The sun., 1890-07-04
LARoHMoNrys RACES TO-DAY.
The Clubs New systeu or CIassineatior
FuEEiss the Yachtsmen.


FuEzies the Yacbtsmen.
There is q good deal OF speculation among
yachtsmen regarding the result OF the big
annual race OF the Larchmont Yacht Club,
which Is to be sailed to-day on Long Island
Sound. The event Is always one OF interest
because the club Is liberal In the matter OF
prizes. The clubs new system OF classification
by corrected length Is the problem that yachts
men are trying to figure out. but with poor
SUCCESS 80 far. That the system is complicated
there is no doubt. and to those not familiar
with Its ramilcatlons 1t is verltable Chinese
puzzle. The time allowance is on the racing
length OF q yacht according to tho table OF al
lowances OF tho club. which Is calculated at sixty
per cent OF the theoretical allowance, based on
tho principle that opportunities for sueed vnry
as do the square roots OF the lengths OF vessels
OF different sizes. Tho reason given for the
adoption of this rule is that the allowances in
the table are based on the rule accepted by
naval architects, that within economic limits,
opportunities for speed vary in different ves-
sells as the square roots OF their respective
lengths. AS strong winds are required. how
ever, to give to larger vessels the full extent OF
their advantage In size, and as such scale OF
allowance is not adapted to ordinary summer
racing sixty per cent only OF the allowance
due to the rule is given in the table.
The clubs new book very handsome little
volume Just issued by Secretaries W. g. Scott.
contains tho table Of time allowances for one
nautical mile In seconds ana docimals and 1t
shows the measurements from l30 feet down
to IS feet. Whether this new rule in theory
seen. A good many assert that il 10 all theory
and no practice. and that the OLD rule or
wanHaka. .corinthIan. .o Atlantic, M and Eastern
nearly equal Dimensions together in one class.
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the new rule to decide for or against It, and un-
I'll then it Is hardly fair to condemn it. There
ne SsH Io psS uS When So
OF various sizes como together. to Judge OF their
m all VIII O 0 ssn sRs
the opportunity by securing points for future
reference, when tho question OF measurement
Desisner ]. Beavor f % we6S's idea "a" was to mako
the forty-foot class trial class. with limit Of
feet water line length and then to offer liberal
prizes for them to race rs class. As the class
6s Sd% be
Uniform system i; formulated the better
A system OF uniform racing rules should be
established ed :" said an old yacht owner yoster-
that man could enter his boat In say the Now
York. Atlantic, Seawanhaka, or Larchmont
events, and be sure when he started with any
reference to the story Of the last race he should
competitors or what time they allowed him
without having to guess at 1t. When onco a
boat was measured ut the beginning OF the
season that measurement should stand until
some alteration in the boat showed that new
measurement was necessary"
The yachts will sail over the four regular
courses of the club, which are ten. thirteen.
twenty, and twent nty-seven miles the catboats
and small open sloops sailing the two shortest
courses. the schooners and largest sloops tho
twenty-seven- mile course and the forty and
thirty foot classes the twenty mile course.
Some exciting racing is looked for in the forty.
foot class. ia which tho Ch9ctaw; Liris. and
class. where tho Azalea, Iiator. and Gevalia
will meet each other The Minerva is the only
yacht entered In class 6. Unless she moves up
q class she cannot win prizo.
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