The New York herald., 1870-04-18

ALLowANcEs.
Thi5 l5 subject upon which nearly every yacht
man has his own opinion, ana the three leading
clubs diner widely. the new YORK club allows
time by e.aboraiey computed tables ior yacnts over
anu Delow 100 feeC IL Is Oi course impossible
10 make time allowances just or accurate because
models vary so much ana races And reYattas are
halpeioa oy SO many local disturbances. Inc olGef
yachsncn are IN favor vi aDoshng TIME allowances
a.losetner and q putting senooners aud sloops
IN spec.nei classes, with lule difference OF
tonnage, and then MAKE depend
upon me first yacht reaching the sta4eboat 1t ,s
doubtful II This proposition can lind mucn favor ne
cause lC would exclude many GRATIS rated as first
class ana create dislincLons tnat would hardly pro-
moe harmony. yacht owner having $1,000 Il-
vested III scaooner would hardly he satisfied 10 ue
denOnlInllei second class. bat sucn iuie Tor
yacht5 OF the tuture ihG ne saiuCnry. But there Is
no reason why there sAOud hot De general sf stem
OF allowances codned ior all clubs upon llneral
blsis IL IL Understood chores wi he made Ia that
direction.
SAILING DIRECTIONS
are 10 be materially amended Dy te Brooklyn Club,
upon the motion oi commodore kidd at the next
meeting. It Is proposed to ADOPT ~ stem a,d out
py tae commodore and tested IN the bay at ioko-
hama, Japan, wnere u friendly regatta was sailed ny
the Ainerlcan anu Engnsn gentlemen living IN tnat
vicinity. IL CONSISTS substantially In reducing al
lowance5 one-tnlrd thus making the tuie more
nocral Tor SOW race IL Wl render races aud re-
gstrls more eXcJmg, and the experiment VIII pe
watched with interest.
From what we present IN this article 1t VIII appear
that
THE SEASON OF 1870
~ daWning brightly. EXdggeraLl0n were hardy
possible iii speaking OF the creulJdDle enthusiasm
pervajing All yacn5nen, whether scamen or SIMPLY
patrons OF Tue scientific pAstiine, anu LAe day o IT'S
| Iul iruitlon VIII DO gladly welcomed The har-
pngers OF success to America III international con-
tests seem numerous aud, aL any RATE generous
| rivalry VIII put Us u long step ahead
| Yachting is supported Dy the most distinguished
! men or Tue country ana on the roll oi neMoefs we
read the names OF Lloyd Aspinwdli, j. }. Astor, = L.
| NJ. Barlow, Cunning >. BEDFORD Jr., August Belmont
j. \. bristed, William 4. Butler General butterneld
| j. o. Uale l.. Dennonlco inonas Z. Durant, Free
| man j. Flthian, Moses IL. Grinnell, A. oakey liai
| Jerome. Lawrence Jerome, George W. Kidd, II.
| i. LOper, hamilton Morton, Lloyd phmniX, Richard
| Scnell George !. Schuyler, francis shiddy, W. ii.
| vanderbilt aud many Others, ali solid"
Win the exceptions noted the general regulations
and bylaws VIII remain unditerei, and tue season
I VIII open VITA the ORGANIZATIONS aud squadrons
| THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
In 1874 the now famous New YORK acht Club was
duly organized by The election of the late estlmabe
| John q. stevens as commodore, and during the suo'
sequent twenty ysiX years OF It's history It's Nag has
beeu borne over every and lis dignity ana pres
uge respected in every land. II came into being at
| AIN era IN tue history OF The Union wnen American
models were beeinning to receive the admiration OF
! European builders ana when TINS country was
teeming with industry and wealth. NO man
a more more, iervid promoter OF us interests
or aadeo more ecoa the ,nnn brilliant iastre
| Stevens his zeal never Jagged, and ms earnest,
trefess efforts were given 70 build up ils grandeur
! OF to-day lie was no holiday pleasure seeker no
| mere representative OF hIeiess and luxuriaut
pasume; Dut as bold, vigorous and gallant yacht
| man dedicated to America something before
| kaown-an ocean sport In whicn 10 independence
was added courage 10 art science, to ease industry
incidents in the lie Of this truly great man no one
can be otherwise tnan struck by his CONTINUOUS
CONSCIENTIOUS SERVICE.
| His was the duty OF The pioneer, out he was not
| merely the layer OF foundations. He pursued his
structure, he developed his designs ana infused u
young enthusiasm toward the sea aud Impaired
glowing love for aquatic sports HIS work was not
done at the stone, nor was 1t completed with
the last polish OF the brusL. The science which he
fatnered rlpened into promising yoatn ana he stu
clung. lie led 1t through lncipient dangers OF ITS
first years, illustrated It's history, heightened It's las
cmatlons, and drew, by magnetic power, the cream
| OF our cty's worth TO support the enterprise.
| Under his fostering care the New YORK Yacht Club
| solved its mission and that was 70 develop our
latent expertness as modeliers builders aud scamen
to the Atlantic such productions OF
genius as we could juxtapose with the comDined ex-
| perience OF the United Kingdom. Fortunately II
| was the Office ana choice OF Commodore stevens 10
| sail for European shores.
| THE HISTORICAL AMERICA
| was his yacnt, and with 10 he touched Cowes IN
July, 1851 lncredutY summed up every English
| OPINION OF her modei, and out few of the acute
| coulu succeed. Every one knows the result OF her
ylsit now II aremarkabie race with the Royal Yacht
waters wlrh unexampled speed, ana dnay dropped
anchor victor OF the day. with the eyes OF European
builders fixed upon her lines. fne event was good
Tor English yachting; it better FOR American
building and gave hope and courage to our cluos.
For eleven years John @ Stevens bore aioft
his broad pennanL. and tnen worn by sickness and
preyed upon by disease he hauled down the uniting
beneath which be mad won cherished laures and
fame Tor whole nation, and wrote tho following
touching letter tive years aeIore ne Was gathered
his fathers:-
To n. BLooDooop. Secretary new York Yacht GLIB
unwilling e S 80 ;
ore Of the New York Yacht SQUADRON convection my
should be both willing and able renders this
on 90 ws So w but c Least so the
and s the spirits n enable me to MAKE the
with me the usual and inoy,table & =, result, and /
not se 0q It 'sa Sa u The that That % s ss;
to y 1se w ha s when
commencing in iet. az puide captain cook and all nand
three feet deep and ending eommander Of squadron
my brother and say that though no able
them sunny sound. VIA my warmss.
SERVANT - ''"'' join iPs ST. srngsSs
TO have lived as be did and 70 have accomplished
his labors brings more honor tnan the empty ecnoes
from the Senate or any OF the rank patriotism of
political parasites In 1s45 the first regular regatta
III this country sailed follOws:-Ionnage,
Custom House measurement; Iorty-1ve seconds a
ton were allowed for the start aud the prize was
cup. The yachts were OF an average size Of thirty
i've tons. June g. 1s4S the first annual regatta took
place for Two classestbose over fifty tons entering
| with allowance OF thirty.fve seconds per ton,
and the second class-tnose under fifty tons--enter-
ing with an allowance OF fOrty-tve seconds per ton
the club have undergone considerable change. John
q. Stevens, as Commodore, was succeeded by sr.
William Edgar. a position when he held up to 1860.
| Then Mr.. Moses II. Grnnell, our worthy Collector,
was rendered the position but declined. Edwin A.
Stevens was then elected. In 1865 Commodore
stevens resigned and Mr. William II. McVicker was
chosen In his place. Now She nag officer is Comno.
dore Henry 6. stebblns. During the many Years OF
It's existence the Yacht Club has suffered no
tudes calculated TO impair It's character IN the pub
lie mind. IL mas been Tree from deleterous and evil
Influences and Its members, actuatet by noble and
lofty purpose OF advancing yachting and
struc0n in the aggregate, nave never forgotten the
aims underlying Its mission. From 1914 to the pre-
sent day the word mas been progress. Advance
ment can be seen in every vital feature
OF the CLUB. TIE nIty tonner Of twentysx years ago
Is the $50 tonner OF to-day. Models have improved
Discussion, examination costly experiments and
almost reckless daring have characterized the ad-
vocacy of peculiar principles promulgated either or
one hand or the other In the waters OF the bay,
abroad and even to voyages around the world, there
has been one ultimatum ana, all considered, only
| one--speed. To achieve 1t In the highest degree is
| at once the yachtman's pride and success; and
writing ut this time 1t not any exaggeration say