The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16
NEWS OF THE YACHTSNEN.
GERMAN EMPEROR OFFERS A
PRIZE ron SMALL YACHTS.
They VIII he Built Under Certain Bestric-
tions and sailed by Amateurs
lenger for the Seawanhaka Cup In
Frame-Electi0ns and Club Gossip.

Frame Objections anu Club GOSSIP.
The German Emperor has made another
bid for the patronage Of foreign yachtsmen
at the Kiel and other repattas II at are TO he
sailed this year. He has offered n hand
some cup for small boats 10 compete and
these boats are to be handled by amateurs.
III, rule to govern this class Is ra'h r an
odd one, but II gives plenty OF leeway 20
designers and all sorts of models should
be turned ont. The length on the water
line, beam and extreme draught OF the boats
are not to exceed 80 feet, the displacement
Is not TO be less than 1870 pounds and the SAT-
nrea is not to exceed 500 square feet. The
cost Of these boats Is not to be more thah
~. $50 each and certain restrictions nre inn
posed as to construction with a view OF seclr-
ing a serviceable boat.
These boats would he rather smaller than
the 2l-foot class OF raceaboutS. which on their
2I feet length on the waterline must have
7 feet beam II keel boats and I feet . inches
beam II centreboard boats. They carry
600 square feet Of canvas and weigh $500
pounds.
AT the annual meeting OF the Brooklyn
Yncht Club held on Thursday evening the
Treasurer In his report showed that the re-
ceipts last year had exceeded the expendi-
lures by $500 40. The secretary reported
that at the beginning Of last year there were
Id VI NV AhpH W W sN'N
the year BY resignation and other causes and
lo7 new members were elected. so that the
membership now IL s2i. George b. Waters
and John X. Brophy were elected as dele
gate. to the Gravesend Bay Yacht Racing
Association. Commodore Cook followed the
example set by Commodore Tod OF the At
laptic Yacht Club and advocated ocean rae
ing. He suggested that the annual cruise
extend az far az Montauk Point and then
49,. ,aghta rapa huaN IN the CluhlOuaa In
Ora vesend Bay.
The annual meeting Of the Gravesend
Bay Association will be held next month.
In this association are the Atlantic, BROOK
lyn, Marine and Field and New York Canoe
clubs. Last year there was racing every
Saturday afternoon during the season and
the clubs In the association took turns In
managing the regattas. This year the racing
will be on alternate Saturdays.
Two more one-design classes have been
ged for. The N%orthport Yacht Club
will have a class of one design dories which
are 10 be built by Emmons Of Swanscott, Mass.
Nine Of these boats have been ordered by
members of the club. They are to be II
feet over all and will carry a leg o mutton
sail and a small lib. The members oil the
Shelter Island Yacht Club have placed orders
With the Greenport Basin and CONSTRUCTION
Company for several small boats and II Is
expected that before the season opens the
nlIlDeT OF Dbhl5 pIbfl'u- ~ w htAN' io'-
and fine sport promised. These boats are
similar to those ordered by members OF the
Ardsley Yacht clIe; o, They ! yyc Are TO- TO- e.. rs ,eet
line, Il feet b ann ! iert draught ana larry
I,?b6 pounds OF lead bolted outside the keel.
vas They are 10 be ready BY June IS and
there viii be races every saturday afternoon
for which prizes have been offered as well a
Charles D. Mower. who last year designed
the successful racing boat Dom Is busy with
several small boats which will appear this
season. His principal effort Is the, boat that
IL to enter the trial races held by the Bridge
port lncht club for the purt2sH OF selecting
n challenger for the Seewanhaka Challenge
cup. now held by the Royal -. Lawrence
Messrs. Mopcr,& Hunt. by ThOrnqs smith
l. being built upside down. and NJ soon "a
she j. planted will be turned over to have
. inches over all, % feet waterline. $ feet 9
inches beam and ) inches draught. The
frames are spaced three inches on centrcS.
Thomas Mcdonald of the Bridgeport Yacht
Club, instead of having q boat for himself,
will bC Interested IN two boats which are 10
be- built by Hanley OF Quincy Point. Larry
a boat Tor these races, and with IN" boat
that the White Bear Yacht Club will send on
there will be- i've in m" trial races.
{. y Mower has designed d 2s-foot water
line sloop for William Clements Of West Perth,
West Australia, She Is a compromise keel
all. y feet on the Wdtprlne. II feet : inches
beam, 4 feet g inches druught, and She viii
carry LIN square feet Of canvas. For II. II.
Robinson OF New Haven, Conn. h" has de-
signed a ~loop ~ feet 3 inches over all, -
feet on the waterlino, ; feet ~ inches beam
smd I h ier .,c : '"fnIT the ar SsIl.i ~ 10 be- s'P IasS,
bolted outside. There will he 4 feet ~ inches
head room In the cabin. For W. =. Wheat
he has designed q racing catboht to be used
AT Atlantic CITY. This boat /, l. feet over all.
Y feet on the Nater!lue. feet beam, u inches
drsucht. and she will carry 20 square feet
- Ia HHnN Tho ATI y rob NlUNA a INrN-
i,h columbia will have a fleet nj siv small
boats from Mr.. Movers designs They are
% , i@s' Oh irc i4e h %atTf"h' ec = d LgS3 Ster b5 Ti;
l.n11 pounds OF outside lead and spread 3?s
square feet Of canNa-. 262 feet OF which Is
lhe New Amsterdam Yacht Club has been
Incorporated at Albany and will locate in
New YORK CITY. Tn directors are a hobart
Gustuve A. Girard, New York city; John W
James Brooklyn. and Thomas l.. Bucking-
At The annual meeting Of the Stamford
Yacht club the following officers were elected
C2mmod2re. Jane. d smith, schooner
Rear Commodore, Edward + Leeds; Treas
Lnwton Fleet SargGGn' fredcriGk Ssheyoir;
Rev. Charles VI. Addison. Directors. George
s Hoyt. SCHUYLER Merritt. Albert C. Hall,
Bartlett, 3 T. ~Bruggerhon. Alfred i Pitt.
Frederick VI Hoyt. Walter =, Hoyt, Nomi-
mating IA Tor 1929, ". J. Bartlett,
Walter ID. Daskam. Malcolm Il. Pitt. ArChi-
bald Smith Walter NJ Smith
The suggestion Of Commodore Robert r.
Tod Of the Atlantic Yacht Club tlat there
be more OCEAN racing this coming season
has been received with much favor by mem
bnrs Of the club and II Is very probable that
In addition to the races NJ the end of the
annual cruise from Newport back to Sea
Gate that other contests will be arranged
that will furnish good sport. Commodore
Tod suggests gHcrs from The club anchorage
to and around Fire Island Iight>hip and IL Is
possible that Cape May LiRhtship may figure
"a a turning point IN some races These
races not only prove the sailing qualities of
a yacht. but test m" experience OF the owner
or navigator and are of great benefit 60 those
who are fond OF handling, their own. vessels.
The Atlantic Yacht Club has received the
report Of a committee appointed recently
70 consider the question of uniforms and
yacht etiquette. Ia" committee reported in
favor of the changes that were made last
year by the New York Yacht Club and OPP
pO4"d sailing masters wearing naval uni
forms Yacht ma ter uniforms will be deco
rated with buttons Of white metal and only
the regulation cap 4 to be worn. There
were q few other changes which viii appear
when the report j. published in the next
edition Of the club book.
New York Tencrrs defeat Naval Cadets.
ANSAPoLls, Feb. -. In the fcncing tourna-
m"nt tonight at tho Naval Academy between
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