The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-30
COMING YACHTING CONFERENCE.
Delegates from All Over the Country on Their
Way to This City.

Delegates from All Over the Country on Their
Way to This City.
The coming national yachting conference.
which will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-
morrow afternoon, will probably be the biggest
meeting of its kind ever held in the history Of
yachting on this side of the Atlantic. Secretary
Jones of tho Yacht Racing Union has received
word that any number Of delegates from out-of-
town clubs and associations are now on their
way to this city to attend. SO the conference is
likely to be productive Of much good, even IL
uniform rules are not adopted.
Tho Larchmont Yacht Club will BIO repre-
sented by Commodore G. A. Postley, John +.
Loveioy. Francis NJ. Scott, Oswald Sanderson.
and John Hyslop. while the Atlantic Yacht
Clubs interests will be looked after by Vice
Commodore +. 7. Adams and Newberry D. La W.
ton.
Secretary Jones said that an impression had
gone abroad that Wednesday nights meeting
was directly connected with tho coming ma
tional conference, but that this was not
Ing Of tho Long Island Sound Unions
committee. and bore no relation to the
tertainins the visiting yachtsmen was in
and Seawanhaka Yacht Clubs will throw open
their Tho doors srs, to to IN, the Ss1ssa,ss Corinthians 81 ont.
of-town yachtsmcn to arrive in the city was
Aemili Gan Jarvis nsi,t formerly the skipper q ne
represents the Yacht facing Union Of The Great
on Lakes Ontario. Erie. and Michigan, in ali up.
ward Of thirty clubs. Mr.. Jarvis. in speaking of
II represent the yacht racing union OF the
great lakes. which includes all OF the Canadian
clubs. and IN addition tho great majority OF
clubs flying the Stars and Stripes on three OF the
great lakes. l have received no instructions as
to the manner Of voting to be observed by me.
ment for the interest of yacht racing throughout
the country: l am familiar with the racing rules
with advantage, adopt a uniform system OF
racing rules throughout the country. Speaking
OF rules OF measurement, 1t will not be 50 eesyto
should. and undoubtedly Will. make some con.
rules iof a sSHfssSi T. e ens ist that 4at the % psions PsRs
certainly state plainly wherein l think those ad-
vantaRes lie. am willing, however, to accept
which will benefit yachting throughout the
There has been a rumor." continued Mr..
cracks in the East. We have atpresent no such
ada win not be raced in Eastern waters unless
she Is sold to a yashtsman IN this vicinity, or
plans. The only foundation for the rSmor that
the Canada would race here is that a firm OF
New York yacht brokers wrote asking us
whether or not the vessel was for sale,
and u SO. what price would be accept.
able for tho craft. No, negotiations further
understand that 1t would hardly pay to bring u
craft like the Canada through the canal for a
few months racing only, and afterward to go to
the expense which would be incurred in taking
her back.
II did not come to New York for the sole pur-
pose of attending the conference OF yachtsmen,
but have postponed n business trip TO your city
SO that I might attend the meeting. I will leave
for Toronto on Sunday afternoon"