New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
YACHTING on MEMORIAL DAY.
THE ArLANTiCs EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR
THE REGULAR EXCURSION OF THE CG.rH.

| THE ATtA%TICS EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR
THE REGULAR EXCURSION OF THE cLrR
Although there vii be numerous attractions on
| Memorial Day. none will De Of more Interest or
more claboraicly prepared than IN" regular excur-
sion Of the Atlantic Yacht club OF which George 7.
| Gould g. commodore having "a his flagship the
superb steam yacht Ataanta. The ATLANTA. blythe
| way be- nov preparing 90 go into commission ut
| The E-o BASIN along with the Corsar. ConGueror
SYCAMORE ana Star 90 the Sea which last Is 10 lie
rcchrl~t,ucd Enterprise. Commodore Could.
through Thomas /. Watson. fleet captain. has JUST
| Issued general order 80 /. In part follows:
Tho ncct NIL assemble on the clubhouse. Fifty
| nfth--i. Bro kiNn promptly AT ":D O'Clock a m:
nnchofing ia two lines 10 yards apart and parallel
To- The shore. All cleaners. Schooners ana classes
| /. g. and OF sloops viii form III" on.hore line
| the right. all ether classes the inshor" line. the
| steamer Emnil Rear Commodore Hannah. on the
| right The flagship Will De- anchored at the head
| nnl midway ~ these TWO lines. The sOutherly END
Of each In" shall be tho right OF Inc ana shall D."
| sian Thr nag officers designated shall take pos-
In thrir r. spcctivo lines without DELAY. regardless
VI size and without interfering with yachts already
| A. l6so A. m a gun will be ircd from the flagship
and the club -igna will b" hoised at the clubhouse
M nrnf VII then salute the flag follows: First
n' , n'' ,,o,n ,br 6ar~hip then commencing on the
n,,,k sncrrsslon ana I'm order Of s position. shall
dre a gun the lnshore line firing I'm Ike order after
Au~r The salute a gun will be fired from the club
house nj such time ~ the Regatta Committee may
direct which Will be the signal for the Meet to weigh
anchor and start.
The House Committee 81 the Atlantic. comprising
Fred Ackcrman Spencer Swain and Benjamin VI.
Whitlock announce that the house NJ Bay Ridge.
Ffty-nfth-st sodth Brooklyn ia open for the
season and arrangements have been made for
changing the electric lighting plant 80 that the
house Will be open day and night. The veteran
steward Louis Ihnken. is stu In charge.
For the Memorial Day races prize OF $50 value In
silver will be awarded to the winning yacht In each
class Yachts will be classified according to Rule
Of the racing rules OF the club, and yachts OF the
thirty foot class OF the present year will be specially
set apart and Will start last. The starting line
will be imaginary. between the hell buoy off Bay
Ridge and the judges steamer. anchored about four
hundred feet east OF the same buoy The finishing
line will be imaginary between the clubhouse nag
staff and "A stakeboat anchored about four hundred
feet northwest OF that point There is decided
difference between the starting and finishing line. Of
which contestants will do well TO take early note.
The courses will be as follows:
For all classes Of schooners and for classes 2.
T. ana Of sloops cutters ,s and yawis ana the
line and around Southwest Spi, buoy No. II, eav
n fsSs the R bort % 'S @ h
west bank. and to the westward OF Fort Lafayette
OG For s all S f%p From sa% m line to
and around the Swash Channel bell buoy. leaving
Keeping to the eastward Of buoy No on the west
bank. and to the westward OF Fort lafayette both
The starting line must be crossed from northward
southwark. and the finishing line from southwark
TO northWard.
Signals governing the start OF the will be as
follows:
H. preparatory blue peter: II :O5 start red ball
During this five minutes all schooncrs and classes
|. 2. g. 4. . and Of sl6ops. cutters and yawls Will
the starting line ll0 elapsed time and
preparatory; CLUB flag and blue peter HIS. start
red ball During this five minutes all remaining
classes, except the special thrty-foot class. will
cross the starting line; ll20 elapsed time club nag
II 20 start red ball, signal for special thirty foot
class OF 1896 TO start
The Regatta Committee In charge OF the race will
be John L. Bliss. chairman: Henry j. Gleow David
70. Austen George w McNuty and W. L. C;errish
The Williamsburg Yacht Club will have its TWEEN
ty-hfth annual regatta on Decoration Day over the
course from North Beach pier to Sands Point and
return. The steamboat Bay Queen will accompany