Oct. 19, 1912 
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Duncan, Chairman; Charles Lane Poor, Louis 
M. Clark, Henry A. Morse and C. Sherman 
Lloyt, were appointed with directions to report 
iu five days the rules framed in accordance with 
the sentiment expressed at the conference. 
Among other changes decided upon it is pro¬ 
vided that Nov. 1 hereafter is to be the day for 
closing the yachting season, and that women 
aboard yachts are not to be counted as members 
of the crew. 
In all changes in connection with the rules 
affecting the limitation on displacement only the 
yachts designed or contracted for up to Oct. 11, 
1912, are affected. It was decided to declare as 
confirmed the right of appeal from the regatta 
committees to the Yacht Racing Conference, 
through the various stages up to that, the last 
tribunal. 
William Gardner’s New Partnership. 
We note with pleasure the announcement 
that William Gardner has formed a co-partner¬ 
ship with Frederick M. Hoyt and Philip Leven- 
thal, under the firm name of William Gardner 
& Co., naval architects, engineers and yacht 
brokers, 1 Broadway, New York, and that the 
personnel of the designing and brokerage de¬ 
partments remains unchanged. 
American Canoe Association. 
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. 
Amend Article VI., Sec. 10, of the Consti¬ 
tution. Add after word “Association,” line 8, 
the words, “and have power to enforce them.” 
Amend Chapter IX. of By-Laws. Add after 
word “Camp,” line 21, the words “subject to en¬ 
forcement of rules by the Racing Board.” 
RACING REGULATIONS. 
Amend Rule XIII., Sec. 2, to read as fol¬ 
lows : Place in “Record.” 
To obtain a place on the “Record” a con¬ 
testant must enter and finish in all three record 
events, subject to other clauses of this rule, and 
no competitor who has not started in each previ¬ 
ous event, if any, shall be allowed to start in 
any subsequent event. 
Only such contestants as finish in all three 
record events will receive a credit number, ac¬ 
cording to position relative to each other in each 
event, the highest number given in each event 
being equal only to the number of contestants 
that finish all three events or are permitted to 
remain in the “Record,” the next one less and 
so on, except that the winner of each event shall 
be given a premium of three points for winning, 
the second man two points and the third man 
one point. The total numbers given added to¬ 
gether shall give the credit number on the record. 
In case of unavoidable accident, which pre¬ 
vents a man from finishing in any one record 
event, the regatta committee may, at its discre¬ 
tion, permit such contestant to enter the other 
events, and his marks to be counted for the 
“Record,” but he shall receive zero for the event 
in which he did not finish. He shall also be en¬ 
titled to any prizes won in individual races, but 
in case of disqualification for committing 
breaches of the rules, he shall neither be en¬ 
titled to any prizes for positions won in previ¬ 
ous races, nor allowed to start in subsequent 
events. 
Amend Rule XIII., Sec. 4, to read as fol¬ 
lows : 
The open canoe sailing trophy race; distance 
nine miles in three heats of three miles each. 
The first and third heats shall be on the triangle, 
the second shall be over a windward and lee¬ 
ward course of not over one mile; time limit 
one and one-half hours for each heat; for points 
counted the same as for the record. 
Amend Rules XVI. and XVII. to read as 
follows: 
Rule XVI.—Officials: 
For every race there shall be a referee, 
starter and three judges. 
DUTIES OF OFFICIALS. 
Referee.—The jurisdiction of the referee ex¬ 
tends over the race, and all matters connected 
with it from the start until its final termination. 
Any competitor refusing to abide by the de¬ 
cision or to follow the directions of the referee 
shall be disqualified. 
Judges.—The judges shall report to the 
referee the order in which the competing boats 
cross the finish line, but the decision of the race 
shall rest with and be declared by the referee. 
Starter.—It shall be the duty of the starter, 
upon notice front the referee, to start the various 
events. 
The referee may act as starter if he desires, 
•but where he does not so act, the starter shall 
be subject to the control of the referee. 
Rule XVII.—Paddling Races: 
Starting.-—Paddling races shall be started by 
the starter asking, “Are you ready?” On re¬ 
ceiving no answer he shall say, “Go.” If he 
considers the start unfair he may recall the 
canoes to their stations and any contestant re¬ 
fusing to start again shall be disqualified. 
The combined sailing and paddling race shall 
be started in the same manner. 
Canoes shall be started by their bows, and 
shall have completed their course when the bows 
reach the finish line. 
Water.—A canoe’s own water is the straight 
course, parallel with other competing canoes 
from the station assigned it at the start to a 
relative position on the finish line. 
Each canoe shall keep its own water through¬ 
out the race, and any canoe departing from its 
own water will do so at its peril. 
The referee shall be sole judge of a canoe’s 
own water and proper course during the race. 
Fouls.—It shall be considered a foul when, 
after the race has commenced, any competitor, 
by his paddle, course or person, comes in con¬ 
tact with the paddle, canoe or person of another 
competitor, unless in the opinion of the referee 
the contact is so slight as not to influence the 
race. 
In case of a foul the referee shall have the 
power fa) to place the canoes (except the canoe 
committing the foul) in the order in which they 
finish; (b) to order the canoe engaged in the 
race (other than the canoe committing the foul) 
to paddle the race over again; (c) to restart the 
qualified canoes from the place they were when 
the foul was committed. 
Geo. P. Douglass, 
Chairman Racing Board A. C. A. 
Canadian Canoeists Challenge. 
BY F. C. HOYT. 
Gravesend Bay will be the scene of an in¬ 
ternational canoe race next year. The New York 
C. C., the oldest organization of its kind in the 
country, has been challenged for the Interna¬ 
tional Challenge Cup by the Gananoque Canoe 
and Motor Boat Club of Gananoque, Ontario, 
and the races will be held on the lower bay next 
summer. 
The Canadians have named Ralph Britton 
as their representative. The defender will not 
be known until after a series of elimination 
races to be sailed early in the spring. Although 
the X T ew York C. C. is the holder of the trophy, 
the Gravesend Bay organization will welcome the 
members of other clubs in the trial races, and 
the best canoeist will be chosen to defend the 
cup. 
As there has not been a race for the trophy 
since 1895, it is expected that more than 1,000 
canoeists will compete in the trial races for the 
honor of representing this country against Can¬ 
ada. The boats used in the contest are about 16 
feet over all, 2j4 feet beam and carry a sail 
area of 160 feet. A long sliding seat is used 
to counteract the force of the wind against the 
sails. 
There was a time when the International 
Challenge Cup was the most coveted trophy in 
the world of canoeists. It originally was offered 
by the New York C. C. in 1885. At that time 
there was considerable interest in the sailing of 
deck canoes. The American Canoe Association 
has been in existence for about thirty years and 
each summer there have been meets on the St. 
Lawrence River, Lake George and elsewhere, at 
which racing among deck canoes was the princi¬ 
pal attraction. 
1 he offer of an international trophy gave 
the canoeists an additional incentive for racing. 
The first club to challenge was the Royal C. C. 
of London. The race was sailed in 1886 and the 
challenging club was represented by Warington- 
Baden-Powell, brother of Lord Baden-Powell 
and by Walter Stewart. The defendants were 
C. Bowyer Vaux and William Whitlock, who re¬ 
tained the cup. Two years later the Royal Club 
sent over Mr. Stewart, who was beaten by Regi- 
nal S. Blake. 
Canada took a hand in the game in 1890 
when a challenge was received from the Brock- 
ville C. C., nominating Ford Jones as its repre¬ 
sentative. Mr. Jones was beaten by H. Lansing 
Quick, of the Yonkers C. C. Not at all dis¬ 
couraged, Mr. Jones came after the cup in 1891 
and again in 1892, losing the first year to T. E. 
FI. Barrington and in 1892 to T. S. Oxholm. 
The next race was held in 1895. The chal¬ 
lenger was the Royal C. C. of Montreal and the 
representative was Charles E. Archibald. The 
New York C. C. successfully defended with 
Paul Butler. There has not been a race since 
1895. 
The New York C. C. still is uncertain re¬ 
garding its plans. Commodore Bayley announces 
that there will be an elimination series of three 
races to pick the defender. The deed of gift 
states that the challenging club may name from 
one to three representatives and that the defend¬ 
ing club is limited to the same number. As the 
Gananoque Club has nominated only Ralph 
Britton, there will be only one defender for the 
mug. 
