The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-14

PAYONIA'S REGATTA
The Twenty-sixth Annual
Event Will Be Sailed on
Monday, June "a.
STEVENS AGAIN VICTORIOUS
The Hoboken Tennis Crack Played
In Fine Form In Orange--Dia-
mond Chips.

The twenty-sixth annual regatta of the
Pavonsa Yacht Club which will be sailed
on Monday, June "a, in the New York
Bay promises to be the biggest event of
the season in local yachting circles.
Messrs. B. H. Mccain, William J. Kent
and l.. Mittelsdorf, who compose the
Fegatta committee have been laboring
hard arranging the necessary details and
all that is now needed to make the
affair a success Is favorable weather.
The club has chartered the steamboat
Bay Queen for those who wish to ac-
company the fleet over the course. The
Bay Queen Will leave the Morris street
dock. this city. at $50 A. NJ. and Pier
No. 6. North River. New York. at ten
A. M.
The club has invited the yachts of the
following clubs to participate:-New
York, Atlantic. Dachmont. New Haven.
Marine and Field. Corinthian. Brooklyn.
Gravesend, Yonkers, Yorkville. Sewaren,
Raritan, Jamaica Bay, New York Bay,
Excelsior, and the clubs comprising
Long Island Racing Union, and the New
York Yacht Racing Association.
The details as arranged by the re-
gatta comm:tte, are as follows-
Signals-The preparatory signal will be
a long blast from the steamers whistle.
and raising of the American flag at the
flagstaff.
Ten minutes later, a long blast, and
raising the club burgee IN place of the
sAmeriean flag, VIII be the signal for
classes A, B., C, D.. E, F and G to start.
Ten minutes later, "a blast from the
steamers whistle and substituting the
American flag for the club burgee. will
be the signal for all other classes to
start. This being also the handicap sig
nal for classes A. B, C, d. E, F and G.
Ten minutes later, a blast from the
steamer whistle and raising the club
burgee in place of the American flag,
will be the handicap signal for Glasses
i to SA inclusive.
The time of any yacht not having
crossed the line at the handicap signal,
will be taken as though she had crossed
Courses:wIeave all turning marks on
the port hand).
Course From an imaginary line be-
boat anchored to the eastward Of the
buoy, to and around perch and ball buoy
No. u, located to the westward OF
course TO the starting point. Distance,
t~wenty-eight miles.
point, to and around buoy No. II, To-
Gated to the eastw of S~winburne
Island, thence to and around buoy No.
10. located at the entrance to Swash
II, located S. by W. of Coney Island
point to the starting point. Distance
Course 3LFrom the same starting point.
to and around buoy No. II off Sw.nburne
Island; thence to and around buoy No,
Ss9rting point. Distance, eighteen miles.
COURSE 4From the same starting point,
e and around Fort Lafayette Distance,
Ali yachts must keep to the eastward
of all west bank buoys. Nos: 3, IL and u,
absence Of the steamboat at the finish.
time Will be taken from the stake boat.
CLASSIFICATION.
Glass A-SchoonerS.
Class B-Cabin sloops and cutters over
Class C-Cabin sloops and cutters. As to
Glass D-Cabin sloops and cutters. 80 to
Glass E-Cabin sloops and cutters. % to
Class F-cabin sloops and cutters. 81 to
Class G-cabin sloops and cutters.
Glass LOpen sloops, over 81 feet.
Glass 2-open sloops, % to g feet.
Glass 3-Open sloopS, under ~ feet.
Glass cabin cat boats, over % feet.
Glass SCabfn cat boats, under % feet.
Class Sat r;g gged boats boats % eyer fo e e feet.
SlaSo t-SoN - OtN ~
Glass Scat rugged boats, Is to 20 feet.
Class 8A-Cat rgged boats. IS feet and
under.
Glass A will sail over Course 1, Is miles.
Glasses B., c, d, E., F and G will sail
over Course 2. 20 miles.
Glasses l, 2, 8, 4 and 5 will sail over
Course No. 3, IS miles.
Glasses 8. s, I. 8 and ga will sail over
curse 4, 10 miles.
Prizes viii be awarded in such classes
only in which two or more yachts start
with the intention of sailing over the
course.
Each yacht must fly it's club signal,
Numbers and programmes VIII be
clubhouse, Jersey City, or from the stake
clubhouse, Jersey ity, or from the stake
ghpat on the morning of the race. Num-
;4rs should be carried or the mainsail
bout six feet above the boom. and
I'd All cabin yachts must carry two suit
'-able life buoys, placed within easy
zach of the helmsman. :.
.aheY acht must carry crews as folloWs:-
{geb bin yachts, one man for every fiVe
Vet of sailing measurement or portion
P3ereof. in addition to the helmsman.
lften yachts, one man to every three
set of sailing measurement or portion
Hereof, in addition to the helmsman.
giving the correct measurements, on or
before Thursday, June 20 to 3. H. Nc
Clain, No. 1863 Spring street. New York
City. The regatta will be sailed under
the sailing rules of the New York Yacht
Racing Association.
The measurement to be to the. load
water line add one-third of the overhang.
The race must be made by one yacht
in any class in seven hours or less, in
n Il iii H. aa1 fa- oil