New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
YACHTING.
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE COLUMBIA TO
TRY CoNCLUSIONs-THE INDEPEND-
ENCE MAY BE WITH THEM

The regatta committee of the New-York Yacht
Club gives notice that the first races OF the de-
Ienders' the Constitution and the Columbia. vii!
take place Off Newport on Monday and Wednesday,
July anu .. The starts both days will be off
Brenton Reef Lightship at HIS a. m The post
ponement to these dates of the races for the 90
footcrs, which were originally fixed for June Is
and H. of Newport, made necessary rearrange-
ment of their schedules by other clubs To avoid
interference with these altered dates the Newport
series of the New-York Yacht Club, already an
nounced for July s, and TO- will the present be
indefinitely postponed
Inc course on July will be fifteen miles to wind
ward or to leeward, and return. On Wednesday
the course will be thirty miles in length and tr-
angular ten miles TO each leg
:, Course No Getter b will be from the starting
me to and around a mark fifteen miles to wind.
ward. or to eeward, and return, leaving the mark
r,iis Letter I(IFrom the starting line ten
aI,ies 10 and around mark; thence ten miles to
to finish line. turning the marks on the outside Of
me triangle, TO port starboard, according as
The starting and finish lines will be at right
angles with the outward and home courses re-
The compass courses will be set before the pre-
paf para signal is made, and will be kept flying
must T5o be be r read he heginning forward
onal white stripe
The starting signals are as follows:
Preparatory-A gun will be fired and the blue
Warning-Fiye minutes later second gun will
be fred and the blue peter lowered.
Ihe Signal for the Start-Five minutes later a
third gun Will he fired and n red ball hoisted.
Handicap Time-Two minutes later fourth gun
will be fired and the ball will drop
Of should t6 signal gun miss fire prolonged blast
Should The wind he from the southwark and
westward, the starting and finish lines will be be-
tvWeen ne committee boat and a boat displaying
ward of Brentcns Reef Lightshp.
should the start he postponed the committee flag
VIII he lowered, and will he reset ten minutes be
for" the preparatory signal is given
The seaCOing tug Storm King has been chartered
for the accommodation OF members and guests and
VIII accompany the contestants over the courses.
of rho Enuyr-,. Yab. - ~ .! I, oahus,
foot of the Long Wharf odd Colony PIER at 10
Q cock In the morning. For the passage only sixty
tickets VIII be sold. and he obtained from Mr..
Sands at the club station. or from Lewis T.
I.orard Of the New-York Yacht Club on the
Newport reading room.
s Nicholson Kane Newbury d Iawton and
Chester Griswold comprise the regatta committee
81 the club N case of Mr. Griswolds continued
a9S ans MS place in the management of the racing
VIII ne uhtl by some other member of the club.
As the races limited yachts on the roll Of
the New-fork Yacht Club the Constitution and
IN" Columbia Will be the only ones TO come 10 the
starting line. Since II has been decided thar the
Independence shall he under the sole management
Of +; b Crowninshield the designer OF the yacht
shield VIII he privately Invited 10 try his boat No
confirmation OF this has been obtained and the
racing so Tar as the Independence is concerned
would not In this extend to the taking OF anv
prizes even " she won II is admitted. however.
that the appearance OF the IndeneDderra rouI5
greatly add 10 the interest Of the contests - tba
BOSTON boat he stil excluded the curiosity Of the
hAton VIII or course he centred on the contA 3
which has dates assigned for The racing 81 all tha
America cup defenders on July s. 6. 10 and u