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YACHT RACING

The Ancient Amateur Problem

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1989.

Yacht-racing is one of the few his brother the Duke of York, yachting, often severely taxed by having to pro- sports in which a competitor can prizes have for the most part taken vide prizes for so many races, in which accept a money.

sometimes the competitors are visiting prize and still the form of hard cash.

A movemcht has recently been start- yachts, which come and, go without remain an amateur, the theory ed, however, to eliminate money prizes materially increasing the revenue of Being that the cost of maintain- from the sport, and the question has the club. Such clubs are dependent up- ing a racing yacht is so great been much discussed of late where on donations to a prize fund, and the that it is impossible for the own-

yachtsmen congregate. It originated season's programme has to be arrang- on the Clyde, where J. G. Stephened long before the subscription list is er to make money from his sport. brought up the matter at a recent con- closed. If there is a deficit it has to That may be so in the open Interference of club representatives.. The be made up from the club funds; and national classes, but in the case of iden briefly is to discontinue the cus- cruising members, who have no inter- classes of small one-design boats, of tom of giving prizes for individual est in the racing, are consequently which there are now so many in exis- races, but at the end of the season to penalised. tence, where the cost of upkeep is very award to a winner a small piece of small, it is quite possible for the ac-plate, say an ashtray, engraved with counts of a successful owner to show his yacht's record. a credit balance at the end of the sea- son. But ever since Charles II, intro- duced the sport into this country and sailed matches on the Thames against

RESOURCES TAXED

The suggestion has received a good deal of support, particularly from the smaller clubs, whose resources

are

COMIC TENNIS REGULATIONS

The fine play of the Hungarian girl Zsuzsi Kormoczy, who, at 14 years of age, is being hailed as a second Suzanne Lenglen, draws attention to one of those ridicu- lous tennis regulations which have such a repressing effect on the game. Although Miss Kormoczy has only lost one single since coming to England and has beaten. some of our leading players, she cannot play at Wimbledon this year because she is too young.

As compensation for the absence of prizes it is suggested that entrance fees should be reduced to A nominal amount in classes in which paid hands are not employed, but in the case of tionate to the number of hands so a to yachts carrying professional crews it provide sufficient funds for paying should be increased by a sum propor-'"racing money."

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