The New York herald., 1870-02-28

%, IN your sDswsr 70 paragraph ,wo 81 Mr. Beaus, letter
favor.
You mus, excuse my saying mat your emphatic
determination not 10 race around the course where
the Sappho WAS 30 signay defeated confirms the
impression expresses m my letter TO Mr. Bennett
tna. American yachfmrn eyince reluctance 20 accept
any on terms that might endanger their sue
cess. II yon now decide 20 accept series No or
No g. or both the ABOVE remark would certainly not
bs applicable 10 you; but determination 90 adhere
TO the Cherbourg course only VIII ay you open TO
such opinions; because 10 triangular course,
or around the Wight you get sailing on
every point with a certainty OF more or
less turning 10 windward but such may
no; be tie case la the IherDourg course, inasmuch
a. II the wind be blowing either up or down chan.
nei yoa would get SOLDIERS wind' and thereby
snch as would give the sappho or olher American
no turning 10 windward.
II you aeciips tne race ronud ,hc Isle Of wight
shall Conclude thai YOU do 40 from your eenef tnat
the sappho would stand chance IN turning 10
vndward against the Cambria. The second race
lserlcs9 IL the caarse yoa nave yourself selected,
and the third sou ought not 70 object 70, seeing
tnat 1t Is much longer course aud better one THAN
that OF your own selection.
TO prevent any correspondence arising on the
question OF mode OF measurement, WILL accept iag
New York Yacht tlub's rule and race the Sanph0 as
Aforesaid, with Cowes or kyce nms allowance pro.
portionate TO the course sailed over, For example
ASSUMING the wight conrpe sixty mies ana the time
allowance fifteen minutes, the tme f0r the Cher
boafg lace wQaid be thirty lalau'es u Tue distance
Referring 10 paragraph sis Of ycar letter, a. ioi
lows
cannot conceive why you shouid proess hs able
10 nil your for purposes when
wnivs regard ~ the ba1css vessel
OF tonnage o the sspphosud asse - race hs IRON
Cape Clear - SANDY Hooa
nv reason for waving my propositions for series
OF races ia english aud American waters, tue start
na DO MT Tor the Atlantic to Ds TIE od Head OF
Kinssle Instead OF cowcs, the date o. cepaFture
aud accepting the ocean race only, Sc, Sc. was
from conviction that without concsaed all tnase
points in deIerence 10 mr. Bennetrs wishes the
controversy appeared intcIinnable Win the great
PROBABILITY OF there being no race.
In making these vsfious concessions ~ has been IA
oppositon 20 the advice OF several rlends--eN per-
enced yachtmen-and having done ~ IA the case 0i
the Dsuniless feel that ought NOS 20 oe 60 let
upon 10 extend Il 10 the lsppn0 a. othcI fesses a.
much larger tnan the Cambria
Allow me 10 request you Will make no counter
propositions In any way o. shape. NJ 0lN1ast1iE
r. before you sud IL l. smpg for Won ~ sccsps 30
series; failing Ibat, No. or " o2h II FoH de
cline Nh, there Will De 10 race between ~sbpEo ana
Cambria
ings on the Ist OF Aprh, kiady sdrisc ne AZ ycta
earliest convenience - tie Cambria u nos entfsy
dlsfpanted agd The crew paid on fos me wyAtet.
Iremaln faithfully yonrs.
JAMES A~HBgRf.
p. s.--slnce wiring the foregoing hase receiyei
your letter of tie 2sta Instant ! an giauoef
lind that after sending your somnunicau0a ol w
9th January you received my ssverA eNsrs wrl'tei
TO you in December, the non forwarding of whlcl
by your agent very naturally causel ycd - ccnclla
had not addressed you siace 'he s'tn oef'snoer'