The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-27


at Pawtuxet during the morning. al
though the wind was very light. Most
OF the vessels reached the cove I'm time
for dinner despite the lack OF wind.
About ~ soops yawls. cats and launches
had remained at the cove over night and
swelled the feet immensely. After d.n-
ner and couple Of hours rest and ease.
the start was made for home. better time
being made than on the trip down.
The Rhode Island Yacht club will
begin their annual cruise one week
from today. Some OF the details ~ the
cruise were issued in the following
orders by Commodore Clney:
RHCDE ISLAND YACHT CLUB.
The annual cruise OF the Rhode rs-
land Yacht club will start one week
from tbs morning, or. practically. the
day before, as the yachts will assemble
In Newport harbor next Sunday after
noon. With relation TO some OF the de-
tails of the weeks cruise Commodore
Olney has issuei the following orders:
Flagship EsperanEa, July "a. lso3.
General orders No. 2.
Annual cruise OF the r. I. Y. c., Aug
3 TO 2, inclusive
cruise the fleet will rendezvous at New
port, on the afternoon OF Aug. ?. where
the captains sre requested 70 report on
board the flagship at I:30 p. m. to attend
special meeting for the purpose OF de-
termining the future movements OF the
feet.
Captains are requested to see all stores
aboard and TO be prepared to make an
early start on Monday morning
As orders will be largely given by sig-
nails. yachts will have club books aboard
for yacht routine and signal code. Ai
yachts will provide themselves with ar
swering pennants. which must be hoist
ed In answer TO all signals Each yacht
will have gun aboard II possible.
A special schedule OF time allowance
has been arranged whereby the smaller
yachts in each class will be placed on
as nearly equal terms with the larger
ones as possible.
The yachts will race from port TO port.
handsome prizes 10 be given by the COM
modore In the various classes 20 each
yacht winning a days run. The yachts
will sail in cruising trim. anchors 90
bow. boats in tow or taken aboard. cabin
and galley fixtures and equipments IN
place. clubtopsails barred.
Yachts will be started according to their
size. smaller yachts being sent away fret.
Yachts not desiring TO compete for prizes
will avoid crossing established starting
line and will not have their time taken.
Special attention is TO be given TO the
smaller yachts on the outside runs.
S1D1eCt 10 approval DN~ the captains Al
meetings TO be held on board the nag
ship. the following ports viii he made:
Monday. run 10 Stonington: Tuesday.
run to Shelter Island Wednesday lny
at anchor OF Shelter Island Yacht club
house: Thursday. run TO New London;
Friday. run TO Block Island Saturday,
lay at anchor in Great Salt pond Block
Island. All OF the yacht clubs Of the
Narragansett Bay Yacht Racing associa.
49,
and dance and entertainment will be
given by the commodore at the Hygoia
hotel Saturday evening. "a
FRANK F. oLNEY.
tt Commodore.
HOWARD f. BARLOW.
So. First Captain.
The classincations and time allowances
will be based upon overall measurements.
in the port to port runs conditions, as far
"a possible. being considered There Will
six classes with prizes for the winners Of
each days runs. These prizes are mainly
cup. awarded by the commodore.
The feet Is expected this year 10 be the
largest that has ever gone on club
cruise Aldready as captains have enroll
cd their yachts The classification will be
as follows:
Class I. cats; class O. yawis under ~
feet. class 3. sloops under N feet; class
T.. NaWlS w reet anO over Class y, cloOps
~ feet and over class s. launches.
The yachts to participate are
Sshooners: Flagship Esperanza, Com
modore Frank r. Olney: valmore. former
Commodore John NJ Richmond.
Steamers: Coranto former Commodore
A. E Austin; Senator. Arthur w Dennis;
Aida, l.. ". Tllinghast, Arzubah. Felix
r. Wendelschaeter.
S!oope ~ feet and over: Rufna. Vice
Commodore William p Church. Cornelis,
Richard w Comstock: DaNodil William
backyard: Mile walter g. Killey; Sew
en-. n. Earle Kimball; sirocco, c.. n.
owen; Novice. r. r. Sands: valhalia.
George NJ Hull.
sIoops. under ~ feet: sachem. William
n Thurber. Frey. George r Brovnell:
Mildred. Byron smith; Egbert q. ".
Covo.
Yawis. N feet and over; orelsr. Rear
Commodore r r Rogers; Rsthertns,
Commodore A. Homer skinner of the Fall
Wood
Yswls under N feet-w wemslla Jons-
than Barney: Rshnce. L. A. Pndlone:
Rama. Tattersali and Nichols Keto.
George L. Robinson. Rasnild. n. ". ost-
bv: yebis. A. NJ Potter. wanderer. J 7.
Maxson: Katherine. william Gibbs; Com
fort. r. +. Bell; woronoco. Cutler Jsfin.
Cats --Gsmonda Herbert A Cspron:
Alice. W ". Reach: Lydia G.. Edwin T..
Clark: Arab. W. w Capron: Onaway.
Benjamin W. Comstock: sindbad. G. n.
Mathewson Emeiine. Joseph A. Wolf
Iaunches-Ru,h. former Commodore
w G. Titcomb Grace Alice. Commodore
Herman a. Possner % the Edgewood
Yacht club: Rosins. r. Stone: Sahneto. r..
A. Robinson Golden Rod. q. r. Lang
maid; vi CID. ID. G, w. Tinkham: Lotus.