New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
YACHTsMEN IN CONFERENCE
THEY UNANIMOUSLY DECIDE TO FORM
NATIONAL RACING UNION.

OVER ONE HUNDRED CLUBS REPREsENTED-A
COMMITTEE ASKED TO DRAW UP PLAN oF
ORGANIZATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO
THE ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTED.
AS A result of the movement when mas io' so'i'e
time been fostered by large numbers Oh 'ao"'s"
In this country and Canada. looking 10 'ne auop
ton OF uniform rules of measurement anu '
hcat.on OF yachts for racing purposes conie'e,oe
~ Yacht club representatives was heiu !es'e'"'
ot.srroon NJ the Fifth Avenue Hotel. After more
than three hours Of desuloTy discussion the au
visibility OF forming National union was
solved upon, and committee was "pp'''N W
draw up plan OF Organization p!ia"s anu ans
ru,es The committee. however. was not expected
IN seaI with the much-debated question OF uni
form system Of measurement and ciassincauo'''
Altogether los clubs were represented al ''e oo"-
ference embracing the Yacht Racing Associa'o''
OF Massachusetts. thirty-two CLUBS on whose oe
balf was present Louis NJ. Cla *; the 1acht RACING
Union of the Great Lakes four assoclauohs' repre-
enr.ed nv Aemeus Jarvis: the Lake Yacht Racing
Association nine clubs. r. H. Ambrose; the inter
lake Yachting Association seven clubs' VI ~ i'ici-
srdson: Lake Michigan Yachting Associauoh' eis"t
clubs T. c. Berriman: the Yacht Racing oi''on VI
Io,o Island twenty-five clubs. Oliver f. Cromwell
s Wainwright T. Burton Hart. 1r., T. fiefce, " H.
Cbsubure c p Tower and Frank p Jones: Pacihc
Interclub Yacht Racing Association seven c'uo'
Joseph NJ Marlborough; Great South bay lacn''ns
Club John T.. Suydam; Brooklyn i achl NI"o' .
reaunot Louis Winder and w. CagSer; hcrnps'."o
o., yocbt Club T. H. Williams and 5. r. Snith
Iarchmont Yacht Club. John F. Love1oy' os~ ,,
sanderson and John Hyslop; Atlantic 1acnt arS
= T Adams ard Newbury ID. l-a~'oh' NI '.,,,
Field Club NJ Brooks and w. $ Eiho'''
Yacht Club of Philadelphia, ~ r. BAN w
W Jeanes. New-York Yacht Racing AHso0 , 49,
oror.eo, clubs A j. Prime F.. Iangerieiu "
par.biu Mr. Cromwell was unanimous!
Temporary chairman and Mr. stephens So ,.. hreev
nv chairman in opening the proceeoh'ss O'.s
oNuded 10 the purposes 10 Whit. Wv .,o,,,., IN
called Mr. Jones who was largely ms ,toots
,i, 49, o,,farence also dwelt upon the opJec's
a. 10 o,,oirod The adoption or uhlNeiS" ''
of classification and measurement ne a'. ~
end greatly TO be desired In the pest s,,ou
Yacht racing and he advocated aiSo '"e '.an,,,,,
- no,ional organization whereby such uhilol"''t!
" -. r,iob, he preserved. Mr.. Jones pointed ou'
.hot In Roston and other cities the ciassincao We"
decided by the load water-line. IN Ne" ,s
bv ,he sail area and still other methous pc ~,
r,on the Lakes. In order to bring the clubs OIL 'he
Irn,,ed States and Canada togethe: II was iihpeia
.,o ,hot some svstem should he evolved that woulo
overcome these existing radical diffeTehtcGhs =, wcs
4 long discussion foloWeC IN "i hot,,1 ha on
sreued on one side that committee shouiu De aP-
pointed to consider plan OF orsanz.tuUn 't nd on
POI Co. a, edo that some definite steps in the
Ine ori ~ forming National union should be
taken Cg1 bad been adopted expressing as the
sense of the meeting that IT was ieryis pro
NanSNt tbat committee should be at once ap-
pOjoted md should be asked 10 retire 10 ain UHH
po POM nd compose rough draft of constitution
FOR the consideration of he confsTcnbG opposi
ZION and eventually the following reSolutIoi, VI
fered by Mr. Clark, was carried; o Cbar 10 draft
Man of organization and 70 submit such P" or ~
the derent clubs and associations sc l0r 10 he said
comnittee which shall. after due conslderat! ,i
formulate final plan OF orga n ,rinr 0cober of
the present year the said anal plan md MAN,
t,ons so that they may invest their delesdeS, -.
noy.ar u 10 the action position they oesre "
Anotber prolonged discussion then tooK p iacei 40
decide whether in formulating plan OF OF annrn
.1or +b;s committee should also present reconI-
ions as 10 uniform classification ana hlra o
,ir.n1ent nui as the ma iority OF those preseh w
VI tpior bat such step al the outset would prop
sbly defeat the establishment Of the pT3poseb oHd
confne lis report TO plan Of constitu.!on anu
compilation OF racing rules The eomPr re Jsrvis
CLARK Marlborough Prime and Jones