The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
DANIEL BACON WILL
HEAD SEAWANHAKAS
Owner Of Yawl FOlita Named
for COmmOdOre-ElectiOn
Next Month.
EASTERN CLUBS IN UNION

The annual meeting OF the Seawan-
haka Corinthian Yacht Club will be held
at the Holland House on Tuesday. Janu-
tees has submitted tho following nominal
tons to the members and the ticket will
he voted on at the meeting:
For commodore. Daniel Bacon. yawl
Folita: for vtce-commodore Howard G.
Smith. schooner Ahnakola for rear COM
nodore. George Nichols. sloop Edythe for
secretary. Charles Joseph Nourse for
treasurer. Alfred r. Whitney. Jr.; for
ncasurer, Alexander NJ Orr: for truss
tees class of 1918. Franklin ~ plummer.
Harold S. Vanderbilt, Colgate Iioyt, Jr. :;
for race committee. Colgate Hoy, Jr.,
chairman; Henry II. Landon. John Clin-
ION Work. Victor l. Cumnock. Beverly
X Robinson. secretary; for committee
on lines and models, John Hyslop. Jona-
than Thompson. John Clinton Work for
law committee Eliot Tuckeman, will
lam A. w. Stewart. Gherardi Davis; for
committee on seamanshlp and navigation,
George NJ Bodman, Arthur Curtiss
James Willis D. Wood. William j.
Matheson.
Daniel Bacon Is an active racing
ynchtsman and has owned several fast
yachts, the most noted of which was the
Avenger. Howard G. Smith IL also n
tracing man and George Nichols is one
Of the amateur crew OF the cup yacht
Resolute.
The Yacht Racing Union OF Massachu-
, sets has been formed. II is really an
amalgamation OF the Yacht Racing Assoc
citation OF Massachusetts and the Inter
club Yacht Racing Association OF Mas
| sachusetts. For eight years there have
been these two associations governing
| the sport on Massachusetts Bay and
they have been supported by the active
clubs which have paid dues and assess
ments 20 both. For some time there has
been talk among yachtsmen Of the use
lessness of having two associations, two
! sets OF CHAMPIONSHIPS. two schedules
which have to be arranged so that there
! is az little conflict Of dates as possible,
and after some Informal talk there was a
joint meeting OF the delegates TO the two
associations at the South Boston Yacht
| Club with the result that a single union
! has been organized. This consolidation
will not reduce the annual dues paid hy
the clubs. but will relieve them of asses,
ments and in this way will he OF SUBJ
stantial benefit TO the smaller clubs.
The racing rules of the Yacht Racing
Association have been adopted by the
union. These are the same as those
I adopted by the Atlantic Coast Confer
ance except where local conditions re-
pure some slight changes. Next season
INC omen racing will he for yachts Of the
ftlowing classes: Glass =. 81 raters
+ class a. cabin yachts. 81 feet sailing
length and not over as feet over all
class r. cabin yachts, &c feet and under
sailing length: class I, IS foot knocka-
bouts: class II. catboats; class II, handi-
| cap class :. open boats class y. dories
sender class boats conforming to the In
ter Club sender class Bar Harbor class
/ Bar Hnrbor n fpoters The point sys-
TEN instead of the older percentage sys.
item OF the Yacht Racing Association will
be used by the union TO determine win
liners Of the champ nships OF the season
| This gives a racing boat one point foi
starting, ono point for finishing and add
ltional points for each yacht defeated. II
| has been found that under this system
| the classes are held together throughout
| the season
The union will hav" to appoint a board
Of five official judge II will he APP
/ pointed by the executive committee and
| one member OF the board will attend each
open race during the season to assist the
! clubs committee in the management OF
| the regatta.
! Ralph g. Goudey Of the Winthrop
zach; Club is tho first president OF tn,