The New York herald., 1870-01-24
YACH TIN G..
The Douglas Challenge, &c.-views Of the
American Press.
from Wilkes Spirit, Jan. cal
Yachts and the Ocean Races.


In our observations concerning yachts and yacht
ing this week we shall commence by expressing our
profound regret for the loss OF Mr Lorliard,s ns
nrmed. but we are still without particulars OF the
calamity. n the shipping Gazeus published ll,e a.
count Of her loss near Cape Bon, which ID up ON the
coast Of 1lnis, not far from Tunis CITY, Il states
TunS. was tcegraphed 10 on the 14th OF December.
and Mt hafpast three O'Clock r N. she sailed Win
wreck. She reached It in IT, two hours. They found
toe yacht OH the rocks with hole IN her cotton
and s fee. Of water IN her hold There were mo
shore S under tents, having all saved themselves.
sai'ed her an ocean race next summer. Mr.. Ash
bury has pnnlisiied another letter as long as The
negotiations with Mr. Bennett concerning the
matches when were not made. As there IL one
furtner attention to explanations Concerning mat
ters when came 10 nothing The London papers
are already beginning to display their alarm al The
feared result OF TINS match. In Lana and water
there IS one OF the meanest and most stupid para
graphs that ever was penned IN reference to Mr.
York; instead OF from Cowes to New YORK. Il is
signed "a Correspondent" We strongly suspcc.
that "a Correspondents" has desk in the ONCE OF
that newspaper. and we tnnk We Gould pick nim
out among Mr. Frank Bucklands orote0es He
states thai MI. BENEFITS adnerencc 10 The route
bnsiness-like, and almost appears Indicative OF an
excuse " hack out Of the race" lie adds that there
matuin. The paper IS dated January l. when Mr.
A.hpury had accepted, and every other writer in
London nut this correspondent knew It.
Another English paper Is overpow2red by the
generosity OF Mr.. Astoary IN waving oil OBJ
lee,lons and d, speaks & Eith wonder Or MS uncon.
more powerful tiian his own across the AtlanIc
Ocean," Now these scrpbin0s emalate frOm men
VINO know nothing ABOUT nautical matters ana noLi-
ing ABOUT ine.A.ntic Ocean. AS VIC have often Sal!
aud challenged contradiction from any capable quar-
ter, there difference In size worthy OF cosiIcra
iS
the purpose, ana II what the English writers nave
said about her superiority III standing up to her can
to WIN this race. IL Is not question OF size at all
when the dimensions OF the Cambria are reached.
ship Dreadnaught, and she has beaten the Dread
nauahts time across The Atlantic, which up to the
run ever made by q sailing vessel. Ii The Englisn
writer's reply that the wind was fair we eOn that
according TO their own claims and allegations the
Cambria Is better Schooner 10 beat 10 wind
ward than the Dauntlcss anu therefore The
to The westward wi be to her advantage. Our own
opinion Is that the yachts will be found to be very
near together In sailing Qualites anu this opinion
Is shared Dy some Oi rhe most able and experienced
captains tnat ever SAILED out OF New York. Mr..
Asnbury Is OF me opnlon himself lnaI he Will WIN
the race, and, as lie possesses good yacht, he Will
do wen TO sdEere TO It ana take no notice Of those
correspondence and writer's In newspapers whose
knowledge IN such matters Is mucn smaller than his
own. we are In hopes that the challenge OF Mr.
word across the AtlapIic starting on the Fourth OF
July to the westward, VIII be accepted. The Guinc.
run, aud If the English idea about TIC superiorltJ
Of their yachts In beating ND against the wind Is
pfeG sae s H. % ssri MI Dongas enaeage Is moi az
with the Dauntiess and Cambria and sail over for
fun.
[From the New York World, Jan. 2s.l
The manly letter OF Mr.. douglas, the owner tf the
Sappho to Mr. Ashbury, the owner OF the Cambria
aud his challenge to all England, are explicit
enough IL Is TO be hoped, to assure British yacht
men ol the earnest Intention OF him who ssIed ten
They viii also SHOW American. that there are Amer
lty 10 keep on Tins side or the Alanuc the tropnies
which George Steers masterpiece was built and
crossed 1t 10 win, nearly twenty years ago. fne OBJ
jectIons whlch Mr., AFnbury persistcntij urges to
nlatch on equal terms seem to show that he IS not
vary confident OF the caibrc OF his Cambria. For
the three races which he has offered Mr. Doug
las his choice OF are all OF them such 10 give
great advantage to an English yacht over A,neri-
can one. Mr. Douglas compares them to proposi-
ton from an American yachtman to race an Eng
lishmah Through Long Island Sound; anc the con-
parisOn Is not an unfair one. 1t nee is no great
nautical knowledge TO convince one that the perfect
familiarity which every English yachtman pos
sesses, aud which no American yacntnan can be
supposed TO possess. OF the waters TO which Mfr.
AshDury restricts his challenges, wouid operate as
burdensome hanalcap upon the American contest
ant Blue water ana a possibility OF heavy weather
Mir. Ashbury declines, on the gr0und tnat ne would
overoorne by shcef bulk AMI tonnage Bntf al ocean
course Is to be rejected on thus account some course
ought TO 3e selected with the intricaces OF which
Dotn parties are equally familiar or equally unfa-
simple test OF the sailing qualities OF the achLs
the sealnanship OF their commanders. otherwise It
Will Also DS IcSC VI knOWlcuEc Ol the course,
wnlcn ls not one Of The points NJ II s to be
hoped that the HERALD, which assumes to represent
yachting interest," and which has, nevertheless,
pers'scntly and spneiuiiy ignored tile performances
OH another American .achtulan IN Europe "a Mr..
Benne.o, VIII have a. least the madness to Owl
that Mr. douglas Is upholdlng the credit OF mis- cou
try, and to back nm up What private spite it may
have against this MI. Bennett we know not. But IL
II VIII equally disparage Mr. Douglas 1t VIII only
show that lis antipatny Is TO American yachting In
general, anu not TO any American yacnt;nan in par
ticuiar