The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-21
GREENYILLE'S TARS
The Celery District Club
Will Hold It's Annual
Regatta on July 10.
TRI-sTAFE RELAY RACE PRIZES
Awarded to the Winners Last
Right at the Il. G. W.. Club
House-N.J.A.C.'s Carnival.
TRI-STATE RELAY. RACE PRIZES

vile Yacht Club are deep in preparation
for the fourth annual regatta, which VIII
be sailed over the regular club course
in the New York Bay on the afternoon
of Saturday, July Is, the start to be
made at one o'clock. Early in the sea-
son the member We're adverse to holding
races this year, as the first ana mann
object of the club is to secure as much
pleasure 1t of the sport as possible,
but after further considering the matter
the members decided to furnish sport to
others by holding the usual regatta.
AS the club does not pay much attention
to racing. its fleet could hardly COM
pete with the boats of other clubs and
which are built solely for racing pun
poses. But there are one or two fast
boats in the fleet nevertheless, which are
sure to make a coed showing in some or
the classes. Commodore c. D. McGieh-
ans fast Frank has time and again prov
en- herself a flyer, and if the ex-Com-
1nodore decides to prepare her for rae
ing she will no doubt secure a place
in one of the events. The club now
thai the new float is completed is second
to no other yachting organization in TINS
vicinity as far as facilities for racing
are concerned. The float is so situate
that the start can be made there ana
an admirable course over the Bay secured.
Every part of the course can be seen
from the handsomely furnished club
house, and visitors will be able to SIT
in shady hooks on the verandah and
watch the progress of the races. The
Regatta Committee, of which ex-Com-
modore c. D. Mcclellan. DR.. s. a. Hol-
lister and George Merry are members,
IN $50 +bo+ ax1ar,yE comfort js nrnyi1Rd
for the visiting yachtsmen and make
a~speeial effort to have the races start
on time.N
The classification will be as follows
Glass A., jib and main sail under thirty
feet-In this class no shifting of ballast
will be allowed.
Glass B-Cabin cats.
Glass C-Open cats, twenty to twenty
Glass D-open cats, eighteen feet and
under twenty feet.
Glass E-Open cats, under eighteen
The regatta is open to all yachts be
longing to organized yacht clubs. The
entries will close on Thursday, July II.
with ex-commodore c. D. Mcclellan,
No. 2 Pearsall avenue. city, Handsome
prizes viii be awarded the winning
Final arrangements for the twenty
sixth ANNUAL regatta Of the Payonla
made. The entries, which closed yester-
day. are many in number. all the leading
yacht clubs in this vicinity being repre-
scented by fast boats. The
Bay Queen will accompany the yachts
over the courses. The courses as ar
range are
Course From an imaginary line be-
tween Oyster Island buoy and a stake
boat anchored to the eastward of the
buoy. to and around perch and ball
3. w. Spit" and return over same
course TO the starting point. Distance,
suase Prom the same starting point,
to and around buoy No. II. located to
the eastward of Swinburne Island. thence
the entrance to Swash Channel; thence
to and around buoy No. Il, located s.
by. W. Of coney Island to the starting
Course 3-F'rom the same starting point
to and around buoy No. Il. off Swim
burns !, Island; thence to and aron6d buoy
to the starting point Distance, eighteen
miles.
Course EFrom the same starting point
ts) and around Fort Lafayette. Distance,
ten miles
The classification is as follows:-
Class A-Schooners.
Class B-Cabin sloops and cutters over
So feet.
Glass. C-cabin sloops and cutters, As
Glass D-Cabin sloops and cutters, 90
Glass E-cabin sloops and cutters. 80
TO 90 Ieel.
Class F-Cabin sloops and cutters, q
to 80 feet.
Glass G-Cabin sloops and cutters. I'M
der q feet
Class 1-Open sloops, over q feet.
Class 2lOpen sloops, % to q feet.
Class 3-Open sloops, under % feet.
Class Cabin cat boats. over % feet.
Class 5Cabin cat boats. under % feet.
Class 6-Gat rugged boats, over 25 feet.
Class ICat rugged boats, 20 to % feet.
Class Scat rugged boats, Is to 20 feet.
Glass SA-Cat rugged boats, IS feet and
under.
Glass A will sail over Course /, %
miles. Glasses B, C. d, E. F and G
, fSll sail over Course 2. 20 miles. Glasses
4 and 5 will sail over Course 3, is
titles. Glasses 8, 6, z 8 and ga will sail
| over Course 4,-10 miles.
ee The race must be made by one yacht
q any class, in seven hours or less. in
[classes. Prizes will be awarded in such
N~classes only in which two or more yachts
start with the intention of sailing over
the course.