The sun., 1896-12-19
YACHTING DELEGATES.
THE RACING UNION OF LONG
ISLAND SOUND Iv SESSION.

AobhND oOOND 1N oSoO1VNs
Unirorm Cirnsihcntion nud RaeiaG Rules
Adopted and Dates for Annual Rsgattns
Anuounced New Officers and Ceuncii
Eiccted-Thc Important Changes Made.
The annual general meeting Of the Yacht
Racing Union OF Long Island Sound was held
last evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
when every Yacht club on the Sound
was represented with the exception of the
Larchmonts. Tho principal business trans
acted was tho adoption of amendments
TO tho racing rules recommended by the
council. when is the governing body OF tho
union. w. c.. Kerr was elected temporary
Chairman and Frank Bowen Jones temporary
secretary. The roll was then called and dele
gates from tie following clubs responded:
George T. Garland and Frank Boune Jones. indian
HarborY. C.; J. D. Sparkman and z, T. Birdsal. Co
rlnthian Fleet OF New Rochelle; II. II. Gordon Hun.
tlngton Y. c.; Ward Dickson, Hampstead Harbor Y.
c C. T. Towle New Rochelle Y. C.. o. H. cheliborg.
KnlckcrOocker Y. C.; r. S. Bassott, Park City y. c.:
T. c. Allen, Harlem Y G; w c. Kerr and c. L. sher.
man. scawnnhnka Cornthnn Y. c.; T. Fleming bay
and f. Burton Hart, Jr Huguenot Y. c.; lie Grand l..
Clark. Sea CHI Y. c.; G. G. Fry and Frank f. Towio,
Jr. Horseshoe Harbor Y. c.. W. q. Newman Douglas
ton NC.
Messrs. Kerr and Jones were elected perma-
nent Chairman and Secretary respectively. Re-
garding the allotment of dates, the Sound was
as the Eastern and Western divisions. While
the dates for all OF the annual regattas in the
Western section were announced. the union d?-
sSTnsa sSi0 OF GM ne Yale Park CITY
Bridgeport, New Haven. Norwalk. and Shelter
island clubs. The racing dates OF these CLUBS
and the especial races of other clubs Will be
announced later.
The new Council elected Is COMPOSED C Of Oliver
F.. Cromwell, f. Burton Hart. Jr., q. F. Tower.
c. T. Pierce, o. H. ChellborS. F. E. To"ie. Jr..
lion
draught limit question, and tho delegates were
still busy arguing the matter at an early hour
will be Corn hian. unless otherwise announced.
In the recommendations to the union the
council advocates among other things:
First-Tha. in future no special classes be recos-
sesond-rhat tn, distinction between cabin and
opeii yachts be gradually iminatro. ,,.,
sra N asom iSrs to s.rdays
be r.,cognYed as regular race acc days. day. ;, .,,
same hour ana that it is necessary 10 postpone tho
time OF starting, such postponement oe OF half
hour duration.
The councils report on proposed amendmentss
to rnes was q lengthy document, and treatedo
on measurements. classification, time allow
ance allowance for rig. entries. sails. boats and
life buoys, fittings. water, ballast, crews. pr vate
CHING ' or reversinS courses, disauaiifcaton.
limit OF draught. and q definition OF what con-
stitutes n sloop, cutter. or cat.
In the new amendments to the rules the pI in
cipal changes noticed are as follows:
that ali yachts thirty feet and under shall DO
measured for load water-line-length with the
iss" ess hsn 50 pounds or WITH dead wesbt
placed on board equivalent thereto.
The classitcation Of boat, mas @ neen altered oy
the total number OF classes has been reduced to
nineteen, which are designated by the corre-
spending letter in tho international code. Pro-
vision has also been made for yachts to remain
in their classes, though exceeding the class
limits through measuring with tho crew on
board. All special classes have been done away
with. AMI hereafter tho 34-raters will race in
g.E fANt frt tlar nj
30-foot class the 81 footers In the 25 foot class
the oneratcrs in the 2o-foot class, and the half
raters in the l5-foot class. new time allow
ance rule has been adopted. which reads as fol-
lows:
s to s n pc sfVs s ss
launched after Nov. 1879, except In the frst class
yawIS saai @ "ot be be entitled to tIms ow.nss ia
teIr classes and no yacht that has heen increased
above that in which nj shs sailed prior {" that date
that class
The san,.tag classes have all been done
away with. and all boats over sixty feet can
carry club topsails in races.
In the new allotment of crews the larger
boats as a rule are allowed more men, while the
limit has been reduced in some OF tho smaller
classes. The new rules also allow one profess
rional to be carried on all yachts thirty feet
one-Run starts are also recommended. and
the yachts will be started in six divisions. as
follows:
comprising classes A. B. q, d. and q.
white bah for the start OF the second division.
comprising classes F. Fl. and ].
blue hail for the atart of the third division
pri~ns classes X l., N.
U.ll red and white for the start or the fourth
divGs on comprising classes y and 5.
and for start OF the nth
DIVISION comprising classes T and T.
haIl uf blue and red for the start OF the sixth d.
vi. ION Compr sing classes Q. r. V, and W.
Each starting ball shall be dropped at the expiration
oI starting interval.
Five minutes shall elapse between the start OF each
division.
the starting interval Of the last division.
Provision is also made for sail-over prizes and
yachts are prohibited from entering above their
class. AS regards Corinthian races, the new
rule reads as follows:
In Corinthan except in the schooner classes
ana in the nrs seventy loot ana sixty foot classes OF
soops cutters and yawls each yacht must be steereu
iy the owner or other amateur. and must DO manned
by amateurs, except that any Jacht may carry and
use her regular professional crew, but yachts In
cases thir,y.ioot and under shall not carry more
tnan one professional.
The classification. crew, and draught limits,
as adopted by the nnion, will be found in tabu-
lated form herewith.
sCHOONERS.