New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
MANY YACHT RACES TO-DAY.

MAN I 7 YACHI RACEO IO-Dh L.
FORMAL OPENING OF THE sEAwANHAKA
CoRINTHIAN SUMMER HOME.
A PRELIMINARY TRIAL FOR HALF-RArERs AND
CONTEST FOR CLUB cATBoATs-INDIAN HAR-
BoR CLUBS RACE FOR THIRTY-FooTERs.
The formal opening to-day of the summer home
OF the seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Ciuo al Cen
tre Island, Oyster Bay. will be celebrated by the
booming OF cannon, a great display OF bunting,
woman's reception and a dance In the evening" Inc
racing OF the day will consist OF preliminary tr'ai
for halfraters open TO all clubs in the facht RAJ
ing Union. and race for the club catooats Hh-
tries for the halfrater class which closed on Thurs
day. are
Two stepW H. Jennings S.yok indlan csnoe itrT Cub
Teapn 1sls F50TS s Peters Sew-YSrS canoe club
Paprika Sherman Ho{t = Roa.e sea sea cor C.
Gnome. .........F. NJ. Hoyt.........sea Cor. y. 4
Secretary Sherman says that in addition to these
the Wiada from the Douglaston Club captain '"
H. Newman. and the Hope from the Husueno'
Yacht Club. owned by Arthur lselin VIII prooaD'y
compete Silver cups have been offered as nrst ana
second prizes in both races. The entire course
which will be the inside triangular one on Csntre
BAY will be visible from the clubhouse on oet'ie
Tcia
nrenarat tory signal and will be made at 1880 p. m
The Sea Cliff Yacht Club will be formally opened
for the season to-day. The salute Will be nreu
from the flagship and will be answered by the meet
OF boats anchored off the clubhouse At this slgna
tho ciub nag will be raised Should the weather be
favorable. the feet will take SPIN on Lons as, ,as,i
Sound after which the club VIII entertain i's sueS''
at reception
The naphtha launch owned by C. 4. Willard. OF
the Brooklyn Yacht Club, and attached to the
South Brooklyn division of the Volunteer Life-SaV-
,pg Service under command Of Vice-Commodore
Theodore Krombach had trial spin at ~ O'CLOCK
Yesterday morning She started from the end OF
Twenty-sixth-st. South Brooklyn. and cruiSed az
far as Sea Gate off Coney Island Point Returning i
sne @ PiIsnd and returned 10 the fe-savng station.
She developed high rate OF speed ana pifid1 G.
Son specially for the llfe-sav.ng service and under
the personal supervision Of Mr. wizard
The Atlantic Yacht Club has issued its year book
for the season 1t is by far the most comprehensive
work ever issued by the club. In addition to the
nrivate signals OF yachtsmen in It's own heet II
contains the flags Of various yacht clubs, the ciu9
courses In New-York Bay. their racing I ruagIs ,ha
United States naval wig-wag signal code anu anu III
structions for revlving apparently ,s 1Iowmen p''
1t is handsomely bound In Russia Iea'hei'
The Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound
has issued small book containing the schedule ana
dates Of open races to be held under Its (urisdctioh
this season. Tho stations OF the yacnt ciups VIM"
are members OF the union are also gwen
The opening day of the Greenville facht Cluo Will
be celebrated this afternoon by regatta over 'he
ncw triangular course as follows: Starting from IN
front OF the clubhouse in Lnden-ave, jersey |i'y'
to the Morris Cummings dock thence thlee-qu"i
tors OF a mile to the Statue OF Liberty ana return
ing N the clubhouse. This distance. wnlcn wiz pe
s,7.ed over three times. will make totd Oh VNea 81
nine miles for the course Raclng yach'1 rc,md,pg T,d
pnmnn as they choose After the there VIII
be supper and music and dancing at the cruz
house The entries are:
CABIN CATS.
Clara .:..........Ppr :urnotols T. F H9',s9 Morton
Lotti. M............' Mniehan ''''''"
Ensign ..............'.''.'.'' ~ 'ie''e'"
OPEN CATS
Golden Rod. ...................C. j. %acn
Frank .......................C. d. Bayes
CABIN sLoOPs.
o..or sn-av n-av...........Vi Vice Commodore Reed
Phoenix .....................Ha Harry Queen .
Albatross ................C Commodore Alex hensha"
YAwIS.
Pro,eus .......................C D. Cooper
FIrt rt.......................-..R *. W. HICKS
The Regatta Committee consists OF Charles j.
Leach chairman; w. II. Hicks and Samuel Ken
shaw The New-York Yacht Racing Association
rules will govern.
The Indian Harbor Yacht Club will hold speclai
race for the new thrty-footers to-day from the
clubhouse at Rocky Neck Greenwich. Conn., pe-
ginning at II o'clock The races will be sailed under
the rules OF the Yacht Racing Union OF Long islau
+. Garland f. w. Merritt and Charles b. Nc
Manus.