New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-18
4 cHAIAENGE FOR THE AMERICAN CUP

Tur CANADIANS AGAIN DETERMINE TO COMPETE
FOR THE PRIzE-CAPTAIN CUTHBERT SAID To BIZ
BUILDING YACHT FOR THE PCRPOsE-oPiNIoN
OF NETWORK YACHTsMEN AS TO THE RIGHT TO
CHALLENGE.
A dispatch from Belleville, Ont. dated May Z,
announced that the Bay Of Quinte YACHT Club had
decided on behalf of Captain Cuthbert who was
part owner Of and sailed the Countess OF lIuern IN
the race AGAINST Commodore DicklnsOns yacht
Madeleine for the same prize. TO challenge the
New-York Yacht Club TO compete Tor the American
Cup in September. 1t Is thought the question OF
challenge from this club will create considerable
discussion at the next meeting OF the New-l 0rk
Yacht Club, May 10. challenge from any yacht
club must lie accepted unde: the rules But the point
10 be considered is whether such organization as
the BAY of Quinte acht Club can be considered all
organized" yacht club. =, o,-
1857 by the original owners OF the yacht America,
contained the terms upon which they consigned the
cup won August %, 1851, in the annual regatta OF
the ROYAL Thames Yacht Club, around the Isle OF
Wight TO the New-York Yacht Club a perpetual
prize for friendly contests between foreign countries
These terms are as follows;
ANY organized yacht club Of any foreign country shall
o,rsys he Entitled through any one or OF iA
bers 10 claim the right OF sailing match for this
with any yacht other vessel Of not less than thirty
more than thSee hundred tons measured b. the Custom
House rule Of the country 10 which the vessel belongs
The Bay of Quinte Yacht Club claims to hayo
been organized for the past SIX years, ana demands
matter Of right 10 issue challenge. mas Only
ported, including the Atlanta, now building under
the supervision Of Captain Cnthbert for the race In
September. The Countess OF Duficrin was bnlt as
n lont-stock investment for the purpose Of winning
the cup IL In believed that tbs new venture In "a
similar one. and that the boat Is not being con,
structed IN yncht for pleasure hut NJ ioint-stock
racnR stpnchine for the purpose 81 winning the tfo-
phy aud clarifying Captain Cuthbert Her length Ia
63 feet over a 10 feet beam aiid - tons tnop're
ment. The other yacht OF tho club mentioned as
being open 20 challenge u the Nora, 31i2 feet III
length 10 feet inches beam and 90 tons measure
ment TO meet the objection m7de rs to the owner
shin OF the Atlanta the Canadian club claims that
the conditions do not specify thnt the challenging
vessel shall be the property OF one or many indl-
viduas or that 10 shall be yacht for any one gen,
tleman's pleasure but the conditions are 80 liberal
that trader pilot boat or canal boat may contest
nor do the conditions provide that the vessel shall
be the property Of member or members OF the club
but are left 30 wide a. 20 include anybodys vessel
The members of the New York Club believe that
such an Interpretation may be avoided, and rather
than leave the conditions open 10 such construc-
ton they will return the cup 10 the original own
ers. They believe the prize was gwen for the pro
when il was specified that any organized club
had the right TO challenge, II must be inferred that
the vessel to challenge must belong TO the Si11
100 guineas and was given as challenge prize;
open TO all foreign clubs, to the winner in the Royal
Thames Yacht Club regatta in 1851, as above
stated. The cruise a most trying one f0r n
strange yacht, owing TO the currents and eddies
There eighteen entree In all, and, though the
race twenty five minutes ahead of the second boat
the others coming in az straggiers.
The British Yacht Clmbr1a, owned by commodore
James Ashbury, of the Royal Thames Yacht Club,
next tined for the cup In match which was sailed
over the New-York Yacht Club course August >,
1870 The America was entered by Captain ID. H.
Brane United States Navy, the other officers being
Admiral Porter Captain K. w. Meade, Lieutenant
II a. o. Colby and Master X. T. Jasper. There were
seventeen Yachts entered. The America came in
onIv nine minutes behind the Magic, the winning
Yacht The Cimbria was beaten in the following
order by schooner yachts Magic, America, Phan-
tom. Idler, Dauntless, Alice, sylvie, hadge and
coiDmodore Ashbury next brought over the 1.-Two
MIA 10 win the cup in October, 1871, and claimed
that a. the Yacht represented twelve clubs she
shonid sal in twelve races and in case OF winning
one Of them shosld have the cup. The proposition
Was 40 unfair that the New-York Club ignored II /
a. as finally decided to sail seven races the vessel
winning four to take the cup. Five races were
The next challenge was received from tho
Countess of Dufern in 1875, and was agreed that
the boat winning two ont Of three should take
the eup' All expense to put the Canadian yacht In
6rst~c2ass condition was promptly met and the
Nadelena of the New-York Yacht Club, was pttted
against her by Commodore Dekinson,s consent,
other owners heGtatng to offer their yaehts As they
feared the result The races were sailed August
and IL, 1875, and the Madeleine defeated the
necessary. The new yacht could certainly De met
by able competitors :: but the New-fork CIuo reels
that IL should not lose any Of ts prestige by salng
against ia "joint-stock racing -mnchine," ana tho
members believe il their duty TO uphold tbs honor
of yachting. Among the yachts from which selec-
ton could safely be made the schooners Peerless
Magic, Crusader, Clio and the sloops MISCHIEF ana
Regina
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