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Henry J. Robert; Sec'y, Louis F. Jackson; Treas., 
Charles T. Pierce; Meas., George Hill; Board of Trus- 
tees, J. Rogers Maxwell, J. Fred, Ackerman, Philip G. 
Sanford, Harrison B. Moore, Spencer Swain, Edwin B. 
Havens. The reports of officers and committees showed 
the club to be in a highly satisfactory condition in every 
respect. The present membership was reported as 566, 
a loss of 43 from last year. It was voted to hold the 
next annual regatta of the club on Saturday, June 15. 
An amendment uniting the offices of Secretary and Treas- 
urer was approved, but will have to be favorably acted 
upon at a second meeting before it can be put in force. 
For the first time in years, if ever before, the Atlantic 
Y. C. has selected a Saturday on which to hold its annual 
regatta. Heretofore the regattas have taken place on the 
Tuesday in June preceding that of the New York Yacht 
Club's, but the change is made with the hope of having 
a better attendance than has marked the club's annual 
races for some seasons. 
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The annual meeting of the New York Y. C. was held 
in the new club house, 37 West Forty-fourth street, on 
the evening of Feb. 14. The following officers were 
elected: Com., Lewis Cass Ledyard, schooner Corona; 
Vice-Corn., August Belmont, sloop Mineola. Rear-Com., 
C. L. F. Robinson, sloop Hester; Sec'y, J. V. S. Oddie; 
Treas.. Tarrant Pu'^nam; Meas., John Hyslop; Fleet Sur- 
geon. Morris J. Asch. M. D. Regatta Committee— S. 
Nicholson Kane, Chester Griswold, Newbury D. Lawton. 
Committee on Admission— Henry C. Ward. James C. 
Bergen. Frederick Gallatin. James A. Wright, G. F. 
Dominick. House Committee — Harrison B. Moore, 
Thomas A. Bronson. William H. Osgood. Library Com- 
mittee — Theodore C. Zerega, Paul Eve Stevenson, Ar- 
nold Wood. Committee on Club Starions — William H. 
Thomas, Frederick G. Bourne. F. Augustus Schermer- 
horn. L. Vaughan Clark, Charles Lane Poor, Frederick 
P. Sands, Harrison B. Moore, John P. Duncan, Amzi 
L. Barber, Edward R. Ladew. The fieet of the club now 
consists of 424 vessels, divided as follows: Schooners, 79; 
schooners with auxiliary motors, 6; sloops, 116; sloops 
with auxiliary motors. 6; steamers, 194; naphthas, 4, and 
launches over 40ft., 19. This is an increase of thirty-six 
vessels over last year. 
Several amendments to the racing rules were discussed 
and a long time was taken up on this question. They 
were finally adopted, but will have to be passed at another 
meeting before they become operative. The changes are 
as follows: 
Rule L. Section 7, Page 180— After "halyard block," 
in line 13. add "if in the judgment of the measurer there 
is any question as to the location of the hounds, the 
lower point of measurement for the topmast will be the 
upper side of the sheave in the upper throat halyard 
block." 
Page 181 — Insert after first paragraph, a new para- 
graph, to read: "In pole-masted yachts, and those not 
carrying topmasts, the distance between the underside 
of the sheave in the throat halyard block, and the under- 
side of the sheave in the uppermost halyard block or 
sheave in the mast shall be used for determining the 
length of the base line, in the same way as in the topmast, 
when one is carried. 
^ Page 181 — Strike out last paragraph and substitute 
"When in any case owing to peculiarity of rig, the sail 
area of a yacht cannot, in the judgtnent of the measurer, 
be fairly measured in the customary way, he may, with 
the sanction of the Regatta Committee, take such meas- 
urements as will enable him to compute the ac.ual area 
of sail carired, or that may be carried on the spars used." 
Rule XVII., Sec. 3, page 193 — Alter the p.-esent section 
to read: "Should a yacht, after having been officially- 
measured, take on board any dead weight as ballas., or 
make_ alterations in her sail plan by lengthening any of 
the dimensions wh ch have been measured, and start in 
a race without a remeasurem.ent, or without notifying the 
Regatta Committee, in writing, that such changes have 
been made, together with a request for remeasurement, 
she shall be disqualified." 
The following amendment to the constitution regarding 
life members was passed: 
Article 8 — Life Members — Any member whose name 
shall have been upon the roll of the club and who shall 
have paid annual dues for 'fifteen consecutive years, shall 
be entitled to become a life member on the payment of 
$500, which shall be in lieu of any further annual dues. 
This amendment must be aproved at another meeting 
to become valid. 
Numerous gifts of models were accepted with the 
thanks of the club. Among these were models of the 
Corsair IL, presented by J. Pierpont Morgan; the 
Knawha. by J. P. Duncan; the old frigate Sovereign of 
the Seas, built in 1637, by J. Pierpont Morgan, and the 
schooner Sachem, by Mrs. William Arnold. A portrait 
of Mr. George Steers was also presented to the club by 
his nephew, Mr. Henry Steers. 
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At a meeting of the Harvard Y. C, held Feb, 11, the 
subject of the proposed intercollegiate race was discussed, 
and it was voted to instruct the committee, consisting of 
J. S. Lawrence (1901), W. S. Burgess (1901) and F?" A. 
Eustis (1901), to take further steps to arrange such a 
race. The Harvard Y. C. was founded in 1894, and has 
46 active and 210 graduate members. 
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At the annual meeting of the Huguenot Y. C, of New 
Rochelie, held at the Arena in this city Feb. 16 the 
officers for the coming year were elected, as follows- 
Cora., William B. Greeley; Vice-Com., George C Allen- 
Rear-Com. T. E. Kitching; Sec'y. J. Nelson Gould; 
Treas., L. C. Ketchum; Trustees (for two years), F. T. 
Tagan and William L. Searles. About sixty members 
attended the meeting and the dinner which preceded it^ 
and much enthusiasm was manifested.. The reports of 
the officers showed the club to be in a highly satisfactory 
condition. 
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The Northport Y. C held its first anneal dinaer Feb 
34 at the Manhattan Hotel, New York city. There were 
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