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Show RACING BOATS TO BE WEIGHED IN FUTURE NEW YORK. Nov. .10. Some important im-portant changes in tho rules that govern gov-ern motor boats in the racing aud cruising cruis-ing classes have bceu made by the American Power Boat. association, which is meeting here this week. If ereaf tor boats must, be weighed instead in-stead of being measured, as has been the custom. Scales will bo provided for this purpose at various coastwise and inland ports. Three limited classes aro established. They are for boats 2J feet over all, tl.at must weigh 1G00 pounds: 26 feet over all, weighing 2100 pounds, and 32 feet over all, weighing 2000 pounds. There is also to bo a restricted volume to tho cylinders. Racing boats will bo weighed without the crow and a lump-allowance of 3000 pounds will be added for the crew. Other boats are to bo weighed with the crew on board. According to the last report the association as-sociation now has a membership of 25,-000, 25,-000, representing 106 clubs. New clubs aro conuug in at the rate of one a week. |