The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26

'oh HI mas Arranged for--LipoA
al Prizes Will Be Offered and Many
Entries Are Expected.
AL meeting of the committee on
Fourth OF July celebration, which was
held last night, it was found by the re-
ports OF subcommittee that great pro-
gress is being made in arranging for
the celebration and that many features
not heretofore seen at celebrations of
this kind will be introduced. Portland
will probably entertain on that day many
thousand people, as the celebration is to
be advertised all over the State.
The committee on the sailing regatta
reported that the following arrangements
for this event had been made:
The grand sailing regatta which is to
be held here on July 9th under the aus
pieces of the committee ON the celebration
of independence day will under the rules
and regulations Of the Portland Yacht
club. The yachts will be divided into
four classes, as follows:
First class-All yachts measuring 40
feet waterline and upwards.
Second class-All yachts measuring %
feet water line and under 40 feet.
Third class-All yachts measuring Is
feet and under 25.
Fourth class-Cat boats, Is feet water
line and over.
In the first class there will be two
prizes, one of $50 and one Of SIS. In the
second class there will be three prizes of
$25, SIS and $40. In the third class there
will be three prizes of s25, SIS and $40. In
the fourth class there will be three prizes
of $40, SIS and $40.
There will also be race for Hampton
or fishing boats and other boats not es-
pecially used as yachts, divided into two
classes. In the first class will be boats
| from 20 to 80 feet water line and in the
second class will be boats from Is to %
feet water line. There will be two prizes
| for each class. In the first class the first
prize will be SIS and the second priz
$40. In the second class the first prize
will be $40 and the second prize S..
The course for the first class yachts
will be from the club house, through
| ship channel, around Ram island leaving
it on port hand, through Husseys sound
and around Cow island, leaving it ON port
hand, hence to starting point.
The course for the rest of the yachts
and boats will be from the club house
around Birthstone ledge, leaving it on
the port hand, thence around Fort Gorges
on port hand, thence around House island
on starboard hand, thence to starting
point.
All entries must be made to chairman
of regatta committee, James G. Fox
81 1-2 Exchange street, on or before
10 a. m. of July 5th and all entries of
yachts and boats not heretofore meas
ured by the measurer of the club must
be accompanied by certificate of meas
urement by the measurer of the Portland
yacht club or some yacht club having the
same rules of measurement as the Port
land Yacht club.
Orders for the measurements of yachts
and boats should be left with Mr.. A. M.
Smith, city building, or the jaintor of
the club, as early as possible. Yachts
must keep outside of all danger buoys
and be governed by the rules of the road
adoptedsby all legal yacht clubs, and any
protest must be made to the regatta COM
mittee Immediately after the race and
their decision shall be final.
The preparatory gun will be fired at
1.30 and at LAB the starting gun will be
fired when the first class yachts will
cross the line, between the club house
and the stake boat, where time will be
taken and five minutes will be allowed
for the same. At 1.5O O'Clock the third
gun will be fred when the second class
will cross the line, and 10 minutes will
be allowed therefor. AT O'Clock the
fourth gun will be fired when the third
class will cross the line, and 10 minutes
will be allowed for the same. At ten
minutes past 2 O'Clock the fifth gun will
be fired for the cat class to cross the line
and five minutes will be allowed for the
same. And at 2.15 o'clock the sixth gun
will be fired when the Hampton boats
and others will cross the line and ten
minutes will be allowed for the same
In returning all yachts and boats will
cross the line, between the club house and
the stake boat. All yachts will be sup
piled with numbers which must be fast
ened on the side of the mainsail, near the
center for which charge of so cents will
be made, the money to be refunded on the
return of the numbers unmutilated.
Copies of the above regulations will be
printed by the committee on regatta and
will be sent to the various yacht clubs
in Maine and Massachusetts, and dis
tributed among the islands of Casco bay.
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