New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-06
NOW TO DEFEND THE CUP.
n,-xpAvEN,s CHALLENGE RECEIVED.
CHE NETWORK YACHT CLUB MILL ioi'D a
s,rc1,1 MEEr1NG-JoY AT THE PROSPECT
,,>-r YACHTING SEASON.


s,rcr,I. MEETING-JoY AT THE PKosfHOA
OF A FINE YACHTING SEASON
r,o ,orro, challenge Of the Royal Yacht squadron
- behalf Of Lord Dunraven arrived mere scS'o,"as "a
mo Calnard steamship America IL was !" ~,
letter. and was delivered at the nous0 - a,,o ,oro
Xo. Yacht Club shortly after IL O'CLOCK IN 'i,e -o,
A0A 500, club members we're there awaiting It's
,,.,, and among them was A. Cass Cahheu' soOi.
49,. =, ,ho enccial committee appointed by 'he ''uo
q, orrance a race. The challenge was. vi co"' =.
ractad 10 J. V :. eddie the secretary VI NV 49,,
was shown 10 MIR. Garfield, VINO, af'er reauins ''
Oranbed 10 General Paine, the chairman VI NV op
committee that 1t had arrived ana was snuar 10 ''e
oonv nubIshed on Friday morning. This ehaiehso -
~ ,A uros no the mutual understanding arrived d.
nv Tho sneciol committee and the Earl of DunraNeh
tho nerotioth,ns having hecn conducted uhoer 'ic
mutral agreement clause" CT the last deed OF gnu
roc,oI meeting of the Ncw-York Yacht CluO VIII
h. called to consider the challenge inns ihoon,,s
yrIn nrohably be called for next Monday night i"o
special committee WILL at this meeting ADVISE ,c 'u
that inc challenge IS. III It's terms In conformity WIN
,n c-oomont entered into by the committee with LORD
DDroven and on the lines along which the committee
understood the club to instruct 1t TO proceed i"eie
will then remain only the formal acceptance Vi INC
challenge by the club. There Is haidIy PosSol'I's
~ the club declining TO accept 1t. OF the 'omiV'co
n,cb conducted the negotiations which resulted IN the
General Paine and Latham \. Fish, were members %
,he committee which formulated the last deed OF git'
There WAS general rejoicing in yachting circles yes
terday at the arrival OF the challenge Inc iaa' oeeo
NJ Gift has so long stood as bar to lntcrhauoi'i ~
Ing and the majority of yachtsmen on Dolh S'ues u
the water had been long In despair OF us p''ub
reserved that there were many who would not be-
ueve that race for the immortal cup was TO come OH
next year until the challenge had actually a''iV'1'
I'm, vestcrday everybody was convinced and cose
Quenty joyful. ~ ,r
The name of the new Yacht which the Earl VIII
send over will be the Valkyrie the same name as ''
OF the yacht with which he hoped to sail race o'
the cup two years ago. and she will be built by Watson
thu designer of tho Thistle, The Royal ism'
souadron the club which challenges for Duhr;Nc''s
the Oldest and most exclusive yacht cluo In the "o
II was this club which originally offered the trophy
which became known the world over rs the N''''"
C,Ipn 1t has challenged for 1t only once SINCE uIi'
memorable August % 1881. when the YANKEE schooe'
beat It's fleet around the Isle Of WIGHT IN 1000
CHALLENGED for Sir Richard sniton. VINO came o'e'
here with the Gcnesta.
Ex-Commodore James D. Smith said YESTERDAY
q A challenge has come and we are all glad OF H. @
committee has done all that laid In its power 10 Di
ebont a race and has been met by Lord DuEr''eN -
the same spirit in which 1t acted LJrd Dun'"''"
ia n rood fellow lie has been the pleasan'est man
IMAGINABLE with whom to negotiate caih 'h'I '"o
committee has done Just right. and that Ooiu A""
raven has done just right. and VIII n'""''in '"
bofore the world. We members OF the committee
acted under instructions from the club. ana the ~
sult is a race We have not conceded zoe much' anu
,sc have not asked too much. We have ina gentle
man and a sportsman TO deal with. AID ae result is
satisfactory all round"
V : Oddie secretary Of the New-iorK hacht
C,nb said We are al glad the challenge has come.
We shall havc q lively yachting season. Inc o'a'
which Lord Dunravcn sends will undoubtedly De
a good one but think we shall be able TO build n
better one to defend the trophy at any rate, we VIII
trv and IL will be n fair field and no favors'"
There will be a series Of FIVE races sailed Tor the
cup either in August SEPTEMBER I'll OF item bei'B
over a course outside Of SANDY To)E IS LORD Dun
ravens boat IS TO be eighty five feet on the wafer
line It is possible that Royal Phelps Carroll wh0 IS
now building n toat OF about the same size. VIII not
60 over to England as he intended and Tace for the
Cane MAY and DrentOn's Reef cups. There VIII Dc
trial races next spring or early In the summer. Of
the boats build to defend the cup. and the winning
Yacht will be selected as n competitor for the
valkyrie. within 4 week IT will probably be dc
cided who 10 build boats 10 Compete iOT inc foO
Of defending the cup
General Charles J. Paine arrived here from Boston
at O'Clock last night and after registering at the
Brevoort House went Immediately 10 the New-York
Yacht Clubhouse At the clubhouse Secretary Oddlc.
A. Cass Garfield and the General had consuitatxr
over the challenge. .
The New.Yori Yacht Club Committee tic
Americas Cup will l.Oid meeting 81 4 o'clock thb
afternoon, AT No. d BrOaGs. in Commodore smiths
Office at which date for meeting Of tho 800 mem
bers Of the club viii be determined or.