The New York herald., 1870-01-15

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Coming Yachting Events-The Americas
The season of 1870 promises to be one of
unusual interest to yachtmen and to the lovers
generally of aquatic sport, in view of engage
ments already made and Of others of which
there is promise through the recent challenge
to all England of Mr.. Douglass, of this city,
owner Of the sappho. Mr.. Douglass letter to
the London Times has its value on points of
yachting history. He corrects, first, the state
ment of Mr.. Ashbury, made some time ago,
to the effect that the Cambria during last sum-
mer had engagements" with the Sappho.
He declares positively that there were no en-
gagements, and that it was not his fault, since
| he had vainly endeavored to secure for his
yacht, against the Cambria, anything that
| might be considered a fair race. This opens
| an issue as to accuracy of statement on the
part of Mr.. Ashbury.
Mr. Douglass challenge to the Cambria for
June may not have the practical result he
would desire; but we do not see how his chal-
lenge to any schooner in England can fail of
response. Even If the Cambria should be re-
fused because of preparations for her race In
July, there are the Guinevere, Egeria, Alarm
and Aline, all splendid yachts, and to beat any
| one OF which would be an honor well worth
the winning. 1t seems scarcely possible that
| a challenge so fitted to stir the spirit of Bri-
| tish gentlemen should fail of response from
| one Of these or similar vessels. Should the
defiance thus result in adding another match
race across the Atlantic to the one now on the
record for July, it may give great variety Of
| sport. In addition to the excitement Of two
ocean races for which the vessels may start
within few days of each other we shall
then, perhaps, have races in smooth water as
well-races in the bay, races up the Sound,
races everywhere and In every style-and the
respective merits Of English and American
boats will be tested in the most complete and
satisfactory manner, and we shall know which
Is best in the land-locked bay and which on the
broad Atlantic. With such varied occasions
to try her powers we shall probably find that
the Sappho will redeem all that she lost in
other hands. Such season of brilliant trials
will also especially intensity the regret for the
loss of the Meteor and the splendid possibili-
ties that seemed to be in her.
But shall we in this promising season have
also, a race for the cup won by the America?
This point is still in doubt. Only Mr.. Ash
bury has yet expressed any purpose to contest
our possession of this trophy, and his unfor-
tunate proclivity for loading his challenges with
conditions has brought his correspondence
with the New York club to somewhat abrupt
termination. We give his latest letter and the
| reply Of committee of the club in another
column. Mr.. Ashbury, we suspect, must re-
linquish all thought of contest for the
Americas cup. His notion that such q race
should be sailed under any restrictions of his
proposing, and more especially restrictions
drawn from the rules of an English club, is
| merely ridiculous. No boat can enter for that
cup here except as the America entered for it
| in British waters. It was then the America
| against the world. The America sailed against
| seventeen yachts and beat them ALL Shall her
| trophy be staked on a race requiring less clear
evidence Of superiority? Mr.. Ashbury has
awakened the memories Of the brilliant
achievement of the America mainly to give
6clat to his declared purpose to win again
what British yachtmen lost in her triumph.
He has constituted himself the champion, and
what does his championship amount to !?
Simply this-he will win the Americas
cup-with an eff" If we will rule out of the
race all boats that are exceptional to him
then be will win the cup. Make the thing
| easy and he will do it. Hotspur said he would
''pluck bright honor from the pale-faced
NOON" So will Mr.. Ashbury, If anybody will
! furnish him with ladder.
The first condition of competition for such a
| trophy as this cup is to enter for it on any
! conditions on which it is held; and Mr.. Ash
| bury must enter against keel or centreboard
boats or not enter at all. Indeed, the very
mention on his part of any restriction or con-
dition is withdrawal Of his challenge. There
fore we venture the thought that the race as
it must be sailed will not meet his views; but
| if he seeks trial of speed in our waters with
keeled boats alone, to the exclusion Of CENTRE
board boats, he can only have such trial by
private matches; and it will not be difficult for
him to arrange such match-with the Fleet
wing, for instance.
Yet we are not without hope that when the
owner Of the Cambria understands the posi-
tive nature Of the conditions Oh which the
Americas CUP is held he will see the pro-
priety of yielding his point. He has shown
in the recent making Of match for an Allan
tic race that he knows how to yield gracefully,
since after much discussion he has finally
accepted o race on the terms that were open
to him from the beginning. He may likely
act with similar spirit in his desire to contest