New York Y. C. Election. 
;■ The sixth general meeting of the New York 
! Y. C. was held on Thursday, Dec. 17, and the 
, chief business before the members was the 
adoption of the new rules of measurement and 
j changes to the racing rules and the election of 
i officers and standing committees. The new 
rules were adopted with just a few changes to 
j suit local conditions and to make them con- 
! form to the rules of the New York Y. C., that 
' club not recognizing anything below Class P 
not over 31 feet and over 25 feet. 
The new rule relating to crews now reads: 
Classes 1, A, B, C, D, and E, one man for every 
250 square feet of sail area or fraction thereof. 
Class F, 46-foot class, 9 men. Class N, 38- 
foot class, 6 men. Class P, 31-foot class, 5 
men. The other rules are as printed after the 
Atlantic Coast Conference. 
Commodore Vanderbilt presided, and after 
the election of Commodore Arthur Curtiss 
James, as he retired from the flagship, three 
hearty cheers were given by the members for 
Commodore Vanderbilt. The election of 
officers resulted as follows: 
Commodore. Arthur Curtiss James, auxiliary 
Aloha: Vice-Commodore, C. Ledyard Blair, 
steamer Diana; Rear-Commodore, Dallas B. 
Pratt, schooner Sea Fox; Secretary, George A. 
Cormack; Treasurer, Tarrant Putnam; Meas¬ 
urer, William Hallock. Regatta Committee— 
H. de B. Parsons, Ernest E. Lorillard and 
Walter C. Kerr. House Committee—Thomas 
A. Bronson, Hunter Wykes and George A. 
Freeman. Committee on Admission—Henry C. 
Ward, Albert V. de Goicouria, Henry T. Sloane, 
Philip H. Adee and J. D. Jerrold Kelly. 
Library Committee—Grenville Kane, James A. 
Metcalf and Charles W. Lee. Model Commit¬ 
tee—James D. Sparkman, A. Bradlee Hunt and 
Paul Eve Stevenson. Committee on Club Sta¬ 
tions and Anchorages—No. 1, William H. 
Thomas; No. 2. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.; No. 5, 
| Charles Lane Poor; No. 6, Maximilian Agassiz; 
No. 7, Alfred C. Harrison; No. 8, Henry C. 
; Ward; No. 9. Franklin Q. Brown; No. 10, J. 
j Harvey Ladew. 
This ticket was nominated: J. P. Morgan, 
Chairman; L. C. Ledyard, F. G. Bourne, Henry 
Walters. R. P. Doremus, F. H. Von Stade, S. 
Wainwright, Daniel Appleton, Tracy Dows, 
f W. B. Duncan, Jr., Secretary. 
The prizes won in the regattas of the last 
season were on exhibition. They were a hand¬ 
some lot of trophies, and the regatta com¬ 
mittee had shown great taste in their selection. 
The regatta committee, H. de B. Parsons, 
; Ernest F. Lorillard and Walter C. Kerr in their 
i report, said: “During the season the committee 
I started races on ten different days, not includ- 
■j ing one postponement for lack of wind. The 
| number of yachts started was 153, which does 
not include a duplicate entry of a yacht start¬ 
ing in two events on the same day. There were 
seventy-one races sailed. There were no chal¬ 
lenges' for the Brenton Reef cup, or for the 
Cape May cup. and there were no entries for 
the Niagara IV. cup. 
“The committee takes this opportunity of 
acknowledging its obligations to Commodore 
Vanderbilt and to Capt. Johnston de Forest, for 
use of launches; to Capt. Jesse H. Metcalf, for 
use of yacht Felicia, and to Capt. E. C. Bene¬ 
dict, for use of yacht Oneida as Committee 
boats. Owing to the absence of one of the 
members of the committee for some time, James 
D. Sparkman was elected as an acting member 
of the committee. Attention is called to the 
kindness of Capt. F. M. Smith in presenting 
the Hauoli cups for the squadron run from 
Vineyard Haven to Provincetown.” 
The report then gave details of all the races 
sailed, the weather conditions and all times of 
the racers. 
The sloop Avenger, owned by Robert W. 
Emmons, 2d, of Boston, was the largest winner 
in this club’s races. She took the King’s cup, 
the Astor cup for sloops, the Bennett cup for 
sloops, the Commodore’s cup, the Vice-Commo¬ 
dore’s cup, the Hauoli cup and the Navy Chal¬ 
lenge cup in the special races, and also won 
five class prizes for 57-footers. The Bennett 
and Navy Challenge cups are sailed for each 
year. The name of the winning yacht is en¬ 
graved on the trophy, and the owner receives 
a bronze medal -commemorative of the events. 
Aurora and Istalena sailed in Class K. in the 
one-design 57-foot class and in all special races. 
Aurora, owned by Commodore Vanderbilt, won 
one prize in Class K, three in the one-design 
class, the Rear-Commodore’s cup and the 
Alumni Association of U. S. Navy Challenge 
cup and for the last named, Commodore 
Vanderbilt received a bronze medal. Istalena, 
owned by G. M. Pynchon, won three prizes in 
the one-design racing and a second in Class Iv. 
William E. Iselin’s Vigilant won a first prize 
in the class for yawls, Class G, and one in a 
mixed race. Charles Lane _ Poor’s Weetamoe 
won two prizes in the mixed class, sailing 
against Vigilant. 
'The sloop Mimosa III. won a first prize in 
a special race with the sloop Dorwina. 
Addison G. Hanan’s sloop Seneca won one first 
prize in Class N. 
In Class I, the sloop Rosalie won a Vice- 
Commodore’s cup and two first prizes. Mimosa 
II. won a first and a second prize, Dorwina 
won a first and a second and Cleona won one 
first. 
Two races were sailed in the handicap class 
and these were won by the schooner Katrina 
and sloop Dorwina. 
In the 30-foot class Alera, owned by A. H. 
& J. W. Alker, won the Rear-Commodore’s cnn 
and two firsts. Dahinda, owned by G. E. 
Roosevelt, won the series prize for the season’s 
racing and a first and a third prize. Ibis and 
Nepsi each won a second prize. 
J. Rogers Maxwell’s schooner Queen won 
the Astor cup. the Commodore’s cup, the Vice- 
Commodore’s cup, the Rear-Commodore’s cup 
and the Alumni Association of U. S. Navy 
Challenge cup, for which challenge cup Mr. 
Maxwell received a medal. Queen also won 
four first prizes in class races. 
In Class D, James B. Ford’s schooner 
Katrina won three prizes in class races, the 
Hauoli cup, Vice-Commodore’s cup and Rear- 
Commodore’s cup. Taormina won one first 
prize in this class. 
L. J. Callanan’s schooner Eclipse won three 
first prizes, racing in Class E, and the Navy 
Challenge cup for schooners, for which Mr. 
Callanan received a bronze medal. Miladi won 
one first prize. 
Emerald won two firsts in the auxiliary class, 
Seneca won one and Vencedor one. 
To Enlarge New York Y. C. 
The plot of ground adjoining the New York 
Y. C. on West 44th street has been purchased 
by the club, and the present house is to be en¬ 
larged. This piece of property has a frontage 
of 24 feet 6 inches, and is now a stable, which 
was owned by James B. Haggin. The club now 
occupies three city lots with a frontage of 75 
feet and depth of 100 feet. Warren & Wetmore, 
the architects who drew the plans for the house, 
have made the plans for the enlargement, and 
they are to be submitted to the club at its next 
meeting in February. 
Larchmont Y. C. Troubles. 
The annual meeting of the Larchmont Y. C. 
was held at Delmonico’s last week. In calling 
the meeting the board of trustees had notified 
the members that they had a serious probleni 
to solve. Last year the club’s finances got in 
a bad way. Other clubs, too, had troubles 
financially, which was only natural in a year 
of financial depression, but the Larchmont Y. 
C. officials found that they had a deficit of 
$23,000 and something had to be done. The 
trustees had discussed the matter and two 
schemes presented themselves, one was to 
raise the annual dues from $75 to $100, and 
the other was to close the club house for five 
of the winter months. The annual dues were 
raised to $75 only a few years ago, and the 
board did not like to make the club more ex¬ 
pensive to the members. The club house has 
always been open the year round since the 
club was organized, and they did not like the 
idea of closing it, so they decided to lay both 
propositions before the members and let them 
decide what they would do. 
When the members received this statement, 
they were not at all pleased. Some at once 
announced that the club had been run in a 
most extravagant way, and that they would 
oppose either proposition of the board. They 
declared that money was wasted in the man¬ 
agement of club affairs, and that with proper 
economy the club could be kept open all the 
year. 
At the meeting the usual reports were made 
and then the propositions of the _ board _ were 
laid before the members and a lively discus¬ 
sion followed. The board showed that during 
the winter months the club was run at a great 
loss, and that on Saturdays and Sundays only 
were there any members present in the house. 
Often not a single check was signed on other 
days in the week. If the house was closed for 
five months, it was stated, that there would 
be a saving of at least $7,000. This, after a 
long debate, was rejected and a motion to lay 
the proposition on the table was carried. Then 
the other suggestion to raise the annual dues 
was discussed, and this, too, was tabled. 
The opposition showed where there could 
be a big saving, and it was agreed that a com¬ 
mittee consisting of three members of the 
house committee and three other members ot 
the club should be appointed as a committee 
to look into affairs, see what changes and 
saving could be made and try to run the club 
for a year without raising the dues. This 
committee has not yet been appointed, but it is 
said that the three members to work with the 
house committee will be the three leaders of 
the opposition, and that a great reform wave 
will strike the club and an effort made to re¬ 
duce the debt considerably this year. 
The prizes won last year were on exhibition 
and made a very handsome showing. The 
election of officers resulted as follows: Com¬ 
modore, Wilson Marshall, auxiliary schooner 
Atlantic; Vice-Commodore. Joseph E. Fletcher, 
steamer Carmina; Rear-Commodore, Ralph S. 
Townsend, power boat Raeo; Secretary, A. H. 
W. Johnson; Treasurer, William Murray; Trus¬ 
tees—Frank A. Moore, to serve two years; R. 
Floyd Clark and Walter B. Manny to serve 
three years. 
Model for Morton F. Plant. 
Ex-Commodore Morton F. Plant, of the 
Larchmont Y. C., this year had the steam yacht 
Iolanda built in a British yard. The yacht is 
one of the handsomest and most perfectly 
equipped afloat, and Commodore Plant has 
placed an order with H. E. Boucher for a 
