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Lake Y. R. A, Annual Meeting. 
Kingston, Nov. 5. 
The annual meeting of the Lake Yacht Racing Associ- 
ation was held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Hotel Fonte 
nac, Kingston. The first session was called to order at; 
11 in the forenoon, with the following present: 
President Frank Strange, Hon, Secretary-Treasurer 
Frank M. Gray. 
Delegates— Kingston Y. C: Dr. Black, H. H. Gilder 
sleeve, W. C. Kent. 
Royal Canadian Y. C— vEmilius Jarvis, J. Carl Reed. 
Temple McMurdich. 
Queen City Y. C— Owain Martin. W. Q. Phillips. 
Royal Hamilton Y. C— E. H. Ambrose, W. J. Brigger. 
The Victoria, Oswego and Buffalo yacht clubs were 
unrepresented. The delegates from the Rochester Y. C, 
J. E. Burroughs and T, B. Pritchard, arrived in the 
afternoon. 
The minutes of the last annual meeting were read 
and approved. The financial report was presented, and 
the secretary, Mr. Gray, announced that whereas there 
was a deficit of $40 in the treasury last year, there was 
$118 to the good this year, with some places to hear 
from. 
It was decided to purchase a dozen mushroom an- 
chors for buoys to mark courses. 
The Genesee Y. C. applied for admission into the L. 
Y. R. A., but as it did not fulfill the conditions laid 
down for entrance, no action was taken. 
Mr. Jarvis addressed the meeting with regard to the 
recent challenge for the Canada cup, stating that the new 
36ft. linear rating class would be selected for the races, 
and urging that every Canadian yacht club furnish a 
candidate for the defense, adding that the Buffalo Y. C. 
would send a boat to Chicago to compete in the trial 
races for the selection of a challenger. 
An informal discussion was held on the knockabout 
class and the proposed alterations to the measurement 
rule. 
The members then adjourned for lunch. 
The afternoon session was called for 2 o'clock, Messrs. 
Burroughs and Pritchard, of the Rochester Y. C, were 
present, and the meeting proceeded to formally consider 
the vote on the various amendments offered. 
The following additional restrictions were imposed on 
the 22ft. knockabout class, the present length and sail area 
measurement being retained for this class in any event. 
The freeboard at the lowest point must not be less than 
21 in. 
The extreme beam for keel craft must not exceed 8ft. 
3in., and shall not at any point exceed the waterline 
beam by more than 15 per cent. 
Neither forward nor after overhang shall exceed 40 
per cent, of the extreme load waterline. 
The cabin shall have a height of 4ft. 6in. for a distance, 
fore and aft, equal to one-third of the waterline. 
The area of sail abaft the mainmast shall not exceed 
85 per cent, of the total sail area. 
Mr. Jarvis introduced the girth rule, the formula of 
which is: 
L.W.L.+B.-j-.T5G-h5 ^SX 
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proposing to apply it to all except the knockabout class, 
together with the following classification, as adopted 
by the Union of the Great Lakes: 
First class, all over 45ft, linear rating; 45ft. class, all 
over 40ft. and under 45ft. ; 40ft. class, all over 35ft. and 
under 40ft. ; 35ft. class, all over 30ft. and under 35ft. j 
30ft. class, all over 25ft. and under 30ft.; 25ft. class, all 
under 25ft. 
A general discussion followed regarding the adoption 
of the rules, which were in the main approved; but 
some difference of opinion was expressed with regard to 
the necessary change in classification and the proposal 
to introduce a certain measure of time allowance. 
Mr. Jarvis explained that the classification ' had been 
adopted by the two American unions, and that it was 
altogether desirable, if not a moral obligation, for the 
Association to accept it. 
Generally speaking, this would keep boats in then- 
present classes, but there would be some over the new 
class limits, notably the Kestrel and Verona, now in the 
27ft. class, which would run over the new limit of 
30ft., owing to the penalizing effect of the new rule on 
their midship sections. To overcome this difficulty, in 
lairness to all concerned, it was proposed to allow all 
yachts to remain in classes as at present, time allowance 
being exacted from those over the' limit. 
Mr.. Martin expressed himself as strongly opposed to 
any time allowance, regarding it as a backward step that 
would discredit the policy and record of the Association. 
Mr. Phillips was opposed to any exceptions to classi- 
fication, and suggested a general resumption of time 
allowance for a year as an alternative measure. 
Mr. Ambrose considered that both time allowance and 
the proposed exceptions to the classification necessary 
under the circumstances, and offered a formal amendment 
to bring these into effect, providing as follows: 
Existing yachts to remain in their classes as at present; 
time allowance to be computed on their racing lengths, 
except that any yacht within 1 per cent, of the upper 
limit of its class be rated at that limit. 
Yachts built or brought to the Lake' after Nov. 5, 1898, 
and existing yachts which may increase their measure- 
ments for the purpose of entering a higher class, to be 
rated at the upper limit of the class. 
Mr. Martin offered an amendment, deprecating the 
principle of time allowance, but conceding it from yachts 
over the class limits only. 
The amendment was lost. 
Mr. Ambrose's amendment was then put to the meet- 
ing and carried. 
The proposed measurement rule was then adopted 
without dissent. 
Mr. Pritchard, Rochester Y. C, spoke about the 
Fisher challenge cup, which is held by Onward, of 
Rochester. He wanted proper conditions arranged, so 
that the races for the cup could be properly carried out. 
A committee, consisting of F. M. Gray, E. H. Ambrose 
and T, B. Pritchard, were appointed to attend to the 
matter. 
