The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-29
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Meeting Of the New York
Yacht Club.
Important Change in Measurement and
Time Allowance.
The Annual Regatta ON Thurs.
day, June 20.

eral meeting last evening at the Club House the
corner OF Madison avenue sand Twenty -seventh
street. ASH was generally understood that some
important business would he brought up In con-
nectlon with new law to govern the measurement
of yachts and the time allowance in regattas and
matches, there was large attendance, and over
twenty yacht owners were present. The meeting
was called to order at eight O'Clock p.
NJ, and after the TRANSACTION OF some business
OF minor importance the report OF the
COMMITTEE ON MEASUREMENT
was read and adopted. The committee comprised
Captain A. s. HATCH Of the Resolute; Captain Jacob
voorAis Jr. OF the Madeleine; Captain Robert Cen.
ter, OF the Vindex, and Captain william Krebs, OF
the Oracle; and their report was as follows:-That
they have considered various measurements. lncud-
Ing those when have at different times been tried
by the club, as well others which have been
recently presented, with the desire OF finding one
which will be correct In principle easy OF applica
ton and invariabe, which will encourage "a little
as possible the building OF boats faulty in construc
ton to evade 1t, and which they may hope Will be
acceptable to the club and become . standard
measurement for all time.
With these objects in view they have decided to
recommend TO the club the adoption OF the method
given In the accompanying resolution, which takes
for the measurement the cubical contents OF the
whole boat, except the shear, and which is based
boat represents her capabilities for power,
and that Of Swo boats Of the same size
the one III which that size Is so applied as to
enable her to develop and use the greatest amount
OF power with the best results as to speed, IS the
best model They think also tnat this method while
1t comes nearer chan any other to meeting the no.
quirements in view, Will in way discourage
models which combine the important elements Of
comfort seawortniness ana safety.
AS a basis for scale Of time allowances they re-.
commend the adoption Of such tables taken from
those In use) viii result In an allowance by
the largest schooners the Dauntless and fhe Sappho,
TO the smallest. the roam and the Eva, OF about
~erv % ,h nve nCars race a. In,s VIII %
tw0-thtrds that OF 1870. Having no measurement to
go upon they can present no statements OF the effect
OF the rule upon he different vessels. They think,
however IL Will place them generally IN about the
same relative position which they occupied in last
years lists.
They also recommend the abolition OF the sliding
scale as now applied to the difference in the time Of
the races, for the reason that the time In winch q
race made does not generally represent the speed
OF the yachts, 1t often happening that Leading
breeze each way makes a snort race ut low rate
oil speed, ana head wind either way makes long
race at nigh rate OF speed, ami the sliding scale
They present resolution 10 accomplish tins object
and others providing for the application OF the
tables OF time allowances to the asurements pro-
posed If they should be adopted, and for liking the
details OF the manner IN which the yac IS shall be
measured IN accordance with the rules recom-
mended
Resolved That the system of measurements and time
allowances now in use by the club be abolished;
measurement and time allowances First that yacht
shall be measured on the outside OF the pankn. from the
of the top OF the panksheer forward and att parallel with
water line until IT reaches the and including
much OF the overhang at end shall WITHIN
these limits aud that the contents of the boas within these
ee osaincd be applied such tables Of allowances
taken from those now IN use as will result In allowance
the smaes the Foam and the about twenty minutes
IN race Of ave hours and 40 the Tor sloops
and graduated according to the scales
made in longer shorter time.
Resolved That the hereby regu
late the application OF the tables OF time allowances the
measurements adopted.
hereby authorized to fix the details the
which the yachts hall be measured la the
foregoing resolution.
communication was then read from MIR. Alfred
w. Craven, resgning The position OF Measurer OF
the CLUB on the ground OF pressing business gage
mentS that would prevent ms giving proper atJen-
ton TO the duties oil The Ofllcc. The Contamination
was laid the table. ana Mr. A. Cary Smith ap
pointed acting Measurer pro tenn. A motion was
then brought up 10 revive the Old grade OF Fleet
Surgeon, which was unanimously adopted,
and DR., Dawson elected TO the ONCE. Mr..
a history Of the annual reaat,a H compiled piled
and printed dating from the first regatta after the
formation OF the club up 10 the present day. The
scented to the club by Mr.. W. Butler, anu on motlon
the gift was accepted. A communication was then
read from Mr. TIFFANY, intlmatIng desire to pnoto
graph all the cups and prizes won Dy yacnts be-
Tifany was accep,ed. A motion was then
the second Thursday in June to the Thursday fol-
lowing, on the ground That the tide would DC more
favorable on that day. Tue motion was adopted.
The ocean race for the challenge cups. from
Sandy Hook Ltghtship 10 the ligntsnlp of brentons
reef ana return was fixed Tor the third thursday
In July. About TWENTY-FIVE new memcers were
elected, making sum total OF over SIX hundred
members now belonging 10 che CLUB The meeting
adjourned shortly alter ten Z. nj.