The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-14
THERE WILL BE A RACE.
LORD DUNRATEN's CHALLENGE AC-
CEPTED BY THE NJ i. y. O.
The Committee OF Five so Recommended snd
the Report Was Unanimously Adopted
Concessions Made on Both Sides.

49, ~ ho,ai, ~ Iord Dnnraven for the
s,1s,,,.'s CO.. ,.hI,, noons there will be an
,a.'.s.,o,,a ~ 80. ...a 80, ,oor
g.. .,,.,.t. No., ora Dnnraven wrote to
e.u...un Oaa,, thot ~. On. deeirous Of chal-
,.naina Tor tha Am arica,s cum n certain objec-
ienk'ns ioi ,ne ~ -, ., 1,,t could
be removed. The Now York Yacht Club APP
pointed committee Of ave. CONSISTING 81 SMITH th
Paine. Archibald Rogers. James ~. o'hi."'
Nathan A. Fish. and A. Cass Canned. 10 en-
a.av09 r,. to Ifn nos.ihls The committee
went to work with S wou da' be So Both
. sjSss m '' Concessions Under tho mutual
agreement clause tho committee practically
eliminated the Objectionable dimension
clause. and Lord Dunraven consented to 'h"l-
lenge under the now deed OF GIT.
After tho challenge was received the com
mittee thought ina, 1t was and somo
, anes WIN s J tn,Io,Sed Eysrvthinp
lively al pin and tbs eommi.
o"e, ~ th u"' noncInsIon 81 ,ts report recon-
r msnd de- tho acceptance Of the challenge.
th. good nsws cahIsd Ia Lord Dunrayen and
Secretary Grant Of tho Royal Yacht Squadron.
enthusiastic ever held by tho New York Yacht
Club In spite of the storm over 200 yachts
men were present. of whom thirty-two were
yacht owners. which gave them right to vote
on the acceptance of the challenge. Ex-com-
modore James d. Smith was the first to an
noumce me gooa news. ne rTsn sid IN u "here
boys. you can say that the challenge has
pSHn III TaHn aecSps% anu '"a' 'efo
ThS Official ch,ngli,enge for the Apericas cup;
when dlnefs little from What mas alreauy
D'0A ~ 80. Cow, Nov Or 100,
DEAR SIN: y ne E.floi b1nisysp,s
on the following condition.. which understand hAve
agreed g lord and t the com
Pc the onS sS ne line of
the snsspss a5s the Custom
s
maea length BY more than two per cent The zach,
that sails against the challenging vessel not
Of sfea the ae' ens1ns"e 'eS Vessel gu
se "n aacs sn tho shsenxns vessel on the
%s aGT:
ing or under construction on Oct 20 1892 and avail.
able ne New York Yacht Club In defend:
t9s 9ra mar s ne allowance according 10 tue
ia o be and agreed that should
BE 1.a sSs'
soss hs S"S
ron ,nd m an. um he Ea Of
Der Of the Squadron shsllenr. TO sail series of
with the zach, y,ky ,s ne
for the AsrSa cup ana wsua s snsEss
dates can be loft open for lime but II your com
ntee desire he viii name an exact date on hear
Tn from them ara IN. p,reuar, o, tn, challenging
ve nwn.r Ear, o, punra,.
Name Of Yacht, vaIiyrie.
Esnsth on load water line. 81 feet.
Tns custom House me VIII 1oow Is soon
t Sssd e T S.s hs SS
letter AZ soon as the matter has been laid beiore tho
committee $50, ,.,. o. .,. o,.,,.n,
want s.,-..,rv M R,rr vin,t GS s.%.,ron
on, EyySs aasS Cub
The Americas Cup Committee Of five, which
were appontea ny tfS Jew e~d iIr R,r raene I h
mttsd yolumnous report to the club ;9 which IL,
covered the entirs corTesp2ndenete WIN dor q
up to lasp miGmtsd H nee ana az
has already IN The Sun
over; will be found below and are interesting
as showing that the mater came very very near
mites report Is as Ioi,ows:
1Su Challenge of Nov. Z in Which he
writes: II trust that a challenge on
| the terms OF my former lelleT, as hereln mOul.
| fled: will be accepted.
| In the former letter here alluded to- that
| OF ept rs to Mr. Oddie Lord Dunraven writ es
will sail a series Of m ntches under the RI les
| ri tha naw deed ~ rift with the fnilowinC
or a, ,o wv onS additi 66ns; W." NV '''o"ins
| exceptions ana auultloHs
the basis OF the whole negotiation. The terms
| of this letter to Mr.. Oddie had been declared
by the New York Yacht Club as accspta BILE.
with certain exceptions, which do not affect
the forc0 OF tho clause above quoted. Tho
challenge contains no reference or equivalent
| TO this clause: but purportinC to rcca pituats
the stipulations required and agreed to. it
| additions Mt all and 40 does not syen i'm NV
onu ditinno ~ az al ."ah 80 stn 30
LpneHons " .i,o usOu. suS..' ~. 90 @ .
the covenants ana agreements required on inc
part OF tIe winner OF inc America Cup unuor
the new deed Of gift.
Further, tho challenge in no way sanctions
INC use ol me prefstInG coftieSPoVaenco i0r
mittee feared that this omission from the
challenge OF the explicit statement contained
in Lord Dun ravens lett err m pht involve risk
| OF come future misund erst nndinK and that IL
| would he host TO Obtain authority from ord
| Dunrnvon r. uso his jattsr an Which tha oh n =
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