The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-31
RACING SAILS UP.
Yacht Clubs Opened With
Regatta and Excursion
in a Stiff Breeze.
YACHT AND sKIFF CAPsIzED
But the Occupants Were Rescued
-0arsmen On the Pas
sale.

yachting season was favorably opened yes
terday. At daybreak the delighted sailors
began to move toward the clubhouses along
the C~ommunipaw Bay to get their boats in
trim for the race or excursion. he stew
ards were up with the sun, and the natiopai
colors were quickly run up at half-mast, and
under them the club colors were flying.
The members of the Jersey City Yacht
Club had an early breakfast, and at ton
o'clock everything was in readiness for the
thirty-sixth annual opening. Commodore
Carrot Van Horne was aboard the Bessie,
the flagship, while a dozen trim looking
craft were manned by enthusiastic crews,
closely watching the hosting Of the club
signal and ensign, which were saluted by
guns, and the season was begun. The Com
modore's boat was then headed for Bedioe5
Island, and In her wake followed Vice Com
modore Alexander Roe's Forsythe, ex-Com-
modore Benson's Mile, DR.. Goes Eagle, DR..
Lyons Greta, John Wright's Naomi, Dick
and Durkin's Eureka, r. Bergen's Liz
ze D., Clark Brothers Nockaine. William
Ely's Modesty, P. w. Figuerra's Eleanor
n w. Weber's Naptha launch. The small
boats were deferred from going by the high
sea. The flagship stopped off the island and
lQe YdCutS DdSoCa QllQ OACLAASCA ~
with the Commodore. This ended the cere-
mony, but the yachts continued down the
Bay in the wake of the Commodores boat
and made a pretty procession. Greta,
Naomi and Modesty returned early as the
crew were thoroughly drenched and found
it more comfortable on shore.
PAyONIA'S DOUBLE OPENING.
The Pavonia Yacht Club had a double
celebration. 1t is q prosperous organization
and has two club houses. The doors OF both
were opened. A regatta was arranged to
attract the members to the house at the foot
Of Jersey avenue. But aside from the
participants barely two score gathered at
the Jersey City house. The others went to
the clubs pretty house at the Atlantic High
lands. Ex-Commodore Norman L. Rowe.
who oficlated at the opening ceremonies at
the Highlands, sent the cheerful tidings by
wire that a big crowd Yves there and they
were having a merry time. All the large
boats of the feet were at the Highlands.
Commodore Kohn and Louis Mittlesdorf
were in charge OF tho Jersey City House, and
had prepared a hot dinner for the boys at
home. The regatta was for cabin cats and
open cats. Tho course was from the club
house to and around bedloe's Island; thence
to and around the bell buoy and return
about eleven miles. Ten beats started
John Zimmerman's Water Lily, F. M. Ran
dall's Win or Lose, George James Annie j.,
F. NJ. Randall's Exile, John Heglen's Mus
quito, William Poland's Emma K, F.
Speer's Qui Vive, Thomas Banghan's George
Fox, j. Bormay's Defiance and George Mc-
Claims Triad. Only five of the boats COW
cred the course. The Wiz or Lose was the
Lily by / minute and II seconds. TIL Annie
J. was at the heels OF the second boat. Two
open cats traversed the course. The Emma
K. won from the Qui Viye by 9 minutes and
"a seconds. The winners received handsome
club badges. IN the bulletin board OF the
Pavonias was the happy announce
ment that among the clubs that ex-
of their house and anchorage were the fol-
lowing prominent clubs:-New York, Larch
mont, America, Brooklyn, Corinthian,
Hampstead Bay, Knickerbocker. Columbia,
Hudson River, Eastern, Boston, Hull,
Rhode Island, New Haven, Philadelphia and
Massachusetts, clubs. This is q fine compli-
ment to the Pavonias, and shows that they
are recognized as a leading yachting organi-
Zation.
HAD A DANCE.
The Oceanic Yacht Club danced in the
new season. Sixty or more ladies assembled
at the club house yesterday afternoon, an
ticipating an excursion on the bay. Several
of the yachts were contesting In an open re
gatta, and there was no sail. Ii the yachts
had been at the club house the trip on the
water would lave been abandoned, as it was
too rough for the women to go out. An
orchestra was stationed in the assembly
room of the club house, and dancing began
&C two O'Clock and was continued until ten
at night. Refreshments were served, and
the participants had a happy day.
OPEN CAT n TWO ACCIDENTS.
An open regatta was sailed yesterday
afternoon. The start and finish was in front
OF Ben Carr's float, near the Oceanic Yacht
Clubhouse. Uncle Ben donated the prizes.
Two exciting accidents occurred. The yacht
Flirt, while rounding the judges boat to get
in position for the start, was badly handled
men were dumped into the water, but chung
to the overturned craft until she was towed
in by row boats to the float. The second ac-
cident came near ending in the loss Of life of
two reckless young men. -Four of them.
Peter Steinman, Philip Weise, Charles
Weise and Joseph Hess, who belong in New
York, entered a fail skif to row to the
judges boat, but not one of the four was an
expert with the oars. and it was predicted
that they would go down. When about mid
way between the fioat and the judges boat
the occupants began to SHIFT to avoid the sea
beating in on them. They all crowded to
one side and over e the boat. Two Of
them were unable to swim. Several boats
put out Immediately, and Thomas Murphy
fortunately reached them in time to rescue
them. They chung to his boat, and he lifted
them on the toat. The skiff and oars
were picked up by the other boats
that had gone to save the reckless
youths. The course for the regatta was
from q line between the float and judges
boat toand around a stake off Black Tom
to and around Liberty Island and return
twice over the course. The distance was
about ten miles. 1t was negotiated in smart
time.
There were three Glasses. The first was
for open cats twenty-five feet and under.
The entries were d. Walling's Blonde, ~ it.,
and Dan Halburts Ella r., 10 IT. 10 in. The
second was a special class III which A. JAN
sens Josephine, 16 #. s in. and F. Kost's
Wang, 16 feet. competed. The third class
was for small open cats. The starters were
w. H. Carr's Fnly Son, Is fit. 4 in. James
Beggin's Marquiretta, is #. 4 in. A. Coch-
rams Mystery, Is # and N. Olivier's Allie,
II 1T. The summary
CLASS NO. /.
H.M.S. H.MS. N Inns.
Blonde ... 2:S5:30 410S0 1:34O 1;3lN0
Ella ...."...".:..s a7$5 did not finish.
CLASS no. 3.
Wang Ssspn.ne .ssssso s salio S S:5Sio $3.50
CLASS NO. 8.
Mystery. ..25oae $500 e5s0o os544o
Allie. 2:s9:l0 400:i4 l1lD4 G56a4
Marquiretta ..........2Ay15 35SA0 059:S5 0:58:s5
Only on....-.-....25s4 $3.50 lOolO loolo