New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
YACHTING ON THE SOUND.
MEMORIAL DAY FIXTURES OF LEADING
CLUBS
sLooPs AND CATS AND MOSQUITO FLEETS WILL
ALL BE OUT NEXT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF THE HARLEM AND THE AT
LANTIC YACHT CLUBS.


Fran ALI appearances there will be nothing visible
on IN. waters in and about New-York Bay and the
Sound next Saturday except excursion steamers
and the white winee OF competing yachts IL Is go
Ing to be a day when sport OF the liveliest posSoe
sort will be furnished 10 lovers or the water ueSa
Boreas should take an opiate. For the next ee'e',
days IN order 10 avert dire possibility II shouid
he the particular business OF landsmen and seamen
alike 20 whistle nlustriously for humming breeze
And the cherub Of the weather who sits up aioi'
will please take note that no wind from the direction"
of the Sound with rain its front Is wanted lhere
should be sunshine. and plenty OF H. go
For those who like playing at yachting there VIII
be lot OF fun furnished by the do.ngs OF the Mode.
Yacht Club. whose annual contest on the waters OF
the East River not only furnishes real sport, Dut
also points the way for practical results in the way
OF boat t-build!ng.
Perhaps the most important fixtures for the Gay
will be the formal opening and races or inc Al
lant!c Yacht club and the thirteenth annual regatta
OF the Harlem Yacht club. The details for the Al
lantlc have already been published. The Harlem
races will be sailed between City Island ana Matlh-
cock Point, ana they open 10 all clubs or the
Yacht Racing Union OF Long Island Sound Mem
bers of the New-Y York. Larchmont. Brooklyn Will
iamsburg Yonkers Corinthan. Pavonia and Jersey
City clubs are also invited TO enter their yachts.
All Yachts will be classified according 10 their rae
ing length (saf area and load water-ne>. and time
allowance Will be calculated according TO the tiDleS
of the Yacht Racing Union on racing lengths FOR
all classes There will be three courses In the liar-
lem club contests. as follows:
Course No From an imaginary line TO and
around stakeboat anchored inside OF Throg's Neck
keeping the same port IN rounding Il; thence
toward NIatinIcock Point. keeping Stepping Stones
Eight to starboard in passing - and around Maunl-
cock Poin; buoy keeping the same to port In round
ing and returning directly 10 the finishing line
Distance twenty nautical miles.
Course No. "A stra!sht-away course direct 10
Matlnicock Point buoy keeping It to port in round
ing and thence directly back 10 the finishing line
Distance sixteen nautical miles
Course No Same as No. /. excep, that they
pass around cid Hen buoy. keeping the same to
port m rounding. and th,n'e back 10 the finishing
linz. Distance about twelve nautical miles.
All classes mus; keep the Sound channel side
Of all buoys
Course No. / Will be for cabin sloops. cutters and
yaw.s in the 81. -. &c. 30 and p footer classes;
special entries IN the "a and % footcr classes and
viii be signaed away first
Sailing over course No. viii be the % and -
cats in the 30 and 3 fooer classes and the specials
in the p and 10 fooer classes. These Will he sent
away last.
open cats IN the 20 and l5 tooter classes all sail
over course No. g. and they VII BE- started second
1t VII be flying star; ana The fomniit'r ie%ci@Tes %
It's intention OF giving prompt -isna.s. ~; y"sns ,
not over the Inc at he expiration %, ne nve.
minute interval VIII be han4i'apped The Reraita
Committee u the Harlem Ylacnt CIRo sompi.s'r'
Fred \. Wendell. chairman. Ni.ll1m \ lDWiff. !
Char.es Allen, Robert II Wyle AMI Francis ".
CTeegan. secretary. Nalu1be prizes VIII he AWARDED
In each Of the competing asses
The RcCat'8 Committee Of tac Atlantic Yacht
C.uo announces SPECIAL cntrrta.i mrnts in a4liinr
- tho fixtures set for Jun" and l3 ON the former
date ladies' lay VIII 20" observed ana for The latter
date Captain Alexander Herman. owner Ot he steam
yacht FRA DaV 30. viii take charge N; the evening
smoker The race on june Will have q dnuh"
sign .ncancc. for Nice-Conmod're + 7. AlaT- has
presented Two prizes. one silver centre piece N1le
500 sloOps cutters ana yavis. in Glasses ..
g. D. and silver shell pitcher. value f". ;'r cat
rfsei yachts iu C.as-cS !. AMI O. Tn" Adams cups
WI also be sailed for june 3. ana vii. D. award
ell 10 the boats winning on b1th days. Tho c.lD
Will award a spe' 'al prize % 81 yaue In svcr 70
each yacht winning Ia her own class bat not W'n-
ming the \ llms pt.z.S. ~1uVeuir- vii br given 20
each ady sail.ng = winning ya. ai aui II Is wisely
stipulated that yacht snail carry o. exceed mar
dozen fair passengers.
Indian Harbor Yacht Cub VII sat. siccia. rae"
next SATURDAY op.n 70 yachts enro lei in any gee <
nlzei club The special class ~ @f-f'ctcrr. rlnin
this race Comm ,Gore Ch1r."s 7. wills Fa- on"rci a
cup. and u three yachts complete the r"ur-e INC
cub Will give 4 second priz-. Entries for thc spe
cll viii close next Wciu' sday. The Regatta Com
m''tce j. George j.. Garland. chairman, j. w
Merritt and Charcs T.. McMnnus
Charles q DAVIS. thr "fria measure II the
HugIcnot Yacht cub has reported o. Vice. ON
modor- Connoly that the haif-Iator imr. which was
contested the ground u racing l'ugia. measures
l53s which thto~s her out of The haf-fater class.