Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-14
THE AMERICAS CUP.
New York Accepts Dun.
ravens Challenge.
MATCH WITHIN TENIMONTHS
Future Misunderstanding in the Mat
ter Not Likely to Happen.

New York, Dec l4-Lord Dunraven's
challenge for Al international yacht race
hss been uncondhlonally accepted. At a
large meeting held at the New York
Yacht club last night, copies Of the
following cablegrams were sent 10 Lord
Dunraven and Richard Grant, secretary
OF the Royal Yacht squadron;
NEw York, Dec. Il
Lord Dunraven, London:
Resolved, That this club accept the chal-
lenge OF the Royal Yacht squad ron, In the
name of the Earl or Dunraven, for the Ameri-
cas- cup, the match 10 begin ten months from
Dec. 5, ls'r, the date Of the receipt of the said
challenge by the New York Yacht club but
the date ut the match to be subject TO sltesa-
tiOn for mutual convenience and by mutual
consent.
The Meeting at the Clubhouse
was presided over 10y Commodore Gerry
and attended 10y about 30 members Of
the club. A. only yacht owners are =
lowed to vote there were but thirty-two
votes cast, bul they were unanimously in
favor Of acceptance At the opening ~
the meeting, which lasted half an hour,
the cup committee presen nted the following
report:
In regard 10 this challenge your committee
agreed To recommend for acceptance u chal-
lenge based on Lord Dunraven's letter Of Nov.
7, in which he writes" 81 trust that "A challenge
Oh the terms Of my former letter As herein
modified will be accepted" In the former
letter alluded to, that of sept. d,to Mr. Odde,
Lord Dunraven wrote 81 will sail a series Of
matches under the rules OF the new deed Of
gift, with the following exception and addi-
ton" This clause your committee considers
a. the basis of the whole negotiati lion. The
terms Of the letter TO Mr. Odde had been de-
clared 10y the New York Yacht club as accept
able with certain exceptions which do not af-
feet the force of the clause above quoted.
The challenge, containing no reference or
equivalent tu he clause, but purporting 10 ro-
CHpitulate tie stipulations required and
agreed to, fail, to characterize them as excep-
tons or additions AT all and does not
even imply the existence OF other and very
important conditions ~ he deed such. for in
stance, ~ the ConNenants and agreements re-
Qured on the part Of the winner Of the
America cup under the rules OF
The New Deed Of ON.
Further. the challenge in no way sanctions
the use OF it, preceding correspondenoo for
the purpose of it, Interpretation. Your CON-
mittee feared that this omission from the
challenge OF the explicit statement contained
In Lord Dunraven's letter might involve .
risk Of some future misUnderstanding and
considered thar the most expeditions method
OF preventing any possible misunderstanding
would be 10 obtain authority from Lord Dun
raven Ia use his letters In which the challenge
was To DE based "a explanatory Of tho chal-
lenge itself. A. the committee feared that It's
limited time would prevent tho obtaining Of
an authorization by the squadron TO 10 use
Lord Dunraven's letters communication with
Lord Dunraycn was carried on by cable.
Then followed the official correspondence.
The meeting was attended by nearly all
the prominent yachtsmen Of this vicinity.
There WAS no decision an To who would
build the y"cht To compete with Lord
Dunraven's NHlkyrie