New-York tribune., 1900-01-19
YACHTING.
CHALLENGE PENNANT TERMS ALTERED
INTERNATIONAL ICE YACHT TROPHY
NOW GOVERNED BY NEW RULES.

John Hopkins. the secretary Of the HUDSON
River Ice Yacht Club was seen yesterday IN regard
to the changes that have been made IN the terms
controlling the sailing for the ice yacht chaleilso
penndnt of America. The trust instrument uiiu'
which his international trophy Is sailed Tor anu
held was almost entirely altered at the meeuhs
of the club held last week, and a copy OF the ne"
and important document was obtained from M.
Hopkins yesterday The number OF yachts the'
nay compete each side and the limits OF theH
respective sail areas have been defined. and there
has been good deal of legislation in regard 10
the sailing courses and other matters. The ne"
conditions follows:
Article l; This flag shall be known as then the Ice &c
Yacht Challenge Pennant of America. ana Sndli De
preserved a perpetual challenge penn9nt Ior
friendly competition between ice yachts belonging
to this or any foreign country.
Article 2. Any organized Zee yacht club in good
right to challenge for the pennant and to sail a
patch therefor provided that such challenge sna
De MADE and such match be sailed IN accordaice
with the terms and provisions of this instrument
limited to yachts propelled by sa only. whose sail
area shall not exceed eight hundred and fifty
Article T. All matches shall be sailed between not
ing club. nor more than two % yachts on behalf
of the challenged club. Neither club shll be re-
quired to name its representative yachts in ad,
vance of the races but the match shall be sailed
to a conclusion between the yachts selected for or
of one yacht for another shall be permitted after
the preparatory signal Of the first race has been
Article 5. match shall be constituted of not less
awarded to the club whose representative yacht
or yachts shall win a majority Of such races
Article g. The representative yachts OF the chal-
lenging and challenged clubs must be designed
and constructed in the respective countries of such
clubs
Article Z. A challenge shall be In writing. and
challenges must be accepted and sailed for in the
order in which they have been respectively re-
ceived.
Article s. The club challenging for the pennant
and the club holding the same may, by mutual
agreement, fix and decide the terms and conditions
of the match whether relating to dates. number OF
trials, rules and sailing regulations, and any and
all other conditions of the match, provided, how
ever, that the distance sailed shall not be less
than twenty 600 miles, One-half of which shall be
TO windward. the time limit for said distance
be altered from one hour fifteen minutes.
Article 9. All matches shall be sailed without time
allowance and club may challenge the holder
of the pennant more than once during each year,
nor may any yacht which has been defeated in
match for this pennant be again selected by any
club its representative until after contest
for II by some other vessel has 1ntervened, or
until after the expiration OF the winter during
which such defeat took place.
Article TO- Should the club holding this pennant
be for any dissolved: First, If said club is
in the United States, the pennant shall revert TO
the preceding club in the United States which held
it. Second, should the club be Of foreign national
ity, it shall be transferred to some club of the
same nationality, eligible TO challenge under and
subject to the terms of this instrument II is
understood that this pennant IS the property of
owner of any yacht winning match