The New York herald., 1869-12-08

l have forgotten wnat actually occurroa FOR
osepas n ApEos onm w. aa Ssnus.s sH Sss srs.
distinct challenges all OF which 10 tnougnt strange
y e enough, co ls.aerlag the objection made bY Mr.
two days alter the Date Of the letter. Two OF these
challenges were for inland races which Mr.. Ash.
0ury U seems TO U.S. ought not to have tried Co Oro0
upon Ar. bennett, even though by saying that tne
challenges were ''dstinct, he apparently gave Ihs
events to tie fact Of the three challenges having
been conveyed together Is be attributed III s0mo
Bennett siaer that he conslaered the tsckina
together OF the three challenges ~ equivalent 10
Dauntless only In an ocean race. and that c0ase-
quently ne dld not reply 1t AL TO Mr.. AshbQry'S
obtaiapg in this cona,ry Mr.. Benneit on % bis pars
erred; ne should nave sent reply however short.
to Mr. AshDury's letter, Tne next sep was taken
and assuming-wlthOut, rs we have shown auy sul-
hcent erounds-that the ocean race was to come
tue Isle OF Wight and IneE' .sail for New York on
the LIST OF September" He also gave Mr.
Bennet twentY-four hours TO reply. and. fail.
ing the receipt OF such reply, he would, ne said,
consioer It Was not c0nveniens for Mr.. BenneH to
aeceps % , ms psoposss s Mr Bennett dd not reply
letter soon enough 10 do so. But on the I'D Of
Ausust ne telegraphed saying. II accept your pro
position, and exercising tue recognized right OF the
vhailengcd party, name he course from Cape Clear
to the lyhtsnp or SANDY HOOK, and the daSos
Dy telegraph" ne continued. in order tnat you may
at once learn that your challenge is ccepted.k
qnaint comsdy OF errors The cnalienue conveyed
On the Goth OF August was to round Isle OF
slsrs Tor New YORK Yet mr. Bennett ignored the rss
part, aud, assuming the right OF altering the date
speclay named IN the challenge. elected TO race 70
New York on tue 10th september nd ne calls thus
accepting the challenge Az the same time M. Ash
bury Is just as much IN error In assertlng-as he
did IN letter TO Mr.. Bennett on the /7th September
and again IN the communication ho has Just ad.
dressed to Us, tnat Mr. Bennett had challenged hlm
to an ocean race the LIST September, ana tnat ne
IL.
taken on this point.
IL appears That mr. Bennert assigned n q reason
for ms naming so late day a. the l6th
September Tor Che ocean race, that he could a0s
not even on the I'd or ssn as had been suvSestsd
BY Mr. AsnDury. There Ii . decided difference
OF opinion on tnis score between the rival yacht
owners. Mr. AshDury wrltes:--"On this point quite
ditier from your and AGAIN, Van eminent saAmakee
says he could have altered all your sails IN forty eight
masls could nave been reduced and the rigging see
up in four days" 40 this Mr.. Bennett reple1:-'iOu
than any carpenter sailmaker. even than your.
sell, now long time require 70 nt out my own
tlned for although bngllsn carpenters and sail.
makers could unquestlonaDly have altered SIR. Ben
netts sals ana spars IN aiew days sun It did NOS
lie with Mr.. AsnDury to say SO; and, besides, be
could nos nave kaown that other preparations were
not possibly required.
Tne way the matter new stands Is tnis:--In his
letter OF September 27 Mr.. Ashbury makes nnA
proposition for bringing on the contest with the
round the Isle OF Wight anot6er to CherbourR and
back the third from Cowes to New YORK; these
three to take place In March next, the nrst two
being conducted by the Thames rules aud measure
ment and the ocean race without any question o. 70
time or tonnage. Tne other two races to be run %
New YORK, IN accordance with .Ocal c0ndIuOns Mr..
Ashbury now says he mas received no answer 70
his letter. But ne must be aware that In October
MIR. Bonnet pubiisned letter In which he dec med.
as OF course was 10 be expected, the Inland race
proposed; but 70 save another disappoinlment.n
he accepted the ocean race, although ne thought
March would prove "sGormy and dlsagreeabie,n ana
ne suggested that the race should De Tor piece of
plate worth tlO, ,000 as 'te5tlmonial worthy OF the
event." or, II that was considered TOO extrayagant
an dea that - set OF col0rSn should be the prize.
Thus 1t Will be seen that It rests Win Mir. Ashbury
himself whether the ocean ace comes Of or not. IL
he VIII sail the without the illand races,
tue matter must drop, or Mr. Bennett mas repeatedly
and positively reused-for reasons beat known 70
hmself-tO sail except on the ocean. ALI that Mr..
Ashbury has TO DO 10 ensure the ocean race coming
OF IS to write to Mr.. Bennett saying tnat he VIA
waive the question OF the Inland contests, and 10
select whether the prize snail be fl00J0 or "a act OF
c0.0rs.n This ID The SIMPLE way out OF tle strange
labyrinth oil Misrepresentation known ~ the Anglo.
American Atantic yacnt race question: