The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-08

leave gold to the operation Of the natural laws
of supply and demand.
The Yachtsmen Of England and Asxerica and
the Champion Cup.
On Saturday the members Of the New York
Yacht Club start upon their annual squadron
cruise. We wish them bon poycge and will sug-
gest something for them to think about and
talk over during their sail. The article from
Hunts Yachting Magazine, which we publish in
another column this morning, is full Of interest
to our yach'smen. 1t was written in reply to
our editorial calling attention to the fact that
the cup won by the famous America is still
in the possession Of our Yacht Club, and al
though 1t is held az challenge cup the bold
Britons have not yet ventured to attempt to
take back the trophy. The desire among the
more active and enterprising yachtsmen of
England for ocean matches seems, just at pres
ent upon the increase; but 1t is only desire
and is accompanied by lack Of energy against
which such authorities as Hunts Magazine We
hemently protest The English admit that they
Suffered an unmistakable defeat at the hands
Of American yachtsmen," and they have been
admitting il for fifteen years; but in all that long
time they have not had spirit enough to cross
the Atlantic, race for the America challenge
cup and settle to their own satisfaction that
question, which we regard as already decided,
whether they are able to build and sail yacht
in England fit to compete with our American
clippers. They "confess to confidence in
their yach!bulders and sailors;" but they have
not put that confidence to the only practical
test
The article which we reprint shows, how
ever, that the British are beginning to feel that
this prolonged inactivity has greatly lessened
their reputation. "Surely this is a subject that
will not be suffered to lie dormant" says the
Yachting Magazine; @the honor and spirit Of
one Of our greatest and most national sport
ing institutions are at stake, and we unhesitat-
ingly say that every day that is suffered TO
elapse without some measures being taken to
restore the prestige Of maritime supremacy to
our yacht feet is more than reproach to US
as yachtsmen, and calculated to bring into
con empt orr boosted superiority as sailors"
This is strong language; stronger, per-
haps, than we should have permitted
ourselves to use towards the British yachts
men, since our object Is not to anger them, but
to arouse them to action. But we are very
certain that il an English yacht had come into
our waters and carried Off the prize from our
finest feet We should not have permitted THAT
trophy to be unreclaimed for fifteen years.
And the worst Of il is that, according TO their
own account, tho English shave all the re-
sources necessary 10 enable them to retrieve
their defeat" and only want the pluck TO I'M
dertake the task. They say that they have
"money enough, science, mechanical skill and
material y they point TO their Thousand yachts
and their leading yacntslncn; but still they do
moi come over, and "the tllirty-nine yachts that
rendezvous of The Elysisn Fields Of Uoboken"
continue 10 keep the America, cup In their
custody, while the Drherins. the Lsmon's, The
Kavanaghs, the Hughes, the Harveys, the Han
harms and the ether distinguished yachting
celebrities Of England sail 10 every corner IL
the world except this.
These facts, placed very iorcibiy hcfose the
yachting community IN The article from which,
we quote, can scarcely fsii 10 hsvc some prsc-
tical result We are ;oia that Ia. subject is AZ
present rife among English yachtsrcn. They
have learned that tho Emperor Napolcon pro-
poses 10 give grand regasts 81 some point on
the French coast ~ one OF ~. principal lee
lures Of The Exhibition Of 1867, and 10 offer
very valuable prizes, and they shrink from "the
national disgrace" Of appearing there with
the burgcc of England second 10 the stars OF
America They are anxious - win back tina,
silver monument of their defeat NOW In our
possession before entering the Hats against ms
for The French prize, and they ID moi want this
year to pass without recovering their lost pres
fige. Al the 1me time ahcy az not over
bold. Tor h.y scsRnot afford 10 suffer
second defeat" Yet, while we heartily
and cordially invite them 20 come. we sin
cefely believe that second defeat IL In
store for them whenever they surn,aoa
up courage to accept our casilenge. Our
.achssmcn and our yachts have intmensely
improved. The Englifb will bring over better
VI .sel- than those which were bcsten BY he
America. bu, We .hall match them with yacht
superior 10 The Americs in every respect. II
i tfne hat mere essc,tions on both sides 70 for
rolling, and that the disputed superiority car
only be settled by the rsce; bit We hold the
challenge cup and the vantage ground. an
hsvc a right 10 bGst. while 80 English ought.
in s'l fairness, 10 make ,a more preteusous
until lhcv have beaten W. 81 badly o. the
Amerios beat ibcu.. Now We ar ahead. ana
,hry arr "uovhcr-.r Before Sc crd - The
yesf We 'rusi to Pc The british Yacht fcci IL,
"uf hsrbor. however, and We nvgcsi 10 our
ysciiisIocn 10 pr,par~ for he contest in the
iEesosiee. The squadron crsie can be ,ur'wd
!" good advantage IN tie way Of trimming and
il discussing and arnugios pfciimiperlce. snd
NC bespcsk fcs ia trgiish warm vel oms
and a splendid d,ff4g