New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
AMONG THE YACHTSMEN.
THE LARCHMONT CLUBS SCHOONER
RACE.
A HANDSOME TROPHY OFFERED FOR THE CON
TEST OK SEPTEMBER 12-REGATTAs OF

A HANDSOME TROPHY OFFERED FOR THE OON-
TEST on SEPTEMBER I2-REGATTAs OF
OTHER CLUBS ANNOUNCED.
Almost equal i'm importance to the series OF teiing
contests which characterized its week ol l'V'''s W."
b.. the schooner race Of the Iarchmont fa'h' ciuo'
which is scheduled FOR Saturday. September =. !"
Glow Of the value Of the trophy to be contested ior
a cup valued at $1D-there should be an UNUSUAL
arrount Of interest displayed among schooner
ov,ners I'm waters other than those TO when Is as
sured the attention of NewYork racing craft Jo"n
f. Iovejoy otto Sarony and II. G. Nlhirlhshdih'
comprising the Regatta Committee posslp'y nave
this prospect in mind in thus early announcing the
race as "A fitting climax TO the busiest s'aso" t'o
organization at Larchmont Manor mas known l"e
trophy will be known the "Larchmont cup Ior
1896" The usual course must be adopted IN enter
ing Yachts and all entries must be in by p III
of September TO- All schooners Will san IN one
class on their allowance conditions ana there Will
be no instructions to sails or crew
The Iarchmonts also announce their IAN regatta
which will be sailed on Monday, September.' LABOR
Day For the regatta prizes VIII ne given III ''e
various classes where two more boats start ana
a second prize will be given where four OF NOR
boats cross the line in good racing ialth. Inc
nrenaratorv signal will be sounded at ll5O a. m,
wind and weather permitting. All yachts VIII De
classified as follows.
Schooners: Series A-Class a. all over - feet rae
ing length; Class B. not over % and over o. feet
- feet racing length Class D, not over 20 feet ana
over g feet racing length; Class f. not over 81 feet
racing length.
sloops cutters and yawls Series A-Class l. all
over 50 feet racing length Class not over NJ ana
over 20 feet racing length Class not over ~ ana
over 90 feet racing length Series B-Class l. not
over 60 and over 81 feet racing length Glass D.
not over 81 and over IS feet racing length; Class
& not over a. and over 30 feet racing length Class l.
not over 36 and over 80 feet racing length; Class
g special 3i-foot rating class, special So-foot
class Series CCass O. not over 30 and over - icet
racing length; Class 10, not over % feet racing
length: Glass II. ali mainsail cabin yachts over -
feet racing length Glass II all mainsail CABIN yachts
not over 25 feet racing length -
open yachts Class H. all malnsall yachts Over ~
feet racing length Class II, all mansa yachts not
over % feet racing length; Class 10. al Jlb ana mann
sail Yachts; Class l6 the special 2l-foot class CIass
l.. one-half raters.
Members OF the following clubs are requested to
enter their boats for these contests me NeW oth'
the Eastern the Seawanhaka Corinthian the At
antc the Corinthian the Amercah he ne CdTiu-
THAN OF Marblehead. the Hull the DougaSton the
Indian fIarbor the Riverside. the Horse Shoe har-
bor the Cornthan Yacht club of Philadelphia the
Sea Cliff. the Iiuguenot and the Shelter Island
ON the day Of the special schooner there will
he a race for the 30fOOters and II is hoped that
by th1 Gate m tne t6a Willie 10 the Humber OF
dozen more. The clnb steamer VIII IeiNe tne
float at 1890 the morning Of the race
The annual regatta of the Stamford CConn)
Yacht club will be sailed off Shippan Point Stam-
ford on Saturday. September >. There will be- two
classes for schooners. the @5-foot class and those
Of y feet and under The classification for single
masted vessels and yawls will embrace all craft
from 70 feet to 30 feet measurement and the "a
footcrs will be found in the 36-foot class Entries
will be- received for open soops of p and - feet
In the latter class 2l-footerS Will be included
rherr will also be classes for cabin and open cat
boats - feet. and special class Tor nalf-ratcrS.
silver cup will be he award TO the victor. Inc
starting signal will be made at ll;@ a. m The
Regatta Committee are +. r; Brusgerh0lt' chalr-
man: j. X. Whiting jr" and Stewart W. smith,
secretary.
,ro- morrow the Huguenot Yacht club will
hold It's second annual regatta off luckleberry ISL
and Now Rochelle The race will be sailed under
the rules of the Yacht Racing lncn si Of Long S
Island Sound. The entries VIII range from "o-Iool
cabin soops down to the half-raters
The annual regatta of the Huntington Yacht
Cub will be- sailed in Huntington Bay, Long Island.
tomorrow. the starting signal to be sounded
d, noon Here are the classes for which entries
will be received Class No ]. cabin sloops-43-foot
class; 30 feet and not over 43 feet Class No. ,.
cabin sloops- foot class 30 feet and not over b
feet class No. 3. cabin catboats. .3O-foot class %
feet and not over 30 feet Class No I, cabin cat
~2j-foot class: % feet and not over p feet
ard under 30 feet Class No Especial class for
l5-foot half-raters The Regatta Committee com
prises George r. Rogers, ID. \. StoVer ana Arthur
*. Buxton.
George f. Garland. -. W. Merritt and Charles
| f. McManus. tire Regatta Committee OF the Indian
| Harbor Yacht club of Greenwich. Conn, are max
! ing preparations for the special race OF the club
which will be sailed off Greenwich Harbor on
Saturday. September r. at Il Il. m. Commodore
Charles r. Wills has offered cup to the winner in
the class for cabin cats and provided five yachts
| complete the course the club will give second
| prize Rear-C Commodore George q. Tyson has Of
fered "A cup for the winner In the special 2l-foot
l.. w l.. class of open sloOps and. provided three
Yachts complete the course. the club Will give a
second prize. William Stewart Tod has offered Il
cup for the winner I'm the open cats. and. provided
hye complete the course. the club will give second
prize.