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[March 7, 1903. 
do has been given to the Race Committee at least five minutes 
before the hoisting of the starting signal of the class that she 
enters. 
RULE V. 
Time Allowance. 
Time allowance shall be calculated on racing measurement 
according to the appended table. 
RULE VI. 
Ownership. 
1. Each boat entered for a race must be the bona-fide prop- 
erty of, or under charter to, the person in whose name she is 
entered, who must be a member of a recognized yacht club. 
2. A person chartering a boat shall be considered as the owner. 
3. No boat which has been chartered shall be entered for a 
race, unless she has been chartered in good faith for a period of 
not less than thirty days. 
i. No two boats owned wholly or in part by the same person 
shall enter in the same class. 
RULE VIL 
Entries. 
1. All entries shall be made in writing, and shall be signed 
by the owner or his representative, giving the name of the boat, 
class, rating, and racing number, and must be lodged with the 
Race Committee not later than forty-eight hours before the time 
of starting, exclusive of Sundays, unless otherwise ordered by 
the committee. 
2. The Race Committee may refuse or accept any entry made 
after the time of closing. 
3. The Race Committee may, if they consider it expedient, re- 
ject any entry. 
RULE VIII. 
Instructions. 
1. The owner of each boat entered for a race shall be fur- 
nished at the time of the entry, or as soon thereafter as possible, 
with written or printed instructions as to the conditions of the 
race, and the courses to be sailed. 
2. The Race Committee may change the courses or amend the 
instructions, provided notice of such change is given to each 
boat before the preparatory signal is given. 
3. In the absence of the owner, the delivery of instructions to 
any person on board a boat shall be considered suihcient. 
RULE IX. 
Life Buoys. 
Boats in all classes shall carry two serviceable life buoys on 
deck. 
RULE X. 
Fittings, Water and Ballast. 
1. Floors shall be kept down and bulkheads left standing. 
Doors, galley fixtures and fittings shall be kept on board, and 
one serviceable anchor and cable shall be carried. 
2. Trimming by dead weight shall not be allowed, and neither 
water nor ballast shall be taken in or discharged on the day of 
the race. 
RULE XL 
Crews. 
1. The total number of persons on board a boat shall not be 
less than two men. 
2. No person shall board or leave a boat after the starting 
signal has been made, except in case of accident or injury to a 
person on board. 
3. All boats must carry as one of its crew a member of a 
recognized yacht club. 
4. The owner of every winning boat shall, before the awarding 
of prizes, file with the Race Committee a certificate stating that 
the rules have been obeyed. Such certificate shall include the 
names and addresses of the members of the crew. 
RULE XIL 
Numbers. 
All boats shall carry racing numbers, which shall be placed 
so they can be easily seen by the Race Committee as the boats 
approach the line. 
RULE XIII. 
Postponement. 
The Race Committee may postpone a race, should unfavorable 
weather or other circumstances make a postponement advisable. 
A race postponed or resailed shall be considered a new race. 
RULE XIV. 
Starting and Finishing Signals. 
1. The starting signals shall be as follows: 
Preparatory — Blue Peter. 
For Class A and B — Three red balls. 
For Class C and D — Three white balls. 
For Class E — -Three blue balls. 
For Class F — ^Two red balls. 
For Class G — Two white balls. 
For Class H and I — Two blue balls. 
For Class J and K — One red ball and one white ball. 
For Class L — One white ball and one blue ball. 
For Class M — One blue ball and one red ball. 
For Class N — One red ball. 
Special starting signal — One red ball, one white ball and one 
blue ball. 
Each starting signal shall be dropped at the expiration of the 
starting interval. 
The intervals shall be five minutes between the setting of each 
two signals. 
The club burgee shall be hoisted at the expiration of the start- 
ing interval of the last division. 
2. The signal to denote the conclusion of the race shall be the 
lowering of the club burgee. 
3. Attention to these signals shall be called by whistle or gun 
from . the Race Committee's boat. 
RULE XV. 
Start and Finish. 
1. All starts shall be flying, and shall be "one-gun" starts. 
Each boat in a class shall be timed from the starting signal of 
that class. 
2. The time of finish of each boat shall be taken when the 
point marked by the fore flag staff crosses the finish line. 
3. If any start, if the point marked by the fore flag staff has 
crossed the line before the signal for the start in her class is 
given, she must return and recross the line. 
A Ijoat so returning, or one working into position from the 
wrong side of the line after the first starting signal has been 
given, must keep clear of, and give way to all boats in the race. 
A boat shall not after crossing the finishing line interfere with 
any boat still in the race so as to affect the time of such boat 
at the finish. 
RULE XVL 
Marks. 
1. A mark is any vessel, boat, buoy or other object used to in- 
dicate the course. 
2. All marks, except Government buoys, used as marks, shall 
fly the club flag, or show a ball in the club colors. 
3. Should any mark be absent or moved from its projier posi- 
tion during a race, the Race Committee shall, if possible, re- 
place it or substitute the Committee boat with a mark ball hoisted, 
and call attention by gun or whistle. Failing thus to re-establish 
the mark, the race may be ordered resailed or not, at the option 
of the Race Comrhittee. 
RULE XVII. 
Changing Course. 
Should the Race Committee deem it desirable on account of 
the direction of the wind, or other causE, to order the course 
sailed in a reverse direction from that specified in the instruc- 
tions, flag "B" hoisted five minutes before the Blue Peter (the 
preparatory signal), shall be the signal for so doing. 
RULE XVIII. 
Anchoring. 
A boat may anchor, but must weigh anchor again and not slip. 
A boat shall not warp or kedge, or make fast to any buoy, pier, 
vessel or other object, except for purposes specified in the fol- 
lowing rules: 
RULE XIX. 
Running Aground and Fouling. 
A boat running aground or fouling a buoy, pier, vessel or 
other object, may use her anchors, warps, etc., to get clear, but 
may not receive any assistance, except from the vessel fouled. 
Any anchor or warp so used must be taken on board again be- 
fore continuing the race, _ _ _ 
RULE XX. 
Accidents. 
Every boat shall render all possible assistance to any vessel 
or person in peril, and if in the judgment of the Race Commit- 
tee she shall thereby have impaired her chance of winning, they 
may order the race to be resailed between such boat or boats 
and the winner- in the class. 
RULE XXI. 
Sounding. 
No other means of sounding than the hand lead and line shall 
be employed. 
RULE XXII. 
Right of Way. 
1. When two boats are approaching one another, so as to in- 
volve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of 
the other, as follows, namely: 
(a) When two boats are meeting end on each shall alter her 
course to starboard. 
(b) When two boats are crossing, the one which has the other 
on her own starboard side, shall keep out of the way. 
(c) Where by any of these rules, one of the two boats is to keep 
out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed. 
(d) Every boat which is directed by these rules to keep out of 
the way of another boat shall, if the circumstances of the case 
admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other. 
(e) Every boat which is directed by these rules to keep out 
of the way of another boat shall, on approaching her, if neces- 
sary, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. 
(f) Every boat, overtaking any other, shall keep out of the way 
of the overtaken vessel. 
(g) In obeying and construing these rules, due regard shall be 
had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any spe- 
cial circumstances which may render a departure from the above 
rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. 
(h) A boat under way, in taking any course authorized or re- 
quired by these rules, shall indicate that course by the following 
signals on her whistles or siren, namely: 
One short blast to mean, "I am directing my course to star- 
board." 
Two short blasts to mean, "I am directing my course to port." 
Three short blasts to mean, "My engines are going at full 
speed astern." 
2. Overtaking. — An overtaking boat shall, as long as an over- 
lap exist, keep clear of the boat which is being overtaken. 
3. Passing and Rounding Marks. — Should, however, an overlap 
exist between two boats when both of them are about to pass a 
mark on the required side, then the outside boat must give the 
inside boat room to pass clear of the mark. 
A boat shall not, however, be justified in attempting to estab- 
lish an overlap and thus force a passage between another boat 
and the mark, after the latter has altered her helm for the pur- 
pose of rounding. 
4. Definition of Overlap. — An overlap is established when an 
overtaking boat has no longer a free choice of which side she 
will pass. 
5. Altering Course. — ^\Vhen of two boats one is obliged to 
keep clear, the other shall not alter her course so as to involve 
risk of fouling. 
6. Bearing Away. — A boat shall not bear away out of lier 
course so as to hinder another in passing to starboard. 
7. Obstruction to Sea Room. — When a boat is approaching a 
shore, shoal, rock, vessel, or other dangerous obstruction, and 
cannot go clear by altering her course without fouling another 
boat, then the latter shall on being hailed by the former at once 
give room. 
RULE XXIII. 
Protests. 
1. Notice of intention to protest that a boat has violated these 
rules may be given during a race by displaying flag B of the 
signal code, and keeping such flag flying until answered by the 
Race Committee with the answering pennant. 
2. Protests must be filed in writing with the Race Committee 
before six o'clock P. M. of the day succeeding the race, ex- 
clusive of Sundays, and must be signed by the owner or his 
representative, 
RULE XXIV. 
Disqualification. 
1. Every boat must go fairly around the course, and must not 
touch any mark, but shall not be disqualified if wrongfully com- 
pelled to do so by another. 
2. If a boat in consequence of her neglect of these rules shall 
foul another boat, or compel another boat to foul any boat, mark 
or obstruction, or to run aground, shall be disqualified and 
the owner shall pay all damages. 
3. The Race Committee shall, with or without a protest, dis- 
qualify any boat, should it come to their knowledge before the 
awarding of prizes that she has committed a breach of these 
rules. 
RULE XXV. 
Awarding of Prizes. 
1. Prizes shall be awarded in all classes in which one or more 
boats sail the course. Should a boat sail alone in her class, she 
shall be entitled to a "sail-over" prize of one-half the value of the 
regular prize. 
2. If a winning boat be disqualified, the prizes shall be awarded 
the next boats in order of standing. 
RULE XXVI. 
Suspension of Rules. 
The Race Committee shall have power to suspend any of these 
rules, by stating their suspension in the instructions for the 
race, or by agreement with the owners of the competing boats. 
RULE XXVII. 
Amendments. 
Amendments to these rules may be adopted at any meeting of 
the Association by a two-thirds vote of those present, in person 
or by proxy, provided due notice has been given in the call for 
the meeting. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
The annual meeting and dinner of the Point-o'- 
Woods Y. C, was held at the New York Athletic 
Club, New York City, on the evening of Feb. 14. The 
election of officers resulted as follows: Commodore, 
A. M. Ryon; Vice Commodore, J. Dempsey; Rear 
Commodore, H. Brewster; Secretary, John Holley 
Clark; Treasurer, D. H. Phelan. 
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The Horseshoe Harbor Y. C. has elected the fol- 
lowing officers: Commodore, William Crossman; 
Vice Commodore, Lester H. Riley; Treasurer, H. C. 
Prj^er; Secretary and Fleet Captain, Lancaster Mor- 
gan; Trustee, E. C. Griffen. 
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The Flushing Bay Y. C, which was recently organ- 
ized, has elected the following officers: Commodore, 
J. G. Schmelzer; Vice Commodore, Henry Ashmore; 
Rear Commodore, Frank Place; Treasurer, Eugene 
Wright, and Secretary, Frederick R. Lacey. The club 
starts with some twenty chartered members, and they 
will probably make their headquarters at College Point, 
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At the annual meeting of the San Francisco Y. C, 
which was held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on 
Feb. ir, over one hundred members were present, and 
the following officers were elected: Commodore, R. 
S. Bridgman; Vice Commodore, A. C. Lee; Port Cap- 
tain, W. G. Morrow; Secretary, Hillyer Deuprey; 
Financial Secretary, A. G. A. Mueller; Treasurer, F. 
A. Robbins; Measurer, F. H. Muchraore. 
At the beginning of last seaspti there were 113 
members, while at the present time there are 237 ac- 
tive members. The club's fleet consists of thirty-seven 
boats. 
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The California Y. C. has laid out a very complete 
series of events for the coming summer. The season 
will open on April 18, and on the next day the fleet 
will cruise in the channel. On May 3 the yachts will 
cruise in the channel. The Qth and loth will be ladies' 
days, with a cruise to Paradise Cove. May 16, prepara- 
tions for annual dinner race; May 17, annual dinner 
race. The 29th and 30th of May will be devoted to the 
first big cruise of the season, when the yachts will 
sail to Vallejo. On the 31st the owners' cup race will 
be run from Valleio home to the club house: June 6 
and 7. cruise to Sheep Island; June 14th. class flae 
race: June 20 and 21, cruise to Redwood City to meet 
the South Bay yachtsmen ; July 4. Wallace trophy race: 
July 5 to 12, cruise uo the river: July 26th, yawl race: 
Aug. 8, cruise to California Cove; Aug. 9. annual 
clambake and games at California Cove; Aug. 23. 
handicap anchor race; September 5. -6 and 7, cruise 
to Lakeville; Sept. 9, interclub regatta; Sept. 20, Vin- 
cent cup handicap race; Oct. 3 and 4, cruise outside 
the Heads; Oct. 17 and 18, cruise to McNear's and 
return; Oct. 24 and 25, closing days. 
The Building Committee of the California Y. C. 
hope to have the new club house completed some tir.ic 
during the summer. 
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The following officers were elected at the annual 
meeting of the Excelsior Y. C: Commodore, Lewis 
Lawson; Vice Commodore. Olaf Harrison; Rear Com- 
modore, M. N. Cormack; Treasurer, Edward De Vos: 
Secretary, John M. Russell; Measurer, Richard Staple- 
ton; Trustees, Morris Kaolin, Lewis Lawson, Angus 
Darroch and Edward De Vos. 
Mr. Charles P. Tower is to succeed Mr. John F. 
Lovejov as Chairman of the Larchmont Y. C. Re- 
gatta Committee, who has resigned. 
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Seventy-five members were present at the annual 
meeting of the Hartford Y. C. which was held at 
the Hotel Heublein, Hartford, Conn., on Feb. 12. The 
following officers were elected: Commodore, Colonel 
Louis F. Heublein; Vice Commodore, Charles A. 
Goodwin; Rear Commodore, Walter S. Schutz: Secre- 
tary, Joseph Merritt; Treasurer, E. Hart Fenn; Meas- 
urer, Harry B. Snell; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. J. F. A.x- 
telle; Trustees for three years, Thomas H. Smith and 
William B. Davidson; Regatta Committee, Harry B. 
Snell, Chairman; Charles A. Goodwin and Charles B. 
WyckofT: Delegates to Yacht Racing Association. 
Harry B. Snell, Walter Pearce, Charles B. WyckofT 
and Charles A. Goodwin. 
The secretary's report showed the club had 331 mem- 
bers, and that there were 125 boats enrolled in the 
club fleet. The reports of the other committees indi- 
cated that the club was in a very prosperous condition, 
The club has two houses, one in the city of Hart- 
ford and another at Fenwick, on Long Island Sound. 
The house at Fenwick is splendidly conducted, and 
visiting yachtsinen can secure meals at the clubhouse 
and supplies for their boats. Fenwick is one of the 
few accessible places with a good harbor on the north 
side of Long Island Sound, and cruising yachtsmen 
should avail themselves of the privileges so generously 
ofifered by the' Hartford Y. C. 
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The Manchester Y. C. has. announced that the trial 
races for the selection of a' challenger for the Sea- 
wanhaka Cup will be held off the southerly end of 
H ouse Island, Manchester Harbor, on Wednesdav, 
June 10; Friday, June 12; Saturday, June 13; Monday, 
June 15, and Tuesday, June 16. 
The Seawanhaka Cup Committee of the Manchester 
Y. C. is composed of Mr. Arthur M. Merriam, Chair- 
man: Mr. H. B. Pearson, Secretary. No. 85 Water 
street, Boston, Mass.; and Mr. Edwin A. Boardman. 
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At a meeting of the Bergen Beach Y. C, the following 
committees ajid officers were appointed: House Com- 
mittee— E. Arbour, Chairman; G. H. Hopper. H. B. 
Hall. Entertainment Committee — Dr. George Cooper, 
Chairman; W. Lachiotte, A. Miller. Louis Ashaur. 
George Beyers. Membership Committee— C. R. Fitz- 
maurice, Chairman; B. T. Morrett, C. H. Eagle, W. Pat- 
terson. Regatta Committee— J. H. Green, Chairman; C. 
H. Loper, T. R. Dennis. Fleet Captain, C. R. Fitz- 
maurice; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. George Everson. Delegates 
to Yacht Racing Association— C. R. Fitzmaurice, W. L. 
Allen. 
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A meeting of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. was 
held at the club house, 12 West Forty-fourth street. New 
York City, on February 24. Some changes in the club's 
measurement rule were considered, but after a long dis- 
cussion it was decided to allow the rule to stand without 
any change. 
In addition to the eight boats for the Red Bank 
Y. C. one design class and the houseboat for Mr. 
Rudolph Schneider, the Metropolitan Boar & Launch 
Co., of Astoria, is building a 22ft. stern wheel launch 
for use on Great South Bay; a 24ft. clipper dory for 
Mr. J. W. Alker; a 22ft. clipper dory for Mr. Frank 
W. Towle, and five one design catboats for members 
of the Nonowantug Y. C. These latter boats were 
designed by Mr. Frank Nichols. 
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Mr. Charles G. Davis has prepared the plans for a 
40ft. flush deck launch for Mr. G. Ashton Kav. The 
boat will have 6ft. headroom under the flush de'ck, and 
will be equipped with ^ iRcftor of the owner's design. 
