Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-19
NO PRIZE FOR DUNRAvEN.
The New York Yacht Club Offers No
Special Cup.

From the New York Times, Today
The meeting Of the New York yacht club,
held yesterday afternoon, at Delmonico's
Broad-street place, laid rather large wet
blanket upon the earl Of Dunraven's eager
ness to send the yalkyrie to this country by
refusing to put up special cup to be raced
for by the visitor. The meeting was large and
entirely unanimous on this point The earl,
however, is given the privilege Of entering ali
the club events, which would undoubtedly be
accorded to any other visitor. There was very
evident dissatisfaction in the minds Of all
present at the manner in which the Royal
Yacht squadron had treated the subject of Earl
Dunraven's challenge.
Commodore Gerry presided, and the most
important business Of the meeting was, of
course, the consideration of the Americas cup
committees report which was presented by ex-
Commodore Smith as follows:
The Americas cup committee have the honor
to report that the challenge made by the Royal
yacht squadron on behalf Of the earl of Dunra-
ven for the Americas cup has been withdrawn.
They herewith submit the entire correspond
ence. In their letters of July 16 to the special
committee of the Royal yacht squadron, and also
to Lord Dunraven, they felt it incumbent upon
themselves to show that the last statement in
the letter from the special committee of the
Royal yacht squadron, viz, that lin the event
OF winning the cup they would be compelled to
insist upon receiving more favorable terms
from q challenger than those under which they
challenged" is clear contradiction of the
terms OF the deed Of gift, because it gives to
the club challenging and to the club holding
the cup the right to make the match on any
terms or conditions satisfactory to both parties
thereby giving the holder the right to make
any concessions if willing to do so. We there.
fore submit, that lamentable ignorance is be.
trayed as to the nature and terms Of the deed
or such statement could not be made at the
very moment that the New York yacht club wa:
giving terms for a match different from those
contained in the deed of gift. With this YOU
committees functions end. We ask to have
our report accepted and the committee dis
charged.
The report was subsequently modified by
substituting for the sentence following ''if will
ing so to do" the clause land we fail to under
stand their misconception on this point"
resolution was unanimously adopted &C
cepting the report of the Americas cup com.
mlttee, and requesting the committee to pub
lish the same in pamphlet form for distribu.
ton.
Frederic J. Tans offered this resolution
which was also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the New York yacht club dc
not put up special cup for competition in
match race with the yalkyrie. as suggested il
Earl Dunraven's letter of JUNE "a, 1882 to the
Shah ihoh VI VIC AIueElCd cup COuulltttt, Du
that all the club events be opened to him, and
that the earl OF Dunraven be 80 notified by the
secretary.
On motion of ex-Commodore s. Nicholson
Kane, chairman of the Regatta committee, tina
committee was authorized to spend 5000 fol
cups as first and second prizes, to be raced for
during the coming cruise by single stickers Of
the 10 and 40 foot classes.
twas generally understood by those at the
meeting that Gen. Paine would decline to &C
as Lord Dunraven's representative. 1t was
known that he had expressed his intention tt
wait until he learned the result Of the New
York Yacht clubs meeting yesterday before
making up his mind one way or the other. Il
had been suggested to him that if a mattel
were made by the club for the boat which il
all probability would have been selected tt
defend the cup against the Valkyrie it would be
made for the Volunteer, and in that case, if ht
were Lord Dunravens representative, he would
be in the anomalous position of acting agains
his own boat. This obstacle was removed by yes
terday's action of the club, and it is now posi-
BILE that he may consent to act for the earl
The action of the club was communicated tt
Gen. Paine yesterday afternoon by ex-Com mo-
dore Smith. The generals decision will proba
bly, be announced in day or two, if not to
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