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

tne same breath indeed he declares his readiness 10
contend for honor only, let the trophy, Mr.. Bennett
says be nothing more than set or colors But be-
tween the set Of colors and the 10000 there IL no
mean IN the eyes or the great American yacltman.
IL may suit the BOOK OF minor heroes to sail round
the Isle or Wight FOR miserable cups for him ana his
yacht the Dauness there Is bul one race course III
the w0rd-thc Atlantic Ccean but one prize worth
MS notice 10000. II Is Impossible to impute 10
MI. Bennett any Mish to prevent the race
nom as,,... place by proposing an unreasonabiy
large stake, because CT n.- readiness To san WIFI
out any prize &c all aud II Is certainly inpvssuo -
aiiege tna nc Is not wiling 10 back MS yacht III
manner which would DO worthy OF the great oeca-
sion. At the same tiine 1t must TO confessed that
there II something oyerpowering In Mr. bennetvs
ma4nllcencc winch sets one thinking OF that ralner
than OF the race which Is proposed. we woud
rather ihinA OF the race Tdat IN itself would be
highly Interesting event. II IL took place we should
all ne watching the cable kilograms with tie kcenest
interest when the time at WHICH the Dauntess or the
Cambria might be expected TO reach her destination
should arrive II any steamers spoAo tne ylchss On
sltuatlon in Which they found themselves II the
English yacht won, how proud we should be De
,he disappointment IN brotnerly way. II
bad weather should sweep down nom the Icy
the safely OF the gallant little snps, now nervous
we should be TIL we heard once more chat they had
think OF all this unreservediy but it Is no use 10 Try.
There stands MIR Bennett With his magnificent offer,
down with adnliratlon before his grandeur. Here Is
gentleman " it'll 4i0 900 TO do what he likes with.
was eyer such phen ms syN3, bened n Eaglaa
is to el00 so Is ali English yachtnan to Mr. James
Gordon Bennett. II Il a rae-ol-three sum N adm.-
ration. Certainly our cousins Ia America are
great people. Was it not Mr.. John Heenan,
The American Irlze nghter' , who offered,
Issue OF ms conflict win Mr.. Tom sayers, TO
jump or house top with that gallant veteran
Perhaps he would really have done The thing Ii he
had found his quondam foe IN favorable frame OF
mind. IL Americans talk on large scale they are
nevertheless prepared TO do things on large scale
loo. Al ytt
for MS liberal offer, aud wren people suggested tilat
as any fool could jump OFT house he should jump
rightly roasted. The patrons OF the prize ring did
NOT want to cnow whether the 'Benecia Boy was
no he was II better pullsI tian the Engiisblan.
so VITA The present alalr--we do not wait TO know
whether cr. bennett IL or Is not I.ch man. That
Is of importance to anybody but himself ana his
frienis. ii W. are TO have an ocean race between
ne Dann.ess ana tlie Cambria leu Us ny to Keep ~
fl,ron, mo Ionion ,,al,y News Nov. 5l
the Whole yaojitIs bratne ci,ond On hotn SIDES Of
me Ataans h ssea a., alsapnoaea ms year Of the
IRA tsa te aHnrlSss ar aar nter iva v"lnniary
Sie.aaans ~ 10 ,vnrs Il nnn haen ~ "a
M 81 on,l 49, nn'oanad th,t ~
peatseg alia 50 conavnty , nnnounccu tnas .no
~, ,e' " ~ 1ovo0, a. &c.,
wv rsapy " ,y oenuuslois WIN , our a l
COUSINS ir9Ai .atc N,eI 70 cuLoy aooA, any ai,a.
our cousins Wefe c9us oyss eAlressiy 70 aceeFl
~ cou,s ihslaYd " ires 1lu ian eicouasci
~ sieeu aau setui.5lP eurv5s y ti.u,saua ieasues
o. oveah thAt Wheh tie natht'ess maze hef nuhDef
OF tOWts Castle, ana Inc oappho returned 10 tne
Waie4s oi lhe NlsHL cVefyuolJ interested IN sue
iers e1peciel thaL inc Drisuahb yacntln9 season
~ 1903 would become famous LOT ctoWnIug htetna-
uonai contest AIer the melnorape rowing match on
| tae Thames between Harvard ana oxford resulting
IN victory, OF COURSE not equally agreeable 70 botn
s.dea Out accepted ny oota WITH equal good Ieehas
AIRY desirable tuat our hin5.hon irom over lie pond
SHOULD OBTAIN me earliest oppoftanigy OF aVensiny,
u ihej cOuid, on Inc ocean Tue ueleat on tne river
or llOrtune proved again adverse, u acknowledging
win a. goUn giace, Tue comparative Satisfaction
81 beips beateA ny distinguishing rag not unW0r-
thy % me 1ioIies % Tue DIn blie. mat Lh2isl
yachtnen lad prohtcu both IN Inc construction ana
the re 81 tier vessels ny the severe lesson taught
theM " tue America eEuteen years ago
was obvious last sumner, wlen tue sappho,
deeiueuiy powerful vessel ana superior III
measurement tonnage 70 hef compettors, was
beaten nand over nand IN tne niatcn round
TIE "igh. Inc Sappho. IL " une, was
stated to be by no means q champion craii.
let AFTER end before hef deieat sue was regarded Dy
many competent JUDGES at CoWes ana Eyue az
very danyerons coLipetitor "oh long stletcn.n
lier QUALITIES IL was INSISTED AZ Ncw of1 ana
echoed here, were not calculated to excel III nland
waters" where OF necessity hef sailing ana her
steering are very me, Tue WIND probably paililns
anu the sea snort Her owner onereu 70 SAN the
Cambria BACK " new YORK; put !. was TOO late 10
| owner oi tue cambria sent out 70 sie new ork
IaSn, .iuv new selics VI sna,cnsss III Iiaeon
round the Isle Of Mighl, Channel match ifom Inc
nap .i9n. " 'nsIpouis anu Dach, y ,..'teu sVioss
ai' ati"".p' auu ., rs -, .A,Il aon "
waras Az .u.se arues' WIN ,ua d n ~
,e rug aeio's ano ~ ".s piossoSSea anuu
',f ~ ~ ,',a ~ and an t'r
snnssaa y. ana nh. ean,on only rss we hel,sye
oi. ecfls IN nv tho American VarhItuan.
~. ~ ~ e ~ "a sassnn svas p,ovr tho,
three American schooners were corniDr 10 our
wa,ss and ~ was hnneI mar rnev We're WILING ana
ready Ia ta,.e a coispleuaus mart IN ma mafcnes
onen "a ali Yacht cluni md espeeally In the
nisaches me Da"pfe-s schooner i,d enter for mo
Imnarnr Nanoann,s ,nierpationai nr,ye ana was
deIeateI by the Cambria TSng-The Do1ru Ne,rs
IL M error in statlna that inc pauntcss WAS beaten
~ The Cambria IN ina race f,r ma French t,mneror,s
en- the namniiass sailed In mar race ana her1
partially d,ap Ell py mn accident soon after Inc start
WON'T have hasn ,srifted m ratirinu from fhe con-
Navarthela.s enc lant an tha Course and after
Mi came IN ,nird be,nr beaten only Inv inc eiuine-
were mi Inc Egcr,a nnth on which have freouenIlv
h,afcn Inc camLriai the two oiner American
yarns made nn spu IN win their IlriIish
s,st.rs Ins,r oh'saiinn IL was saJ "a match sail
mo an ,h,s stde 81 the Atlantlc IN nlend yetes,,
was insnneranle 30 lie season passed away and
naining IA. done we are nor arar. NJ fni mn.
mpni Whether ali The tnree American achts have re-