The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-01
PAVoNIA'S REGATTA.
Its Twenfy-Fifth Annual Open Race
VIII he An Open Event.

Its T~wenfy-Fifth Annual Open Race
Will he An Open Event.
The twenty-ffth annual open regatta Of
the Pavonia Yacht Club win be sailed on
Monday, June is. The yachts of the follow
ing clubs have been invited to participated
New York, Atlantic, Seawanhaka, Knicker-
booker, L%archmont, New Rochelle, Ameri-
can Marine and Field, Gorinthian, Cedar
Point, Riverside, Douglaston, Seawaren and
the clubs in the New York Yacht Racing
Association. The Observation-Disclosures a,
scaeonars; class B, cabin sloops and. critters
over 50 feet; class c, cabin sfoop and cutters
45 to So feet; class D, cabin sloops and cut
tiers 80 TO 45 feet; Glass E,2,cabfdf si6b5nbs an
cutterss82 to 3S feets class'F,l cabin sio9ppss
cutters A27to 81 feet; class e., cabin ssttoops
andeutters under 81 feet; class l, open slo6p.
over 272 class z, opensloops 23 to 81: class 8,
open sloops, under % feet; class 4, cabin cat
boats over 3 feet: class 5. cabin cat boats
under % feet; class 8, cat rugged boats over
. feet; class Z. cat rugged boats 20 to % feet;
class s, cat rugged boats under 90 feet.
The course for Glasses Alb, @, D. E and
F viii be- from an imaginary line between
Oyster Island buoy No. - formerly No. 19l,
and a stake boat anchored to the eastward
of the buoy, to n around perch and bali
buoy No. II, located to the westward of IS.
w. Spit" leaving it on the port hand. and
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twenty-five nautical miles.
The course for Glasses G, Nos. l and 4 will
be from the same starting point to and
around the red bell buoy on the NV. edge
Of the Romer Shoals formerly No. 81, leav-
ing it On the port hand, and returning over
the same course. Distance, twenty nautical
miles.
The course for Glasses No.'2. s.. 4, 81, z
and s viii be from the same starting point,
to and around buoy No. 9 formerly No. 49,,
located to the eastward of S~winburhe
Island, leaving it on the port hari6,I thenceto
and around Fort Lafayette, leaving it on
the port hand. and return to starting point.
Distance fifteen nautical miles.
Allyachts must keep to the eastward of
all west bank buoys, Nos. z, 9 and IL form
erly Nos. 8, 10 and 81, except in cases of
rounding. In the absence of the steamboat
at the finish. time will be taken from the
stakeboat.
Prizes will be awarded in such classes only
II which two or more yachts start with the
intention of sailing over the course. Each
yacht must fly its club signal at the peak.
Numbers and programmes will be distrib-
uted toscompeting yachts, at the clubhouse,
this city, or from the stake-boat on the
morning of the race. Numbers should be
carried on the mainsail about six feet above
the boom and about two feet abaft the
mast. All cabin yachts must carry two suit
able life buoys, placed within easy reach of
the helmsman. Yachts may carry crews as
fellows:-Cabin yachts, one man for every
five feet of sailing measurement or fraction
thereof, in addition to the helmsman. Open
yachts, one mant to every three feet of sailing
measurement or fraction thereof, in addition
to the helmsIhan.
All entries must be made in writing. Civ
ing the correct measurement, on or before
Thursday, June IA. Entry blanks may be
had on application to the Regatta Commit
tee. The regatta will be sailed under the
sailing rules of the New York Yacht Racing
Association. The measurement will be the
load water line added to one-half the over
hang. The race must be made by yacht in
any class in seven hours or less, in which
case it will be a race for all classes. The
event will be under the direction of the Re
gatta Committee, L Mittlesdorf. N. 1. Rowe
and B. II. McClain.
The iron steamboat Cygnus will follow
the boats over the course.