The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
INTEREST IN YACHT
CLUBS GROWING
Over Five Hundred Clubs Have
Registered From All Parts
of Globe.
RULES GOVERNING SPORT
ARE MADE UNIFORM
Many of the Famous Racing
Cruisers Out of Handicap
Division.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK, June l5.-That yacht.
ing as a sport is growing fast, not only
in this country, but all over the world,
is shown by the number of races ar
ranged and by the increase in the
number of yacht clubs. There are now
in this country nearly $500 yachts that
are of sufficient Importance to be
placed in the yacht register. There are
more than 900 yacht clubs that are
registered also, and there are many
small yachts, thousands OF them, thal
are sailed on small inland lakes and
rivers, and many yacht clubs, also
small. that are not registered Along
the coast line there are to be found
yachts in every harbor, and so IL Is
IN the interior on lakes that are large
or small.
The Yacht clubs have in the last few
years done much 20 boom the sport
Through the Atlantic coast conference
uniform rules have been adopted and
now these rules arc being accepted by
other organizations all over the coun-
try. The clubs are working together
in the interest of the sport, and there
are now no clashing of dates, and all
is smooth sailing for the yacht owner
until he gets his boat into a regatta,
and then he has all the trouble and
storm he wants.
1t is the same on the other side of
the Atlantic. The international CON
ference did much for the sport and now
all the countries OF Europe and all of
the British colonies where there are
yachts have rules that are uniform
This year in England several new
craft have been built under the new
rules which will be raced. and all arc
wondering how the rule viii work out.
From what has been seen of the yachts
the opinion seems TO be that good, able
boats are developed and that they viii
be fast. The croakers who have main
tanned that speed is TO be sacrificed TO
comfort are TO be disappointed, and
the coming seasons sport promises to
oe the best ever held.
Fair for All.
With all the yachting countries of
Europe subscribing to the rating rule
which is now in force, the position is
go far improved that the owner of a
racing vessel has exactly the same rat
ing conditions TO face in any country
TO which he may turn for sport. The
amendment of the system of measure
ment provides for the designing of rae
ing craft of heavy, roomy type, and
u.
insures that they viii be stanchly and
solidly built. These are considerations
which may be confidently expected 10
make for the ultimate good Of the
sport. but there was much doubt as to
whether the advantages would be In
any way apparent in the coming year
That doubt, fortunately, has been set
at rest, and IL is now apparent that In
all its phases the season will provide
l1-1 Il.
nesSes IN yachting for many years.
The revival of scratch racing in the
first class in England, which was start
ed last wear, will be carried further
during this season. when three new rae
ing cutters of the largest size, with
only few seconds Of measurement al
lowance between them, will head the
regatta programmes throughout the
season. One of these, Robert Young's
Nyria, was built last year TO designs
by G. F. Nicholson, and finished leader
of a class which included also the
Fairlie cutter White Heather, and the
famous Watson racer Kariad. To meet
here there have been built two new
racing cutters. Of the same class
Brynhild IL, built also to Nicholson g
design. for Sir James Pender, and
White Heather H., built to- the order
of Myles B. Kennedy, by William Fife
of Fairlie. Compared with one anoth-
er, these are all uptried vessels, rat
ing practically alike, designed primari.
~ for the racing arena, and of spe-
clal interest as the first important prod
ucts of the new rules Of rating and
building.
Should Not Be Exempt.
Sport of an almost equally interest
ing. nature is promised in the class
which has been known as of ffty.two
foot rating, and will benceforth be
called metres Owing to the number
Of vessels in existence, and the neces.
slty of protecting the interests Of the
owners, 1t was originally arranged that
this class should be exempt from the
influence of the new rule for another
year The owners, however, by a sport
ing agreement among themselves, con.
tracted themselves out of this clause,
and made an opportunity for meeting
between the vessels built to the dis
carded rule and any which might be
built to the new regulations Two
building orders were given as soon as
TINS arrangement was made, j, Talbot
Cl1fton placing commission with Al
fred Mylne Of Glasgow for yacht
named Ma 'oona, while William Fife
was commissioned TO design and build
vessel of the same class for William
Yates, which has been chrIstened Shin
na- Against these the old division will
muster three vessels which have al.
ready made keen and formidable
class Britomart and Lucida have both
been fitted out by w P. Burton, who
has declared his readiness to take
either vessel through the regatta sea
son. Mrs Turner Farley's Hcrreshoff
cutter Sonya has been fitted with a
new steel mast in place Of the wooden
sPars which gave so much trouble last
season, and has received other altera.
tions, which may enable her to show
the form expected Of her, but neve,
quite attained. Moyana is still the
property Of MIR. Leuchars, who at one
time intended racing her in the class
The latest information, however. is that
Moyapa will not be fitted out this sea.
son, but that Mr.. Leuchars will build
to the class for next year IS racing
Maymon, which was champion Of this
class when put upon the retired list
has found new owner in the person
of George Terrell Commodore of the
Eastern Yacht club of England. The
early meeting of these vessels car
scarce fail to be both interesting and
inStrretiye and. ayen with tbe small