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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 9, 1893. 



New York Yacht Club. 



REPORT OF THE COiDIITTEE ON MEASUREMEKT AKD CONFERENCE 1893. 



Gentlemen: 



Yoiu- committee on measurement and conference was somewhat 

 delayed in the commencement of its labors by the absence from the 

 city of some of its members through illness and other causes. Since 

 its sessions began, however, it has met many times and has given 

 much earnest "thought to the subjects whicli have been discussed. 

 Sonne of these have recently Ix^en engagine: much attention wherever 

 yachting and :\'acht Tracing "has been actively engaged in. 



The extreme development of cei-tain features tu^modern yachts aud 

 the introduction of new forms and features have raised the question 

 very generally among yachtsmen, whether in the interest of yachting 

 and to presei've the sport and pastime some recognition should not be 

 made in the measurement rule or allowance scale of such features, 

 where their use was intended for advantage in speed and was attended 

 by such advantage. 



In the foregroiind of such subjects is the modern practice of build- 

 ing y achts with great draught and only moderate depth of hull, or 

 wit]] even very shallow hulls, the hull in such case being shaped 

 rather for the purj^cse of carrying a deep keel or fin — practically a 

 long lever on which to stisiieu'd a mass of lead — than for the piu'pose 

 of aflordhig such space and accommodation as depth in the body of 

 the vessel itself would give. 



The most extreme tilings of this Idnd that have been produced up 

 to the present time are the bidlj fins. The largest of these is, per- 

 haps, just too small to be entered upon the lists of this cluVi. But 

 the long lever, diminished ^veight and smfdler midship section, which 

 is characteristic of tills kind of craft, is just as clearly and certainly 

 the characteristic of the weighted ceuterboard or the deep keel vessel, 

 and only different in form or degree. 



With the advantages to speed established and recognized of the 

 bulb fin vessel, fitted with an appropriate sail plan, it would appear 

 that only such vessels could be built for sviccessful racing, and that 

 there is not, at the present time, in the rules of this club, or of any 

 other club, the means of putting these vessels into any other relation 

 to the rest of the fleet than the eomraon one. 



"Wliile nothing of the bulb fin kind has up to this time been entered 

 in the lists of tiie club, an examination of the matter lias sho^vnyour 

 committee that in yachts recently built the keel takes up a much 

 larger proportion of the draught than it formerly did: that designers, 

 in competing with each other, exhibit a regard for the advantage of 

 the deep keel with lead upou it; that succes.sive productions of the 

 same designer show an iucreased use of this advaiitage, and that, 

 with the liberty to use without restraint or charge a lower weight and 

 longer level, tlie area of midship section has, in some instances, been 

 cut down. In the discussion of such matters and in considering the 

 propriety and practicabiUty of formulating a mode of dealing with 

 them to be submitted to this club, your committee has corresponded 

 with some of the leading designers, and has had others presently in vi- 

 vitation at then- nicf^tiiiirs .■i.iid lias (piestioned tlieni. and has also heai'd 

 any suggestions which they had to offer. 



While your committee has been thus engaged here, it apijears troiu 

 the public prints, and from a formal report recently received, that in 

 England a committee of the \a.cht Racmg Association has been some- 

 what similarlv engaared. 



This committee conducted its inquiries by getting, i^ ith considerable 

 fuUness. the views and suggestions of the prominent designers and 

 yachting experts. 

 ■Rome ot the conspicuous and obiectionable features which tltese 



fentlemen find in tlio modern yacht, are excessive draught, and over- 

 ang forward and aft. Midshi]) sections which lack the" compactness 

 and strength of the older forms; sections which, ''due to unre.stricted 

 beam and di-aft. are hollow in shape, Avith deep hanging keels, and 

 masts placed a long way ahead of the lead, thus straining the vessel.'" 

 These designers, while deploring the existing tendency to small dis- 

 placements and low centers ot gravity, did not agree upon any plan 

 to prevent it, and the Y. E.. A., in view of the absence of any definite 

 and well-considered propositions for changes in the rule as it afl'ects 

 these matters, and also having regard to the influence which re.stric- 

 tions might have in the development of the greatest speed relative to 

 existing'standards. decided to make no change, hue to leave the rule 

 as it now is to stand lor the present. 



It IS of much interest to your committee to view these observations 

 and conclusions, made, as thc.v were, independently and without any 

 coumiunication between ttic parties concerned in these discussions, 

 and it is remarkable tliat the main jioints talren up were about the 

 same, and the conclusions reached practically the same, inasmuch as, 

 so far as i-elates to things that have been ah-eady i-eferred to, your 

 comiriittee have decided to recommend no immediate change. 



There is this diU'erence, however, that in vie«' of the fact th.at at a 

 later date the club may see fit to take some action towai-d putting in 

 special relation to other yachts, racing vessels of attenuated midship 

 sections .and imlb fms. vour committ(se have caret iiUv exainiiicd a 

 plan submitted by one of its members for carrying this into effect, 

 which plan will be'explained in this report. To this jilan of putting in 

 check, in some degree, the development of the tendency toward great 

 di'aft, small displace;nent, high center of bouyancy and low centers of 

 p-ravity. your committee gave much attention, and saw in it a promis- 

 mg means of adjustment which might permit of successful racing 

 with vessels of less extreme features than those which have been re 

 ferred to, and which features, in their extreme development, woulil 

 doubthiss hy many \-aclitsnien lie considered undesirable, and the 

 vessels v. liicii shr.ulil has e them as being unfitted for their servce. 



Your couniiittee wei-e for a long time inclined to recommend the 

 plan ■(\'hie]ihaH just lu-en I'eforretl to for adoi^tion in the club, but in 

 view of tlie fact tliiu it ivmilfl iutn irtuce a new factor into the meas- 

 aud special measurement of some 

 li justice or pi'opriety be applied to 

 lirig international contests, and in 

 nsideration that such a rule might 



lesu'aljle form, to the detriment of 



.ipeed. relative to exi.sting and accepted standards, your committee 

 felt that their function would tie best served by simply ex|-)laiiiing 

 their method and leaving it to the club for such further consideration 

 or action as may seem best. It may be that the experience of the 

 next season wUl show it to be desirable to deal with this matter and 

 with others, such as the forward position of mast of sloops and the 

 foremast of schooners, also with the use of excessive overhang. In 



uremenc rule, 

 of Ihe yachts, that it cuild not i 

 any yacht to take part in the c 

 view" also of the verv important 

 influence a prefe: 



such case it would clearly be 

 ment rule should cov 

 As a preliniinnry %• 

 sidered for corrr-eti 

 attenuated forms 

 have chiefly oriL; I 

 recognize the tn-' 

 iuHTil ilxsii-nr-r Ji- i'.: 

 lil:!ir.; 1 I' -::-_;] y '.M 

 hii.i I ■ ■ 



tiT4 f::ir tile pi.-.-;' 

 is not one ot a^v- 

 and ballast to tL 

 very evidently Ir 

 deep keels .as rediiOLi 

 them as they w^^re a: 

 An ot he r p rop ij s i 1 1 r 

 tee, was that the 

 yaciit should ijc i 



to lif^vp rlie effer 



ment fnr a. !.s!■-^ 



.id al.. 



ell that one change in the measure- 

 ail such matters as would affect the formula. 

 . the explan.'diou of the plan which has been con- 

 ic; the tenilciicy to the use of long levers upon 

 111 ii'i't 1 hat those with whom these things 

 I I S them.selves— seem as a t;hiss to 

 1 1,1- to be introduced. A most em- 

 -1^ . propo.sed that draft should be 

 li iJii/ imrinjso of affecting the po.sitiou of the 



III ,'' r-r. Avrinld seem to be arbitrary and ineffec- 

 -I . I I i : ,. The matter needing adjustment 

 II, s -lation— the position of the keel 

 ' ' restriction put upnn draft would 



I .; : r -,:i uiuch of restricting the use of 

 ■j i ll.- dfpr.li of bodies of yachts and widening 

 Loalpd. 



n. ni;!(i'- Ijv an enunent designer to your commit- 



. 1 rii sr r t;itstom House measu'rcmeiit of the 

 "i i' I I :i ■sjiient formula as a divisi.r, so as 

 iM . ii ' iMi-tisurement, and to ,yive- indai'e- 



I 'll- effect of tin's would be to count 



i I'i-i ^. I'll the vessel, and nut 

 . , . , ; ii. , I. , . I , -.vaterbody. 



II III ..i \ '■'] ,11 ; I'- .L_ V, liip of the commit- 

 :-d saiiii; eiiiiiient, desl^^ner, was to use the 



and so give inducement to the 

 if the vessel, and in this \vay 



idi 

 ,\'ater body 



displacement of the vessel 

 use of bulk in the imder . 



practically to make the nie-tsurement and the char;^-e tm- !i-ii;j;rii .;iMa 

 areri r.f sfiil Ifss to tl'-> f.^sel of large under wai,:-;' 'j'.-.- ;ii;_,, i,i,,, 

 canoe-like form. Tlji, Li; ,t, nriim-il pla,n would, no d,;.i . ; i , ,! 

 latf-d. prevent The ui:iiluir r._'iiurtion of displacemeui. ; ' ■ , ; ; 

 varying with the formula used, would make necessai'v -, ,rli l:.r;_,'.- .11::'- 

 placpment and large sail plans, and the encouragement giveu lo dis- 

 placement and the use of correspondmg weight of ballast, wotdd, 

 proportionatelv. rr-mrive tlic necessity and inducement to extended 

 ' I ,f ,i Ivdlast, which wouM. however, stUl be 

 I, I resti'jrtion; and whatever the <iuantity 

 ., , .iisetiiieiic:^ of such rule, woulil be carried 



proporti 

 depth for the li 

 without other .; 

 of tiallast. no-v 

 for racing purpij St s i.s ;iis ;is a re 

 extent of surface exposed to the 

 permit. 



Ill respect to tlisnsenl ilis'.lsf-;-' 



said tiiai. ■;uiY ■;!,■ 1 1 ■ u i, ■, :■ , - 

 several seccioi; 3 .■ ■ 1 , ' 

 enable the caloui,- - 1 ' ' , ' ' 

 and tT'oublesonie Lti,jsi ,-sn:.ij ,;is s;',- 

 for racing purposes. lu the . :.i;ii!iio 

 present in use for mesisureu 

 euouffh. and in praeticc and 

 effeciot the rides shoul'! b'; 

 such vessels as were Imov. ii 

 gances of model which Ijrr.iLgli 

 made them justly subject to 



depth of ivati 

 uvarcling effect of trie 



factor, it may 



and till 



11 would 



^ippli. 



.It your eorriTjiif 'ifL- ili;- tsilj--- .;;t 

 thi;3 club are in priiLvipl'- ,l:.'._-lI 

 dion new factors "ti_i n ilm lil y (Iv; 

 liiriitpd in their u.je and npply "id'.' i" 

 ir lielieved to possess certain extrava- 

 thom w ithin a well defined limit aud 

 discrhninating chan; 



ship section from the, waterline down to its -junction with the keel is. 

 to speak generally, much the same now as it was years ago. Smoe. 

 however, the advent of the learl keel, and more particularly withm 



two or three yeai's past, the k 



-aclit s drafi 



lel has become a much more consider 

 than formerly; and the largest cross 

 waterlme. inclusive of tho keel, say as 

 tr of .Jtift.. would in the vacht of to-day 

 1 (d any paraheloeram. \vitlnn the hues 

 ;-i-inl,l lie shown- than \voulil the corres- 

 ■ is-sent the yacht. . 

 iLd wjuld sh \ 

 1" Hues of disorinuui 



i 



halilv more 

 lietween the 



able part of the 

 section of the vc , ,is ii 

 instanced m tlit 

 occupy a mucl' 1 

 of which such n 1 1 1 1 s 1 1 n , 

 ponding section. '.\'hK;l 

 Such a scrutmy as 1- 

 clearly than any other 

 fin and the keel boat. 



An examination of some of the models m the possession of the club 

 shows that m all vessels, exci^ptiiig one or two ot those built wiHnu a 

 year, the midship section of these vachts would, it (I'-av-n withm 

 parallelograms, all ot iliem occiipv over fortv per s . , 1 space 

 needed to hold thcui. The. first Ouo defender, the ■ a co- 



efficient ot fiftv-tliree iier rewt.. other Cup defenders : ' - i, - lance 

 nearly fifty per esr:!.. :is,i Hi" 1 1-: r-initestant. ditlenn;:;- ns sh,- .lui trom 

 her antagomst 1 1 1 , , , - 1 .:\iid proportions, ap))e;i.rs to ha.ve 



been alike m till ;- ,, ■ mimttee is aware, no yacht, now 



on the club s lis ; 1 , -r midship section which is much 



less than fort ^■ | , , , 11 1 urascribing paraUelojrram. Souie 



of last year s ijs 1 1- i s two or three per cent, below it, 



but the bulb till .1 1 n 1. i s , -i- presentfuture introductions, have 

 some of them a i ijciiii.ii'sni . ii nul i twenty per cent. 



The proposition wduch this committee have to make m the way of 

 a suggestion for aiembers to think over and discuss, is that as a check 

 in some dee-ree to the tendency which has been commented upou, all 

 vessels with a midship section immersed, which .shall tall below a cer- 

 tain percentage ot the parallelogram which would mcluile it, shall have 

 a certain i-easouable addition made to their measurements. Ihe pre- 

 cise formulation of tins suggestion could be effected m a variety of 

 ways, the smiplest of which ivonld probably be by a direct addition to 

 the vessel s measurement of a iiercentage corresponrlmg to the deigi-ee 

 or percentage which her midship section falls below the standard 

 agreed upon. 



It may be said for tins method tliat it could leave all yachts except- 

 ing those ot most extreme forms untouched. That it would operate 

 neither upon lie.sin i s- ,li 1 ,t,!i n ; such: that the deep keel yacht Min - 

 firva andthesh," 1 1 1 ;-;vmph would with like co-eflieients 



of 48 per cent. ;■; , , ,1 under therule: wlnle it would take 



into account jis -i, n . ■ 1 1 >, .,11; , u , -rtivelv and bv' means probably as 

 simple as anv pracLicaWe such tcatures as it has been coiisider-ed de- 

 sirable to control. The effect in operation ot such a rule \^'ould, of 

 course, be restrictive, or eiicouraEritig. or negative, accordingly as the 

 weight ot the tax corresiiouded to the value ot the feature taxed. 

 That measure ot tax v. r.iuld seem to be best framed which should leave 

 a yacht owner wii hi iiit iicrcssitv to build a taxed craft lu order to wm 

 races and yet ^^ Ltii opportunities to win if he cua. To tins ena toe 

 framers of a rule coidil only do their best. 



The. next subject to which your committee gave its consideration, 

 and to which it would now call the attention ol the clul), is the great 

 difficulty of obtaining the measurement of yachts entered for club 

 races, aid the consequently lessened interest in them during their 

 progress, and the impossibility of announcing the result on their ter- 

 mination. 



Racing Rule A' s oil' s ms. ■■,■■,■! i, ,,1 i , .in-.iin.-iiri.'s .susiis which ha.ve 

 been measureil 1 1 1 1 ■ inipraeiicablc 



to enforce this r I ' - , 1 ,1, _ . : , ing adiUtion: 



Unlfbspduu luiwiituu 

 bv the regatta committee, in \vtiii;li r-ase the .said yacln, must be meas- 

 ui'ed within ten days of the date of such race, otlierwise she shall be. 

 disqualified." 



iVnother matter wliieli s, 1 m; . i , . , :.i;|iure action is that of defining the 

 l.w.l. measurement, an, > ' . sittee suggest the excision of the 

 paragraph on this sul > i' , > , s ins at the foot of p.age 93. in Chap. 

 XlV.'of B3--Laws, and ti .- ;,i.ii k , n 1 it ism of the follow' 



"The l.w.l. length shall he the distance in a straiirh 

 points furthest forward and furthest aft, where the 

 the rudcler post, is intersected by the surface of r! 

 yacht is afloat, in racing trim, with all pers ; s 

 measm'ement is taken, amidsldps, jirovided ,r 1 

 the stem or sternpost. or other part of i; 

 projects beyond the length taken as menrrii i 

 or projections shall, for the pui'poses ofthi 



■ ! r-n-i-'-u the 

 . i-lve of 

 I- ,;:i,-]ithe 

 s ii 'xhitn the 

 I auA' part of 

 iiiwthe l.w.l. 

 li iirojection 



iju^j^^^^^^., ™-, — _„ .ulded to the 



length taken as stated, antl pieces of any'SBtTQ cut out of the fair liue 



of the stem, sternpost. of the rid; 

 purpose r,f sliisi-ri'in'isj' i]ir lr:v.l 

 ment of 1 , "1 ',' i, ■ 1, ■ ■ 

 ment. sis, ' , 1 ■ ' , 1 ■ , ■ 1 ■, ■ 1 . • . s i. 



The nes:, is.ai i-r i '1 1 i,, ,1 .•, .u 

 tion LS the rule \'iiuch ri I ■ , , In 



At the time this rule i 11 

 taken for the tonnage , , , , , 1 , , s 

 of no misunderstaudiii;<: iis ]i,iiir s.t 

 post, and with the vertical ports tl 

 common to merchant \-essols. this jioint 

 part of the vessel's leuiitt 

 tonnage was, on the avera 

 however, being built wii In; 

 the definhion of length tni 



of the counter 

 liallnotbe alt 

 Mie time of tiikiiii; 

 L, each end of tlie l.v 

 iiittee would call tl. 

 ijjefls.-uremeiit forr 

 .-md urtd rereinlv. 

 iSiraigh delinitioii. ;i 

 the after sii 

 m ill use ill. eur v 



■rlii 



tlie end of the i 

 iiliout the .same thiiu 

 i.ny steruposts. and v.atli 

 mage, it is impossible foi 

 ■ ii' -seiitatioii ill such t 



with the apparent. 



:ure 



clidi's atteu- 

 ireselitiltlou. 

 lie leimth. as 

 .1 SUSv'eptihle 



OL th.' stern- 

 Ills, and siill 

 sill, the .-.auie 

 !d leii-tk fsa- 



elia 



height of the main decli, 

 waterline,'' which w ill iii:i 

 secretary specifying he 



IS I sfterr.'., of the By-Laws, page 89, 

 ii .i 1 I aili dimension, as there defined, 

 ■ii. Ml liie after part of sternjiost at the 

 and siitistituting therefor -'length of load 

 • the end of the first paragraoh read, after 

 linvMisinns and ris. sisl tli.i.t i-s.- has a 

 caiiacitv of fifreeii tons or o\-er I (Id niea.sirs,; II , II - - , - ini ,1 s 

 the follov.-ing rule, and that she is a full-s.-. - . 1 -,1 : ;,. 

 cock-pit excepted. The rule and example to te . ...js e. ,1., iin -,;i,ii,- ;;;.. 

 at present, excepting only that l.w,l. should be subsiiLuteil lor length 

 as there used. 



run nc-vt subieet taken up for consideration by vour comnutteo 



was classification. 



fn the report made last winter 1;^- the comtnittee v.-hicli Hien dealt 

 whh this subject icIassiiiratiiiD ), is was , stated thar ;is th.-rsMili i,f ,s 

 conference had bet\,i-cri i>s(e,\s.i lur-,; , il .ei's and tli- r.-i ires"iir,--ii i'.-,-s ,;.£' 

 other clubs, thlii I 111 'V 1 ' 1 ,. , 1-,.. . . -,;i r. , ;, ,i.-i i-s-, , die 



last report, "a 1 1 ■ I ' ■ ""'',1, ''s. i,.,.], ;,| 



allcasesisin th , -i 1 . ,i ' !■ ...... 1 , : . , i-, s,,.ii;.i 



bemadeby tlje smiinu Jein,ili-., ..(-..Us-s s. ,..r,..^.. 1 . ;, i.,ele,i;ali Lakeii 

 into account for the determhiation ol^ tlie aliowanee, whicti length is 

 the iiienn between the square root of the sail area and the length of 

 the waterhue." 



In this conclusion your coimuittee fully CLmenrs, and indeed it has 

 never thought otherwise. It appears to some ..n^teiit ai 1 jitrai v and in- 

 consistent that two factors should be in use to d.; ts-ruaiio time allow- 

 ance and only one of these to determine the cla3side,;ii l.^ii. 



These conclusions quoted from the last report an : 1 ' : le,- ihis 

 committee, and in tin- e;.;planation of its present r- ■ 1 , ■ 1 Siij,;;]] jt 

 wouldfurther cfnote from ihercmarks made a year . 1 , ,jn ,;i, lvan- 

 tages which miglit be attained toby this more eonsi:,teiit ineihod of 

 classing yachts are less in siglit in the case of the larger vessels, the 

 s1oo]-js ami sehooncrs, \\-hosc racing lengths have not been so com- 

 monlv buiU to. and which ukit n,;it b" in the near future^ AA'ith the 

 smaher vessels, udiieli haie l , , 1 . i:; i',,-,,.' 1 ecently for 



racing purposes, the .ad. . aih, I - ,1 . ' - . 1 1, d [oarernore 



a).]);. 



vesS,el^. There are uelie beinti. Oliiit, and the pivseiil niay 

 a verv opporcanc time to esfabUsh new classes. Sirih a 

 indeed furnish inducement to build and result intliMhlli 

 -,,',-",1-;, 31-e at the pre-sent time practically little mo'-s ; 1 . ■ 

 ihe metliod of elassif.s'ing by saUing length. 1; 

 ,-,s,-ner it would ,s:i\-e a iniich greater lihert 

 ■M-L-isns and profM-'rl ies ef his v,^s^eL Astli,,:, , . 



,Sel would fit - . ■ ■ . 



fiele. 



Oft. 



yet tiy sah 

 these two feat a 1 

 CM ltd,n„cablc I I I 



- ol' ,.4;issps 



■, , in.-l 



II that 

 le di- 



I U any 

 . iji hue, nor 

 entative of 

 and length 



ALL IN A NUTSHELL. 



In comparing the older vessels, .and even those of a fev.' years ago, 

 \Mthfnene-s\ on* U \m11 1 ( -ton thil ]mttm„ 1 idc inv quuslionof 

 relative depth aud disregarding that which is properly keel, the mid- 



It would follow that an owner, whose purpose and convenience would 



fie ijieS Ivs ba.vin" a vi-'s-l rii somewhat greater length than otlicrs, 

 ,-,,vild lia-.'- ilist fiisl ,.f vielit if eniitent with the amount of sad v, hicli 

 ..,,.'i',:,:ii„:ieili:i.l T. . i':'' Isi i s fli, and whieh would keep h is vessel within 

 the lia-nr~, o: Ij.i ' I ■ 'I'S'-' aji rary of thvs . 1 ; 1 1 • i. ' ^'MOd also, and 

 I,, "i.iiis lie ■ ■ ■' I'l I'ai. SMI, ii.'i I'H'aleilttO tbo 



■,, . 1 I ri '..Si .,, 1 '"I . , ii'. 1,,, iiupj-ove her 



suit in her leaving 

 er further advance 

 I -rs aud proportions 



,,. li„-.i eiuild to tlus end he 



more lirs -1 ' ■ 1 r- - iich a rule as is here 



mige-ts; I I id oiiiEortUUIties for 



coiupari^.;,-. „ .ii,a_ n, s 1 •usi ,si^s- in ani ekis, ,Sj- re it operated. 



Acting in the siju ii of tiie foregi liag j'emari,;s, yrair committee woidd 

 now recommend that the racin.g lades, as shown on ])a.go fffl of theclub 

 book, in so far as they relate to the classtflcatiou of sloops, cutters .and 



yawls, shall be amended bv strii;ing out the present classification from 

 Nos. 1 to 7 inclusive, and bv substituting the following therefor: 



Class 1.— All over 7vft. sailing length. 



Class -2.— Ah over (iiiCt. saihng length and not over 77ft. 



Class 3.— All over auft saihng length and not over 66ft. 



Class 4.— All over "ISft. sailing length and not over 55ft. 



Class 5.— All of 48ft. and uuder. 



Such a classification is realh- an adaptation, so arranged as to allow 

 vessels which have tieen accustomed to sail together to cfmtiriue to do 

 so. and while. T\ath se.ireely an exception, they \vould be enabled to do 

 this, the greater hliertv ^vhlell the rule \'.s:.urd give, in ]iroiinrtiouiug 

 sail to length ot hull, riught furnish the needed ineeniive f. ir new ves- 

 sels to be built m some of the classes, m which no new additiou has for 

 many years made its apiiearance. 



Some exampile.s arc given to .show how the pro])tised elassiflcation 

 would operate, and it raav be well here to state that, such changes as 

 have been proposed in this report require no remeasurement of the 

 vachts. 



PRESENT CLASSES. 



Class 1.— All over Sifft. L. W. L. length— Puritan. 



(Its ^— n m (It I ntf L WL length— uothmg. 



riiss —Ft m lilt tn lift L W L length.— Katrina 09.34ft. ; Gracie. 

 69.55ft.: Bedomn. 7*(i.I7ft. : Huron. fi:^..50ft. 



Class 4.— From 5.Sft. to r. iff. L. W. L. length— Athlon, 54.20ft. ; Dare, 

 ..lift \pnturi, 51 /-Iff (lin d'^ n-,ft.; Hildegard, 00, 85ft,; Way- 

 ward. nO.SOft. 



Class 5.— From 4(i to SMft,. L. W. L. length— Adelaide, 46.T7ft.; Forget- 

 M ,t II I ( tt ( nhnn b hit 



Class li — From lOft. tri Kift. L. W. L. length— Uvira, 43.60ft., and the 

 4bft. vachts. 



Class 7.— Tboso of 40ft. L. W. L. length and under— Saona, 33.45ft. 

 and the 40ft. yachts. 



PEOPOSED CLASSES. 



Class 1.— All over Tilt, sadmg leneth— Puritan. 



Class a.— From Otitt. t<:i 7i ft. sailing' length— Katrina, 76.08ffc. ; Gfraide.. 

 74.0.3ft.: Bedouin. 73.11ft.: Huron. 68.44ft,. 



Class — Fi u rt tiiict sulm, length— Athltm, Sri.OSft.; Dare, 

 00 08ft Tentiuiin ri ' lii t -13 im.; Hildegavd Ca.OOft. 



Class 4.— From fstr. to .j,:,Cr. sadini? lensth— Adelaide. ; Gulnare, 



54U3ft Foii-ir'\l ^( j4 Itt md ill the 40ft. yaclas. 



Class 0.— AU-lHtt. sniluis; length and under— TJvirat 47.14ft., and tiUe 

 40ft. yachts. 

 The foregoing is respectfully submitted. 



(Signed) Janx TTvst.op. 



A. r'.\ss f'A.NFrni.n. 



Is. Ispaa.-;. 

 riAROtn SANIlKrtSON. 



Jan. 31. 189.3. E. A. ^Villahd. 



New York Y. C. 



The annual meeting of the New "i'ork \ . O. was held on Feb. 2. with 

 Com. Gerry in the chair. \ L'-rear deal of business was tran.sacted. the 

 most important being 1' 1 ii r ii, n nf officers, as follows: 



Com,. Edwin D. Mm .: , . ll.. iln,vIa^•. Vice-Corn.. AVilham But- 



ler Duncan. ,]r.. cniii 1 1, ,, 1 ,ir-i.;iiin.. i-ia.lpli F.lHs. schooner 

 yacht Iroquois: Sec'v . ., isiTi eas,.. F. W. J. Hurst; Meas., 



John Hyslop: Fleet S'l s 1 1 ..T, Aseh. Kegatta Committee 



— S, Nicholson Kane. ! S .1 s , Id and Ir\ iii,g (irinnell. Co mm it, 



tee on Adiihssiisns ts.i,, ,1 ' : s :is,-n. Frank T. Hubiusen, James C 

 Bergen. Iisn.i 1 W'-v 1 i. in i 1 ui-rst Center. Ihnise Cmiuiiiftee— E. 

 A. Housi I I nil, i.Snn - - A. B. .Jones and 1.. Vauglia 11 Clark, 

 Library ens iS s^ - ,, ,1 1 lUi v, M.D., Vvilliam ■Ua.rdner aud San- 

 ford E. Fr.sr,i-,:,y. 



The f oho wing members were also elected: G, G. Loper, W. H, 

 Brownsou. Ij. js. N.; Cord Mever. Jr.. E. K. AValker. R. M. Jones. Gw- 

 Drakely. T, M Jh-urnhy. U. S. N.; J. B. Potter. E. H. Btdkley. Alfonso 

 de Navarro, F. .-\. Starring, S. W. Verv, U, R. N. : G. C. Reid, XJ. S, N.; 

 J. 3IcGowan, U. S. N.; 'I', B. Clark, A. V. H. Fills. .T. ft. Lidgerwood, 

 R. F. Lopez, U. H. M.; R. W, Harris. F, C. Pemield. F. (}. Bourne, E. H. 

 Bennett. W. L. Capiis. U. S. K.; A. S. TC^ nn- Tl s >t.; Edward Bement, 

 .1. B. Metcalf, C:. L. Huvt, B. II. Bsn-.;1- . '1 1 T,,-,ui/Idin, C. H. Lea- 



vitt. S. A. Staunti-.u. H, fs, N. : .Is. N. '■ ' 1 ;S. N. : .r. R. Tryon, 



U. S. N.; Nathan Sargeant, IJ. ,S. N.: s . , vs,,,. 11 . ^lassey, W, 

 E. D. Scott, J. W, ife P. Toler, IF C. Snail,. r 1;,-:-,. iiorace Bin- 



ue,y, H. M. Cook, Chas. 3IcL. Clark, Ogden . s 1 , .H. Salomon. 



The sum of $8,000 was appropriated for I ii 11 aimittee dur- 



ing the vear. In (;onnection u illi a letter rn^m i'l l;ii,.d Phelps Car- 

 roll asking the ■.■luii to elialleTi,<.'e f.:ii- the Fan al \ iel,i u ia Y. C. Cup, the 

 matter was discussed and a eomiiiittee ai.ioeinteil eoiisist ing of Messrs. 

 Aui-iist Eelniotit. .1. F. Taais and (Touveriienr f-lui trmlit to •■.msider the 

 ni,i:ii:ss .1' the ronner L'cntleman \'. as niadjle to servi-, Com. Morgan 

 I,,;-' -II sitieiiited Mr. i.{.?r.rge L. Fives in his ijlaee. 



Tii-_ 1 I 11 1 s r,|; tlie oi'lieers shewed tlie club t" be in a specialty good 

 L'sTiiFLlriii SIS tl . lucniliershii. ;..ni I (i nances, flic rell includiic-r a nieniher- 

 slnn i.i: ;-sifi. and a "e, mS ,,,1 -rs. s^ eutters and sloops. 105 steam 



yachts and miseelir , 1. . , .,s ise ^ essels in all. 



The iceasurens'sn. ■ , , , s ; - ; , 1 ,:-^^-n-[ed a len,i;-tli.\- rcjiort which was 

 not read, ilie T! 1,1 '■■ -i as,i the rep.;)rt haviu.g alread.y been 



printed and. ' ,e various provisisnis were voted on. The- 



one relating , ' length was adopted, the rnio relating to 



meastirenient . , - s'-'sr to entry was referred tr, fiie re.gatt.a 

 committee: and tin- tlni d s..isi;,mmendation of a chaiig,- of '-las^iilieation 

 was voted dmvn. The fellee.vin.g amendment was al -., > \ r; IS , amend 

 Rule 3'. Sectien 1, hy adhiss- t', it ■■unless pcrinissi- 1 in ss n lis.- to en- 

 ter such yacht be given S i',i -.-sacta ('f mm it fee, in « lueh ease the 

 said yaeht iiaist be IIS ■ n , 1 ^i ten days of the date of sneh race, 

 otherwise she sliall I, s , , - 



n;-,,- f.;,li, ,,,vii|,_- i!,,|i',".. ■s-'ieie, -,,v;i^ risid: '■I'lie ;\ iiierif!a''S 



■ - ' " li . . ■ ,. ,i,:,u,iee that, for the 



II , s Ye,r|; Y. C. ill the 



s, ,ll be s.tiled prob- 



ai.,;;-- ,r.-.is.,,- ni -S'ls ■ i,-,,.'r 1 ■ ned under theridea 



and lime alio vsaee^'s .,f the 1 ' ,'!■ .\s appheable. but 



on>- excess of len.sth rni the' -sl't. m ill bi.. counted 



doufjie r,.;,r tim,; sis ,,.va 1 ,ei ' " ' .: - n i.e oiien to all vessels 



,n siis' II I I I' ' I s , 1,1 1 nis e, luijii-.v and bctweeu 05 



.Sirf,-"' 



•■'III s .idaiited ill their pidgment for 



IS.,. ,sv ,, • , . , I . ,,,',Mi,uiMi-.. ,■,■;■■, 1) ri. te them- 



..,..ivi'., ,1 . • , .■ ,1 .. .1 I •! ,■ , , ,1,,.^, the 



■i-,i s , , ,. I ,,,,,, ii I . ■■iincliT- 



ss, a..,,, ,1 'IS ■ ,1 , I ,,, I ■. , 1. 1, I 1 ,n races 



tr, be ■,! ' II., I I r i, ' I -,L-i-ei iijii. fUie uotioo \uU he given 



ol til'- ■ 1 I s, , a ■ I -■ 



iiieii,,i, ,1 . ill, . I , . IS uxe.l tor Jime 15. Com. Gerry 



nuidc a i.a,, evv, I! ,s|,eeen e.(i i.-,i\ II, i lie cnair. and a vote ot. thanks for 

 lusiong sea-yices 10 the dub was passed unannnously. 



Cups for the New Cutters. 



The ^ew "Siork Y. C. has received the tollowmg Icttci" 



Estate of 'i,'."ri.i ; 

 To Cormnodor ■ 



I)E.\ii Sir; II I I .e. eir e, 1,111 , em iim r.,\vo ciq-is of the value 

 of SCOOeaeh. tn , ,:,il .n i s -n Ts ^^ lm-. .inl--?:;: Thursday, July 37, 



1 usees,-.' .,• . ,-S..- ill. the raire to take 



' \' 'T I SI n YuRh. Ftb 2, [Si 



and the thir,;l 

 place oil Isii'S.' 

 Y. C-. vessrsi 



'.- York 

 ■nt in our 



l,,r ef,,.-h i-ae,- r , i,e an equitaleral f riansle, eaeh legof 

 ■ i. n l,!i„ls, ;i,nd she drst legto windward if iios^dile. The 

 .-,;; .., - - ,'1 Tin,,- alio wance ot the I\ew York Y. C- to govern, ex- 



ci;i;ic LJi.' nest he saUed in six hours. 



The,.. IS fellows; The winner of the first dav''S race is 



to take . , ,1 Ltie ^\-iiiuer, second, and third boat shall compete 



in the ss i.inii ise<- tr.r the other cup. In th ,:v, nr ei' ti.r, seeond cup 

 beuig won by the boat which was secon ri.e lir.sf day's. 



there shall he a third race between tL 



net 01 riiti 1 uu d race shall take bptu cups. 



ami the win- 



J. J. ASTOR. 



The "Foregt and Stream'' tn the West 



A corre 

 enthusia; 

 ov er tile 

 ings Oi r. 

 souths' 

 and li 

 canoeing 



-s f,;,llfiy,-s: attriliute the 

 IIS 1.0 I.e,- ;-;erieS i,l contests 

 a ni.^ii.iers, .uki n, f.ne tfiach- 

 ..n s.n. a 1,, i,,-,,, s,,il. J |,a.-e rarely- met a 

 ,'..11 at. ns- the Great Lakes, the lesser ones 

 .,,1 Ldl,-.' has nut quMteil its .yaeLfiug and 

 II I ot bis m-gurneuts." 



The follow 



1 



rig nonnr 







of tlie Fa 



have 

 ■ Kear- 

 son 

 '■j-iisriis 

 .110)1. Jr . 

 fl. Buck. 

 F. E. 



... ... Kantonl, i, 1 and H 



1 . ■ I Admi.ssions— Ii. H.. . - ' .irdou D, 



1- -SI 1, s. I'L Adams aud vvitiiani 1, F. :s,,. ,, . House Committee— 

 lin s ■, a. rsiunian, Jmward B. Haven, i. VVattsou Merrdl, George P 

 .1, sser^ y nim \V ilh.im S, Eaton. Jr. The election find auntial meeting 

 yiU be held on Feb. 14. 



