The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-09
TO EXPEDITE YACHT RACES
BOATS TO SAIL EVERY DA I AFTER
 NEXT THURSDAY.

Oh New hOIA hhu iNoy
 Ulster Clubs-stipulntion That Each
 Contestant Must Give Consent AftoI
 Each Race-Lipton Proposed th'
 Change-Shamrock's Stock Take,
 Another Rise.
 New York, Oct. S.--By mutual agreement between the representatives of the New York Yacht club and the Royal Ulster Yacht club the Columbia and Shamrock will sail every day after next Thursday until the question of in ternational yachting supremacy is es- tablished. The request for such an ar rangment came from Sir Thomas Lip ton, the owner of the challenger. Sir Thomas wanted the races to be sailed daily after next Tuesday, but the mem- bers of the New York Yacht club re- fused to assent to such an arrange ment. The meeting at which the above arrangement for change of dates was arrived at was held at the New York Yacht club to-day. There were pres ent R. G. Shermon- Crawford and H. M. McGilldoWney, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht club, and Leeds Cass Ledyard, L. V. S. Oddio, F. w. Hurst. Edward M. Brown and R. F. Lippitt, representing the New York Yacht club At the conclusion of the meeting the following agreement was drawn up and given out for publlca- tion;
 The foregoing agreement (the chal- Ca, l@ mutual consent, as follows: Strike out the clause beginning the first race ehall be sailed Tuesday, October 3, 1899,' and substitute the following: The races shall be sailed on the following dates until the series be completed: Oc tober 10, 1899, October 12, and on each following day except Sunday, provided, however that immediately on the con clusion of the race of October F and at each subsequent race, the regatta committee shall inquire of each contest ant whether he is willing to start the next day, and should either contestant answer in the negative, one day shall intervene before starting the next race Sunday shall not count as such inter- vening day"
 The agreement was signed by the members of the committees represent ing both yacht clubs interested. At the conclusion of the meeting Secretary Oddie said: 'In case the boats sail on the day following a race, the committee boat will display the initial code letter Il" of blue and yellow squares. If there is to be no race the letter 'M,'' blue with diagonal white stripes, will be displayed from the committee boat. The club suggests that each yacht and boat present take up and display the signal given by the committee boat There was no friction in reaching the agreement as to the change of dates Sir Thomas Lipton at first asked that the race be statred daily after Tues day. The club decided that this would hardly be prudent. In the first place it would be entirely unfair to the public. Thousands of persons have made ar engagements to attend the races on a certain day. Hundreds of excursions have been arranged for and to make a a notice would not be right to the pub lie. The club is deeply grateful for the manner In which the public has been acting at the races. There has been no with the boats whatever. The club is grateful to the public for this and it would not be right to make such a sudden change in racing dates. We are endeavoring to please the pub lie as well as the visitors"