New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
THE RAINBOW DISQUALIFIED.
LARCHMONT AND THE ATLANTIC CLUB
COMMITTEES, HOWEVER. CLEAR
MIR. VANDERBILT

The Race Committee of the Larchmont Yacht
Club has disqualified the Rainbow in the OF
September g. and the following letter has been sent
Mr.. Vanderbilt:
New-York. October p 1900
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Esq, Knickerbocker Club.
New York City.
duly received, in which you state that, through
misunderstanding of your rights. you did at diff
ballast board the Rainbow after having been
officially measured, and without procuring re-
measurement or notifying the Regatta Committee
OF the action you had taken, and requesting a re-
measurement.
An act of this nature. as you are now aware it
having been called to your attention as you state
Of the racing rules of the club
The committee beg to convey 10 you their as
to your integrity in the matter. fully realizing that
the act was committed through lack or a careful
reading and understanding of the racing rules and
confounding them somewhat with the special
agreement between the owners OF the four
called 70-footers.
The committee therefore in carrying out the duty
incumbent upon them. have to advise that the
TENDER s. 1900 under the auspices Of the club for
violation OF Rule XIV. Section g. Sost respect
GARCHMoNT REGATTA COMMITTEE
JOHN F. LOVEJOY, Chairman.
The Race Committee of the Atlantic Yacht Club
has disqualified the Rainbow and has sent TO Mr..
Vanderbilt the following letter:
Dear Sir: Your letter OF October s. in which you
state that after the Rainbow had been officially
measured, additional ballast was placed on board
ceived. The Race Committee gave the matter
careful attention. and decided that Rule ?, Sec
ton 3. OF the Racing Rules Of the club had been
violated by the Rainbow, and that consequently
she disqualified in the race for the Adams
Cup. sailed September Is,
We thank you for having notified US of your
soon as it called your attention
and are satisfied that the error was committed
through oversight. While regretting the I'M
fortunate infringement of our rules, we are obliged
to disqualify the Rainbow Very respectfully yours,
q. W. M'NUITY.
A. F.. ALDRIDGE-
Race Committee. Atlantic Yacht Club.
One point in connection with the troublesome
Rainbow affair has not been sufficiently empha-
sized II is that Mr.. Vanderbilt may have been
victimzed more than any one else While i'm
mediately admitting that he had ballast added 10
make the Rainbow's length equal to that OF the
others of the fleet. which he believes he had the
right TO do he does not say. and possibly does not
know how much ballast was added. A reason for
supposing that he was informed on this point
was the Ranbow's performance in the Atlantic
club race on September Is. when she stood UP in
the hard wind and sea and went out 10 windward
Of the MineoIa like q yacht Of a larger and faster
class Wrnge himself was wholly unable to under
stand this and admitted that he found it impOs-
sbIe TO point or sail the MineOla on the RainboWS
course though he attributed the difference 10 his
loss of an anchor and chain II will be remembered
that in all the earlier part OF the season the Ram
how was of no more difficulty TO Wringe than a bit
of ua driftwOod, that he could beat her out
and then give her a long start back, eaten her,
pass her and still finish three minutes and twenty
eight seconds ahead OF her, as was done in the
Tarrhmour race OF September s. After the square
defeat that administered In the seaway or the
Aston Cup and others II was certainly sur
nrisfng 70 find the MineOla almost helpless in a
hard race with the Rainbow on September 10.