The New York herald., 1869-03-15
YACHTING.
The Proposed Anglo- American Ocean Yacai
Race.

The Proposed Anglo- American Cceuu Yacht
Race.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LoSDos TfMRs:
,,s,s sl,a,-Ihe New York Yacht Club having now for
n.y ,naly replied TO ny challenge dated the 81 OF
Octoner 1858, venture to think the enclosed cor
rss ocs WIN show that rheres probability Of
; sng uNsan hace coming on Notwithstanding the ex
,s.s s ulnerences OF opinion 70 the question Of
the app proper mode Of measurement, Engllsh or
american. ty the former show the pauntiess to
be nearly double the size Of the gamnril the
Americans on the other hand say that by theirs or
as ,,n ,h the pauntess would be
LII u JAMES AsHBURY.1
NO. Q EASTERN TERRACE, BRIGHToN, Feb. 26.
LITTER Faoa THE sEcREFAEY or THE NEW YORK
CLUB TO Mr.. AsHBURY
SIR---In compliance win the resolutions herein
contained have the honor TO forward to YOUR ad-
dress the enclosed extract from the Minutes N ta
proceedings OF the New York Yacht Club had nt
their first general meeting held on February A. kf
ANY responsive communication you NAV be pleased
to ma ke addressed TO the Commodore or Secretary
Of the club will be promptly submitted to the CON-
mttee appointed to take action In the premises.
Very respectfully HAMILTON M0RroN
Sc Secretary New York Yacht Ciab, ii wali street.
Mr.. JAMES AsHBURY. ssi .Hr1 #era
MINUTES on THE NEW YORK YACHT cLUg.
Extract from the minutes OF the proceedings OF the
New York Yacht Club at their first general meeting,
The communication OF the owner OF the yachk
Cambria 70 the Commodore OF the club being pre-
sonted and read, 1t was, after due consideration,
Resolved That the club corporate capacity
Sny . sals cosnisapss ana 9
pze" "chaIenge Cup" won BY the yacht America and
T The s a.. SsSa %
s e ssrsass ,a % s y i .ay
sOg 1 such sr ub IL II G
paciiy..
s s VI yacht
contest wsisrs for the future possssson q s
challenge or adopted by any oregn
sssaranes hat Al miner detail. Incident sas
terms and eonaions and spuissd y
Get forth n the circular forwarded By the sscety 70 The
Issolysd. That Of three yachtmen, members
Of TIE club Ss b the chair to and ss upo.
bury q the Cambria and such action to ne
sa Gr their and nd sa.. the es
certified copy Of these resolutions. INT
true extract from the minutes. -
HAMILTON MORTON, Secretary N. Y. Y.C
II Wall street, Jauncey court. New York, q. s. A.
Mr.. AsHBURY's NOTE TO MR.. MOTION.
48*t8s No. 9, EASTERN TERRACE
BRIGHTON, Feb. a. 1889. -s
SrR-I have the pleasure and honor to acknow-
ledge the receipt OF your letter OF the 9th OF Fe
raasy enclosing sealed d.. resolutions Of the New
the friendly challenge sent by me on tho
America for race from the Isle Of Wight to New
York, and Afterwards round Long Island, N. r,
for the possession Of the cup won In our waters bs
In reply beg TO inform you that will in due
time comply with your resolution by obtaining from
one Of the several royal yacht clubs to which
sentative vessel for the Challenge Cup In question.
My only knowledge OF the Dauntess Is derived
from the figures and tonnage against her name In
your Yacht Club Book for 1885, compared with tue
s r2R n s SSsd
from Superficial view OF her inside ana out when
she was at Cowes last year, and am thereby LED e
arrive at the conclusion that the Dauntless, q
rule universally adopted In this country for match
saiIing-wouid be shown to be nearly double the
size OF the Cambria and therefore no competitor IN
an OCeanrace.
shall esteem II favor II you win enable me to set
at rest all doubt on the question by sending me -
early as possible your rule for tonnage measure
menl worked out as applied TO the Sappho and tho
sions OF those vessels and shall further be glad to
know their registered tonnage by the national rule
which have reason to believe Is similar to our own.
as set forth In the Merchant shipping act Of 1854
sections twenty and twenty-One. .ff ~
When receive from You these particulars WIN
lay all the facts before the Sailing COMMITTEES OF
one Of our leading yacht clubs, and call upo1
them to aid me In discussing and consider =
measurements Is unfair as applied to the American
build Of yachts, and II SO you may rest assured
shall be quite willing to accept any modification IN
fair and equitable bet ween the two classes Of
vessels built on models 20 diametricay opposed to
send BY this man the rule for measurement OF
measures OF the Royal Thames Yacht Club. showing
the Cambria to be l8s tons. and the rule for our
national registered tonnage. contained In the Mer-
chant shipping act Of 1854 ArFs III kGus
Mr.. HAMILTON MOTION, Secretary New York
Y8cnt CluO. srsg