from the southeast set in but was not
sufficiently strong for start to be made
at that hour.
The entries. es.-Second class sloops:
Henry Williams, Bertha May; Charles
Third clsss-Cats: Z. v. Bowen, Vic
tor; Ben Davis, Khedive; Charles Her
mann, Cocheco; Gladill Bros, Gladys;
A. ID. White, White Wing; Robert lay
lor, Maud.
Fourth class.-Cats: VIM. Carroll,
Nettie; Frank Bennett, Arrow; George II.
Mason, Ida May.
Course for classes, 2 and3: Course No
1.-Start passing between Judges boat
aud signai To aud around stake boat on
Runi-stick Point. leaving same starboard.
around striped spar buoy Of PROVIDENCE
Point, leaving same on starboard, aud re-
turning to starting point. Distance l41s
miles.
Course No. 2.--Reverse Of No. 1, leaving
turning stakes on port.
Course No. for Class 4-Starting be-
tween Judges boat and signal, TO and
around Gaspee Point buoy, leaving same
on starboard, thence to and around Black
Spar buoy. oil Silver Spring, leaving
same to port, thence to and around Gas-
pee Point buoy. leaving same to star
board, thence back 10 arting point.
Distance llll miles.
Course No. 9 for class 4-Start between
judges boat aud signals to and around
Red Spar bouy. south Of Nay 1t Point,
leaving same on port, than back to start
Inn Int mill
All boats must 90 channel side OF bouys
beacons and lighthouses. except that car
buoy. mile south Of Conimicut Light
may be ignored.
Regatta committed, Fred. Il. Wood,
Fred. w. Folsom. Henry A. Barney.
The boats started at 1:l5 with stiff
Southeast breezs and the promise of q
very fine race.