New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-05
YACHTING.
THE EASTERN YACHT CLUB GIVES A
PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY.
TO BE RACED FOR BY
FORTY-STX FOOTFPs
FORTY SIX FOOTERs


For certain clubs that are named and for others
having stations on salt water which may be sub
sequenty selected The Eastern Yacht club has de-
c.ded 10 give a perpetual challenge cup for i5-
footers This may be raced for by American
yacht clubs. exclusive OF those the Upper
Lakes. The NeW-York. Larchmonr. Atlantic.
Eastern and scawanhaka Corinfhian Yacht clubs
are the ones now named. and others may BE-
added 70 the list by The consent Of majority Of
the clubs already on Il. The yachts shall DO sin
sic mastef vessels with or without centreboards.
and with water line length of not less than
thlrty-nlne nor more than forty six feet The
half sum Of this water line length. pils the square
root Of the sail area. shall not exceed nfty-one
feet"
Special provisions are made IN the deed % s!f, 10
preven, the confestnS Of fake" racers aud sail
Ing machines The frames beams ana panking
Dr. piatins hall not ne constructed Of any mate
rails other than wood. iron or steel The ballast
shall nor ex 'eed s. per cent ~ The actual dis
placement IN racing trim without tho crew aboard
and shall not be less than -2,eo pounds including
inside and oatsde ballast and a builders or de
sisners certificate of compliance with the requisite
conditions shall be- furnished % The club holding
tho cup before Iuiy IL Of The year DO which IN
yachts are to race
All challenges must Doe ael before january : ~
the proposed racing year and tho tenant club shall
before April I announce the particular conditions
month OF August Each challenging club shall
before July 10. inform the tenant club 10 writing OF
the name and ownership Of The selected yacht
which Will race for The cup and before August
the tenant club shall announce the name and own
ership OF its defender
special provision i made n case - rush OF
challengers for this cup in one year in which case
there Is To bee a sail of series between them. and
the winner OF The preliminary matches viii be ac.
copied pN the tenant club - the challenger 20 sail
Tor the cup. All races whether preliminary
final, shall be over windward or leeNari courses.
alternating with triangular courses. tho total
length Of these being fwenty-four miles The
races shall be- sailed without time allowance. In
waters 10 be determined by the tenant club and
before the nnal races for the cup are sailed the
models OF the - ~es"ntatye yachts. such models
70 be not smaller than scale OF one hail inch 70
There is also provision for making agreements as
70 certain clauses. and by unanimous vote Of the
clubs named on the iisf al or any part of the
ditons may be changed II Tor any reason the
tenant club should DE- dissolved the cup shall re
Vert TO the club which last previously held d.
n Will be noticed that while this cun is uo- In
ternational. but strictly American there is good
deal ~ American energy closed oft The yacht
ing activity lately shown 30 Chicago. Rochester.
Toledo -. Paul and among yaohtsmen whose
courses are on distant lakes cannot therefore as
sist Ia bringing The cup into prominent notice
Challenges which come from distance seem 20
yachtsmen have regretted that the Eastern Yacht
club has not made this am international trophy.
The limitation dfty-one feet ra ling length viii
probably reduce the total cost - challenge 10 less
than half the expense entailcd in an America
Cup challenge. and if yachts could be brought
could boz more frequent international racing J.
has been "a long felt want" 10 the yachting world
10 have an International cup for medium sized
yachts such trophy would not interfere with
the Americas Cup the prestige Of which T.
fixture What Is wanted IS an arrangement no.
FOR different kinds %, yachismen. bur for different
bank accounts