The New York herald., 1921-12-21
Six Meter Boats.

In order TO make the match more in
ternational and more representative the
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club will
invite members of other yacht clubs and
associations to build six meter yachts
and TO enter them in the elimination
trials, which will be sailed off Oyster
Bay next August.
Six races are to be sailed over courses
alternating windward or leeward and
return and triangular. and these
courses are to be twelve miles in length
The system OF scoring will be what is
known as the point system. which gives
a yacht one point for each boat 1t de-
deats and one point extra for finishing
the race. The team scoring the most
points in the series will win the trophy.
The letter accepting the challenge and
naming the conditions which has been
sent to the English committee follows:
Sir Algernon Maudsley, Secretary Spe-
cfal Committee Britlsh-American Cup ::
Dear Sir: The special committee Of
the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
begs 10 acknowledge receipt of your let
ter of November 80 confirming cables
exchanged between our committees. We
take pleasure in informing you that we
have been authorized by the Seawan-
haka Corinthian Yacht Club TO accept
your proposal. We note that you have
left in our hands all details of the ar
rengements for the races, and we there
lore make the following suggestions:
/. Match to be sailed between two
teams of equal numbers preferably four
On each side of yachts of the six meter
class of the international rule OF meas
urement as passed by the international
conference in London in 1919.
.. The match to be under the auspices
Il raA h.vf 10 So ,,al lfa
THAN Yacht Club, which will invite other
Yacht clubs of the United States to enter
yachts In elimination trials.
To Race on Long Island Sound.
;. The match to consist Of a series OF
six races TO be sailed in the waters OF
Long Island Sound in the vicinity of
oyster Bay over courses alternately to
wlndward and lceward, or vice versa,
and triangular Of about twelve miles in
length and on dates to be agreed on
later, except that IL IL now agreed that
tho series will start early In September.
4. The system of scoring to be that in
general use in races on Long Island
sound--namely One point for each
boat beaten and one point for finishing
q race; no extra points for first place
substantially the same arrangement as
used I'm 1921.
;. All races will be sailed without
time allowance under the racing rules Of
the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club,
with the exception of such parts thereof
as may be. inconsistent with the inter-
national rule of measurement, passed by
the international conference in London.
919 and instructions to measurers. sec
tions /. to vi. inclusive of the Yacht
Racing Association of Great Britain,
and amendments thereof recently
adopted to be mutually acceptable. which
shall apply to this match without prece-
dent. however. for future matches and
without prejudice to the American uni
vorsal rule.
g. Measurements OF yachts for this
match snail be made in the manner
prescribed by the above mentioned in
ternationaI rule Of measurement and
Instructions to measurers. by the meas
urer OF the Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club. who shall issue certificates.