New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
NEW YACHT CLUB OFFICERS.
YOUNG MEN AT THE HEAD OF lie NEW
YORK ORGANIZATION-CH
ISCTSSIONS
DISCUSSIONS.

DISCt SSI)NS.
Tho newly elected officers Of tho NewYork Yacht
club arc men who WILL it is believed uphold the
honor I'm the Yachting field OF that ancient zach. club
They represent the best elements OF the club ana are
ambitious fcr It, welfare and honor in the yachting
world Commodore TERRY reiros after long ana
brilliant career chief OF the club. has nag mas
waved from the Electra over the largest Meets ever
assembled under the red cross the blue" He has
.pcnt money freely In entertaining and has been proud
OF his position. Mr.. Morgan, who succeeds him, =
Young rich and rn,hu sasc. Ills repeated attempts
10 gel The fastest yacht Of Its size aioat are weI
known rs 1, their c,dsummatOn In Ia" possession ol
the Glorinna That Comn0dore Nlo san ne lnr n
Of the cub at heart has been proved on many VJ h,
sion,. lhs election l. remarkable In The iact mat
the three leading officers OF The club are youns n,";
frolrdy three men young a they nav" never hrpi
the important 3hc"' o. epnoop r MI men Of varnt
Ing experience and the nominating conmittre kte"
temper OF the club when IT put them In noinauo'
I, +, rather incomprehens,bl. that the NcwYork
Yacht club has refused TO classify by racing tengh'
The committee appointed to consider the subject
clearly pointed out In It's report the inc1ngrWy oi
determining time allowance by system OF measure
mont and classifying Icy another. In other words
where yachts were ella sncd by load watrrne length
alone the measurement, which determined tmc allow
auce were entirely ignored. The advantages Wmeh
would all classes Of ynchts D racing II they
were clas ihcd by sailing length aud not by Their osd
watorllnc length alone - apparent flat ~ i
matter. \ report made to the club a year ago
y committee which dealt With The subject 81 clas 81
ncaion. ard That report rcconmcnhed classification 10y
.ailng length II va, not the opinion 81 the majority
81 the members oi The club AT that time that sith
ia. 4ncajlon lac better method. since then me
mcmb"-, seem not 10 HAY" changed their minds ne
method, ~ classification by sailing length ave TO the
owner greater lil"ry in choosing the dimensions ana
Yacht would tit IS not determined By her load water,
line alone but by n division Of the factors oi speed
represented 10y length and sail area
In clcc,ing Commodore sutton Of tho Brooklyn
Yacht Club president Of the New York Yacht Racing
Association tho culs composing the assc'lntion have
rlcrIcd one whose best efforts will be given for the
welfare Of the organization. Commodore su'tons am
bon Is 70 make the NrwYor Yacht Racing Asso
riation a rival Of the Ncw-Yorl Yacht Climb. lie be-
neves In extending the work Of the organization I'LL
.,ng ~. Atlantic coast, and making every yacht club
house station OF the a4,odaon The larger and more
powerful the New York Yacht Racing Association be
comes. the more viii the day be FASTENED when all
,.rn-tas the United states will be- sailed under one
.ct OF rules and regulations and when organization
NAV DO this side oi the water With powos SINH
tar 10 tho,e OF the National Yacht Racing Association
OF the United Kingdom. From that III" step to an In
,r7niional Yacht Racing ISOLATION would b." conpiri
:iviy short and easy. Then We should see al nations
surviving In friendly and honorable rivalry unhaUpcr~d
10y differences Of rules o. measurement or cnS,ca,ion
IS 10 the Ncw-ivrk Yacht Racing As>ociauoIi' Hnn
idea OF C0nmodTe Prime In" fclirln. president ana h'
,ong term Of service has been beneficial In every way
Ia -
III loo cArred for the benefit of the association with
which he has been 50 long prominently idehtihru.
The English critics VINO are still nsialllng inc last
deed OF gift will now have opportunity To defend
the provisions governing the trophy which the Royal
,icoria Yacht club iondy hoped would take The
,,ncc Of the Americas cup the blue ribbon OF tbe
sea- ROYAL Phelps Carroll has placcd the matter Of
Challenge from him the trophy In the hands OF the
New York lmcht dub and the club has referred II To
committee several Of the provisions Of the resiia
lions governing tho cup do not fair TO American
,nchtsmen ON. provision is that no matter what
nation wins the cup IL must always b" sailed lor
under thn regulations Of the National Yacht Racing
,s,cl,tlon OF England. Lord Dunraycn. In n recent
,et,rr 10 The London Field" pointed out that the
conditions governing the cup offered by me KoSal
victnrin Yacht club far from satisfactory 10 tic
tTub having the matter OF III" challenge III ain VIII
NJ once. begin negotiations with IN" Loyal Nr'oth
hub and the Fngli >hmrn VIII he on III" defensive.
II 1, br hoped, however tDht us
hapuy "A solution Of TIA" difficulties SirIound',e
,h ROYAL Victoria cup can be- found was found III
the latest challenge for the Americas cup
Stlnson Jarvis who has written extensively OH
Yachting affairs Is the author Of novel called pi'
periuc" In this novel Mr. Jarvls's love OF yacm
Ing compes him 10 get his characters aboard yach
and rs soon rs he can conveniently do ~ he has
shIpwrcck and all that OF thing drawn In good
styI. making altogether II strong SEA story IN"
book won the ~ 900 cash prize offered nS ihlra
Lee for the best original American mover suohi''u
IA them between May and september 80, lS9-'