The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-28


ITO the Editor of the London Times
SIR-As you were so obliging as to give insertion
to former letter OF mine on the subject Of the
yacht America, will request tho favor Of You to
give insertion in your widely circulated journal to
the present.
The yacht season is dra wing to . close, and soon
the beautiful vessels of the yacht class now aaoat
will be dismantled and laid up for the winter.
Much has been said and written both for and
against the America, the accuracy of which accounts
l do not feel myself called upon to enter into any
fee it for me- the owner Of the America, to say,
that up to the present moment challenge has been
sent to me by those who have altered or American.
lied their yachts or by those who have not, to ties
the powers of the America in Q match.
Since what has been affirmed by some In CONVEX.
sation, and by others in written communications to
the newspapers to the result of the Ryde regatta
certainly did expect that, either from those whs
have ut great expense altered their vessels with
view Of enabling them to compete, 10 1t was under
STOOD with the America after their signal defeat Of
last year. from those who after the defeat Of the
America this year, seem inclined to think she had
been overrated rs to her capabilities say GER
tainly did expect challenges would have poured in
for further trial Of her. to provo whether she was
or was not entitled to the high opinion which had
been formed of her qualifications Nor can account
for this in any other way than that the old proverb,
g. Discretion is the better part OF vAlor," has been
pretty generally acted upon
However this may be, no offer to sail match
with the America has been received by me from
any English yacht owner or yacht builder. A
challenge has been given by the owner of tho
Swedish yacht Sverige, and Immediately accepted.
My yacht has been kept aioAt and in sailing
order since ! became the owner Of her last Sep
TENDER, and during that timo i. has been my wish
to afford all who desired it the opportunity to see
her, TO examine her, and to m axe sketches and
drawings Of her, if they pleased, whenever can do
consistently with personal and other indspeA.
table considerations And was, at the same time,
ready to entertain any proposal to sail her against
any other properly qualified vessel
Taking into consideration tho many limitations
that have been made or attempted to be made, Of
the pecuarities of the bulls Of the America, T. AZ
yacht owner, apart from all personal feeling in
the matter, have felt DESTROYS that the effect Of
such limitations should be nscertained in some de-
cisve manner, because herein the question seems to
be involved as to the superiority Of the American
or English modes of building craft for fast sailing,
and other important and essential qualities
do not see how the above question can be bstter
satisfactorily settled than by fair trial Of
sailing with the America. |, therefore, now chal-
ltnge the yachts Of all countries-America excepted
not exceeding the America in tonnage, TO sail
with my yacht, for q sum not less than $500, and
not than el,000, on any day and in any place
in short, any (Ghc inside Of the Isle of
Wight cxcepted) that would give scope for testing
the sailing qualities Of the America and her oppo-
nents under all points, in nine knot breeze.
beg, in conclusion, to state that this challenge
will be open until the 18th Of November, and cannot
be extended beyond that day, a. the America (f
che be still my property must go into harbor to re-
fit for another trip to the Mediterranean. / remain
your obedient servant, DE BLAQURBE
Yacht America, r.. v. Y. Club. Ryde,
Jcta ncW ir1,f not