The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-11
OF Rhode Island Yacht Clubs to Take
Place Monday, Aug. 2i.
LIST OF PRIZES IN EACH CLASS.
Tho Courses to Re Sailed and tho Rules
and Regulations Goycrning tho Race.
1t WIN Fe an Event OF Mach Inter
est in Yacl,ting Circles.

The seventh annual open regatta OF the
Rhode Island Yacht cu) will be sailed
off the club house aS Pawtuxet Meek,
Monday, August 81
Classification based on water-line
length for sloops and yawls--Class !,
thirty feet and under forty-five: class 2.
twenty-two and under thirty feet.
Cats aud car yawls-Ciass 3. twenty
four feet and over; class 4, twenty-one
feet aud under twenty-four fec; Class D,
urder twenty-one feet.
Sails--Class /. no restriction In sails;
c,ass 2. spinnakers and balloon jihs not
ailowod: classes 3 and 4. Ipainsail and
mizzeu; class 5, nainsail only.
Blliast--No ballast in bags, or In any
shape designed TO be easily shiltel, VIII
lie allowed.
c.ass1-Flrst prize s35 second prize. se6' thisl
prize $40 Class 2-First prize, s3l; second pelze,
500 thirt pnzs go CAS- srFrst s psizs. tys
eesi pT5' sscoGa ssS tnTf prae ersi third ors s
Glass First prize. $40; second prize. sl9i third
prize g. Ihs nsheeT m 81 an prn & nnSer Of ~ eon
peting yachts.
Entries will be rece we'd from yachts en-.
rolled In any yacht cluO, and the water
line length should be stated by the owner
when known. Each entry. mus be ac-
$500 tor the first class; $500 for the
secoud and third clisses; $500
for the fourth and fifth classes.
No entra nee fee will be returned except
To such yacht of any class which shall be
the only starter. Entries may be mailed
TO C. Il. Smith, T.. q. box 463, Providence,
X. l., or left with the janitor al the club
house at Pawtuxet, r. l. Entries must
be received on or before am. OF Moa-
day, Aug. 81.
Measurement.
For the calculation OF time allowance
to be according to the rules OF the Rhode
Island Yacht club. A certificate OF
measurement from any club having the
same rule of measurement as the Rhode
Island Yacht club will be accepted.
but the race committee reserve
the right TO have any yacht re- re-
requested to report to the committee Mt
the club house by o a IN. of the day OF the
race, to be measured, aud any yacht start
ing in it's clas. unmeasured must report
to he judges boat for instructions inn
mediately after crossing the finish line.
The committee may place club mem
are observed. 1t will be the duty OF such
person to report anv infraction OF the
rules To the judges immediaieley after
the flush oI the race.
Numbers
Yachts will receive their nun bers from
the committee, and must be fastened one
on each side of the mainsail, midway
above all reelin1 points. Yachts failing
to comply with this rule may not have
their time taken.
The Start.
The start will be off tn, club house. or
the judges boat may be placed oDequar-
ter OF mile to the southwark. to give
deep draught boats sufficient water, aud
signals barring the numbers of the
courses TO be sailed will be dis.
played on the judges boat ten minutes
previous to the preparatory signal.
Tne upper signal will give the number
of the course for classes /, 2, and 3, aud
the lower signal will give the number Of
the course for classes 4 and 5. AS near
as possible to 12 o'c.ock m, a gun will
be fired or whistle blown aboard the
judges boat. and a blue peter set.
to start. Ten minutes, later gun
will be fired or whistle blown,
which will be the signal for class to
start; and at intervals OF tive minutes
thereafter n gun or whistle will sound
for class s 2, 3, 4, and ito start. Five
minutes will bs allowed for each class TO
cross the line; any yacht starting
of five minutes. Ah boats must 90 chau-
mel side OF buoys, beacons and light
houses, passing to the eastward OF can
buoy one mile south OF Conimicut light
and TO the northward of spar buoy off the
north eud of Prudence island. The start
lug signal will b. given in each class
whether filed or not.
Courses for Glasses 1, e and 3.
Course No. 1-Start, passing between
judges boat and signal Off tne club
house, Co ana around stake boat off Rum
stick point. leaving the same on star
board. thence around stake boat south
east of Warwick lig {, leaving the same
on starboard and return TO starting point.
Distance, lS miles
Course No 2-Reverse of course No. 1,
leaving turning stakes on port.
Course No. 3-Start, passing b tween
judge boat and signal OF tho club
ouse, 10 and arCui stake boat of Popa-
squash Point, leaving same on port and
return TO starting point. Distances Is
miles.
Courses FOR Classes 4 and 3.
Course No. 4--Start, between Judges
boat AMI signal IF the club house, pass
ing from north 10 south, thence around
DluCk spar DllON OH but CluD IOuSc, ltHN-
ing same On starboard, thence around
black spar buoy off Green's Island. ieay-
ing same on starboard. thence around
black spar buoy of club house. leaving
same on port, thence around black spar
buoy of Green's Island. leaving same on
starb lard, and rtturn To starting point
Distance. i2 miles.
Course No. 5--S,art. passing between
judges boat and sigaal OFF the club
mousse, tO anti around stake boat of Rum
stick point, leaving same on port, back 4 o
starting point. Distance 13 miles.
The swing re ulations of tho Rhode
lsiaud Yacht club will govern in all
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