The sun., 1895-02-15
MY. CiS CLASSIFICATION
ADOPTED AT THE CEUB's ANNUAL
MEETING LAST NIGHT.

Classifying the Yachts -- gen. Charles y.
Paine OF Boston Present at the Meeting
Rumors About the Chnrtering OF the
Jubilee - Eleven Hundred Members and
Three Hundred Yachts in tho club.
The New York Yacht Club held its annual
meeting and election OF officers last night at the
club house, ~ Madison avenue In the absence
Of Commodore T.. u. Morgan, who is abroad,
Nicc-C Commodore T.. VI. Brown, who was after
ward elected Commodore, presided. J. v :.
Oddic acted rs Secretary. Among the yachts
men present were:
=, Con Charles J.. Paine o. Boston, Roar commodorc
WGrG A. u Ionrs, so FrSd S' = sands, fT%;.t siaSe,
| Erank Robinson, Percy ChnbG, T. Nchgson KANE,
~, William GaE,ner, FRANK Morrill, r. +.
K9ftrsht, 4 Cs.s Ienieid. !icorge l. CotmocE, n ".
mrsi nsmar v FSher r. Ttin HintscEfMra Jemss
Post John i. LoveJoy, j. j; Callahan, William H.
Lieut. Mol% rSFS eons SsH
SaSrES smith, Eugene M Rt f. B.h Jones' "fr SeS. z
r oMas p AsSn Sn r Il i NJ r2Ms ams IN ar WIN
| Gen. Paine's presence at the meeting in view
| of the story in yesterdays Sun relative to tho
| proposed chnrtering OF the Jubilee. gave rise to
| any number Of rumOrs about the object or his
| visit here at this time.
There was considerable gossip regarding the
| new Herreshoff cup defender and not a little
talk about the fitting out ofthe Colona, Jubilee,
| Vigilant, and Navahoe to meet her. In spite of
all talk to tho contrary, It was learned on
| good authority that both c. Oliver Iseln
and A. Cass Garfield each trying
| to secure boat, the former to drill his crew on
and tho latter TO alter and put in racing trim,
so that II by any chance the new Herreshoff
boat should prove failure We would have
something elso to fall back on.
The Secretary In his report stated that thero
were LOO members and 300 yachts. Tho
Treasurer's report was satisfactory, and 1t was
approved. The Regatta Committee, Americas
Cup Committee, and Committee on Models re-
ported progress.
1t was announced that the club had leased its
Newport station for five years and had renewed
its lease on it's Madison avenue property for the
same length of time. The annual regatta was
A letter was received from Ogden Goelet of
fering his usual $1,000 cup for schooners and
$500 cup for sluops. which will be decided dur
ing the August cruise.
< letter was also received from Secretary
Richard Gran OF the X Royni Yacht , Sgpadron
N.C. The following officers were then elected:
yard g4s H. Brown ors steamer syl
Glytio RSar omStoTS James 6 Bergen %,
Fleet SURGEON. Morris Asch, NJ p; Rsgaiia Coiamlt
Reli co@mtisc On &dm,ssiqps TIank 7; RS6i9sop,
Eeasg j"saph sckney Fss
Edward L.. Chase, e. Alfred Grymes II. Edwards
Ficken, and Arthur lngraham; Library COMMITTEES,
Fordham Morris William Gardner, and Arthur 4.
CLARK Franz 4: Hnthony' freieTlck p SANDS and
Outside of the election OF officers. the prnci- |
pal interest centred In the report OF the special
committee, suggesting amendments to the racing
rules and altering the classification from load !
water line length to sailing or racing length
classification.
The committee. which was composed of A.
Cass Garfield, w. Butler Duncan, Ir., John |
Hyslop. 5. Nicholson Kane and j. Frederic Tams,
in their report suggested. among other things.
the measuring of yachts with crews aboard |
and prcscribing limit TO the number OF men
that could be carried by each boat. The new |
classification recommended by the committee is
as follows:
sCHooSERs.
Class An over 81 feet racing length.
Class Mot 50 feet and over s5 feet racing
Class 3-Not SIS feet and over 75 feet racing
Class Mot 10 feet and o5 feet racing
Class j-Not over e5 feet racing length.
sINGIE-MAsTEp VESSELS AND yAwLs.
c@Sss @ , Sot over SO aud over 20 feet racing
class 3-.Not over 20 feet and over 60 feet racing
Class Not over 60 feet and So feet racing |
Class 5-Not over 65 feet md over so feet racing
Class 6-Not over 80 feet racing length.
Skinning out is to he prevented, for the new
rule says: Floors must be left down and bulk
heads and doors left standing water tanks kept
cable Kept on board; Trimming by dead weight
shall not, be allowed - after the prepare;
be taken in or discharged after T.. NJ. of the
day before n race. hut the above restriction may
be waived rs to water only by permission OF tho
Regatta Committee"
The crews are TO be on board when measured.
according tn the following schedule: \ Yacht
shall he permitted 10 have on board in races
only as many persons rs she shall have on board
when officially measured, but this number shall
not exceed that given by the following formula
sGho2nsrssCa;s one nan t? CyYcry tw" feet Of
@ % OF 3 IRA ,aneo TO
class one man 10 every three feet OF racing length
feet racing length and fraction thereof class one
man to every four feet of racing length and fraction
singlsm vessels ard yawl:mc,ss. three
Thereof class one man three feet Of racing
Of racing and fraction thereof class
one man for every four feet Of racing length 18th and
OF racing length and fraction thereof class 8, one
thereof.
After hot discussion, lasting two hours. the
above classification was adopted but changes
Rule was altered so as to read
yacht shall be permitted to have board, in
nSmGtr given s iS IN Tie 6ruia ' 'H" "0' 'A''eu ''
Tho following amendment to rule was lost:
Il an oysrSp exists between two yachts when both
the required side then ,he outside yacht must as far
pSs, 81 Q? c "shnE give the inside yacht
Among the members elected were:
a. G. Hamilton, Albert II; Hilton 7. NJ. Hoyt Harry
s. Henry, James fSlbey Watson, Augustus S. Van
Wickle j. Henry, Whitney, Charles II. Mcn'
iHi%,IjseS, Z, 81. w ); AAr}ESg, ,H,s Ray
Henry +. Picking, United states Navy; Percivnl W.
Clement. william II. Wotrous, Henry y. Macdona,
William i! tmory United states Navy: G. l., Wilson,
james y Dickson, stephen Loines, Edwin C, Hoyt,
Thomas H. Kerr.
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