April i, 1905.] 
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New York Y; Meeting, 
The second annual meeting of the New York Y. C. 
was held at the club house, West Forty-fourth street, on 
Thursday evening, March 23. There was a good attend- 
ance, and Commodore Frederick G. Bourne presided. 
Ex-Commodore S. Nicholson Kane was presented with 
a handsome loving cup, which was accompanied by suit- 
able resolutions. The following inscription was engraved 
on the cup : "Presented by the New York Yacht Club 
to Commodore S. Nicholson Kane, in token of its highest 
regard and in grateful recognition of thirty years of faith- 
ful service, March 23, 1905." Messrs. Irving Grinnell, 
Philip Schuyler and Archibald Rogers composed the com- 
mittee on resolutions. 
The Model Committee reported that they placed models 
in wall sections B. C. D and E, completing the hanging of 
half models down to and including 1884. In addition to 
the Cup defenders and challengers previously reported, 
Robert Goelet has presented full rigged models of Magic 
and Cambria. 
Mrs. Samuel Colt has presented a full rigged model 
of Dauntless, and Arthur Curtis James a full rigged 
model of Coronet. These two models will be rigged as 
they appeared in the great ocean race of 1887. The full 
rigged model of America as she raced for the Cup in 1851, 
complete in every detail, has been installed, and is on view 
for the first time. 
Twenty-nine half models have been received since the 
last meeting, including models of U. S. S. Mayflower and 
U. S. S. Maine. Col. Stevens, of Hoboken, presented 
original models of Maria, 1846 and 1850, also models of 
Trouble, 1816; Wave, 1832; Onkahye, 1840, and Betty 
Bliss. A very handsome full rigged model of the flag- 
ship Delaware was presented to the club by Commodore 
Bourne. 
The report of the Committee on Yacht Routine and 
Signal' Code v/as adopted. 
The committee in charge of the new one-design 30- 
footers reported eighteen boats built, and that the class 
was closed. 
The committee in charge of the removal of the Bay 
Ridge station to Staten Island, stated that a float and 
suitable quarters would be provided at the new location 
by the time the season opened. 
Commodore Bourne was thanked for securing the first 
club house of the organization, and for placing it on the 
ground at Glen Cove presented for the purpose by the 
Ladew family. 
The members' attention was called to the fact that a 
club station was maintained at Nantucket by Mr. P. G. 
Thebaud. 
The following schedule has been laid out for the an- 
'nual cruise : 
Thursday, August 10 — Rendezvous Cups races. Glen 
Cove. 
Friday, August 11 — Squadron run to Morris Cove. 
Saturday, August 12 — Squadron run to New London. 
Sunday, August 13 — At New London. 
Monda}^ August 14 — Squadron run to Newport. 
Tuesday, August 15^ — Astor Cup races. 
Wednesday, August 16 — Squadron run to Vineyard 
Haven. 
Thursday, August 17 — Squadron run to Marblehead. 
Friday, August 18 — At anchor. 
Saturdav, August ig — Open regatta for Eastern and 
New York Y. C. 
On the following Monday the Eastern Y. C. fleet wrll 
begin its cruise, which will end at Bar Harbor. It will 
rest with the owners of the New York Y. C. boats 
whether they will accompany the fleet to the eastward. 
The amendments to the new measurement rule passed 
at the last meeting were finally adopted. 
CUP PRESENTED TO EX-COMMODORE S. NICHOLSON KANE BY 
THE NEW YORK Y. C. 
Fleur de Lys Entered in Ocean Race. — Dr. Lewis 
A. Stimson has formally entered his schooner Fleur de 
Lys in the ocean race for the Kaiser's Cup. This makes 
the tenth entry. Fleur de Lys was designed by the late 
Edward Burgess and built by J. McDonald at Bath, Me., 
in 1890. She is a wooden vessel 86ft. waterline, 105ft. 
over all, 21.9ft. breadth and 13ft. draft. Dr. Stimson has 
engaged Captain Bohlin, one of the best known, of the 
Gloucester fishing captains, to take Fleur de Lys across, 
and it is said that she will have a crew of fishermen. Cap- 
tain Bohlin is known as a great driver," and he holds the 
record for the fastest time from the QrsLad B^nks to 
QJoupester, , " 
CUP offered by his imperial majesty, the GERMAN 
emperor, for the trans-atlantic ocean race. 
Conditions Governing Ocean Race for 
Kaiser's Cwp. 
Race for the ocean cup presented by His Imperial 
Majesty, the German Emperor: 
For cruising yachts of any nation enrolled in a recog- 
nized yacht club. 
Yacht must be more than eighty tons net Custom 
House measurement tO' be eligible. 
The race to be started on May 16, at two P. M., at 
Sandy Hook Lightship, and to finish at the Lizard, 
Engla.nd. 
Three yachts to start or no race. 
International rules of the road at sea to govern the 
race. 
An owner or his representative, who must also be a 
member of a recognized yacht club, must be on board. 
Entries tO' close at midnight April i, 1905. 
Entries may be addressed to the Naval Attache, Im- 
perial German Embassy, Washington, D. C. 
No handicap or time allowance. 
The cup will be presented personally by His Imperial 
Majesty the German Emperor to the owner of the win- 
ning yacht at the beginning of Kiel regatta week. 
Additional prizes will be given by His Majesty on the 
basis of one for each three starters. 
Auxiliaries entering must sail the race with the pro- 
peller .removed from, the shaft. The propeller may be 
carried on board yacht during the race. 
The sub-committee will arrange for day, night and fog 
signals to be used in the race. 
Further information can be obtained by addressing the 
chairman of the American Sub-Committee of the Imperial 
Yacht Club, the Naval Attache, Imperial German Em- 
bassy, Washington, D. C. 
H. G. Hebbinghaus, I. G. N., Chairman. 
Allison V. Armour^ 
C. L. F. Robinson, 
American Sub- Committee of Imperial Y. C. of Germa.ny. 
Boston Letter. 
Y. R. A. OF M. — The annual meeting of the Y. R. A. 
of Massachusei:s was held at Young's Hotel on Thursday 
evening, March 16, at which several important amend- 
ments were, disposed of. Other business . which did not 
get into the call for the meeting will be considered at a 
special meeting to be held at the Boston Y. C. on Wednes- 
day evening, March 29. One of the amendments adopted, 
concerning starts, was as follows : 'Tf, after the prepara- 
tory signal, a yacht crosses the starting line, she shall be 
considered to have started. If any part of her hull or 
spars is on or over the line when the starting signal is 
given, she must return and recross the line. It shall be 
the duty of the judges to hail a yacht which is on or over 
the line at the start, but failure on the part of the judges 
to hail a yacht shall not relieve the yacht from recrossing 
the line." An amendment to this adopted amendment 
is proposed in the call for the special meeting to be held 
by striking out "If after the preparatory signal a yacht 
crosses the line, she shall be considered to have started." 
The remainder of the amendment is retained with the ex- 
ception that judges are to hail yachts crossing too soon, 
if possible. • 
Another amendment adopted provides for an official 
judge for all Y. R. A. races, his duties being defined as 
follows: It shall be the duty of the official judge to at- 
tend all association races, and he shall serve as a judge 
'and shall see that the rules are properly enforced and that 
a report of the race is promptly forwarded to the secre- 
tary of the Association." The passage of this measure 
will undoubtedly have a very good result in the racing 
throughout Massachusetts Bay. While it is true that our 
regatta committees are, as a rule, very efficient, it is also 
,true that some of them, do not have opportunities of be- 
coming acquainted with the difi'erent boats. With the 
ollicial judge present, mistakes in identity, which often 
lead to more serious ones, may be avoided, and the results 
of all races returned to the secretary of the Association 
more quickly and in better shape than they might be 
otherwise. 
A new class was adopted, to be known as class H, 
yachts conforming to the limitations of the Cape Catboat 
Association. The Association governing this class was 
organized to keep up the interest in catboats, which were 
at one time the most popular rig in Massachusetts Bay. 
A proposal to accept a class for dories, governed by the 
rules of the Massachusetts Racing Dory Association, was 
turned down, only because notice of the proposed meas- 
ure was not instituted in the call for the meeting. The 
proposal will be acted upon at the special meeting, the 
class, if accepted, to be known as class X. 
At the special meeting a proposed new section of the 
rule governing percentages will be acted upon. The pro- 
posed amendment is as follows : "After a decision of the 
judges has been rendered on a protest, the judges may 
rule that a yacht shall not be counted a starter for per- 
centage which has been wrongfully fouled, disabled or in 
any way spoiled of her chance of winning a race by an- 
other yacht and through no fault of her own; provided, 
however, that such yacht did withdraw immediately from 
the race, and did lodge a protest to that effect in writing 
with the judges, as soon thereafter as was possible." This 
measure appeals to many racing men, especially those 
who compete in classes in which there are many entries 
for every race. It often happens that a yacht's chances 
are entirely spoiled by being fouled by another yacht, and 
it is considered that one yacht should not suffer because 
of the fault or the mistake of another. 
Another amendment proposed for the special meeting is 
to the effect that it shall be part of the duty of the official 
measurer to act as a judge and he shall receive all pro- 
tests on measurement, it being provided elsewhere in the 
rules that the measurer shall attend all Association races. 
From this it looks as though it is the intention to make 
the official measurer also the official judge. 
On account of the absence of several delegates at the 
annual meeting, and also because many clubs were not 
ready to announce their races, there were few requests 
for open dates, and the matter of giving these out was 
left to_ the Executive Committee. Since the meeting the 
following fixtures_ have been announced, which were 
given out with a view to harmonize with the dates of the 
Eastern and Corinthian Y. C.'s : 
Tuesday, May 30— South Boston, off Marine Park. 
Saturday, June 17, A. M.— Boston, Hull Bay. 
Saturday, June 17, P. M.— Corinthian, ocean race. ' 
Saturday, June 24 — Squantum, Quincv Bay. 
Monday, July 3— Eastern, Marblehead. 
Tuesday, July 4, A. M.— Corinthian, Marblehead. 
Tuesday, July 4, P. M.— Eastern, Marblehead. 
Entries in Ocean Race for German Emperor's Cap. 
Name. 
Valhalla . 
Apache . . 
Ail.sa .... 
Haniburg 
Utpwaria 
Su lib ea rn 
Thgtle .. 
Atlantic . 
Hildegarde 
Fleur de Lys... 
Endymion 
Type. 
.Aux. Ship 
.Aux. Barque... 
.Yawl .......... 
.Schooner 
.Aux. Schooner. 
.Aux. Barque... 
• Schooner 
■Aux. Schooner". . 
.Schooner ...... 
•Schooner » 
•SchooBe? ,.....< 
L.W.L. Owner. 
-24Cft Earl of Crawford... 
'168ft Edmund Randolph.. 
S9ft Henry S. Redmond.. 
116ft German syndicate .. 
155ft .Allison V. Artiiour . 
154.7ft. ....Lord Brassey 
UOft. Robert E. Tod.. 
135ft. .....Wilson Marshall .... 
103.4ft. ...Edward R. Coleman. 
lOlft Lewis A. Stimson... 
86.6ft..,.,, George Lender, Jr.,. 
Club. 
. . . . Royal Yacht Squadron . . . . 
.... New York Y. C 
.... New York Y. C. ......... 
. . . . Kaiserlicher Y. C 
.... New York Y. C 
. . . . Royal Yacht Squadron. . . . 
• • • • Atlantic Y. C 
.... New York Y. C 
New York Y. C 
....New York Y. C... 
• .•••Indian Harbor Y. C........ 
Designer. 
. W. C. Storey 
. J. Reid & Co. 
. William Eife, Jr 
. George L. Watson ... 
. J Beavor-W ebb 
. St. Claire Byrne 
, Henry Winteringham. . . . 
.Gardner & Cox ,., 
.A. S. Chesebrough. , . . . . . 
Edward Burgess 
Tarns, Lemoine & Crane. 
Year Built. 
1892 
• ..1890 
...1895 
1898 
........1891 
........1874 
1901 
1903 
1897 
....1890 
