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

CHA.n uorri, PARIS, Cc'obrr tsaa.
ttAR tfS-i nNsS t@te4Nes ts4&tes "A aoe4aient
yna 10 And esoasn ~ recay.t4aie, a. yDa hare
r0usht opgoft1rDy 10 do "a several occaslpAa ~
nulaeroag 8. 4itpgs you nase tagowl out e. Aneri-
can yssass. tt2 lHanliesg Hlavnt tf nunper, Nith-
A. ana not "a iho habA 4 a.aklug ~ mate3ss
through On. aeyspapcls Cr ~ alsert~fE ny ISas0at
ior cslng or declining challenge sigaid h-se
lett your lVqcaea publications uaNotlSd, believing
that those VINO took safAcent interest "a t.le sub
Jcci 10 ieFd them would ruste intef gcncc enough
80 form correct judgment ~ tae faais- Hni as y0n
have coupled JOur tifd 0iraNi caa.l Uge - me r.iA
this sort 81 historical review, ypa Nui pardon rae
Tor correcting s0e "a tue mlsaipiere nsi0As naier
winch yoa appear to labor IA ie-.rd ~ nc nr,-
Cambria
20 American ynclfmgn. enc ~ seM pFuBosAf0as
wa Tor race iron CSwea 70 New YORK, ~ start IN
the irst day OF last September 10 was lGe beei a.
America t.at yoa desired y cross TIE Attnte HliA
me Cambria. AVID many persons W2axht that ~
spirited yacnlnan es youlset coming o'untAfit
forward a. lie Champion Of kDgani, a4d des.rol
oi r5iecalng tho Americas cup 81 Nhica tOa gene
ero;slv made disposition IN advance, would nsfe
hecn VraLned ~ tne acceptance o. Sour several
CIii.iieuAts b. dlAefcnt American y.cntA son
could not nnd ans single NSssc prepared 10 sat i.p
whole OF them. WAS one 81 those persons ala II
December 1854 accepted yOar challenge l0r al
Atlantic ocean race. ! stated IA ms ciut - you Ia
The time lhat deolinel y sou tne ,.hsla any
IN the habit "a e2Jlng ihiAg AMI meaning rhoite4
yon must excuse ae y nave tcgArae4 yolf cesglalt
~ sulernnous, aha onJ coMiicst - ~ tai tv3at
al Issue between us-gn Atlantic Ntran tNec. AUg
refused 10 aaii me, but you sub Nstnstty m0aiNcl
your refusal ani desired 70 leave M acceptance ~
your challenge oten giltll Tie SCI c!4gIL W te Nur4
ton whether an arbitrary RUE 81 nca' livneAf
adopted by ore county sa0ald be ifnsiNE on thc
vessels OF another N an hibernate aal rontl q
Ihs wa tie condition. "a alaifs Wien ihe baual-
less arrived IN ng aud last Jaiy, Aa hence Yea " ii
IT once perceive mat you must ue nsstssa - ysue
Impression mat ca AGgn q S.enset Jgg ief
race from Cowos 70 New cFk, sc. lnI ga .p' ale
i. M At ~
you October, 1861 accepted bg me NJ December iol
loving, ana AZ Touf reqn5t eld oen Nntu tle af1i-
val oil the haulteas ~ England. MhslcNa SlftCf-
satlon We had on August was only iA.et ga 0 3ir
My my adherence 10 my previous acceptance a
your challenge FOR az ocean race.
: On Monday, Angus. @, | received letter nom you
challenging I9e 10 thtee races and IeNNtigg NG is
accept them Tx; first, hom hydo arcusd lac i.le 0l
wight wltA ibames ctsutemsDt 4lu ti@e NssvN
nnco per Royal Victoria acls Nlnn ulesi actUnn.
from Cherbourg aro,uJd the sac Lght anl pack.
with TIE same c0uNitOhs; ana thlrd, ltoh Cove ~
New lork Starting september J, tor a fe.t4cs 81
p.ate OF Tie value O G2.o.
III IS unnecessary fof me to cNpaia Why did not
reply promptly 10 this communication. A Jon sadc
the ocean race conditional upon ny acceptance "a
other proposi t9ns wnicA ! had already twice Ap-
cued-onGe before and once Since LAY ARRIVAL Al
England saw no prospects oi yoar AaItns M
across the Atlantic.
on August 70 you again challenged nc TO two
raccS-tirst, around Lie isle Of M!ghl Mithfhe same
conditions as u the former challenges; ara second.
you wrote az loows:-
As am unable make any nps arrangements un hear
nom you request the iayo or eary ban la the
event OF my not hearing from YOU within went ior hours
from me tneyou receive this communication shall con
an, and mat shall then ns rea o ea 2 New ek race eg
not, to proceed on an intended cruise.
This letter was forwarded 10 me in London, ami
was not received until the morning OF tas I'd.
was sorry TO md IL rs unsatisfactory ~ your nrst
communication. feared tnat could not have
made you understand that, Ia accepting your Hrtt
challenge for an ocean race, declined 10 sail you
any other course ana regretted that you should
waste your time and disappoint the expectations
you had raised of series Of brilliant international
contests, by challenging me over and oyer
again 10 inland matches, which ! had repeatedly
refused to SAIL and which other American acntnen
stood ready to accept Ia order therefore, 10 enable
you to decide whether you would or would not saIl
an Atlantic race sln@ly against the Dauntlcs: !
Immediately sent you on the aOrnlng OF August -,
the following tccgram:-
Prom JAMES GoRpos BENNETT, Jr.: Longs Hotel, New
Bond street. London, to james Ashpuiy yacht Cambria,
In December iass accepted your challenge Tor
fused race supposed there end Of ias
isnso The Daa ae n to an Atlantic race oar s
siion and exercslng the rceogzea right OF tire oa aged
SANDY Hook aud the OF starting the 10th Of september
1a Ss ss Been ~ G IN ono o. ' s
reply by telegraph in order tnat you mag that
so %ue s'ats q, i i s0'sp''a'
You declined to race me on the plea that you dld
declined TO start earlier; ana You Will here p9rmit
me to say that claim 70 know better than any
penter or sallmaker. or even thGn yourself, now
ocean race.
subsequently ascertained that on August a3--the
same day on when you received the acoyc telegram
from me--you sent cable despatch 10 the eoimi, &c
OF The New York Yacht Club expressing your regret
that You could not compete this year IA American
waters for The Americas Cup as at your owl solicit
tation you had been heartily invited do, ana CIV
Inc, as reason for the oisappointment, te follow
ing
Dauntless challenge for from Cnwcs New York
has been unrescrgeu accepted By Cambria Tor September
This despatch surprised me greatly, and il w!ll, no
doubt, equally surprise you wlen your letters OF
August aud August 20 are rcca icd to your pelelg.
You VIII see from them not only tilat sou were MIS-
taken IN surprising that You nad "unreservedlg ac-
ceptedi' challenge from me ioT race 10 New YORK
on September !, hut that you had not 'unlcscrveayn
given any such challenge, for IN both letters the
ocean race Is coupled WIN otner propositions. But
apart from this really regretted that you mad 80
misunderstood the true position OF Affairs as 10 mis-
lead the New YORK Yacht cab into the oehef
that a race to New York September /
had actually been agreed upon between che
Dauntless and the Cambria. certainty wai NOT
aware OF such an agreement aud was puzzled 10
conceive how you could have iabored unaer sach
sapplchension II your cable despatch ~ August
rs was sent before my telegram OF the same date
must surely have forgotten that IN your challenge OF
August 20 you had written as loiloWs--
In Of my not hearing from you withn twenty
sS hat AZ i a ny
proposals and that sas then he free to sa % Ne% Eo
to race for the Americas Cup, &C.
You addressed that letter TO me AZ Cowes, where
you supposed me to be, ard as II was malea at hyde
the 10th you nad right to consider that lie time
ofgIace YOU had go kindly given me had expired, aud
that 1t was not convenient for me TO accept your
proposals. These facts must unfortunately have
escaped your memory, or you would no doubt have
informed tine New York Iuchi Club that you were
..lree TO sail to New York to race Tor the Americas
Cup, and not that You had ''unreservedy accepted
the Dauntess' challenge for race to New ORR on
september ~ which had never been given.
II your cable despatch OF August . was sent after
the receipt of my telegram Of The same daie you
must have been laborlng under an equally cueiots
misapprchcnsiOn, since | had accepted your chat
lenee and named the 18Th, aud not the ist, as tho
day Of starting.
Ia your communication Of September y you have
again given me list OF challenges, i've III number.
They are as fooWs--
RACE No. IA race IN the frat week OF March, 1870 from
Ryde round the Isle Of Wigh R.ThC. meaauremeu and
time aowance restriction as 10 number OF hands,
frends to start from our anchors, al canvas Gown
RAoE No "A from RIDE round therboufG bftak'
water back, RITZ Y. tneient3neut Rio tc alovanoe
number Of hands, canvas " friends; TO
start from anchors with oragai ana mainsail set
RACE No 3-Abon the ~ q me ION Of March, race