New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
YACHTING.
INVITATION OF SEAWANHAKA NOT SAT-
IsFACTORY TO ALL-ATLANTIC YACHT

ISFACTORY TO ALL-ATLANTlC AAOh4
CHR ADOPTS \. A. Y. r. L. RULES.
The circular issued by the seawanhaka CORN
! THAN Yacht Club in which yachtsmen oil o'n''
climbs are earnestly invited TO enter boats IN 'he
homo clubs races at oyster Bay this summer docs
not seem to have been found satisfactory D! "'o9e
who have been urged 10 take part. In answer 10
| letter dated February G. from Charles A sherman
q commodore Of prominent club has repl'"'
under date Of February TO- 10 the secretary Vi '''
seawanhaka Race Committee as follows
received your circular and letter relative to Inc
international Challenge cup The way our P III
feel over the challenge makes IL doubtful whetnfr
can send a boat down to your trial races d Inc,
feel the way their cnhssi I 49, them
out Further. the clause Of your circuidL anes
that the winner Of the majority 81 ,ne NJ ,pH nd,lce
will not necessarily Se chosen oHers, no "" hoat
mont 10 put up 500 1900 TO take down oo T
when We ng'{ - soc were winner This to them
does not look ike fair deal In other wordS; or
people appear TO think that We have evTrytning 70
lose and absolutely nothing 10 gan s +b tSth inst
have called meeting IN Chlcago iT H aseocjation
our hest men have idea that no Westerh saI,D s,
are wanted i'm these Eastern races ana y"u ieen
treated that have good reason for so III 1hilh'"s'
] regret this personally more IMAM ca" ''''
While this matter was being discussed yesterday
. a well-known yachtsman said.
am surprised to hear that the inland lake
trials because no concealment was maze OF inc
D act
the last moment for the express purpose q cutting
out their challenge filed at MontTea 3 6 ~ et
The Gun 20 so Iar inland. and that II, thc W mr.
Bear LAX men should win Wben the spor5mcn
Of Minnesota contribute SO" loI w t,i,e2
/ tho Scawanhaka club they are earnestly lnvteu,
and when they challenge FOR themselves they are
earnestly excluded.
4, irnrovement in the contests of the race
about feet Of New-York waters may be looked for
in the arrival Of Mongoose II. which mas oeen
sold to a Ncw-York yachtsman by A. d. IRVING, VI
| BOSTON No yachtsman has seemed TO KNOW Whe'her
"Nougees," is the proper plural OF "Moneoose' Dut
/ there will be two Of them racing here this summer
and the point will have TO be settled. No. was not
GOOD enough for the Jill. the Snram, the Tunipoo
| and others OF the Boston crack feet last year but
she will PROBABLY make good racing with tne hIst
Mongoose which was sailed to victory so 9ileH 10y
Hazen Morse last year, and was punt Tor 'he Bus
ton racing of the 1897 season
In the Atlantic Yacht Club the racing rules Of
the North American Yacht Racing Union have been
passed and will hold control in all club contests Of
| the coming season a member Of the cluo VINO oiu
| not wish 10 be- quoted gave some explanation yes
! terday as TO why these were adopted. He SAID:
! When the most capable experts gather from an
parts of the continent 10 agree as 70 thc pest ,ir
! findings are more likely to be nearer correct thah
the opinions which may he culIed rom 1'H " o,,,
| hers Of any one club. II is not claimed by any
| one not even by their trainers. that these rules
represent perfection. hut only that amid many Oh
! iectionable schemes proposed these seem to have
! The fewest impcrfections | refer especially To- the
! measurement rule and believe that uniformity OF
rle is much more to be desired than anything else.
! even though all agree on something which eventu-
from ali parts Of the continent can challenge ana
race together. and English Yachts can G3me o opd
! race the craft that are now ready here think
en nas 'exnenso which has heretofore been at
/ tondant upon our racing with English yachts, and
contest for ali prizes except TIE Americas cup and
that yachts built to the same rules may cross me
n an y.
kirk W. may look for frequent interchange Of
good sport between the two countries. email ,.o.n,
10 America han to the Medterranearsby steamer,
and dozens have gone to the Riviera racing from rom
hest possible sport has been killed at cpne'p,lon
into an International contest except with the last
and best product OF genius SnG none su3 are
nassing away and NE want to race the boats which
g1 T6Gc ana he n9 sGse E OF the &tnc ah cG
based these views which parl% CIV, 'Hi oodo,
Union You must recoge thst our pig 1i0n W. was
acting for any one fun nn, io' ~ 'e WORK in
bringing two nations INTO ir9aG}
or by any individual opinion
As result of the fact that most OF the yacht
clubs Of this part OF the country withdrew from the
racing Of last year there should be much money
10 be given away this year in prizes. Indeed one
cluh has made an announcement that all its prizes
OF the coming season will he Of double value and
Will include the money mat was Wltnntu az HYe
Point and Us proposal can hardly fail to bring
good results to The institution.
Howard " Coates. Of the Regatta Committee.
said at the meeting Of the Larchmont Yacht club
on Wednesday night that he felt sure the usual
number Of race days would not he decreased TINS
season and that the prizes would be Of the usual
/ values As the Tarchmoni club always gives a
whole week Of racing and in all something IKE
twelve or fifteen regatta Gays. Mr. Coates m
cad vi lea
Who admire this club.
Although II held most Of its usual races last
year. the Atlantic Yacht club has liberal amount
Of money and the amounts subscribed by IT'S mem
hers prornise much encourage mcnt OF the sport
/ George j. Gould will again put up N5" 'omin'-
dore Frederick r. Adams will give $50 and Vice
| Commodore benjamin Morris Whitlock and Rear
| Commodorc Edward Weston will each give the
same amount In spite of giving away more money
IN priz,s last year than all the rest Of the clubs
nut together the Atlantic club had $lZ25 in the
| hands Of the Regatta Committee when the racing
season hnsh'a so f15 e anG the Gate for the
annual regatta is Tuesday. June 20
, The New-York Yacht club will hold its annual re-
pat,a ON lime o. John Jacob Astor's cups have
not been run for. owing 10 l-' being blank year
p but he will continue the prizes which were LOT
many years presented by the late Ogden Goelet
These contests were always sailed of Newport and
the opportunity OF S''IHS '''" ""' '''''
= those who lived near there. For this reason the
900 cup for schoouers and the 800 cup for single
ma stcd vessels have never been sailed for except ~
the presence OF comparatively few people. New
York hopcs dropped TO zero when MI. AStOr con
: scented 10 allow these races ~ De sa'ei 80 TAI
n from Sandy Hook.
The Riverside Indian Harbor. New-Rochelie
stamford Hugucnot. Horseshoe Harbor and sea
. Clin yacht clubs are au preparing good lists OF
prizes Except Us notice OF the races for It's OWL
announcement
wears racing have been received from the sea
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