New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
THE AMERICAN YACHT CLUBS CRUISE
THE RACES AND THE PRIZES How TINE ALLOW
ANcr WILL DE- COMPUTED.

ANtE WILL Bt tDhibiED
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF next week
are the days for the great cruise of the steam squad
ron of the American Yacht Club. It will 5e menora-
bile exhibition Of powers OF the aquatic palaces whch
have BECOME so important feature Of sport on the
water The ncet will meet Wednesday afternoon at
Iarchmont. The Iarcbmont Cldb, with that graceful
courtesy which Pleasantly distinguishes H. has paceu
its anchorage and club house ut the disposal OF the ne
gata Committee OF the American Club horegatta"hl
take place Thursday and all entries must be In on Mon
dav The club has been much pcrplcXed for several
months It's efforts To arrange satisfactory ana sq-
bic system OF time allowance. They nave chlleu many
famoils en- r,inecrs In consultation and have even yet
been unable to establish any single system Inc ha'cr
has finally been arranged by compromise. , 10
The course will lie from Larchmont 10 ana nrohl the
lighthouse oil 5ratf0rd mp to tie pier III front oi ,,
Pcqu0t House. Scw-L0nGon The Hcct VIII nc dNlu'u
into four classes under four different systems o Time
nllowance IN. first class will include all yachts 0i more
than 80 feet length on the watrr-hhe. ine hero'"
comnrses those OF from % 10 100 Get wate-ne cng
The third is composed of all the rrst of the nret. win
the sieampcssuro Limitation. Prizes ARE ohcren Tor 'he
winning boat OF these classes nron the system
of time allowance proposed aud Formulated by Ohe
Engineer hrrs J.. Emery: me IoHIth cId's ~ ''',n m
posed of a the yachts furnished with boilers which, by
Government ms rcton.are permitted ~ carry 10 ps
OF steam or more to the square inch No yachts ctn
enter the lrst three classes that are noi allowed o
r,rty Us ponnia of steam or over special prize u
offered for tho winning boat IN the iourh class. Ihce
the only class PROF. but tilh pr ~ IS oceu LOT
the competition OF yachts of all size, furnished win
tubular boilers upon IN ARRANGEMENT Oi Time allowance
according the speed actually attiained This system
is known ~ the Kinney Table. and differs totally IRON
the Emery system, which Viii govern the competitors
n the rs thrcc classes ami from me rnlrs ueNseu Il!
Chef Engineer lsherwood for The fourth class
hith prze Will b. given to the winning y.cMs 1""1'
TIE time allowance arrangement o! captain :. j.
Lundhorg. formerly OF the s"eDi-h navy,
Yachts may be entered Tor ms TINS pille
irrespective oi their Size or "i the iyr o. thi Doe
CAPTAIN Lundhorg's system Is founded upon thc tonnage
in displacement and the motive power dcNelor ~ 10y
each boat. According 70 thi' syetrm "a Time m"w'h,o
j. estimated from the number diameter ara siloAr %.
steam cylinder The loini 81 cutting o. p TIE .'a. t u
OF the propclng wheel the l"nsin nEh F'ra",. pei'
width 81 the " ter line. The mean pressure ia e'en
cylinder when he developing thcir greatest
pressure ana iia aehh u "l-"t ~ W ~ ~ ~"
irn. i j. thought that hi thf ne "i hi thr'' lof y'
tant. extremely difficult Thug to accomplish w"en
hollow bits OF wood like The surito can De lolcel
through the o,ansG weT s'''g nree '' steamer @
ike the Aia ,nt' scyenth prL' Is "hrfrh Tor '"e
yacht making tue shortest time over the course
II is almost conce lei ifa' IiS prN' WI" D. .'r,urn
by the Stlrtp n size i permitted 10 r"rf. MI hrffe
spee attained by tlr wedge has aroused an excite
scarcely less tDan tIa prudnced when M cat una
- hoOg allowed an enity II il, rrst' a. h' ""' 10
being ihro"n ont thou alcr he had "on thr Face. lie
will sail the ~rItD the course 10 any event. ana A.
she has actually maze twenty-hur mics an h""F on
three dncrcnt occasions Dehseh il' GU! A 'nt ,ih.
s,ir will prob lbly get 10 NeWlonion fsi. "h"cFrF may
be given tie prize.
ON Weine'iay afternoon. when Sew.london /,
'r,a ~ IT, trc cy~,iog lie P.on"t uSusr will b. cn-
viii L. ,h .hr OF contest Tor such boats ~ are not
mote than nny feet Ia n.ih on thr water liuc Two
silver mugs Will De ve ~ ryc-. ono for the Winning
Yacht with Tubular boiler and one open tor cOuipcii
lion 90 81! yachts irrespective o.! their bpifr~ NJ
shelter Island Thursday evening reception VIII
be held a. Tie inhanset Hpu-c aIi grand display II
fireworks Will take place from the yachts at anchor n
The harbnr.
Up to this time the squadron will have been IN charge
OF the gnfta Committee which j. composed OF 'oree
". HALL Thouas Manning, Charles ~. T. cpili-. J T.
Lockwood ami Richard o. Iurphy. pn Friday the com
inad viii be- handed over 10 Com n1ipr" De 'ofaofI
who will conduct 10 Newport Tne sncsis of thc Gun
will econycys 81 ia the Steamboat ~. I. BAyl To shelter
island whence tary viii rrturn either b. the Baya oF
by the Long Island Railroad