Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
YACHT RACES
SUCCESS HERE
R. Y. c. Regatta Gets Many
Entries and Many Enjoy
Water Sport

The first regatta to be held under
the auspices of the new Raritan Bay
Yachting Association took place at
the Raritan Yacht Club yesterday af-
ternoon. With ideal weather and a.
large number of entries from each
member of the club the event turned
out to be entirely successful.
In addition to providing races for
boat owners. yesterdays regatta
showed that interest in water sports
is rapidly gaining ground in Perth
Amboy. The bluff along the shore
was crowded with spectators during
the afternoon and members of the
Rsritan Yacht Club lined the club
wharf and verandas.
The Nadia. acquired this year by
James A. Compton and Lewis Comp
ton as the successor to the Natirar.
showed her class in the sailboat
event by bringing back first honors.
The course took the entrants around
Great Beds Light to a stakeboat off
South Amboy and back to another
stakeboat off the club pier. The
Nadia covered the purse in thirty
nine minutes and twenty-five Sec
ends. Gordon Baldwin's craft ran
second.
In the second ace, the speedboat,
the Jersey Flyer, owned by H. Stem
gel, of Keyport, presented a clean
pair of heels to a field of seven
starters and covered the coure of
SIP miles in 1884. The Jersey Fly
err No. 1, also of Keyport, took sec
ond place. Pep and two other Jer-
sey Flyers were disqualified for COW
ering the course more than five per
cent. faster than the time developed
in the trial trip by which handicaps
race took the boats twice around
the course.
The third race was for cabin
cruisers and was won by o. o.
Cakes Rascal, of the Sewaren club.
The curse was Z 6S miles in length
and the winners time was 1:12:S4.
Second honors in this event went to
the Lotto, owned by w. L.. Howatt, of
the local yacht club. The Ellen,
der Captain Hanson, of Railway, was
third. Dauntless, Marbles and Mani
wa were disqualified. Twelve
tries started the cruiser race.
Sunkist, owned by Commodore
Muller, of Sewar n, won the SEMI
cruiser event, which consisted of
boats that could not properly be
classed as cruisers. Sunkist made the
5.12 mile curse in 37:55. Andrew
Anderson's Vamp, of the Raritan
Yacht Club came in second. The
Mary E., of the Railway club. took
third place.
The last event was a sailing canoe
race, won by William Vincent. OF
the Raritan CLUB. from a field OF
four starters. Alvin Smith, also OF
the local club. was second. Vim
cents time was 1925.
Prizes were awarded the winner
in each event, with second and
third prizes in some instances. III
the sailboat class the award was a
compass while in the speedboat
class the winners prize was a log.
with a running light for secon
place. A fire extinguisher. an an
Choir light and a course protractor
were the awards for the first three
finishers. In the cabin cruiser event
prizes consisted of a barometer. a
set of running lights. and an ensign,
while a compass was awarded the
winner of the canoe race.
Oficial timers included Stanley
Hartshorn, also starter: L.. B. Smith,
Joseph Messenger, Scott Burns.
Michael Bash and William DeHav-
en-. Nelson Macan was chairman OF
the ydCllilS COlIiliiittCS' an IL ~
Smith. Stanley Hartshorn, William
Vincent and Herbert Hooper as the
other members.
The next association regatta will
be. held at Sewaren, with the Sc
warren and Railway club as hosts.
Prince Bay holds the third even.
with a fourth at Keyport on Labor
Day.
According to the rules of the as
ISOLATION the winning boats receive
one point for winning the race and
a point for each other contestant
passed. Other boats finishing are
given a point for each boat passed.
A trophy has been offered in each
class, to become the property for
one year of the club with the most
points at the close of the season. TIC
be won permanently the season
trophy must be captured three con-
secutive years. In the event that
one boat wins its class prize three
times, however. the trophy goes to
the captain of the winning boat.