The sun., 1897-07-05
ATLANTIC CLUBS CRUISE
Special Prizes for schooncrs and sloops win.
ming the Most Rnces.

ming the Most Rnces.
The Atlantic Yacht Club will begin its annual
cruise to-day, the rendezvous being off the
Larchmont Club A number OF the racing craft
will participate in the latters regatta. To-mor-
row the squadron will sail for Milton Point,
where again the speedy yachts will compete for
the handsome trophies offered by the American
Yacht Club. On Wednesday the mug hunters
will try conclusions with other fast yachts in the
Riverside Yacht Club regatta. after which the
cruising fleet will begin their regular squadron
runs. The Larchmont Yacht Club has extended.
through its Board of Trustees. the courtesies Of
the club, and the Atlantic members and their
guests have also received cordial invitations
yacht clubs to accept the courtcsics Of these
clubs There is little doubt that this cruise will
be the most enjoyable and important in the
history of the organization.
For the trophies offered in the squadron runs
from port to port the following special classi-
ncatlonS have been made:
Glass l. racing class. schooners; class e. cruising
class. schooners; class g. racing class. sloops
soops not over forty three feet racing length Class s.
cruising class. sloops and yawls fty.one feet
soops and yawls over thirty.sI feet and not over
fsst ns cruising naa m SHs.
class. mainsail yachts In cruising tim.
The principal prizes will be as follows:
Race from Greenwich TO Black Rock; race from
Black Rock to New London to Morris Cove and
race from New London to Shelter Island from
Morris Cove to New London.-Class /, $40; class g,
S25; class g. $50; class 4. S25 class $50; class q,
$50; class $50: class g. $50: AT least two yachts
full value. Sail.over prizes OF half value will be
awarded to yachts sailing alone in any OF tie classes
before specified. special prize of 6T5 will be
awarded to the schooner winning on corrected time
the greatest number OF racing All schooner
this prize To be considered in class. special
prize of $50 will be awarded to the soop winning
corrected time the greatest number Of racing runs
All soops for this prize to be considered In class
In the absence of Commodore George Gould
the schooner Sachem will be the flagship. Vice
Commodore Frederick T. Adams will be the
ranking flag officer. The racing will be con-
Quoted by the Regatta Committee. consisting Of
Newbury ID. Lawton. David E Austen, and
George w. McNulty. All racing signals will be
given from the committee boat as follows:
O'Clock at any even quarter hour thereafter.
cept at Black Rock. ut which place. in Ii is
termined to proceed New London. the preparatory
signal will be made at O'Clock at any quar-
ter of an hour thereafter in which the Regatta
Committee w III display the code signals for New
don from the committee boat at least one-half an
hour prior TO making the preparatory signal Atten
tion to all signals will be called by blast the
whistle on the committee boat. Should the whistle
fail TO sound the hoistng OF the signals will DO
deemed sufficient notice. All yachts In cruising
classes mUst carry their usual complement OF boats
anchors and chains. permanent matches, skylghts
from the chronometer on board the committee boat
Tho racing rules of 1897 will govern and be force
for all the OF the cruise except specially pro-
yided.