The New York herald., 1870-02-28

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when yon had made yoar extensive alterations 20
f1s ssppno considered I ought 10 give her another
sral over the same course ln wnseS sbe haa been
isatsd. and win sne importaat spcca Of two other
races peculiarly adapted 70 hsr e~1siss via. from
sne Isle OF Wight round the cpsrocurs break wsssr
and bsck, tie distance psing aboat Loo miles, and
nom the isie Of wiGbA round kadystone lighthouse
ana back, about 2ss mica In suggesting thsss
racer did not anticipate sny o0lsc,ion from yoa or
sthcrA on lie ground thar had nos compaed win
your request as expressed A yoas ccnclsdlss 70
parts Of The lst Of February. ~ before quoted In
about February, 1907, SAID
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Hiife on the ocean wave"
On the lst Of Nay, 1895, tue same paper taus re.
yeTsd 70 the cnanae races " me aud 10 comments
Shcreon by the Ssw YORK HEsALp:--
One OF isnen laA,
OF The waieh supposed me obanne 70 Be snoh a
va. aas 70 q. sow. pa ~ " Il. Asns s' i zoe
weep From , nswfonnslsss & e y: sr.s s.nas .sss'
sorhood Of ioskar Issnd would be ssoash 70 SATISFY a,
In paragraph two you allude 70 q letter addressed
10 Mr. Bennett OH the 18th OF December. IelesranH
excepted, have not written that gentleman snce
she l4th OF November dated PORT said, and IN para
graph eighteen OF that letter you wi nnd the three
races mentioned, to which, presume, you meant TO
refer yhus:-
Cambria against the sapphe for three ,mgoran. rsess
Winda
In my allusion to the three races proposed n was
not my intention to ascribe tnelr origin TO you but
she 10Th January, 1862 wnicn, IN paragraph three,
You Hay "'was Q challenge for M Opeu race, free
1rom the influences Of light hand Dreezes, cur
In paragraph four you state accepted yoor cba,.
knge but qualned II ey naming anIes courses =.
you there could be no qualification, AMI by naming
the three races l merely endeayored 70 expedite An
equitable understanding. In your letter OF tebru-
ary 20 you expressed preference for race 10 me
coast Of Spai or the Azores, or hfy or sixiy miles
out sea and back IRON the west coast III Ireland
On March 1892 declined thestwo former races iol
the same reason which at tnat period decided
regards the latter there WAS and IL no reason why
we should be put to the Inconvenience OF gong 10
sr se wes' NV " q ts sh II Of Msrc
clearly expressed my ultimatum no; 10 race the
Sappho in AN Atlantic race, and which Is reiterated
In your letter VI the 9th OF January 1879, by gvin.
m extract trom my letterSo you OF the 23d OF sep
tember 1899, the conciuding paragraph IN question
running rhus:--
pro@Ssa, yI.:.soqaa shs i.s of Wight cas,soaIs and
back Eddysiope and back aud return December
rour convenience.
And In the absence or further correspondence
trust you will allow was justided IN concluding you
had accepted the three courses named by me; espe-
clally so as said nothing 10 you 1T Cowcs which
Sappho for an Atlantic race or to modify my condi.
In fact the reason why these three races did
not come or before my departure for Suez Canal
WAS you had promised Mr.. Fish, your buder, that
you would not race my yacht unless he was Oh
board. ON the 2lst September, while the CAMBRIA
was stili In The Channel by stress Of weather, you
thus wrote me-
Mr. FISH who altered the model OF the sappho and who
IL sSs
autumn, but have made arrangements ior him 20 come
he end May or h. Beginning June il to you
and as the ssppo has once been 80 badly bsea by
yacht TO give M sRe hrss race nsst spring.
Having definitely declined an Atlantic race, given
y8u distnct proposition for three races and In the
absence Of any tntimatlon from you that you de-
clined to accept my challenge felt somewhat sur.
cons .consldered Ter % the w6oie business Of an end" Refer
ring to your remark in paragraph SIX as TO an
A l, ocean oy .ss s .on4r & c.s
based on the Royal thames Yacht Cub rule Of
neAsagspept; but consequent on no decision hay
Hs 0sn sepx assn, 70 raysa NV 'Hs sn
AL important question, and IN my letter TO
Mr. Bennett Of November IA 1899, consented asanss
nent, which ] am advised you'd make the
Cambria about 257 tons as against lsS tons English
have the Sappho and the Cambria measured NJ
Cowes by the New York Yacht CUB rae, and II your
bound TO give you The following races, and for =
atty guinea cup each race
l. Round the Ise or Wight.
q From the Isle of Wfgnf, round sne Cneroours
hfeakwater and back.
9. From the Isle OF Wight round the Eddysone
4. Cowes to New York; but in view OF my engage.
ent OF the Attn Of July to race the Dauntass to New
fcrk wiii accept al the starting point the OLD Head
OF Knsale aud the same da,e.
8. 9 AND I. sixty mile triangular course IN New
York bay II 1t is found by your own cuo RUE that
the Sappno IS not within the terms Of my challenges
OF october 3, 1S6s beg say the following series
are open for your acceptance fifty guinea cup each
race.
J. Round the Isle OF Wight.
y From Cowes round the cherbourg break water
J. From Cowes round the E,ayssone lighthouse
10 meet your objections MS TO light land breezss
for No. In Series No. O. or all the races, propose
the yachts shall be at their moorings at Cowes ou
the ist Of April, and that they sal one ali the
matches in half gale in order TO obviate tns
esse q u II ns Your Ss
70 currents &c, believe exist more IN 'mazihaito
than reality.
vantage as regards a pilot round the Wigpt hsv
written William Nichols, who was tue pilot OF ~
Cambria In the race against the Sappho IN 1865, "a
he says:--
II engaged by ths OF the Sappho TO sail be
In gny match isbouid do my bes win Ia her, sbou
ar were sailing the Cambria any other OF our En1hs
yachts.
II by reason OF excessive size your vessel IL M
eligible for series No /, and II you decline serie
No 2, will give you another series-No. 3.
Three races round the Nab aud Overs ligh
ships, fifteen miles apart, with steamer anchore
twenty miles out at sea. so a. thus 70 form triaI
gular course OF my nye miles, for fifty guiuca Gu
each race.
In paragraph nina you say
In thus offering 10 sail ~ and Channel
,hst msy rsgps The tnAiDuatioD Which yoa shFo