The New York herald., 1871-10-13
Commodore Aslbury's Latest
Communication.
IIc is Now Willing 10 Accept the Ntg York
Yacht Clubs Original Proposition Seven
Races for tbe Americas Cup.
What the Committee Have Done-They VIII Ac-
commodate Him, as tas Representative, of
the Royal Harwich Yacht Club 0Dly,
and Propose Monday Next
for the FIRST Race.

Yesterday afternoon the committee OF the New
York Yacht CLUB appointed to take charge OF and
arrange ali necessary details for the Americas Cup
races with the Livona, met again IN pursuance OF
adjournment. The object Of the meeting was TO re-
ceive Commodore Ashbury'5 reply TO their COM
muncatiOn of the l1th inst, wherein they assumed
that lie had declined the New York Yacht cubs
offer to sail seven races and then fell back upon the
terms OF the Deed OF Glft--to sail one
race only over the club course. That
determination seems to have fully aroused
Commodore Ashbury, and he again addressed the
committee IN the annexed lengthy letter, going
over the whole ground OF the controversy anew,
and at last arriving at the conclusion, 'as act Of
courtesy that 1t Is quite agreeable now to reduce
the races SIX sevcn-tne original proposition OF
the club
The committee fully considered Commodore ASH :
bury's communication, anu at lass resolved to
return to their first proposal and sail the Lvonia q
series OF races the best four out OF that num-
Der TO win. These races, 1t Is to be understood,
must be sailed with Commodore Ashbnry as the
representative OF the Royal Iarwich Yacht Club
only. The communication OF Commodore Asnbury
and the ultimatum OF the committee are as folows:
COMMODORE AsHBuRY's LAST COMMUNICATION.
BnEvooRT HoTrL, NEw YoRE, Oct ll-sP.M
TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK YACHT
GESTLEMES-I have JUS. returned from Staten Island
by the eleven O'Clock Jerry and previously personally called
~ a IN nj
fact Of my having the or seven races pro-
posed by the COMMITTEES option power
Pqs 70 s yss s
no.ce q my Of he @
sn sa or a
under conditions therein given
RAyS ground. ss had no no oor or
The committee, the other hand that, de-
cline the 81. or seven ZEN % ;pec"ea M in the letter q the
gitt viz In case OF DISAGREEMENT as to terms, the
regatta Of the yacht club in Of the Cup
ject 70 ha rules and sailing rssnIa.ons" You then
the club course against Livona, such time &c. as
e It cb op1S @
cs.s S len "y i ae fS ena an
AS regards your argumen concerning the RHy.c, Imay
enge given and can clearly demonstrate challenge
by the kHYc was either gwen or promised beyond the
ne .s. M August M in My s n e. s
Commodore AsbURy, place. Hyde Park to Com
modore JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Jr.. New York :
ss 9sapGa M s s If The
club valves this condition the Lvonia will start for New
il This PROD Of months been in.
sisted the not have taken place before De-
cember and exception might have been taken to racing
'''e - '"' ''A TELEGRAM So2
BENNETT New York. to JAMES AsnDURY, of Sussex place,
Your despatch has received Have been away
ely wna. do ey M club w,vss s0,S senaSn "
's"s' TrLEGRAM 10. B.
s noce rh the
Livonia would leave in September ' ''' ''
TELE0RAM NO. 4.
BENNETT New York, to Commodore AsmBuEy, of Sussex
win cali meeting OF the club and telegraph you result.
What month do you wish 10 race iny
TELEGRAM NO. 3.
AeHBURY TO Commodore BENNETT. New York;
Propose racing for the Cup Ia Ocobe as the Lvona viii
leave the first week IN september
JAMES GORDON BrMsrrT. Jr, &C Commodore NYy.c., to
JANIS AsnBuRY, London, Commodore Royal hAfwich
The New York Yacni Cub consents to waive the six
S rSi aa ySEs ae %
next October Name ayin October you desire to race anu
rrLEeRAa NO
Tie stipulated notice having been waved several clubs
viii shortly necessary certificates for The Lvonias
had been no eGrrs,po1!enss na sss
solely the simple question as to whether you in
sisted on the usual six months notice .,.nusa ,h,,
because Or more kilograms were ny capacity as
ws for ne to
eha from the ELYC which at 'nas period had not
The eommsiee, nor yacht owners, appear
slea wIss sns aord
III n Nsa o ss sssrs sn0 n w ysa as he
yachtowner and essentially representative yachisman ac
sHrs1s yGas meet
cause be was racing man and sa ,he % @
izsd yacht club any shall Away. se en-,
a maeh asy or s s cup with yacht
vessel Of than thirty than three hundred
tons by the custom house rule oil the country 10
which the vessel belongs" .,. -. !.
Tiaying even In May then and admitted right TO
meet single vessel and In view OF the opinion IN England
that il Ia s3ortsmanke to send centre board ag ins
Eee rat ba more right the New York
acht Club had depued Commodore TO sail the Daunt
less vessel than the club had TO assume
that them stpulae what cuo should repre-
sent matter OF etiquette, addressed the ciuo
A Cummo ioTe when there only
ton the New YORK Yacht Cub-viz, wall YOU or will
you not waive the six months notice?
The irst No. 6was, or should have been
the "The New YORK iacht Club consents 70 waive
the tx months notice" II had e.egraphed asking tho
waving for several clubs then and then only the NYyC
could lave Of many clubs they thought
proper The waving Of six months notice was uucond
tiOna.
Finding from tee gram No. that the New York Yacht
C'nb believed l coming ont for the Royal Harwch
Yacht Cub alone put the club right by SEMI
despatch No in private cspnc, without the word
In order there might be misunderstood
Ing and to show that purposed representing not ore but
clubs, thus telegram No. 1.-THE stipulated
necessary certificates for the Lvonas matches
time In OCTOBER" 80
Upon the receipt of this telegram, No a. which nuihed
No s, the course OF the New Yorx yach. Club was quite
clear Not ony act OF courtesy but us mater OF
business for tho protection oil tbe the cuD should have
advised by telegram by letter na tue waving ot the
six moatbs notice CONDITIONAL or Tor one cup ony anu
me ceicatps saw nirhtr adyisedy, because at that
period had no positive knowledge could obtain henl
0ne club, the kC.Y.D., oil Queenstown. dld reuse
although afterwards received an explanation that was
the result of mSundc4 standing az to whn. re cured
All the tc.tsras euO died Ia my 0lcia sbaAehse ~