The New York herald., 1869-01-31

FROM WINES Splrlt, Jan 30.
on another page of this paper we print a letter
from ~ British yachtsman" ut present resdentIn
Boston. Hc dcmurs to the views we exprcsse! last
week in our remarks upon the proposed long sea
match between the famous clippers Dauniless and
Cambria. We thank our correspondent for his lcf-
ter but we do not find anything in his statements or
deductions 20 shake belief In the correctness OF
our conclusions. On The contrary, he decidedly
strengthens our conviction that the two yachts win
very nearly approximate In tonnage II they are ulea
sured by any lair formula. There can certainly he
no discrepancy which viii justify Mr.. Ashbury In
continued refusal to close with Commodore Bennerr's
ofrer " he really wishes TO test the seagoing merits
OF the Cambria against yacht Of the favorte
American type
Our correspondent, with keen sense OF the beau.
tsfuI and true IN marine architecture which does him
infinite credit and which our national amour pr0lp
Boston plumply expresses his belief In the superior
qualities OF tie "dish-bottomcd'' American model.
We cnecrfnly welcome the conversion OF "A British
Yaehtsman'' to the true faith but acccps
him an exponent Of the opinions held by the
Yacht owners and yacht builders OF England. u,s
belief IL purely orthodox In Boston ana New York.
hut it Is hat hcrcsy Albemarle street and IN the
building slips ON the banks of fhe Medina IL ts not
tolerated within the battlemcnts o. C0wes Castle
and meets with scan welcome In the seaside eiysiuin
of the Royal Victoria NJ Ryie.
The fashionable English theory Of yacht building 10
very plainly set forth In the article which printed
last week from rhe London Field. We know that
the writer thcreo is an eminent yachting authority;
snd we so ss ,ro ann a ~
the opinion OF seveneighths OF the members OF the
leading English clubs. and conspicuously that OF Mr.
balIastcd model. This extract from the article we
refer 10 would be. are confident endorsed Nv
nearly all the well known yacht owners or Eng.
lani:-
sthcueh the America had such striking and unni.-
taxable advantages she did mprrss builders
wsrs Of EpssS origin Il Was soen ON dseor.rsd s
% 2, fe beam ana 10 drsssa g ws
ties Tor those which Of deep dragt had equally
schooner. we're mcased r-modeea and Experimental upon
In RIG until inoonseuaby decided tina, the nearer
cufte Of
school the she would he dsinsuished for wsaihery
r sneas ansp,T o nas. nf s, sas" we sre s,- sa
isa-d hs. os. siders shssd upon rsh. priacPr
who Is prepared 70 prove Tia, dsbot,onrd American
heavily sa:si Yachts @ q @ England nd .asn - the Blue Bell
Car,trIs, Egrria or Aine.
The English theory is that depth and ballast give
better weathcrly qualities inan large beam The al
vocatcs OF the American model aud among them We
are glad TO count "A British iach'sman,' believe
paper controversy viii satisfy or convince either
parry that their fayoritc model i mistakes the only
ssce s %oe o
nearly equal tonnage, which must nc nsrertaincd by
formula that VIII cover the astnai dimensions, as
men arc entirely right In REFUSING to conccde 10 the
owners OF competing English yachts the right TO
measure by formula which credits an American
vessel with depth and tonnage which she does not
possess while II takes from the English vessel from
yo g four Zee, o. hGa " wncm ars SSsas snsrc ana
the extra beam which Is 40 eagerly counted In TO
raise the tonnage Of the American model
Boston Yacht Club.
Al the annual meeting Of this club on wcdnes-
day last the following on,ccrs were csoscn:--
C,n,moJore-- Thomas Manning.
vice CU,pnodOre-Eben Denton. M
Meusurer--D J. Lawler.
7reasurr--Augustus Russ.
Strypfary-Thomas Dean.
TrAstees--B. Dean, Arthur Cheney, 8. ID. Nicker.
son.
Hosss crnrsstses-A. Claztou Cary, ). ". Pierce,
CcmmOdors Dexter n. rouem positively declined
reelection. E1.-7I
TSe Club now numten no nlmbsu and possesses