The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-05
RULES LAID DOWN
REGATTA COMMITTEE MARKS OUT
THE RACING COURSES.

Start on Sandy Hook Lightship at Eleven
O'Clock Three Races to Leeward or
Windward and Return, the Other Two
an Equilateral Triangie-Defender Ex-
pected to have About q Minute Time
Allowance-Oxford and Cambridge
Beat tho All New Yorks Americans
Win in the Match at Toronto.
New York, Sep. 4.-Articles Of agree
ment were entered into today on board
the steamer City Of Bridgeport, the
tender of Valkyre III, between the earl
Of Dunraven and ex-Commodore James
D. Smith, chairman of the America 5
cup committee to govern the races 1or
the cup. The details chiefly refer TO
matters that hive been long agreed up
on and were in force during the Wig
ilant-Valkyre race in 1893. The only
striking features of the document are
that the committee, while naming the
Sandy Hook ightship as the generally
understood starting point, reserves the
right to start the racers from any point
which in its judgment may seem TO be
from weather conditions prevailing,
desirable location This may mean that
the committee will send the boats off
from the Scotland ightship or send
them out from the sea beyond the
New York, Sep. 4-The regatta COM
mittee of the New York Yacht club
today announced the program Of rules
governing the Americas cup race. The
principal points follow:
The start will be made off Sandy
Oh
being given at 1850 a. m, and the
starting signal at Hoo.
CourseS-No. l Letter Gu from the
starting line to and around a marked
fifteen miles to windward or to leeward
and return. Leaving the mark on the
starboard hand, No. Letter d. from
the starting line ten miles to and around
the mark; thence ten miles to and
around the second mark and thence
ten miles to the finish line. Turning
the marks of the outside triangle to
port and Starboard according as the
yachts are sent around.
The first, third and fifth races shall
be to windward or to- leeward and re-
turn. T0he second and fourth races
shall be around an equilateral triangle
one leg and the first, if the wind per-
NIT, to windward.
One day shall intervene between each
agreement. A race postponed or not
two racing days unless by special
agreement. A race postponed or not
finished within the time limit shall be
decided before the next race is taken
up. The races will be started off San
dy Hook light ship, the preparatory
signal being made at 1850 a. m. but If
on any day of a race, the windward or
leeward of the course cannot be laid
from the Ightship then the race will
be started from some point further out
to sea-
Although the measurement Of Defen-
der and Valkyrie will not be announced
officially until Friday and possibly not
until Saturday, enough has been learn
ed to make a reasonably correct esti-
mate of the racing lengths and the
time allowance given by the challenger.
The big SlOop conteSting for the cup
that the American has held will give
time, although it will not be as great
as was expected. The racing lengths
as estimated by a we'll known designer
1OO.22 for Defender. Under the rules
of the New York Yacht club this would
mean an allowance of little less than
a minute on a thirty mile course. These
measurements were shown to Captain
Sycamore today and he said he thought
that they would prove to be nearly cor
rect. He thought that the allowance
would be about one minute, as calcu-
lated.
The cup committee held meeting to-
night and decided to leave out Sunday
as one of the intervening days between
races. Therefore the first race will
take place on Saturday next and the
second will not take place until Tues
day. The other dates settled upon are
the 18th, 14th and 18th.