The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
GRAVESEND BAY TO
OPEN RAGING LATER
Yachting Season Not to Begin
Until June }. With Regatta
Under Atlantic Club.
TSr\L WEEKLY EVENTS

v,.N, .,ring on Gravcscud Say viii
,crtr ono week later this summer than
,yc- bcforc Tn The history of Inc sport
For wears it has been the custom to
bo,d the first regatta Oh decoration
na, There oven have been como sea-
scys when the first race has hcen held
~, tine saturday prior to Memorial Day.
r,r the last few summers the lower bay
hats h We not been In commission 50
.,-,y I'm the season. and ut a special
ucs,.re held on Friday night at the
crescent Athletic club 1t was decided
,o opou the season on June ! with a
,cr9',t uud.r the auspices Of the At
Ian, yacht cub.
The usual weekly races will he held
e,h the exception of the two Satur-
t,,. ~ iarchmpnt week. when racing
~, tho lower hay will he discontinued
a., TO allow tho Grave send Bay tars
at, opp,rtunity of taking part in the hiG
Iopr Island Sound classic. l.archmont
rsoh this year viii hc from saturday.
July Il. to saturday, July - The
season will end ON Saturday. Septem-
hor fl with another race under the
s~usni.cs of the Atlantic Yacht club
* Il. tine custom on the lower bay.
,,.rc will hc twelve championship races
during TIC summer II" clubs that VIII
-c,a these contests are the Atlantic
N,,bi club. the New York Canoe club.
I'll. crescent Athletic Club. the Benson
hurst Yacht club. the brooklyn Yacht
cl,b and the Marine and Field club. IN
addition to these organizations boats OF
80 Grayc~crd Bay Nacht club. the Era
S,.-t club. the Excelsior Yacht club,
,bc NrcIuum Yacht CLUB and other
smaller ORGANIZATIONS Oh the bay Will
take part in the weekly regattas.
The schedule this Near has another
important change. No race has been
scheduled for independence Day. AS a
rule there Is so muon going on on July
that It is a difficult thing to get the
racing men to come 10 the starting line
with an open date it Is quite possible
tnat some club may arrange "A regatti
for boats so that there will b,
some racing on the lower bay on the
most important yachting day OF the
eunmeU.
Tive ylchtsmen who drew the dates
we're Louis : Tfemauu and W. T.. Hin
man. New York Cauu. club {, A
KELLEY. VINO acted for both the Brook
l,n Yacht CLUB and tho Crescent Ath.
,,ic club n. T.. Boucher, CommodOr,
G f.. lie Savage and G X. Waters
Brusouhurst Yacht club :. l.. Ffnlal
aid Nlvah Nickersou, Atlantic Yach'
Crb. G. VI Camp. Marine and FolC
club President Carlos de Zafra ant
Secretary n. u. S,rihner, Yacht Racin-
Association OF Greyesend Bay, ard Johi
L Bruphy, honorary member OF the as
ISOLATION. The dates:
june o.. Atlantic Yacht club. frst cham
r'on.hlp. l.. New York canoe club, SO
01t championship, 10. Crescent A'hlc'i,
Club. 'hlri championship. -. Atlant.
vtr!. club. fourth hampionship.
July @. BonsonhurSt Yacht club, hftl
championship 10. Brooklyn Yacht club
.X,h championships Il. Larchmont week
- Iurctmpnt week 81. Atlantic Nach
.llh seventh championship.
August T. B~ensonhurst Yacht club
eighth championship: ~, Atlantic Nach
.I4b. ninth championship; Il, crescent \
C.. tenth championship: .. Hensonhurs
Yacht club. eleventh championship.
september O.. Marine ami ti'lt club
.RaTtn championship; :, Atlantic NtCh
Cluh annual regatta, l.. Atlantic laeh
club