The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
TICHTING.
Worth American Yacht Racing Union OrEnn.
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The enthusiasts who represented tho yacht
cubs OF North America had n long session Mt
the titth Avenue Hotel yesterday. They woro
called to order by Chairman Oliver T.. Cromwell
shortly after 3 o'clock In tho afternoon. One
hundred and thirty.six clubs were represented
by the following delegates:
Kmilius Jarvis, Yacht Racing Union OF the Great
Lakes - clubs; oswald Sandcrson and John r. Love-
jov, Larchmont Yacht Club; Rawson Undcrhlli. Pen.
antaquot Corlnthian Ycch; Club; A. J. Prime. New
hork Yacht Racing Association. ~ clubs; 7. II. Jean.
not and W. COggcr. Brooklyn Yacht Club; Il. II.
Ambrose, Lake Yacht Racing Association, q clubs;
Addison +. Bancroft and Isaac W. Jeanes, CORN.
th'an Yacht club Of Philadelphia; oliver T.. Crom.
well' +. Bovine Jones. Stuyvcsant
c. D. Tower, l.. Burton Hart, Jr., o. II. Chcll.
borg, II, W, Tyler, T. L. Towle. Jr, Yacht
Racing Union OF Long Island Sound. 22 clubs;
Joseph u, Marlborough, Ia 'ihc Intcrclub Yachting
Association. > clubs; Louis NJ. Clark, Massachusetts
yacht Racing Association, 81 clubs; Newbcrry ID.
Lawton and Fred T. Adams, Atlantic Yacht Club; e.
W. Raider. TntcrlaSe Yacht Racing Association, and
the Lake Michigan Yacht Racing Association, 10 clubs.
The racing rules, which went through with n
Few slight alterations, are really the foundation
for those now in use by all the racing clubs.
Tho subjects Of classification, drnught. time
allowance. and crews, however. were carefully
iZation.
The subject Of measurement, however, was
brought up for informal discussion later in the
afternoon, and individual views were aired TO
1t was decided finally on tho motion Of John
F. Lovejoy that n thing shoul DO done Just
now to alter tho rules in force, and to race dur.
ing the coming season under the rules at pres
ent III forre. In the mean time tho council haVo
received instructions to obtain opinions from ns
possible, with the view of arriving Mt n rule that
VIII PC acceptable to all, and report at the next
annual meeting OF the association.
The articles of association, US proposed by tho
special committee. were read by Newbury u.
Lawion, and, after some discussion. We're adopt
cd. The now organic ,tion Is called the North
American Yacht Racing Union. lis objects are
to encourage yacht racing and tho adoption Of
uniform racing rules throughout the United
States and Canada. Any yacht club in North
America, having a membership OF iftv and NJ
in the union. and n club having 100 members
is allowed one representative and AN additional
representative for each additional 200 members.
teen representatives, and the Chairman OF the
council Is to preside at all mcctinEs OF tho
held in October. The expenses o. the union are
met by fees Of IS for each club. and II more
money is necessary an assessment of ~ on each
AFTER, the articles of nssociation had been
adoptcd on the motion Of /. NJ. Clark. Chair
Bovine Jones. and Stuyvesant Wainwright as a
nominating committee to select the fifteen
councilmen. They roninatcd:
+. W. Raider, Interlake Yacht Racing Association;
Hmclirs Jarvis, Yacht Rasing Assocint on of tn"
Great Lakes: Joseph ". Macdunough, Pacific later
club Yachting Association; A. ]. Prime. Now
York facEt Racing Association: \. T. Bliss,
Massa husetts Yacht Racing Association; F. BOVINE
Jones. Yacht Racing Union OF Long I.land Sound: q,
a. Dngg II; ROYAL It. Lawrence Yacht, club; New,
bury D. Lawt"n. Atlantic va ht Club; Oswald
Sanderson, Lnrrhmont ! .clt club; f. NJ. Ambrose
Lake Yacht Race Association; oliver +. Cromwell
Sea" anhaka.C urinthian Yacht Club: Adds u +. Ban
croft. Corinthian Yacht club Of Philadelphia; Ralph
\: ELS. Newport Yacht Racing Association; l.. NJ
Clark. Massachusetts, Yacht Racing Association; j. a
Mo'i"nhauer. Pcnataquit Corinthian Yacht Club.
They were unanimously elected.
A meeting of the council was held imme
diately after the convention adjourned ans
elected Louis NJ. Clark of Boston, Oh 'irman
Frank Bovine Jones. Secretary. md Newbury
d. Lawton. Treasurer. The advisahility of 1
conference with the Yacht Racing Association
OF Great Britain in reference 10 a uniform set o
racing rules was suggested by Frank Jones, but
although discussed Mt length. the topic was no
placed in the shape of a regular motion. 1t will
however, he discussed by the council at thoii
meeting. and .+.milius Jarvis AMI J. NJ. Nncdon
ough. who will sail for England next Wclnes
day, will confer with the British yachtsmeI
with the object of ultimately Obtaining uniform
racing rules throughout the world.