New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
FOR PROTECTING THE TROPHY
CUPS TO BE GIVEN TO THE OWNERS on
THE DEFENDER AND THE vIGILANr.
ACTION or THE NETWORK YACHT crd-B-pr.
PORT OF THE CUP coMMIrTEE-THE RE-
MEASUREMENT OF THE RIVAL
VESSELS - ELECTION OF

T.
MEASUREMENT OF THE RIVAL
VESSELS - ELECTION OF
NEW MEMBERS
The New-York Yacht Club held a regular meeting
q, tie Madison-aye clubhouse last night The meet,
ing was called order at little after o'clock by
Commodore Brown. Among the members who
attended It were: Secretary j. V. 9. Odde.John
Hyslop. Fleet Captain Robinson, F. w. V. Hurst
John f. Brooks, Edward O'Maey Vice-commodore
Ward Willard r. Ward. j. $ Barley. Harrison b.
Moore H. c. Wintringham. William F. Costenbsder
r. Suydam Palmer. S. Nicholson Kane. Oswald
Sanderson, J. Fred Tams, f.. a. Willard Chester
Griswod Commodore J. ID. Smith. ex-Commodors
Chase J. b. Ecclcsine jr, Chester Munroe. Arthur
Ingraham, l.. J. Callahan. Thomas c. Cassidy. 8.
Romans. a. b. Jones. John c. Orr, George Trow-
bridge and Latham A. Fish
only three of the seven members OF the Cup Conn
mittec were present Messrs. Canheld kortright.
Cass and Rogers being out of town
The first matter Of importance treated was fhs
CUP Committees report. which was unanimously
adopted and ordered printed This report filed fifty
closely typewriter pages All OF 1t. with the ex-
cent.on Of statement regarding the remeasure-
mon, ~ the Defender and valkyrie ILL., has already
been published When Mr. Fish gave out the report
he said in reply question that the signt cEfer-
ence in time allowance which would nave peeh mas
bv a new calculation on the measurement was N
were made by members on the disposition to protest
shown nv Lord Dunraven early in the match
The following Is the official explanation OF that
Sunday morning measurement OF the rival yachts:
On Saturday September T. Lord pdnrayen com.
municated to the Cup COMMITTEE nls -, sr rs nt
,he Defender had sailed that days race immersed
tree ar four inches more than when she was as
ured Lord Dunraven stated mar re a,aa a. -
,he change had been made without the knowledge OF
the defenders owner. but it must be corrected or
he would discontinue racing -, ,-,t.,oo MIA,
action il should take but he desired remeas9 IRE
ment that day Saturday September ~ iS o op
from Lord Dunraven ordered n so 20
be made the earliest possible no'n ,e On ~.
Lord Dunraven. At the same time they %yre re, re-
measured with the result OF Gny csse Of the De-
fender and one-sixteenth inch IN inc tdihsal c
a. he result varied the time allowance on.y sec.
on S ' nr fwo and in no way affected the outcome q
he races IL is not deemed necessary 20 give ao-
ditional measurements q. G.. In THIS reporV'
The following are the resolutions passed
Resolved That the report OF the Amer ca up
Committee of 1894 be accepted ana Una, W W ar.
mttee be requested to have w copIes ., r' ~ ths
printed for distribution among the memoefs VI NV
club ..u.uou,oa - tho owner,
90 ESQ offender in recognition Of their successful
defence of the Americas Cup in me Teceh. ma T.
anu "a an Expression Of the cubs appreciation
Of his generous and sportsmaniIke action IN putting
dIsnosal Of the club and that the procuring OF the
cups be referred TO committee Vi '"'ee' !" 10
appointed by the tHaI.
n,odore H. c. Ward. Rear Admiral J. L bergen
aF The cable dispatches received from Percy Thel.
ueson secretary of the Royal victoria 1scis
club and Charles D. Rose, Withdrawing we Cha,-
lenge OF the Distant Shore, were read put no ac-
ton was taken on them. the Cup committee nay.
ing full power in this matter, ana IL Deihe ous"'
hotter TO await news by mail. ,,,.-
Tho following committee TO nominate calulua,es
for the annual election. which VIII De neli Oh INC
eecond THURSDAY in February, was elected; ~,
TIoyd Phoenix George l.. Rives, RcAaVn . fdl-
mer n r I.pp.tt, Frederick o. Bourne FnInp
SCHUYLER William f. Iselin, tIouverne Ut h n
right William Butler Duncan, Jr., ana fofuhan
Morris. ,, -
TIL. following candidates for membership were
elected: ,,
c. T. Russell F c. D.nnny. jr Leland H. Little Little
field. Jacob Rupert y. Law y te,, =, x:
Leroy NJ Garrett [; 3 y; Logis KempHi Perc r
Albert l.. Key, t. S. y; Edward 5. Hatch; James
McKibben. Dr. f. II. Marsteer. t. 5 -; d., J.: L. H.
p Prinee e s. ~; Louis j. Brush Charles HeiJy
Harlow. L. S. N; J. B. Wheeler Edwafd bsoTN.-
ing Franklin NJ Singer Edward White, [. > NJ
and Theodore y. Rich. -. ,.or,r,
Secretary Odd.e moved an amendment io"eri.s
the dimensions OF yachts owned by members En-,
titlng them 10 representation and the irancniss
from fifteen to ten tons Ihis amehu'ne"'
An ola copy of "Wkes's Spirit containing
full account OF the Americas winning or the cup,
was presented to the club by H. c. Plum, ana a
vote of thanks passed.