The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
n. Y. y. C. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Data on ScantIing Question Secretary
Discovers He Has Split Rib.

b last general meeting of the year
OF the New York Yacht Club was held in
the clubhouse In West Forty-fourth street
last night. II was well attended and much
business of general interest was transacted.
AT this meeting the annual election Of
officers and committees for the coming
year is always held, and last night the ticket
placed In nomination was elected unani-
mously. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
presided. Since the last meeting former
Commodore S. Nicholson Kane, who also
was for many years chairman of the regatta
committee, and Gen. Philip Schuyler have
died, and a committee was appointed to
draw up suitable resolutions.
For some time the most troublesome
question that yachtsmen have had to bother
them is a rule OF scantling. There is a good
rule OF measurement now which has devel-
oped a good type OF boat, but those who
wish can still skin on construction, and the
lightly built boat will have a great advan-
tage over the boat substantially built.
Yachtsmen in England, France, Germany
and other countries have been busy with
this matter for some time, and naval archi-
tects have given It a great deal OF attention
A committee was appointed last night by
Commodore Vanderbilt to LOOK into the
AeALNtA hAAd NAN al tllC AAdi a
possible on the question.
The COMMITTEES Is composed of W. Butler
Duncan, Jr., Charles Lane Poor, II. de b.
Parsons, Harry l.. Maxwell and Walter
G. Kerr. II will report to the club later
and then il il makes a recommends ton
the club will act. 1t may be that when the
COMMITTEES has completed its work a meet
ing of the North Atlantic conference will
be called to act with the New York Yacht
Club and 20 get a uniform scantlinR rule.
Tho n n yat nnQpnhQra ~ tho club ha Va nm
sented twenty-one half models representing
all the types OF warships from the Bon
homme Richard to the present time. These
models are placed in panels in the model
room as a frieze, and there il still room, so
that new yp pes can be addedtothe collection.
TIL gift is a handsome as we'll as an instruc-
tive one, and 10 highly appreciated by the
members OF the club, VINO, by resolution
last night, thanked the donors:
Secretary George Cormack, who has been
i'll for some weeks, was we'll enough to at
tend the meeting. He has suffered from
h he thought was eumatism for some
months. His surgeon not long ago found
that he had a split rib, which was caused by
the accident to the Rainbow during the
Kings cup race last August. The Rainbow
struck a rock and several on board were
thrown down and hurt.
The report Of the regatta committee
was given to the members. During the
season the committee started races on
thirteen different days. The number of
yachts that started WIS 2Ol, which ices
not inclGde dur licate entry of a yGcht start
ing in two events on the some day. The.
number of races sailed IVES 1902, net incluG-
ing races post Onc1. The total value of
prizes racei for was slO.4s: OF and the
Kings cup. This includes SO $751; OF OF club
money and prizes donated by members OF
which the value is estimated. Tie rerort
is a complete one and is published in rem
phlet FORM The election of officers and
committees resulted as follows:
Commodore. Cornelius Vanderbilt. steamer
North Star.
Yiee-Csmmodors. Arthur Curtis Jamss.