The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-17

ever yon object 70 the above wager. Will modify ~
shall be one OF honor merely, lot the trophy simply
he SCI vf coi0rs.
Atiantc ocean race, You win. am sure, see that
AuY further communication between us on this SUBJ
Dec must be prontess
The DGanHes Is representative vessel, beg 10 say
thai do not claim, and ain not entitled to clam,
faces ia vanr rlaht to
.--gFii tao Cambria a. the champion yacht OF eng
aha ! certSiniy make no presence 10 regard ,a Is,
acceyhng oAe o. your numerous challenges nave
dcne 80 simply on my own responsibility.
~ acc,ntancc o. cny one Of your propos,tio la
sp9oiAs builds Or American and q giish yachts' by
olhcr and mlanl contests. You have already. | be-
Ltye, an engagements for a race IN English waters
Mitl inc saEDlo next spring, and feel confident
that YOU must have 50 shaped your series OF
challenges 20 me or September "a as TO
ht9il next year repention Of the an,
neS ance of being compelled 10 deprive yourself
nesotia.ions vita anotner. At all events am quite
sure nat lr. Douglas, the owner Oh the sappho,
Nh adapt the date Of his race so as 70 enable you
Dauntleis on March g The New YORK Yacht CLUB
have aiseaiy heartily welcomed you 70 ono or moro
races IA American waters should you cross the
Atlantic aad son nave now ample time before you
10 comply strictly with every reqnlrcmeDt preiiilt-
cv1gratiiae therefore, on the certainty OF being
able 10 secure nj ouce for next season all the races
VAN American vessels mat You nave TINS season 80
a.n SIRE you w not object 10 my sending TINS
coiAmun canon 70 the papers AZ tue same tame That
i0rWad Il 70 you. a. you have already published In
several journals ilOs. erroneous statements IN relc-
renee - toe proposed Atlantic Ocean yatat race
between the Daunsess and the Cambria which II Is
Tue purpose u ths letter TO correct au dear 6ir,
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, JR.
JAMS AsnBvaf, Esq, Yacht Cambria.
The following IL the letter from Mr. Ashbury 10
~. nenne;t, Jr, Of september 81 to which the
above IA a feply.--
SCHOONER YAour CAarsiA,l
roRQuAS, Sent. ~, 1909. !
y. g. NgsNF1r, sr Esd, Vice commodore American
schooner y No Daun.iess. Cowes, Isle of wight
AY IkkRsta--rlace cur meeting II Longs Hotel on
Tao day ~ the U0rI Harvard race. whoJ you inaly
gave me yoar aasTef ~ 70 whether yon could sail
= sew iOsG ca t.e 49, OF september, and yoar
Gcslsaiag 60 DO " g tAe sroaads Ilat yoa could
uut 20 iea1y before tAe lsthof superintendent upon
tAis point quite dlJes from you'll INA that inuca
disappointment - generally lett ann expressed At
The pros Get or Rae proposed race not taxing place
AZ AL ana IN many quarters GA Impression prevails
tigt ivf some maAtas nave been counting or infii-
la an CCeha race VITA Your vessel, lhe Daanticss,
whereas tne acl y iggc, ttTOuch sic sporting anu
otieI papers toA3.SltnDy CnACtND.ed - SHOW tdt
the DauAaess wa too lalge aad poWerinl i vessel
los Ale ~ thlnk ~ accepting.
an ono " many wao 10 not believe II neccssa arr
y Aayo saca singe race 20 te,t tue sc3going gaal-
hcs egi speed 81 yachis, ami neilner do attach
much Importance u Toe runs - tie henrietta Ncsa,
hectwlAs, n.ultlcas and Sappho. inaamncA rs lead.
tng NlAus prevailed aud thereby no lair opportunity
Wse aant4Na Iof css.As tc several Vessels on every
point " Inlg. Impressed wlln those opinions, aud
iie b0aaa oI American ana English yachts
rluei sny challenge - the 50 ol Oesooer, lspsnot
Mlsii 7 kieW ~ Cfealiag any excitement ~ having
equal s4e an models Gismcircpiiy opposed 10 each
Vfsf, AID each oae aeAnoWletged - be The fastest
yacat III ifsllg and tonnage should SAIL IN various
Matches on eica side the herring pond. and cross
TO Atlantic against head WINDS ana thereby a race
ia lat suea a. 4G}cr vet was undertakea-a race
nom New FORK 10 N0wes, az sailed ~ the American
Vessels being down an, oas reversing, becomes an
Inc rics o, challenges OF the "a OF October 1885,
have not been acc pied up 10 this day, and, from
what can ijeln aroln american papers anu other
sources, are not likely - be. one Or more OF your
papers admitted that no vessel exists In America
capable oi meeting the Cambria n The condition OF
measurement ~ INSISTED on, the MODIFICATION
thought necessary to place your lacAts terms OF
equality with EAgiish yachts beng the alteration
oi our system or measurement Us adopted gene
rally IN tnls country under the Royal Thames Yacht
Club Ile. In Justice to myself think II only fair
and rght 10 state that wien l stipulated Royal
taalae3 Yacht club measurement vas not aware
tna.l Americans oisapproyed our system that Vt
was materially diueIeat from tie Nca York Yacht
Club rue, and whea toll you that the ,oYa, Thames
Yacht Club alone possesses more yachts than an
Norta aud south America put together, and that II
Great Bilain and Ireland, you can well understand
| desired 10 take no advantage Ia naming this
general sysicm OF measurement. during several
months nucn has been written In the sporting
papers Of America ana england on thu. lnuch-yeXed
question 81 their respective modes OF measurement.
| was severely criticized by several American
papers for declining your challenge OF the 9th OF De-
ccnIber l66s Tor race against tue Daantless from
grounds OF excessive tonnage and being far beyond
the terms Of iis challenge, irrespective OF your ac
cepanCe a belaS or only one OF tue series of races
bai ] ultimately agreed 10 accept the Dauniless a.
Americas champion vessel II any modified system
your vessel then came withil about the stipulated
ten per ceht liint. Most yachlncn, on poth slides
OF the wafer. expected You would have entered lor
some OF the Important races AT Cowes and hyde
wnen you would have had an opportunity oI show
Ing 10 the committees the unialrness OF our system
nom your point OF view, and would believe, have
IuOrQuxulv
hnaiy sCttlei ~ TO whether our national racing
measurement should or should not be altered.
rms question being stli unsettled the diflcuuy
again exists OF iinding fast American and English
racing yachts Of sucn equal size as TO satisfy both
slles ana assuming there Is some truth IN the Ame-
r.can argument thar depth should he measured,
a,n willing 10 yet aside al technical questions OF
ince, ana accept Us tue American champion your
VeSssl, ine bauntsess, IN lieu OIL Que al tie C1nbra's
SIZE % required ny me Ia my formal challenge 10 ai
America Ia lSGe ought, however, 10 frankly admit
that your vessel - not large as understood When
refused yonr challenge OF 0th december, lsos. in
Bteau u bcag anout double the tiIe ind by Roya
inailcs TacGt UiuO rule sue - about ga tons VI say
acyenty-two per cent larger ifan Cambria.
| much regret you did not race 10 New York on
the ist september, conse luent on your verbal cha.
enge August j. and when, aieer due consideration,
qnrss srysdly accepted on tllc .tn August thereby
ewing y0u anne time 10 be ready by lst Sep
tembef, date extended 10 The ,ta OF STA 10 give
yon more time, noiN ithsanu.ng my opinion was ana
= that there was nothing 10 prevent the Dadntless
being reaug Ia i've days. An eminent falmakcr
Says ne could have altered nil Your SAILS IN forty
c.ut upirS Uhu an 81 diif SoiultteAA OptliOn states
tue uasts could nave been reduced aud tue rigging
SCI up IN fonr DAYS.
Believing, however, that yon would ultimately
have sailed Oh the 10Th, ~ ] mad extended she tilne
/ frgsJ ! am not TOO as5Amptiye IN thinking that
you really desired al Atlantic Ocean race. 50 long
iid not interfere With your Intended trip 10 Suez
Canal Sc, but 10 prevent any disappointment CA
b1tn sides tho Atlantic, with simple dcstre for
sport honorable emulation, excitement ana q fsir
opportunity of really testing our different modes OF
huild under vaIled ciFcuinsi Stances | now have tie
pleasure to oacr you i've races against Tire Caubra
nub may be permitted 10 say tuat whatever tue
result 81 the races might DC they woGa not put i've
pounds IN uy POCKET, directly or indirectly, as I
never Bet being content With nominal souvenir IN
tue form of cHps IA case VI success, anu Of giving
them II defeated
RACE 40. IA race In the nrst week Of March,
1870, from Ryle round the Isle OF Wight, ROYAL
Thames Yacht Grub measurement and time allow.
aBce; no restriction as to nuaoer or hanas, canvas
or irlcnds; ~ start from our anchors, al canvas
down.
RACE 80. "A race from Ryde round Chcrboarg