New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
THIS WEEKS YACHTING CONTESTS.
THE SAVANNAH CORINTHIAN RACE TO-DAY
PROGRAMMES FOR THE FOURTH.

4 special race by the Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club from oyster Bay to Larchmont. a dis
lance Of about twenty-five nautical miles, to-day Will
begin a series Of races and celebrations announced
for this week by this and other clubs. which is ex-
citing much interest In yachting circles. This race
will he open to the yachts of the American. Allan
tic. Brooklyn. Corinthian Eastern. Larchmont and
Pavonla clubs Of the Yacht Racing Union Of Long
Island Sound. The prizes will he In silver. or It's
equivalent in money special second prize being
AWARDED where there are four more starters. The
entries will be divided into three classes schooners
s,oops and cabin catDoats They include the schoon
ers Ramona and Iroquois. the sloops Wasp. Queen
Nab. Norota and Dragon and the cabin catooats
Mary and Alice II is expected that there VIII ne
between fifteen and twenty starters Commodore
J. Rogers Maxwells fine schooner Emerald, II was
hoped would he a contestant. but on her arrival
here from the races at New London. at an early
hour Yesterday morning. she hauled out 70
nrepare for the Iarchmont Clubs Independence Day
Regatta.
The Larchmont Yacht Clubs sixteenth annual re-
gatta open 10 all classes which will be sailed on
July (, will be the largest race OF the week Inc
start will be 1l.So a. m. The steamer >Albertna.
which has been chartered by the club for the use or
It's guests 10 accompany the yachts over the course
in charge Of Theodore n. Rich, will leave East
Thrty-nrst-st at a. m. and the clubhouse Larch-
mont, At 1920 a m The propeller Mary +. Cor
don will transport members and guests from the
cub float 10 the Albertina ana Dack invitations
10 enter their yachts have been extended to the
members Of the WORK. Eastern, Seawanhaka
Cornthian American. New-Iedford. New-Haven
ew-Rochelle Cornihian. OF Marblehead: Hull!
Douglaston. Indian Harbor. Riverside. Horse Shoe
Harbor. Sea Clin. Hugucnot and Shelter lsiann
Yacht clubs. Prizes VIII be awarded In each class
where there are two or more starters ana speciai
second prize where four or more yachts start The
winning schooner I'm 81. II Will receive the Colt
rfsI in Com
moiore Caldwell II. colt 10 the club In whose pos
session It 20 remain. the name OF each yacht by
which It = won being inscribed on "A Plate affixed
10 fs base. About my entries had been received
by Secretary John r Lovejoy up to last night. and
about twenty more We're expected
other races which will be sailed on July 4. pro-
gramme summaries Of which have been published
ar" those u the Shelter Island ana Gravesend Say
formal ard constitute" only part OF the exercises
incident g. the opening OF the clubs new house on
club vii have us forty NTH annual opening and
dinner AZ the clubhouse. on Shrewsbury River. at
g. m Thursday on the arrival OF trains from
mi - ru,. , ~, s,p,,' -, H. cl,,hbouse The
Sewar-n Land and Water cub Will have tennis
PLAYING At 10 Il. m. yacht race at D. m and ire
he American Yacht clubs annual regatta will
De sailed on Milton Point Friday. Special prizes
are announced. "a follows: For the schooner class
AL sshooncr- 70 sail In one class. a 500 cup. PIE
s'nt"l hy Commodore John II Flarler st-foot class
I.,ens. c,lin cntboa, class a e.. cum presented by
K"ar-Commoiore Charles T. wills: H-foot class
and open caiboat class. each IS cup presented by
IA" club. Entries VIII os" AT J.. III. to-day. The
Regatta Committee is VI. g. Parsons Isaiah Paxon
Horace See. Simeon Ford and Stuyvesant VAIN
wright. chairman. No. 4, GIN st
ON Saturday the fourth annual open regatta Of
the Tappan Zee Yacht club. AT Grand Niew-on tho
Hudson viii IL. sailed. TIL. start viii be- made AT
10 - a All entries must be filed by today with
orient g. Pinckney. secretary Of the club. No. ,
Soonest.
4 special Of the Indian Harbor Yacht club
was sailed yesterday, which was open 10 yachts OF
any recognized club. The classes. Of which there
were five. ranged from 0-foot open soops with
fixed ballast 10 3ifoot open soops ali rated by rae
INK length.
ON board the Minstrel. the judges boat. were
Frank Is Jones. Charles +. McManus. r. \. sill
eok. u ". Merritt +. Doremus and j. VI. Ne
feit
The winners follows: Thirty-four- footers.
N0rant. D-foot catb)lis Mary: S-foot catbolts.
Kite. &'foot specials, celia; 9,-foot racing class.
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