New-York tribune., 1900-07-11
THREE DAYS OF RACES AT NEWPORT
THE MINEOLA. THE RAINBOW. AND OTHEF
NOTED CRAFT ENTERED FOR NEW
YORK YACHT CLUB CONTESTS.

The New-York Yacht Club will give a series Of
yacht races at Newport on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday OF this week. There will be prizes for
each class on each day. and also prizes for the
races of the 30-footers owned by members OF
the club. prize viii be given for the first yacht If
TWO or more start and if four or more start there
will be a second prize. All yachts will compete
IN racing trim, and the courses. whether triangular
or 70 windward Ieeward. viii not exceed thirty
miles. On each morning the start will be OF
BrentOns Reef at II O'Clock. between the Hghtship
and mark on the committee boat, indicated by
white flag. The time limit for the finish is placed
at o'clock in the evening. s Nicholson Kane
Chester GriswoId and William Butler Duncan are
the Regatta Committee in charge which will re-
Celve entries for the series or for any particular
dates at the clubhouse in this city until noon TO-
day Entries for particular dates will close at the
Newport station OF the New-York Yacht Club at
O'Clock in the evening of the day preceding each
race.
Among the yachts entered are the Mineola owned
by August Belmont; the Rainbow. owned by Cor
nelius Vanderbilt; the Virginia, owned by W K
Vanderbilt, jr., and the Yankee owned by Herman
B. Duryea and Harry Payne Whitney. Advices re-
ceived yesterday say that the further cutting OF
the sails of the Rainbow and the Virginia has been
completed. and that these two boats are ready for
the Newport races The English 60-footer Astrild
Will also sail, and the shooters Syce KesureI
Affair and Shark This will be the first meeting of
the Shark with her sister ship. the Affair. The
Shark will be sailed by F. L Anes. OF Boston. her
formerly OF the Defender. The damage done 10 the
Altar in Saturdays sudden gale has been repaired
and she left City Island for Newport yesterday.
Cord Meyer. of the New-YOrk Yacht Club. her
owner. will be present with her at the races. ".
K. Vanderbilt jr., will sail his seventy, the Vir-
ginia and Captain Wringe will handle the Mine
ola, assisted by Vice-Commodore Belmont. Much
interest is felt in the meeting Of Wringe and Her
man B. DUryea, part owner OF the Yankee, it
is known that this amateur is good match for
any Of the professionals.
Captain Dick" Sherlock will have command Of
the AstriId assisted by the Two owners, Addison
and Wilmer Hanan- The schooner Corona the
flagship OF the club. has just been in at the Heres
hoff yards being fitted with sails, and she
Will take hand in the racing. The new sails are
on the crosscut pattern, and not with the clothes
up and down. as formerly carried by the Corona
when she attained fame under the name OF the
CoIonia. ". X. Vanderbilt. jr. has had his seven
y. the Virginia, at the Herreshof yards. and much
preparation has been made on Cornelius Wander
bits Rainbow. II is said in Bristol that Mr.. Van
derbit Is about to replace his English skipper with
American. but the sudden leaving OF Captain
Sycamore for this country on the Seryia mas given
rise TO the suDpOsitiOn that he is about 10 take
invited earlier in the season When the MineoIa
left City Island for Newpart a few days ago she
was thought be in the best possible trim for
racing, and Mr.. Duryea has been busy in getting
the Yankee into good shape The results Of these
extensive preparations Will not be known until the
~ he rT+ttng of ssiIS and tGe like viii benors
apparent Owners and professional shippers OF me
different boats in this one design feet say that
their respective charges are about as 1T they
can be made and the general opinion IS that the
best prepared boat, rather than the best sailed
boat. viii win
The sailing instructions and courses are as fol-
lows:
signal will De the yacht ensign at the fore accom-
panied by a gun Should signal miss fire a pro-
Ionsed whistle blast will be given
STARTING SIGNALS.
Preparatory-A gun viii be fired and blue peter
The start for single masted vessels and yawIs-
Ten minutes later a second gun will be fired, the
The start for schooners (handicap time for single
masted vessels and yawls)-Ftve minutes later a
third gun Will be fired and second red ball
Five minutes later a fourth gun will give the
handicap time for schooners and both balls viii
For 3o-footers-A one-gun start
Preparatory-F1ve minutes later a red ball will be
The start-Five minutes later gun will be fred
and the ball Will drop
COURSES.
No 1 deter C)-From starting line seven miles
Judith whistle buoy. nine and three-quarters
miles east, and 10 and around float carrying
quarter miles northwest 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
No . deter U)-The reverse OF No /
No Oetter F0-Once around No. L 70 and
around whistle buoy TO hnish-thirty-seven miles
No. 1 deter G}-Once around No . 20 and
around southeast float TO hnish-thirty-dve and
On Nos I and leave light vessel whistle buoy
and float 10 port; on Nos. and leave them 70
starboard.
the display OF two red balls vertically. The recall
for Yachts that have already turned the light YES
sci viii be the yacht ensign at the fore and TWO
Attention is called to Section / Rule T. and Sec
ton g. Rule g.
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