Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
WILL SAIL SEVERAL RACES
SEASONS PROGRAM ARRANGED
FOR LOCAL YACHTS.
The Usual Contest to Take Place on
Decoration Day-other Events
Fixed for Next Month.

The regatta committee Of the Capital
Yacht Club has arranged the program for
the Decoration day races Of the club, which
will be sailed, as has been the custom for
several years past, over the course of Mar
shall Hall, and the members of the club are
now overhauling their boats and putting
them in trim to have a try for the prizes.
In the Decoration day races the yachts of
all classes will start together, and in addi-
ton to the prizes for the two classes of
boats, the annual challenge cup, which last
year was won by the Nenemoosha, will
also be sailed for. The first yacht, ire
spective of class. to cross the finish line will
be declared the winner of the challenge
cup. The yachts expected to take part in
the Decoration day races are classified as
follows:
Glass Artist. Margaret B.. seabelle,
Freya, Ciconia, Javelin and Nenemoosha.
Class B-Eleanora. Amackassin. Ethel
May, Celeste. Margaret, Dauntless. Dawn,
Grace, FlorOdora and Argo, owned by
Judge Wright.
The following are the rules adopted by
the regatta association to govern the race
or Decoration day and all other races Of
the season:
Yachts wishing to race must report to
the regatta committee before the prepara-
tory gun Is fired before each race, and must
fly private signal or club flag at the peak.
and no flags at mast head, other than rae
ing. fly or night pennant.
No yachts will be recognized as racing
unless this rule Is obeyed.
There, will be no restrictions as to sails
used. No time allowance will be given.
Time limit Is Az hours.
Yachts must not use engines. oars, kedg-
ing. or any means of propulsion other than
sails. Yachts anchoring during the races
must weigh their anchors on getting under
way. In all cases, when not otherwise
specified N Y Y C.. racing rules will be
followed.
In all races the time of starting will be
IL am.
A preparatory gun will be fred at 1890
The warning gun will be fired at l 90, and
the starting gun at II am, promptly.
The committee boat win hoist a red flag
with the letters R. c.. in white when the
preparatory gun is fred and keep the same
flag flying until the conclusion of the race.
When the warning gun Is fired code sig
nal answering pennant Will be hoisted,
ing gun is fred. Both classes will start
together.
1907 will be as follows:
Starting from a line drawn from stake
boat flying the regatta committee flag to
Marshall Hall wharf, to red buoy number
Is off Whitestone Point, to and around
black buoy number %, off Glymont, leav-
ing ii to port in rounding.
Returning to red buoy number Is. and
back to finish at starting line. All yachts
must pass between red buoy number Is
and Whitestone Point both going and re-
turning.
All decisions of the regatta committee
shall be final.
In addition to the races on Decoration
day. other races will be sailed June and
June %. and in these events the Corinthian
Yacht Club of this city, the Baltimore Yacht
Club of Baltimore. the Corinthian Yacht
Club of Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay
Yacht Club and the Hampton Roads Yacht
Club have been invited to participate, and
it is probable that they will have represen-
tativez entered for the events. The Capital
tee Messrs. D. H. Fowler, chairman. and
F. Deb. Weston. c. Hugh Duffey and E.
W. Spaldng Of this city. Much interest is
being taken In club affairs this season. and
the local yacht clubs are constantly grow
ing in membership as the pleasure craft on
the Potomac increase In numbers.