New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-01
TO PICK A WINNER.
RULES GOVERNING THE AMERICAS CUP
TRIAL RACES.


THE COMMITTEE ISSUES \ IEcrL\E-"lNNlN'
rv "rrrxE" TO BE ,voIDE1 II POSSIBLE
THE FIRST RACE on srP1ENrFE :
circular prepared by the Americas Cup COM
,,,,,os was issued Yesterday regarding the trial
80 Tor the Americas cup For some reason IL
was given 20 the afternoon newspapers oeio'e "
had had a ea=onable time to reach the members OF
the club ,r,oo.s
T,ha ,ne,,bers Of the Committee on the America
Gun are James ID. Smith, Latham A. fisi J. nm
SCHUYLER A. Cass Garfield and j. Frederick rams
MIR Tams took the place or a MEMBER WIN '
resigned and will be remembered as in''nDe' -
Oh. pegatta Committee Of the New-YorK 1ach'
Club ,,. % tho
The races for the selection OF deiehucr Vi Wv
Gun will be managed by the regular hesa''" ~.
m,;;ae of the New-York Yacht CIup' "h'o"
,s,s y, { Nicholas Kane Chester Gris-
void and Irving Grinnell. This VIII ieaNe '''
snecial committee on the Americas cup al III" "'
erty to observe and contrast the reiauNe MEM"
the cup-defenders entered In the ulaI l"''''
view OF the recent exploits OF the NisHa"'' ~
task will not be arduous. The flagship May VIII De
the Judges boat. by invitation OF Commodore mo,
CON and tho start will be made at as nearly "a
o'clock as possible The races VIII take place o
Of Sandy Hook and the courses will be thirty hauo
miles in length. The first race. as mas pee'i an
nounco6 will be sailed on September l. Inc see
ord will he sailed on September 9. and The third on
il.
understanding though it may be that hve races
,,,u no sailed and the special committee mas
mower to hay. only race and can take ih'o
consideration the previous performances VI ~
yad entered. r.o
tho circular five races are provided for The
hrR race will be fifteen miles TO Iee"aiu anu
return the second an equlateral "ia'sie'
ard tho other races alternately over the same
courses There will be time limit OF SIX hours
ON the races 1t has been rumored that 'he u'ai
races would be sailed with a one-eun start, ou.
from the following extract from 'he c"'"'"' II
appears that they will not:
"prenaratory Signal.-Ten minutes before start
ing signal one gun will be fired and the olue
peter set in place Of the club porgee'
"starting signal-One gun fired the blue peter
lowered and a red ball hosted on the tr'a''c S'''
yachts may then cross the line
"Uandicap Sgnal-Two minutes after the start
ing signal one gun will be fired and the red oaH
lowered The time of this signal Will be taken
a. the time Of any yacht crossing after it is given
In case of miss-fre a prolonged piast oi ''e
whistle will replace the signal gun.
Recall Signal.-Any yacht crossing the line
before the starting signal will be recalled by
short blasts of the whistle, prearranged NUMBER
being used to indicate each of the competing
The racing rules. system of measurement; for
time allowance, etc.. prescribed by the New sew,
excess of load .water-iine length over eighty-fye
feet shall count double in calculating the SAL
races which shall exceed So 40 feet on her load
water-line. These exceptions are made because
must conform to them in the Cup races. &C,
Cording TO the agreement between LORD I3unraNeh
and the Americas Cup Committee. The com
mittee request that the competing yachts ReeP
together as much practicable as the especial
object Of the Is to determine the reiative
merits of the boats under equal conditons. Inns
request every yachtsman hopes will be complied
with as its observance will prevent beaten
yacht from hunting for wind and winning by
'fuke" -, 49,. H.. ooo
II is announced in the circular that the first race
with the Valkyre will take place on September
81 This fact was announced in The Tribune some
time ago.