The New York herald., 1878-11-26
SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB.

REGULAR QUARTERLY aIEErsSc--7dNrTsRs Is-
T1GEsInG TO YAcHrsSILN ACTED upoy-PRo-
POSED AMENDMENTS no THE UNITED STATES
REVENUE LAws-wINTER LECTURES
The regular quarterly meeting Of the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club was held at Delmonicos last evening.
Commodore S. j. Colgate in the chair. fair number
of yacht owners were in attendance.
REVENUE LAWS REGARDING YACHTS.
After dsposing OF the usual preliminary business
the Flag Officers Committee. appointed for the pur
pose of nluring into the eNpotlicncy petitioning
Congress regarding the United States Revenue stat
utes relating II yachts submitted their report. The
committee felt that the laws obliging yachts 10
form strictly to the regulations relating to
and hailboards should be modified. there
sity OF their enforcement the law being passed without
thought OF yachts and solely for the benefit
engaged i'll trade Tho COMMITTEES repealed section
i17a Of the United States Revenue statutes regarding
the painting OF names ard the port to which thsy
belong sterns of yachts aud the penalty attached
TO such omission; also the act Of June %, 1874, allow
ing the OF vessels to be painted in
yellow or gilt letters the committee hold
ing that yachtsmen object to having to
comply with these provisions. Heretofore the
authorities had not noticed the infringement OF the
requirement, but during the past summer many
yachts had hoen detained and Obliged to add hail
boards to their stcrns All yaehtsmen would be
pleased to be believed from the necessity of comply
ing with law so unnecessary and the action Of the
English Board OF Trade uS7l) was quoted when the
Royal Alfred Yacht Club asked to be relieved from The
law making IL obligatory to thus mark yachts, and
their request w:ts granted.
The law relating to the license OF yachts. the CON-
nittee further held renders its benefits imperative
to the great bulk OF our pleasure fleet boat
be enrolled AZ an American vessel unless she is OF
twenty tons burden. Custom House measurement. A
vessel OF this size is about fifty feet long. and many
of the smaller vessels are consequently exempt from
its benefits. II such do not take out license as
coasters or sacks they are liable to seizure In view
OF these facts the following amendments sub
nitted subject to alteration by the Law Committee
OF the club:-
An act amend section AIS, United States Revenue
Be / onse.sd BY tho Senate and House Of ReP.esonsa
Statutes shah apply be obligatory upon any yacht
moysa y club and iod n and
section or in any act OF Congress to the contrary notw
SEcnos2 Aud be ii further led that section chap
ter Ill Of an as to authorize tho Secretary Of the Treasury
ss .Sl apply all sc yasSs as afossad 81 s
YACHTING LICENSES.
The committee also called attention to the
yacht owners shall renew their Yachting
licenses each year; and characterized it
that the secretary Of the Treasury be pettioned by
the representatives of the leading yacht clubs Of the
country asking that yachting license remain III
ID.
it be renewed only when yacht passes into the pos
session of owner.
Tho report was adopted, with thanks to the COM
mittee So soon as the proposed amendments to the
Revenue Statutes shall be put In proper shape flag
officers will ask the cooperation of all yacht clubs in
the country for their proper to Congress
lover ALL DIMENSIONS.
The Committee on ''Over AN Dimensions submit
ted the subjoined report which unanimously
adopted ss
The committee end that the customary way detemin
ing length all practsed by the measurcr OF this
club, is follows:ro from aftcr
plankscer at the middle OF the the side
plank sheer The committee deem it advisable
change tho ermna tion of this dimension forward
that hereafter the length Bli should be taken TO
perpendicular the forward end Of tho load
limo the upper end OF the panksheer, point
responding thereto IL the sheer does
On motion of Vice Commodore Cromwell Il was
resolved in the future to admit spinnakers to be
named in the sailing regulations IS racing sail
*A BALLOON
On motion of Mr.. Hysop the uso Of balloon jibs
in all future Corinthian races be prohibited.
WINTER LECTURES.
Vice Commodore Cromwell suggested that mas
much the Of lectures delivered before tho
club last winter found to be interesting and
| instructing, u similar course be provided for
| the coming months The motion was adopted and
| the subjects OF the lectures will probably bel.
'Kcels and their Fastenings" 2. "Centreboards and
| their Constructions these subjects to be treated
Work" 5. sails. Making Them. Caring for Them
! and Otherwise" Vice Commodore Cromwell and w.
L. Suydam appointed q committee to provide for
| the lectures
After ordering the revision of the club book tho
meeting adjourned