The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-08
NEW YORK YACHT Gun MEETING.
Entrie. for the Forty.-evcnth Annual Re.
gath.


A special meeting OF tho New York Yacht
club was hold last evening at their club house.
"a Madison avenue Tho object OF the meet
ing was to approve tho amendments to the
constitution. bylaws. and racing rules adopted
at tho third general meeting. held on May III.
and to fix tho time and place OF rem
devious for the annual squadron cruise.
Secretary ]. V. S. Oddio also notified
tho members that the following yacht
clubs had extended to tho flag officers
and mombers the privileges OF their club
houses and anchorages. Larchmont. New
Rochelle. American. New Bedford. Massachu-
sctts Marine aud Field. Pavonia. Eastern.
Rhode Island. eorinthian OF New York. Indian
llarbor. and Atlantic. The privilege OF club
stations to sister organizations was reicrred
to a committee with power. Tho question Of
having n club station and float in the upner
bay was favnrably discussed and there Is
hardly q doubt but that tho club will have ono
nE n s@SGS is r sy
ANNUAL cruise was flXcdat Glen Cove on Aug; =
=, The following entries have been received Tor
crs Dauntcss, Marguerite. Alcara. Peerless.
Conaincho. Shamrock. Agnes. lator' c AieTt'
Wasr Clara az Hth9icn ann and orva so0'
The following amendment to the bylaws
was passed:
Each yacht shall have number assigned to her by
site her in the cub book and shan be known by
display her number ON both sides Of the ma;n,a,i ~,
sai such numbers shall be thr,t inchc. square and
sall he issued by the cub on application but no Yacht
the club in any on year.
Tho amendments to the racing rules included
classification. entries. definition oil marks. OH
struction to sea ROOM and disuualillcation
Course No. !. in consequence Of some recent
changes in the number OF buoys. has been al
tered 50 aS to read;
lu. n
judges boat snchorcG," he east Of buoy 40 II and
to The md south Of It. thence south OF buoy No 10
HOOK To sandy ioSs shisG i"rnns north
and east and returning over the same course
Rule / of the racing rules was amended by
adding n new section. to DO known us Tour.
which reads as follows:
MNrp.
cns "'s ss .Sa ha tSs sHy M
Course No. Ii int.rdedt classes . and OF soors
s s%% y1%s "Sf f mt Tssi
been taken from! Glasses & and alone.
Rule > was amended 10y adding thereto n
new section. To be known US four. which reads
as follows:
In all races for which Guns shall be offered by The
one class which there shat have been only entry
the Provisions OF section OF ~, rule Sha nj All
a. one class t" We rsrrird as sIS Gign' mi\ea
shall apply.
Eule IL. section ID reads now:
marx is any vessel boat. buoy other object used
to indicate the and does hot involve any ques'
ton of sea room.
Rule II. section 1G. was amended so as to
read:
When a yacht ia approaching shore. shonL pier
rock other obstruction mot mark. ana cannot 90
clear by altering her CouiSe without iounE another
yacht. then THIS latter shan. or being hailed w the
FORMER, at once give room: anu IN case one yacht
forced tack to bear away in order to give ROOM
the otter shall also tack bear away the cas- hN
be. the same time as Is possible without
danger OF tou!iDg
Adds new rule. to be indicated as eighteen.
a. follows:
Rne is-Danger; In constituting and chewing these
rules, due regard must lie had to all danger, %;
navigation ami to any special circumstances which
may IN particular case. rcn 'trnE dcrhT-
from them necessary order 20 avoid immcia' 9
rue shall not he construed removing or aOatIns TIE
disqualification o. any yacht under ruie IL.
Rule IL. section ,. now reads:
If n Yacht. consequence Of her neglect q any Of
these ruI,s stall tci another yacht or compel another
yacht To fpu any yacht. mark r"h>ructon or TO run
aground, HE shall hc disqualified AMI shall all
damages. and any yacht Which shall wrongfuiy cause
another Iut bear away tack. IN order To AVOID
fuul!ng or shall without due compel another
yacht give to tack. under section III OF rule
shall herself fail to tack or to bear away.
auirei in that section or shall in any other way IN.
fringe fail to comply with any OF these rules. shall
be disqualified.