New-York tribune., 1886-07-22
NR. GOULD WILL NOT ACCEPT
sur MR. MUNRO HAS NOT CHALLENGED HIN
rHE ATALANTA, HOWEVER, BOUGHT FOR PLEASURE,
NOT FOR RACING.

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rHE ATALANTA. HOWEVER, BOUGHT FOR PLEASURE,
NOT FOR RACING.
Norman l.. Munro's challenge to Jay Gould
10 race Henrietta against Ataanta for $1,000
much talked OF yesterday and tho discussion
vXs by means oonfaed to yachting circles. Mr..
Gould. when seen by TRIBUNE reporter said:
"Ihsve received no challenge from Mr. Munro. ana
cnly know what have In the papers. II should
10 sive . challenge should not accept It, ibought
nv yacht for health and recreation - not lor
racing and have put her into the races
OF tue American Yacht Club merely to add
sect and interest to those eventA should like very
much SIC 900 the pOsr Of New.fork-that
Il very graceful proposition on Mr. Munros parf-ou'
do Why he shoud predicate 1t upon my DONG
something which never did before IN my hfc am In
formed by the Regatta Committee that the reason tno
eour,e for launches changed from the original ONE
10 course In Greepport Harbor WAS that the naph'hs
launches could compete only In smooth water put 'pc
Surprise in the ., Shelter Island only In oraer
that there might be q race Whom Captain shasKiotu
told that he had given notice that protest W"u'
be entered agsinst ths Manning cup going to the
eta told him TO withdraw the notice St once ~
wanted Mr.. Munro get cup. He had been 10 INC
expense and trouble Of sending his lsunch oo"" '"0
and considered that It was nothing more han iA. '.A
she should have the cup, she undoubtedly As.o'
than the Surprise. 1 never should nave Pu' '"0
ATLANTA In the race from Laron"
New-London had supposed that po'h 'ne o"
and Henrietta ould In the race WAS SnA
iou. TO see what Hsreshof boat could DO III race
NJ that lrush-its 10 very interesting question lhose
boa,, are certainly wonderful for shor. distances anu
would ike to see them tested for loug ones e~P'A'"
ehsosford WAS found reading the evening Papo,'
on the OK OF AtalAna anchored on Lyndhurs- no
said, "t Mr. Munro wanted to challenge Mr. eouio 10
race for 81 90 600 why did he not do sol ihse"u
TIM, th.r. anne rs In the papers letter from Cap
tain Alien. whom no one knows I feel authorized 10
eay weyer. that Mr. Gould would not aceep' 'u0"
ehsl,nss In the frst place. IL would cost S|,oVo " pun
the Al .Iauta In condition for race. WINE ui' '"u
coua set IN. Hen ready for S2o But moro tnan
all tnat would be tho loss 10 ME Goud OF his yAen' io
av.eh II. did not buy for racing but for pleasure
sent letter the Ea,ta committee on the msrhng
after tho launch ~ Shelter isiaud Withdrawing
nv notice Of protest The Surprise went into
the merely give the Hsnrstta ichsncs'o 70 win
,be Manning Gun and 1t rather hard after that to be
abused. The committee mad representative aboard
the Henrietta aud know that she made mistake IN
round px tie buoy That why they did not give her
the cup"
Captain shackford has written the following letter
70 IN, Rdtfer Of The tribune
SIN: II MT. Munro had anything to DO with tho sack
Of ano which you devote Quarter OF column tais
HT.ert" and sgned Capt" Charles All.n-wheh
,sp, bis ach Henrietta for race he should put
zone Captain in charge who knows " port IIou
"etnrbosri." Yours :ruly. J. W. sHAChfokD.
The folio wing the letter sent by Captain Shackford
a, the committee the morning after the launch race:
s1rAM YACHT ATALASIA.Jniyl7 1856.
IN n, Rf1nta Committee AmeTlcGn faehf Cmo.
GxSrIIMLN On the termination OF tho ladLcn race
between the HENRIETTA ma Surprise at Greenpor!' on
s,Siia icing awarded the Manning Cup, she having
rurn,d the buoy at the lower emo OF inc course, con
,'wr Gould viii not protest the awarding the cup TO
tie Ilenrelta. Come OF the judges expressed opn,on
tos II the instructed to finish on the side from
which the Launches started she ser!sny .'S IN NO m o
fXfna %
lie on will the committee please render definite de-
' " j. W. sHACkFohD.
Howard JafrAy yesterday sent the following Ie'er
10 The COn,mtreGl Adveriiser:
SIR h.ve read carefully and dirested an article in
Of the launch Henrietta in rels to the late steam
yacht Now the position occupied on board the
man Mr. Alexander Taylor Jr would call star parlor
boarder." 1hcrefors feel that am qualified TO take
Twill begin with tho iausch at shelter Island and
s M would "h' go ,0Sn With n% on IL. su r, and
~ hat chance can you have In race with the
70 over twenty miles PER hour " He said Never
niDd. II don. onlsr there viii be no race and MT.
Munro cannot win the cup 1t is no trouble for US to
ruu over the and give Mr Munro the opportu-
is' ie he he Judge" boat and received explicit in.
trucllOns the buoy at tho lighthouse from port
10 M to leave the buoy on the stsrboard
hand We'll Cd We started and the Henrietta dashed
past us SO fast that pstncvey reached over to give
%o1ss SS5 Ocat nar ". .' msr. ago gong Saes.ad
Tie Henrietta turned the buoy from starboard to
port leaving II the port hand, contrary 10 ln'
srucons and captain shsckfod. In protesting TO the
judges did only his duty TO his owner IN the absence
said owner when returned TO the big ship and told
Mr. Goud whst had happened. be said nDler no con
lain snssiori not 10 any written protest. as he
considered that the Henristta had won the cup. and
word ad about which side Of the stake-boat the
launches should finish. aud fancy IT WAS An accident
that Mr. Munros boat passed home on the came aide IS
Captain Allen ssys he told not to let the nenrietta
fr.xn r.ltn In NNr Il On
Now on board the At.lanta the Impression prevailed
Mr. Muuro's boat was going AS fast as she could
for people one boat To know the intentions
Of those on Other .9s toy nm %
the Yosemite about half way between Lsrchmont and
known to but few yachtsmen; but Mr. Connor states
lie had neither hooks nor bait aboard so the runor
could have had no foundation In fact
1As only restrcOn put on Mr.. Post chief engineer OF
tie AAnta was not TO go fast enough to tear the kec
diagram proposed launch makes one dizzy to
look IT, ana advice to Mr.. Munroe is should this
oh. have the Henrietta seered by some so
oey used to leading the german, as All ordinary
stpsr would surely have tit before the race was half
Tbis oner to distribute 100000 among the poor Of
New York IA already having an effect on the lower
cias.e. gentleman sccosted on the street this
moInms oy arsmp who cad. me papers ana requested
lie remarked glass OF ager now is better than bottle
Of ch,iuragn- after the race!
wat theJ call their psteDtdrsg" which arrange.
meut To be thrown the OF boat to retard
Allen had these aboard the Henrietta on Thurs
Gay last lie would have been relieved OF q load OF
Anxiety.
Woold rot TO- the world cas-, shadow OF suspicion
ever should lie at time enter himself for the Ana
mas siag,s." shs. back him.
In cone usion think there Ia no doubt that the At
nia Is the hnest act the world. being both float
Ing pa ace and greyhound Of tho deep and all praise
in thi- Trusting Captain Allen will take
ny playful remarks IN good ParI ain. ar yours Truly
HOWARD :. JAfIRAr.
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