The New York herald., 1922-03-31
YACHTSMEN CHANGE
THE RACING RULES
Long Island Sound Association
Creates a New Glass for
SchOOners.
ny ARTHUR F.. ALDRIDGE.


The annual meeting of the Yacht Rae
ing Association of Long Island, held at
the Harvard Club on wednesday eve-
ming. was very busy one for the forty
eight delegates who attended. Seven
teen of the twenty-one clubs in the
association were represented The re-
suit OF the election and the schedule Of
| dates as finally adopted were printed in
yesterday mornings NEW YORK HERALD
President George Nichols told the dele
gates that the executive committee fa-
vored the appointment of an official re-
corder whose duties were to be keeping
records of all races sailed. to assist
those regatta committees that needed
help and to keep on file all protests
which would make the records OF great
value. He also told of the plan to have
uniform circular announcing regattas
to yachtsmen and giving instructions.
At present the circulars vary consider
ably and often do not have proper In
structions for the races.
The winners of last seasons cham
pionships were: New York Yacht Club
30-foot class. Adios; Victory class,
Alerte: Star class, Saturn. Sound
schooner class. Allure Glass U. Mingo !;
Jewel s. class, Opal; Orienta design
class. Thane. In other classes no yacht
qualified. To qualify yacht must
start In at least one-half Of the races
scheduled.
that the association had $33S.40 in the
bank and its other assets were $500 in
Liberty bonds.
Some changes were made In the rae
Ing rules. The classification was
changed to create h new class for
schooners. The amendment makes class
+ schooners not over as feet and over
3S feet rating. The new class Is
schooners not over IS feet rating. The
New York Yacht Club has made a sim
liar. change and Frank BOVINE Jones was
instructed to consult with that club in
order to arrange for 4 uniform lettering
for the new class.
A new paragraph was added TO rule I 0
relating to start and finish. The addiA
tlon reads: "A yacht >starting after her
starting interval has expired shall keep
clear of and give way to yachts starting
during their specifiedastarting interval"
The time limit of a race will in future
be sunset instead of one-half hour after
sunset.
1t has always been the rule that a
yacht racing shall fly its owners private
signal and IL has been the rule thGt
sdNHS PiotCSlinE Sudll ulSplay t1t EOut
flag for the letter b. An amendment
was offered to change these rules so
that an owner would not be disqualified
for not displaying his private signal II
was finally agreed that yachts 30 feet
and over are still required to display this
signal, but smaller craft may sail and
race without the signal. On the protest
flag matter II was agreed to leave it for
some future action.
The election caused some little cx-
citement. but the regular ticket won. as
follows
President. George Nichols. AZ votes I:
vice president. Charles a. Marsland, 80 /:
Howell c. Perrin, IS: secretary. James
D. Sparkman. 48; treasurer Donald II.
Cowl. 80; Fl. A. Jackson. 1s; members
of the executive committee. Philip r.
Mallory, as; Clifford d. Mallory, as !;
Adrian 1selin I'd, "a; c. Lee Andrews,
81: Charles A. Marsland. Is. Donald II.
Cowl, Is. Four members of the execu-
tive committee were elected.
Among those atthe meeting were for
mer president James w. Alker. f. NJ.
Hoyt, Butler Whiting. James d. Spark
man. c. ID. Mower, Richard A. Monks,
| Herbert l.. Stone. Harry Anderson,
John r. Brophy. e. Burton Hart. Frank
Bovine Jones. Howell C. Perrin, Charles
l.. Weyand, Adrian Iselin I'd, Donald
Cowl. Fl. l.. Funke. IT. T. Hornidge, Col
gate Hoyt, George w. Elder, Jr.. Fred
ericlS w. Sherman and w. l.. Inslee.