New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
TIE AMERICAS PRIZE CUP.
ARE THERE TWO TITLE DEEDS?
coYTENDING THAT IT COULD NOT legally

cONTENDING THAT IT COULD NOT LEGALLY
CHANGE OWNERS MEASUREMENT
The action of the New York Yacht club I'm regard 10
the Americas Cup has not net the approV"l "' al
American yacht,meu The cup i, looked upon a" d
trophy in which all Americans are Interested anu II
the DC ire Of every one that should be no cause 0
c0nlpllnt by foreign yaCh. .Smcn regarding the t''I -
ground on which The cup Is held. several safeguards
have been thrown around the cup which the yachlnS
community have not cndrelv approved. IN l0'"'
when Sir. Ashbury challenged for tie cup WIN INC
Cambria. the system II measurement Of the Ne" l'rN
Yacht Club for tino allowance Wa based on taxation
of length and beam. When the challonze of the tam
bra va, received and II that -hc was deep
vessel tho club changed The system of Zine allowance
measurement 50 a. 10 tax depth also. t0mm"l''o
~te'bl., Indemnity protested aca.ust tAi7 ana .e
corded his vote agan, il. II, was the only one VINO
did vote against II. The various deeds 81 Eh'
in which the ,cwYork Yacht Club have been nduiSlas
have practically stopped all challenges for tho cup
from abroad. For some time ther" have been rlHor'
r porting the cral validity of the tWo last deeds Of
cih II i, now openly >aa that there is only one
valid decd Of GIT an4 jnat j., the first one The argl
mcut Of the oblccto'S is tho:
The cup wa, won BY the America subject to no
terms and became the about" property I'm fee Sipia
Of the oUnoi~ OF IN" Yacht These owners gave the
cup in trust 70 The NoW York Yacht club for certain
sp,c.nc purpose The t.u-tec, Of The New York Yacht
Club became trustee, u the cup. and could alca''
il rly in the manner prescribed, that Is, It's b'inG
wou bv the representative Il a foreign yacht
club. They could not pass tho title oi It
to John Doe or Richard Roe simply because
eoiior, ,g Hirfor could deliver mp (, the heir,
Richard Koocrt Randall th" trust pFopcIf.e' i.eI %
held II thi, yi'" i- correct then the return OF thG
cup to Nr. -chrl l"r Wa Illegal and no ute pas.
cu, % thing of hich he not legailN possessed
Hence the last dcc Of cft ar' null nd }'ii an1
the rt deed Of gif alone ~'ani ana unicr thi' o @
the NcN lorl, Yacht Club holds IN" cup toGW, aHl
undcr decd of gift foreign Yacht, can challenge i'r
It. TIE first deco of -.h Is a. ioIo"e;
Now.Yor1. July S. 1867.
r., the Secretary ~ th, New. York Yacht cub:
Sr Tho undersigned. members q th" NowYork Yacht
Club and at, oyuo., of Oh" schooner yacht Amerir''
bo have through yol 70 present tn" club the cup won
Aa.lc, a. d." r'ratt of the ROYAL Iacnt squad
Iou q; CoNc-. iuel1nt. Augt.t p. 1851.
Thi- ND 01. olorcd pr.io y Poe sailed To- OF
yacht, of all nations. wIr.o1t r-1rd o dir""'n'e q"
TONNAGE going round OF wight hc u-ual course
fos t,. annual r.rp't, of tl" Eo'a Yacht squadron
and wac o.'. 'r u.. Ar.-.a. h1tne EIGHT cutters
ad -.,ou schooner yacht, which >tlTtd IN the race.
IN. .up D., oI rad As 'h' NrN-YolA Yacht cub sub
yc-t 20 t.e fuow.n, conditions:
Auy Organized yacht ,,4b any foracn country shall
AWAY, Doe ,utt,d. through any one o. more 4 IT,
r,mbr- 10 claim the right OF sailing match for ths
esp lt any yacht oh- vessel u moi I''- ,Aan Unity
lor more three hundred tons. measured BY the
..,.m.nJusc rule Of the country u which the ys't!
h-lo.g -.
lhc ras;.., desiring sail Tor the crp may make
any match Wa. o., yacht club In ios>s"n oi IN" Same
'I., may Doc determined upon by rp.ua consent bit N
case ol o. d-s-..l - tru-. %" Mach viii b. SIZED
o.r i. u.a ,l-r 90. t.. auuu1 r'-a'l of u" Yacht
rlub go I.o Of thr cup. ana subject 20 ~ rne~ ana
~ ac r ,,'.o.. He challenging plfy being bound To
e,I, rut-' uo,i.r u writing. aNne tIr ca" thy wish
q, start. .oc. o. ,'a ac" t.e lene'h cu-tomhou'e
measurement n and uanr 81 t.c weasel,
d. i~ distinctly understood f.lt u' cup l. 20 be-
uc r-..cr, o., ho club and o.: OF tho members thereof
or owners 4 u" ''.-,i Ming IL i in1 and t'' ''
.-dtYu oi ae.prr oYn 90 D" ,ai for by yacht clubs
n ID. foIcu co.t.e, .I'n IN" torn, abo'" laid down
shall forever attach 20 i, tlg- making prIe'uaily a
,a,nrc cup tOr friendly comp ut!on between foreign
countries. G. NIiNI.NN
EDWIN \ STEVENS,
HAMILTON WILKES
j. E,TNNNN FINLEY.
G.OftGE l.. 81 HrN LiR.
Tho records Of the club rclaNIlHs the acceptance
Of Oh" cup ar' as follows:
ou motion = Nh Grnn.N . was
Resolved Ghat "a. Ncv-Yors Yacht Club accept the
cup won by a.. Au't.r. and presented TO them tF d"
y,or.,,or, ulon thc tsu, and condition, appointed b'
h,n.
Ee.o',cd Tha. the letter of llr schuyler wi,h the
a,.un b. ,t..ud The minute, and the secretary D."
r... 'o r.iu.4h 20 a foreign }actt -u', ,o,y Of
;l. .o.d uou. ulol vA,A t., ci4D holds tAo cup aud
| ru.ch pctaan. atty attach TO it y. BhooD"'op
\ well known English yacit.Hau, in talking with an
equally well kuovu American yochT,mau recently. ,ad
trat had for time been the opinion oi possible
challenger, the cup that the last two dHyd> Of sf
wci" void. but thc' considered that il would be- I'M
-p,rt-tu,uI.r for them to bring the matter into o."
courts Nothing hs done % much for American yacht
,c a., the International races fo" the Americas cup
aud II is pity tA'l they should he stopped by "a
! cr.l uf lit. Whether the argument AGAINST tle
validity Of the las two deed, of glu WhI'h is noN
rti.,7l by some yachj,mcn Is good one or NOT is a
question. Of cOGf,o which can only hc decide hN q
cour, Of law. ii i~ however. Interesting question.
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