New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-17
THE SEAWANHAKA-CORlN N"i
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THE STANDARDIZATION iA'''-
DIFFERENCES LIKELY TO RESULT FROM ALI En-
ING THE NUMBER OF THE CREW to rum
Tho changes made in regard TO me sa'''ns oU''p
,rton ror the Seawa nhaka -Cor!nthah Oh'''"s'
Gun omen up new vistas. The admission OF '
man % tho crew means a good deal Wien ca'cu'a-
,Ions ~ weights and modelling are as hhe-"'""" %
those Of Clinton Crane and Herrich Duts''' '''
largencnt OF the probably means t'a'
Yachts which will compete in the internatonal Ses
q. 1905 will differ noceably from those or 1871 ~ -
rue that the combined weight OF al four must not
exceed six hundred pounds but every pound OF thls
can be piled the weather rail- ana paI"S ou'
side the weather rail. so that the advantage VI
beam or rather beam on deck. VIII prooaoy oe
made the most OF.
Tho vachtv and shiplike craft that Mr.. Drggan
ba ,rrned ont for TWO consecutive years will per
hans be considerably altered. In letter received
from a member OF the Royal s.. Lawrence lacht
Club last week It stated that Dusgah ne"
models would probably not differ much from the
Glencairn II in their beam at the water line. bur
fare ont widely above the water so as TO gain the
greatest possible power for the live ballast OF SIX
hundred pounds and also OF course. to gam the
supporting power OF the lee decks when these are
immersed"
The general opinion seems 10 be that the allow
ance OF four In the promises better race for
ono reason because apart from the question OF bal
lasting the proper trim Of the vessel can 5e better
maintained when man has 10 Work Forward
In the earlier among the hfteen-footerS' or
half-raters when the crew was limited TO TWO. the
boat often looked absurd with It's stern cooked up
while one OF the men set a spnnaker; and similar
effects were noticeable last year, though not TO the
same degree when the competitors were twenty
footers: but next summer the other three can gen.
orally keep the trim all right In such cases
Another important feature which the new depart
IRE introduces IL the guessing at the weather Ap-
parently It vii. be within the power Of the captain
q, e,her boat TO leave one OF the four shore II
tho weather promises to be light all day. This move
will provide a perhaps final advantage 10 the cap
tain who does the best guessing; but as 70 this
point Il may be taken fact that no amount OF
experience in Upper Lake yachting can predict the
afternoon conditions when the races are started
early The hot summer morning Gains and cats
paws often give place to fresh breezes that call for
every ounce OF boats power. Scores OF times II
has happened that the craft that vent ahead ike
svce during the first five hours drifting got beaten
when the reefng breezes came out OF the west or
north between and o'clock The captain Of the
craft selected to back the challenge will therefore do
well TO remember the alterations in wind velccltes
that must be prepared for and the most deceptive
promises which quiet summer mornings make in the
region OF all the Canadian lakes.
Another welcome alteration now made IS that
which allows anybody on the boat to steer provd-
ing he is named az a possible helmsman before the
race begins. The reasons which may actuae cap
tain I'm giving himself employment other than steer
| ing numerous to mention, ana X mas al
WAYS been difficult to why restriction i'm
posed in this respect when all on board
tours The naming OF the possible helmsmen before
the still SEEMS unnecessary. as 10 doubt all Will
tenton ne have only one person at the stick.
When the best helmsman is expected TO perform.
who cares II perhaps Inferior hand should take a
trick?
INTERNATIONAL RACING RULES.
Referring to the conference lately held In London
as 10 arriving at a similarity OF racing rules In
America and England. The London fachtsman
! has objected tina, the North American Union is not
representative, because the NewYork Yacht Club
has not Joined H. The North American Union en-
braces about one hundred and Ave yacht clubs.
and its many members have felt the desira-
bility OF facilitating international yacht-racing
as far possible, and for this purpose
to agree rules not only fo- racing, but
which would control the construction OF yachts in
! such a way that both countries could meet abso
utely equal terms. The London paper seems singu-
larry blind the fact that such rule controlling
construction would provide the sole and only
chance for further international contests The boat
making the ocean passage and possessing sufficient
strength In her tim6ers to make II successfully
strctions The late conference had nothing what
ever do with the Americas Cup. and the idea
ness OF line some friendly Contests on both sides Of
the water. which would not be handicapped by a
These fraternal and thoroughly sportsmanlikc
contains perhaps % per OF all the yach,smen in
North America. and the London paper hastens to
Try to administer a snub by saying that such a
bination is not representative. It also says. refer
ring to the meeting That VIII be the end OF It,
But perhaps may be safe to reply that the desire
for interesting sport which is continually present in
two pretty good-sized nations Is not entirely con-
troled in the editorial-roo of any weekly paper
subcommittee OF the English Yacht Racing Asso-
citation has had OF these proposals as to control
ling the sizes OF scantling under consideration for
long time. and hrst-class experts on both sides
OF the water assert that rule on this point Is the
onlv key TO the deadlock II regulation OF this
kind be found success In America. there will be
more 10 be said al the next conference.