The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-29
RULES FOR THE CUP RACES.
Regatta Commiteee of the New York Yacht
Club Completes It's Plans.

8. Nicholson Kane. Chairman. Chester Girls
void and Irving Grlnnell. the Regatta Commit
tee OF the New York Yacht Club. yesterday
completed the arrangements for the Cup races
which begin next Tuesday. According to the
agreement between the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club and the New York Yacht Club the
races are to be sailed on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays until the series Is
completed, The racing rules. time allowances
and system OF measurement OF the New York
Yacht Club will govern the races. The series
is best three out OF Ave races. each race is to
he thirty nautical miles In length over ocean
courses outside headlands and with a time
limit OF five and ons-half hours The first.
third and Nth races are to be fifteen miles to
winwdard and return and the second and fourth
races around an equilateral triangle ten miles
to leg.
The start will be made from Sandy Hook
Lightshlp az near IL o'clock as practica BILE but
II the direction OF the wind prevents laying the
course from the Lightship the starting line will
be shifted to the nearest available point and II
the starting place is changed a preliminary
signal will be given half an hour before the
start Is made.
The Regatta Committee will be on board one
OF tho Luckenb back tugs and will carry u white
flag. Before giving the starting signal the
compass course will be siGnaed to the COM
petinR yachts The preparatory signal will be
the setting Of the Blue Peter and hosting a
red ball. Attention will be called to this signal
by the firing Of a gun. Fif''en minutes later
gan will be fred am the red ball
dropped. The yachts will thea have two
Retaa cross t the line and the
minutes another gun Will be fired and the fe blue
peter hauled down. II the yachts start after
blast OF. the whistle will be sounded. At Tho
fnish of the race there win be a short blast as
signal which will be sounded in case the sta 1T
Is po,tponed vii be the hoist ng of the Amer-
can Yacht ensign fifteen minutes before the
race viii be started after II so o'ciocE This
has ~. been done so that there will be no finishing
The courses viii be laid by Lieutenant Com
MaiIigan. U. s. n On starting the guide vessel
will display two speed cones and when halt
way down the course will mast head third
When the vessel 10 stationary the cones will be
reversed, II it should be necessary to move
the starting line from the Ltghtship the emer-
| and finish. and, like the COMMITTEES boat, viii
display a red ball.
n1 ps v S be Whe floats
a two-masted tug lying about ten yards be-
masthead and will swing red bail from the
| triatic stay. Should a mark be wrecked its
place will be taken by it's marking tug which
will display a red flag with diagonal white
stripe in addition to the other indications
| and in turning the tug the directions for the
mark will govern.
A code, of signals has been arranged and will
| be used by the committee and the two yachts
The signal code flags will be used to make the
| signals. The code il as follows: c. assent
| ID. negative: p. preparatory: q. do you assent
| to postponing race until later in the day: H.
| do you assent to ca ing the race off for the day
| ]. race postponed for the day: X. race post.
| poned until later In the day; y. race postponed
on account OF fog: r. race Is of 9, the start will
| be from the Lightship; T. accident. Should
either vessel meet with an accident prior 10
the start she Will have sufficient time to repair
before being required to start.
n Some yachtsmen at the clubhouse last night
| talked about the action OF the excursion
| steamers in blowing their whistles at different
| yachts are rounding the marks. In instruc.
| tons to the fleet OF excursion steamers it il
said the captains will be asked to refrain as
much as possible from using their boats
| whistles. and the spectators will be re.
| Guested to hold their enthusiasm un.
| I'll the race is over, 1t is claimed
THAT ths viii Sssssn It whssaS affects the
little and so effect the sailing Of the boats
| This is not the only i'll effect it has. When nj
| the marks the skiprers OF the yachts will ht
| busy shouting orders to the crew and In a race
OF this character much depends on the way the
sails are handled. In the din OF the whistlnt
the men cannot hear the orders ard they MAJ
make mistake,
The Regatta Committee will display all tim e,
| taken on hg black board which will be hoisteC
| in q prominent position on the tug