St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-05
HOW THE DEFENDED-VALK
RTE CONTEST WILL BE Gov
ERNED.
WlNDWARD AND LEEWARD.
THREE OF THE FIVE RACES TO
BE sTRAIGHTAWAY AND
RETURN.
vALKYRIE THE LONGEST BOAT
American Yacht to Take AbOu1
One Minute From Her Eng
lish Rival.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The regatta
committee of the New York Yacht
club today announced the pro-
gramme of rules governing the
Americas cup races. Their principal
points follow:
Sailing directions-The start will be
made off Sandy Hook lightShip, the
preparatory signal being given at 1850
a. IN. and the starting signal at IL 100.
Courses-No. DETER "C'), from the
starting line to and around a mark
fifteen miles to windward, or to lee
ward and return, leaving the mark on
from the starting line ten miles to and
around the mark; thence ten miles to
and around a second mark, and thence
ten miles to finish line, turning the
marks on the outside of the triangle
to port and starboard, according as the
yachts are sent around. Starting and
finishing lines will be between a point
on the committee boat indicated by a
white. flag and the mainmast of the
nghtship or other stake boat, If the
start is made further out to- sea. These
lines will be straight angles with the
outward and home courses, respect
lively.
In case of serious accident to either
yacht, prior to the preparatory signal,
she will display letter M" and shall
have sufficient time to repair before be-
ing required to start.
Should such accident occur during a
repair before being required to start in
the next race. In case the start is
postponed or the starting point is
shifted from the lightship. a prelimi-
nary signal will be made by firing a
gun and displaying the yacht ensign at
the fore. The committee boat will dis
play the club signal at the fore and the
committee boat aft.
Should the committee boat fail to
reach the finish her place will be taken
by a vessel displaying a red ball. The
racing rules, time allowances and sys-
tenn of measurement of the New York
Yacht club shall govern.
Best three out Of five races, outside
nautical miles in length and with a
time limit of six hours. The first,
third and fifth races shall be to wind
ward Or to leeWard and return. The
second and fourth races shall be around
an equatorial triangle, one leg (and
the first If the wind permiD being to
windward. One day shall intervene
between each racing day, unless by
special agreement. If, on the day of
a race to windward or leeward, the
course cannot be laid from the light
ship, then the race will be started from
some point further out to sea.
Although the measurements of De-
fender and Valkyrie III. will not be
announced officially until Friday, and
possibly not until Saturday, enough
has been learned about the spars and
hulls of the boats to make a reasona-
BILE correct estimate of the racing
lengths of the yachts and the time al
lowance given by the challenger. 1t
is the first time since the big sloops
began contesting for the cup that the
American boat has had to take time,
although it will not be as great as
was expected. The racing lengths, as
estimated by a well-known designer
and yachter expert, are 101.3 for Vail
kyrie and 100.22 for Defender. Under
the rules of the New York Yacht club
this would mean an allowance of a
little less than a minute on a thirty
miles course. These measurements
were shown to Capt. Sycamore today
and he said he thought they would
prove to be nearly correct. He thought
that the allowance would be about one
minute, as calculated.
The articles Of agreement were en-
tered into today on board the steamer
City Of Bridgeport, the tender of VAL
kyrie III. The details chiefly refer to
matters that have been long agreed
upon, and were in force during the
Vigilant-Valkyrie race in 1893. The
only striking features of the document
are that the committee, while naming
the Sandy Hook lightship as the gem
orally understood starting point, re-
serves the right to start the racers
from any point which, in it's Judgment
may seem to be, from weather condi-
tions prevailing, a desirable location
This may mean that the committee
will send the boats off from the Scot
land lightship, or send them out to
sea beyond the Sandy Hook ship. The
committee specifies that it will put
the racers on their journey to wind
ward, as nearly as possible, in either
sort of course, whether fifteen miles
each way, or cover the triangle of ten
miles to each leg.