New-York tribune., 1905-04-26
RULES FOR OCEAN RACE.
Official Details Issued By the Ameri-
can Sub Committee.

The American subcommittee in charge OF the
ocean yacht race for the German Emperor's Cup,
issued its official programme yesterday, containing
the conditions Of the as laid down by the
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club. of Tie under the auspices
of which the contest Is held; the names OF all the
committees concerned. both here and abroad: plct-
ures Of the yachts entered, together with their
owners dimensions rig. the color OF their hubs, the
day, night and fog signals which they are to dis
play when at sea or when they arrive at the finish,
off the Lizard England The frontispiece OF the
programme which occupies sixteen pages, contains
illustration OF the cup
After reprinting the letter OF the imperial yacht
committee as published in The Tribune early in
April. the rules and conditions appear follows:
RACE FOR THE OCEAN CUP.
The starting line shall be line between com
mittee boat flying buTsee OF the tmpeTial b s dashI
and direction of the line TO be deteTmined by me
crossed leaving the SANDY Hook Bghtship to star
board .-,a.o.-, u,,,, Ill, b staa
at ,. M the club burgee lowered ana blue peter
h3sted @ G %&P9s gd g9n red % BAH n os The Start G
ing gun will be fired al 2:l5 D m. red bail IoWered
whistle viii be given. Should postponement be
considered necessary the preparatory gun would be
fired on an quarter hour, thereafter followed
by warning and Starting guns with intervals
Se taken bv the eommttee No protest viii 5e en-
ter in connection with violation OF ire rules
line under TOW must drop tie tow line at the pre-
The international rules Of the road at sea shall
govern conduct OF the yachts, With the addition
that if an overlap exists between two yachts when
both Of them. without tacking, are about 70 pass
mark on q required side. then the outside yacht
must give inside yacht room 10 pass clear Of the
mark. a yacht shall not. however, be justified
attempting TO establish overlap, and thus force
a passage between another yacnt and the marx
after the latter yacht has altered her helm for
the purpose OF rounding. No paTt or q yachts hull
may be across the starting Inc before the
starting gun 5 fred
In ease a yacht infringes the above rule the com
mittee wiz signal by short blasts on steam whistle
and display Official letters OF yaent so infringing.
Yacht sigma led must return anu recfoss the
starting line. Yacht 50 returning or ene working
into position from the wrong SIDE OF the line shall
keep clear Of and give way 10 all competing yachts.
Should a yacht be delayed In starting at the ap-
pointed time and the committee boat not be in posi-
tion, IL may start later, taking It's departure from
Sandy Hook Lightshp. No time win be credited
account Of the delay. Such yacht may not he
toved 10 any point to the eastward OF Sandy -ook
Lghtshp.
south from the Lizard Lighthouse on the coast OF
England and within signaling uis'aace, IN the
event OF there being mark bosi az Jhe nnlsh
line Further inforna ton regat1inS the nnish
line be supplied to contestants II received by
the American subcommittee.
At or near the finish line communicating must
be established with the signal station at the Lizard
Lighthouse By day by displaying oniciaI letters.
also the ensign: by night. by uslns nishs signals
as assigned In the programmed N 1863 ~ olsehaEg-