New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
YACHTING RULES ALTERED.
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN YACHTSMEN
IN CONVENTION.
G1RTu RULE OF MEASUREMENT ApoPTED-REGU'
LATIoNs FOR BALLAST. AND TIME ALLOW
ANcE AND CLASSIFICATION

| Al the Windsor Hotel Yesterday the representa-
tives OF all the yachting associations OF the Cheu
States and Canada met for the purpose Oh man.
/ Ing and amending ;he laws relating to the Sac"'
racing of this continent. Something ike one nun
dred and seventy clubs were represented al ths
meeting and the new laws for measurement OF
yachts will necessarily bring about some changes
! in the future modelling Of racers.
Louis VI. Clark, OF Boston, presided. the men
who were present and the associations which they
represented were follows:
The Yacht Racing Association OF Massachusetts,
by Louis VI Clark: the Yacht Racing Association OF
Long Island Sound. by Charles F. Tower II. Bur
ton Hart IT,. w. p, Stephens, Frank Bowne-Iones'
c. T. Pierce and ". c. Kerr; Pacific lnterciuo
Yachting Association. by Joseph VI. Macdonough'
the Lake Yacht Racing Association. Inerake
Yachting Association and Lake Michigan Yachting
Association. by Hmius Jarvis; the Inland Lake
Yachting Association, by +. Bowne-Jones; the New
York Yacht Racing Association by A. j. Prime Az
lantic Yacht Club. by Newbury d. Lawton; CORN
THAN Yacht Club OF Philadelphia by A. F. Bancroft;
Rhode Island Va ,ht Club by DR.. A ~ Potter
Pena taquit Corinhan Yacht Club. by II. s. Jewell
The most important discussion Of the meeting was
that which took place on the subject OF yacht
measurements upon which Louis NJ Clark. chair
man. as well as Secretary Jones, spoke The re-
port OF the Council in brief as follows:
That the members had held numerous meetings
with View TO framing racing rules for submission
to the union. and they had come TO the conclusion
that the only additional regulations need be those
relating to measurement. classification, time al
lowances and Much was said In regard TO
the measurement rules to be adopted. \ very large
number Of formula for measurement had been re-
ceived. all OF which found Objectionable In
respects After much discussion the con-
clusion has been reached that the length and sail
area rule must be lone away with and something
else substituted or all the formula considered the
Only one that has had fair trial with satisfactory
Ia CTR
liberation and careful study the part OF the
abest yachting experts in England. has been tried
with the most satisfactory results. IL has been
proven to be a Just measure Of speed 1t penalizes
boat It taxes size power. propelling force only
the extent OF eQualizing the chances OF winning
among boats of different types or all the rules
submitted It presents the fewest objections The
adoption OF this rule would promote international
uniformity, the benefits OF which to this union
would be unQuestOned. The classification under
the formula follows closely the one in use under
our present rule and the slight changes recon-
mended will not affect existing boats The rule re-
lating crews has been made to conform as far as
practicable to existing regulations. The council
submits the rules relating to measurements classi-
hcaton time allowance and crews IA framed by
them in accordance with the views expressed.
This report dated October l. 1895. signed by
Louis NJ Clark Joseph NJ Macdonough. Emilius
Jarvis A. F. Bancroft, Newbury d. Lawton. and
Frank Bowne-Jones
The name OF the association changed. and
will henceforth be the Yacht Racing Union OF
North America. II also proposed to change
the date OF the annual meeting, but the motion
was not carried. The Nominating Committee Of
three proposed the following council for the ensu-
ing year: Louis NJ. Clark. Frank Bovine Jones and
Newbury d. Lawtcn, Of New-York; f. w. Raider,
1.mlius Jarvis. Joseph NJ. Macdonough. A. j.
Prime. A. T. Bliss. G. Herrick Duggan. Oswald
sanderson. E. II. Ambrose. Oliver f. Cromwell. A.
f. Bancroft Ralph y. Ellis and Benjamin Car
penter.
A motion was also made and carried that the bal
last on a racing yacht should rot exceed 50 per
cent OF the displacement
The following among the new rules:
Yachts shall be rated for classification and time
allowance for racing measurement, which shall be
determined by adding together the load water-Iine
The beam oS Of the grth 20 OF the square root OF
The load water-line length shall De the distance
IN straight line oeSTeeR wb ,e pI be hull Exclusive
Of the ruddersock is intersected by the surface OF
ne smooth water With any person or persons who
may he aboard when the measurement is taken
II any part OF the stem. sternpost or other part
OF the yacht below the load water-llne projects pc
shall be added 10 the measured length and form
resulting from the cutting away Of the fair line tO OF
the apparent purpose Of shortening the load water
line shall be measured between fair lines ant,
The beam should be taken from outside 10 OUT
side Of the panking on The brpades part OF tne
Yacht and no allowance should no mace lot "dltS'
double blanks or mouldings OF any KIND.
The girh shall he taken from the LOAD Water-.hee
m load water line under the keel. AT point 90 or
The distance hetyeen the outer edges OF the load
water-ne marks from the fore end Inc grin
shall be measured along the actual outline OF me
vertical cross section at that point AT right angles
20 the load water-line. II the draught FORWARD OF
that point exceeds the draught at that point twice
that excess should be added to the grtn In TAX,
ing these measurements all hOllows on the tore ana
aft underwater prohe OF the FeSsei are W Do
treated as filled up straight