The New York herald., 1868-03-01
YACHTING.
Royal London Yacht Clnb-Proposed Altcrn.
tiOns of the RnIes and sailing Regulations
Monthly Club Meetings.

Royal London Yacht Club-Proposed Altcrn.
tions of the Rules and sailing Regulations
Monthly Club Meetings.
tFrom Bel's Life In London, Feb ISL
The monthly meeting and the adjourned January
meeting OF the Royal London Yacht Club will be held
the club rooms Adelpn terrace. on February H. The
sailing committee win propose the following alterations
and additions las amsnded) TO the rules and sailing
regulations, wiz
l0iha all that part Of tho rule between the words
"sntn" in tho seventh limo and .the" Ia
lowing woros 30 added:-"But this exemption
snail not extend q longer period than
two years without .he consent Of the Sailing Committee
aud during such exemption no such member shall be
allowed to avail himself Of any Of the PRIVILEGES OF the
club.n Rule 22-lhaL tor schooner be inserted ter
the word ocean" Rule 24That "excopt in the Of
q schooner match)" be inser ed after "when
tbrse prizes given" That tho figures 25 10 this rule
be altered to 80 aud the figures Il 90 l5 Rule 27-
yachts START be added Rule 2SThat this rule be alter
cd read fonows:"Ihat one shilling ton be paid
shall any exceed two guneas, and that
trance ice be returned TO the owners OF all yachts start
ing that belong to the club" Rule 33That the words
10y the party presenting the same be struck out
SAILING REGULATIONS.
0-6.-That "and yachts 10 schooner matches" be 10
serted after third class yachts. l-9. IN ali
matches OF this club tho following sails only shall he
set observation-disclosures topsa the yard OF which
shall not exceed length throe times tho yachts Deam,
nor be set with JackyardD, jib and foresaiL Yawls-
Same cutters, with the addition of mIzen and
squaresa which shall not bo set above tho crosstroes
Schooners Mainsa foresai staysaIs, jb, square top
sail, and squaresai which shall not be set above tho
crossrees and fore and main ga topsas to which the
same restriction as to enssh Of yard as in cutters
shall apply. 2-6-rha in all matches Of this club the
Crews OF yachts saing in such matches shall DO limited
as follows. vz-Cutters-0ne man for every tons or
fraction OF TONS captain and pilot Yaws and schoon
crs-0ne man for every tons or fraction Of tons
up 10 100 TONS and one man for every 10
tons fraction OF 10 tons above 100 tons,
captain and pilot Three members OF recognized
yacht club allowed in addition TO each yacht OF and
above 30 tons, but only two members allowed TO each
yacnt under 30 tons New-1hat every yacht above 80
tons engaged match shall carry boat at least IL
feet in length.
The monthly general meeting OF the Prince OF Wales
Yacht club was held on Monday at the Frcenasons
Hall, Mr w. T. Lowe, the Vice Commodore, occupy
Ing the chair ia the absence OF Mr. Cecil Long Mr. w.
~ II. Dowdail, OF the yacht Aerolte, tons, having
been elected member the chairman called tho atten
ton OF the members the fact that notice OF
gesod alteration In the club laws and sailing regulations
was required at that meetin in order that they might
be entered into At the next meeting. The committee
proposed alteration In sailing regulation nineteen, and
the effect OF the suggestion was 10 remove
at present in orce prohibiting yacht which had won
two races in succession contendng in third
Mr. r. Sadlier then proposed and Mr.. A. Turner sec
onded that Thursday, April be the day appointed for
holding the opening trip Of the club yachts 10 assemble
at Blackwell and sai thence in company 10 Purhest,
whore the members Of the club and their friends viii
dine.
evening in Frecmasons Hall, when everything was
ried out IN that happy manner which has always been
characteristic Of this club.
The annual general meeting OF tho Ranelagh Yacht
Club was held on wednesday, Mr. w. H. Lsmann, tho
Rear Commodore, occupying the chair faced by Mr. X
Lentha the treasurer, while the meeting was attended
by such members a. has been very rarely the custom In
the club for years past ballot was taken for the fol-
lowing gentlemen, who shortly Afterwards elect
cd Sir Henry Wolf, X. G. NJ g. Captain X Phelps,
Harling yaw 25 tons; captain Edward Otway, Isle Of
Club; Colonel Danie MsssrA ANTONIO Gabreili, Agsr-
non Langham, 0fanan. and =. Bell.