The New York herald., 1871-10-23
Y CHTIN q
MI. AShbury's Latest Views on the
Yachting Situation.
His Only Private Match and
His Protests.
THE RACES THE LIVONIA CLAIMS
What the European Yachting Congress May
Do and What He Will Do-The New York
Yacht Cubs Mode Of Measurement
~ and Time Allowances Another
a8 Little Row Brewing.

e and Time Allowances Another
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| Reclining on the bed IN his cosey room at the
| BrevOort House, Commodore James Ashbury, or the
Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Of England. was found
yesterday at high noon by HERALD reporter.
Around and about this devoted yacntsman were ali
the morning papers, the latest magazines. and q
mass Of letters which at nrst glance assured the
lookeron OF two facts. that the owner OF the Lvo-
MIA takes In the daily situation OF events the world
over as daguerreotyed In the journals OF New York,
and that his correspondence Is Of vast, aud TO or
dinary men, wonld be or an overwhelming nature.
! The HERALD representative soon found an oppor-
! tunity to remark that the day with him should GER
tany be respected by outsiders and even newspaper
| men, but that strolling In the nelghborh0od he
thought the Commodore would be willing to answer
straight question two matters connected with
| the present yachting exoitement.
Mr.. AsHBURY-Tnars al. right, STR there's no
! better time than this.
| REPORrgR-Commodore the end Of the interna-
tional races seems to be approaching and, with the
great yachting world about us, l would like to
know what private matches you have on hand and
viii sail at the dnish Of the series for the CupS
Mr.. AsHBURY-I have but one. Captain Samuels.
OF the Dreadnaught, wanted me to sail against his
boat. and have accepted. The race will be three
times around the Lghtshlp, from the buoy or
sandy Hook. Many false statements haYe been
made in the journals recently about me and Ger.
tain private matches. but to attempt to contradict
them all would involve me In endless difficulties.
REPoRTER-Has day been named for the Dread.
nougnt- Livonia matchP
Mr.. AsHBURY-No. sir; but must name it ro-mor-
row. l see Captain Samuels has other races on
hand, but consider my claim to be first served by
him just l cannot keep my boat in these waters
for fortnight more to please his fancy, or until
he Is beaten or beats the other yachts. 1t wouldnC
be fair and want the Livona soon to 60 home.
REPoRrER-You spoke Of the yacht going home,
Commodore. Have you decided when TO send her
back2
Mr.. AsHBuRY-No, and I cannot Just yet, but
know tnat shall leave here by the China on the LIST
OF November. t#N
REPORTER presence and the Livonia in our
waters has created considerable excitement
Mr. AsHBuRY.-Well, q little. came here on
BUSINESS but might as well not have come at all.
These races are being continued under three pro-
tests and excellent ones, think. First Is against
the club course, which the committee insisted on;
second against naming more than one boat to sail
against the Llvonia third, In giving the ocean race
OF Wednesday to the Columbia Now, sir, the club,
insist, should have abandoned the annual regatta
| three times around the lightshlp from the point
l OF Sandy Hook, but that did NOT meet
+, the committees views. There certainly must
J be an endless expense IN sending steam
boats down the bay and over the ocear
course and they needn't to have gonc to tina
trouble at all. II they had accepted my PROPOSE
ton we only would have wanted y tug--one OF thos
small anairs-wnen the yachts could have beer
started without any bother, and there the matte
Ax.fxl tA.t
boat should have been sent against the Lvonia. WhI
! couldn't they nave been fair with me In thii
respectP One boat should have done the work, like
the Livonia The third protest hold to tenacously.
Iftne committee told Osgood shat ne could turn the
| markboat any way, why the devil didn't they tell
me the same thinga It's all very fne after the race
is ended, to say the turning could have been made
from the port as well as from the starboard hand;
| but what's the use OF the knowledge then
| could have made still another pro-
test on that race, and that Is about
| the distance we sailed. We didn't 60 within eight
miles OF the course intenaed. Now, see here, II we
had averaged twelve miles an hour that would not
| holding the race TO have been sailed In three hours
and quarter-inske the forty miles required. But we
the Livonia and that marked sailing down TO- 10js,
II and IL miles various times Of the run, but in
protesting business ISN'T pleasant, and dropped
the point as It would have been matter dicalt to
ANA see another little row Drewingl You see.
! l hold the Livonia has won two races. stick W
that as you notice by thas letter.
sSsar%.a si.% sSs subject ysu;
"TH 70 The Sailing Committee q New Yacht Club
| Now, sup pose the club wins to. morrow Monday;
they Will say me, "1hls matter Is ended we have
won four races--what's the use OF sailing any
Iongerf'' I'll return this little hint, you know, by
ss enye em eey they
accord it, but II they dont sail with me any more,
ana 20 over the until four victories scored
for the Livonia: n ! win omorrow the same
vco1v 1s ON uesday. THen waen Set home m
SaHii the European Tachling Congress together-I
can do that as CommodoIe-and lay the matter
or my protest before It, The members OF
this body are composed, or ACCOMPLISHED
gentlemen and experienced yachtsmen. Many
me- and think, are jealous OF my coming out here
Before them Win only cause the testimony OF my
sne sse''a race a to Be brought and then sSey
eide. Should their decision be adversely 70 me- say
ment at least TO have the sailing regulations as they
were, then the matter is ended Should tney decide
Of co course rs'' YOU ' Know won't get it, and then iii
tell the New YORK CLUB the old pot had better he
melted up and sold for 50 much o per ounce or ina.
won't be good, you know, for anything else. The
resolution OF the Congress-, assuming y TO be made.
printed, and with the extracts Of Engish sporting
papers and American papers, too. on the matter,
formed into Q pamphlet. One OF these III send TO
| every member OF the New York Yacht Club, and
then we shall see II they a. body VIII uphold the
| unfairness and unsportsmanllke conduct OF the
comnistee. And then what WIN be the value OF the
Old p0tf What English gentleman Will go 70 great
expense to come over here and race lor tne cup un.
! der such circumstances Not one, and 10 can only
! be used II not melted up and sold Tor whom 1t may
concern, for local purposes-bantered around
| among your home clubs. It's historic value Is gone
Rrt an tnis trouble may be avoided by the coninir
tee ordering the whole OF tne series proposed to be
sailed, and then, am beaten, thars the end OF IL
! RBPORTBR--Well. Commodore, -
Mr.. AsHBURY-And / am curious to know wnat
! the English sporting papers Will say about the &C
ton OF this committee. think Belts Lie the Field,
Iondnv ysxnoc SY0y2dd,d treat of the uuea-