The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
NEW YORK y. c. CRUISE.
Regatta Csmmittoes Instructiens To 'n'
RAcinG Yaehtsnea.

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RAoing Yachtsnsea-
The annual cruise OF the New York Yacht
Club. which will begin on Thursday. August
g. promises to be a very successful one
! Several owners OF racing yachts have al
ready announced their intention OF taking
part IN the port to port runs OF the squad
ron aud In other races arranged during
the cruise and ~ there are many cruising
rrafI In commission the feet will he larEe
one
commodore James issued tho general
orders for the cruise some time ago and
the regatta committee. ~ de " Parsons.
Ernest T. lyorillard and Granville Kane.
have now sent out the sailing instructions.
There will no the customary runs from
port to nort In cruising trim. ON Appilca-
ton To the regatta committee special CLASSES
will he arrang ed. provided they do not IN
terfere with the class racing. A yacht
starting alone In any class will race with
full time allowance for n special prize
against the yachts IN the CLASSES OF nearest
rating. but this will not interfere With the
priye for the class in which q yacht u thus
placei The squadron runs will he sailed
without time limit
Crossing the starting line with private
signal and racing number displayed viii
hs regarded as an entry. provided the
Yachts rating measurement; - on ME Win
the committee Special classes for aux
liaries. both for steam and motor aux
liariss, will he arranged These yachts
are to Use sails only. They will be divided
into two classes. those sS feet load water
line or longer and those under q feet load
water line
After tho commodore has ordered the
squadron under way the committee will
establish the starting line The starting
and fms hing lines will he between white
flag ON the committee boat and the point
indicated. At the finish the COMMITTEES
boat will display regatta commlttee nag
club night signal and will burn club signals
at intervals In iog It viii a. Intervals Interval
should The COMMITTEES not no at the finish
line yachts will take their own time VI hen
the designated mark bears at right angle
| and distant not more than one ca ble'- length
The fleet will rendezvous at Glen CoNe
on ne m9InnS , q n ia%sdsAy and Siisr the
race the fleet will anchor in Huntington
harbor for the night. Two courses have
Selected r viii be signailed before the start
Course ID II from Ga- Buoy ~ on Matinicock
PGn 1r g psis ssy,ns 20 il s TO
i To- port. 70 q mark In Funtineton harbor
:n s.1 6s ES SSSr I:ck lset ieSviHs BUOY
IS on Centre Island and Hell Buoy i1'l on
I.loyd's Neck to .tarhoard. % miles Course
MatinicocE Point TO buoy ?. ?oi, on Long
Neck Point. leaving II to starboard, to the
On Friday the run viii be from Hunting
ton to New London. as miles This II
the LONGS, run 81 the srni,e and the y.ch,s ,,
w WEI. Sv 'r S%s, from Rs.op ,sSs to
so aHT u to SH sarssa iess Nell buoy isayine
Cornfeld lisht vessel and Bartletts Reef
"H fhh,, ,,,r IN sSa,,,day August a will n.
viii be made on Sarah's Ledge buoy and the
a di-,anc. Of 90 miles Yachts are 10 leave
Rare Rock and Point Judith whistling buoy
4, Newport the feet will he at anchor
on SUNDAY On Monday the run will I've
from Newport 70 NineyaTd Haven The
ami the nnish oT West chop buoy, distant
" mtle- The Vineyard sound light vessel
mn., n l" TO P9Lt Snd the Gn%ys mSr I,4
0n tuesday. August .. the feet will GO 10
chop buoy and the inish on Milke- Ledge
buoy. " miles. The neet viii Keep north
Of the. Middle Ground and leave me Vim"
ward Sound lightshtp to StArhoard
IRON New bedford the run viii he 20
Newport. y miles The start viii he IN
tonS Reef iish' o vessel s and " The vtne"Srd
sound lisht-hip viii be lsn 70 stsrhosrd
\swrIr, ,hsr. wv, he 10: rS .,c, 'o %, me
one for - hooners and on. Tor sloop-. will he
sailed on August II over the usual courses.
class viii be sailed Tor on Friday. August -
There are four courses laid out for this
prize and the one selected will depend on the
wind
/ The starting signals will 10 warning
ono white ball. five minutes later. prepara-
tory blu" peter, cone or nag nVe minutes
later. start for all auxiliary classes. lass
= aud New York Yacht Club ~ footers. ono
/ rel hall five minute later. start for classes
I p and y two red balls ave minutes later.
start for rlas-~- l.. VI and y. three red balls
nys minutes later start for classes a.. ~. :
and H. four red halls Ave minutes later.
start for classes \ II, & and u, hNe red balls
That IL the time " IN 10 ia ken from the signal
i Many special prizes have a. usual been
! offered for these runs and race 'ommo-
dore James cups Ntll I've sailed for on the run
/ from Huntington to New London Vice
I Z ON rnoiore Rlalr'S cups on the run from
New London 10 Newport Rear Commodore
Vineyard Haven Zach OF these Officers
hAs given twNcups for schoon-rs and Two
/ for -loop- and yANls The first division Of
ond DIVISION cIass~S II. j. and ; the nr-t
division ~ sloops and yRWl- will h~ classes
/ .. y. !. \ and l.. the second division classes
VI and Y and the ~ footsrr
Tho navy challenge cups will be sailed
for on the run from Vineyard Maven 20
N"S BEDFORD. one cup for -chooner- and
one for .loop- The Alumni Association
Of tinted states Navy challenge cups,
one for -chooner- and ono for Sloop-, will
bs sailed for on the run from New BEDFORD
To- Newport The Aloha cups offered by
Mrs James will 10 sailed for On the squad
ron run from Newport 90 Vineyard Haven.
There l. soLp for each class ~ uNiiiaries
In each ela-S there VIII 10 a FIRST prize
N two or more start a prize for second
n four start and a prize for third II eight
start
QUINCY err CHtLLENGFRS.