New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
THE YACHTING WORLD.
HOPES FOR RACE FOR THE AMERICAS
CUP-NOTES

HOPES fOR RACE FOR THE AMERICAS
CUP-NOTES
There is every reason TO hope that next year will
see another race for that great international trophy the
cup won al Cowes by tie yacht America I'm 1s5l. The
pressure Of pubic sentiment and in measure a change
OF heart on the par Of the members Of the New York
Yacht Club have made this possible. That faction
which would place barriers in the way OF an inter
national race has lost It's numbers and its pres igc.
The healthy sporting sentiment Of the club has asserted
Itself ana the popular SIDE Is thc one which av0Ts
making every possible concession II by doing
| can be brought about and the long deadlock broken
That contingent which two years go considered II high
treason for TO lift his voice against the la deed Of
gt now falls placidy iuto line and each vics with the
others In expression Of delight AT the concessions made
This change has not been brought about wi hout long
ard hard work the Of the better elements of The
club ana by general public sentiment which even
The New-York Yacht Club could not wholly ignore. II
IS Ugh time that the members OF the NewYOrk Yacht
Tub realized that while the public neither knows nor
cares what they do club vet as trustees Of the
Americas cup they hold in trust the honor of Amer
can yachtsmen and the maritime pride OF the Nation
and the public demands and has right 20 demand
strict accounting. Not so long ago prominent mem
Der Of the NewYork Yacht Club said: d" l don't
what the newspapers and the people have got 10 do
with the cup any way. The members OF the club are
the only ones who have right to say any thing
such this is Of course hopeless and anger
ority Of the club IL not of that and make. All
that sort of thing is past any way and new
seems ID have dawned OF course the club wanted 10 get
ont Of Its dilemma regarding the cup and the last deed
OF gift gracefully II could and General Paine's
artistic naval hand was the hand 10 lead t~oat
There is clause in the resolution offered by Gen
era Paine which has caused great deal OF specula
ton and many people think they see IN II stumbling
block In he pathway race. After redting Lord
he est
length of his boat shall be taxed double for time allow
and that ii shall exceed the estimated length
in any by than per cent. and that the de
Tending yacht be not than per cent longer than
his boat and double for every Of length the
resolution says:
Whereas, Said terms are permitted by the mutual
agreement clause OF the trust deed controlling said
cup and are acceptable to this club provided that 10
yachts of the specified rig either existing under
construction and known 10 be available for the of
this club in defending the cup, shall be barred
penallzed,
"Voted That a committee of five be appointed with
full power 10 arrange such match with any qualified
yacht club, specifying what yachts, II any, are eX
cepcd by the above prOviso"
What does this mean ask the curious, The object
OF Lord Dunrnven IS clear. lie wants 10 race boat
Of as nearly the size of his possible. The OBJ
ject Of General Paine in eXempting from The operation
OF the penalties for oversize yachts of the specified
rig either existing or under construction and
known to be available for the OF this cIl in de
Tending the cup" is not 50 clear. The clause was
probably put In with thought Of the boat Of Royal
Phelps Carroll now building at Hcreshoffs'. No boat
now in existence is available TO meet the challenger
The Puritan IS only Of the old cup defenders
now sloop and she is not available first because she
Is an old now and has been outbut and secondly
because she is 9Ofooter and II is generally taken for
granted that Lord Dunravens new boat will be 10
footer Surely 9Ofooer would not be put against
IN fno+a Mr. Is al FO!OOter
and he IL reported to said that unless Lord Dun
raven built an so footer he would not put his boat
against him. This is fair and sportsmanl!hc. Amer
leans want 10 take advantage Of Lord Dunraven
but to meet him with boat OF the size OF his own
and beat him never British yachtsman was benien
before. No system Of time allowance ever Invented
will make mp for difference Of ten feet In boat II
will be observed that the committee has pienary
powers in the matter of this exception Of yachts now
In existence building and known 70 be available
and can report what yachts II any are excepted BY
the above prOviso." II Is probable then that the
fears OF the race coming naught by OF this
proviso groundless. for with the Puritan and Mr.
CAROLS boat not known TO be available the com
mlttee will probably In its reply 10 Lord Dunraven
not specify any yacht exempt from the conditions
which he imposes
A correspondent Of The London Field" says very
true thing when he says that in all the last yachting
season accounts have been teegraphed over here OF
races between the lverna and Meteor, TWO yachts In
which nobody this side has interest. while cold
silence has been maintained regarding the dongs Of
the Herreshoh boat Wenonah and her Fife rivals on
the CLYDE. Fol this reason the correspondent SIN
cerey homes that If European monarchs going into
racing as steady thing they Will buy fast yachts 30
that the Yachting public may not be bored with re-
ports Of the doings of back numbers" He is right
The attempts to get yachting news out Of England
have been futile all summer because the news hOri
ION was clouded with the phantom Of the old Thistle
which because she IS owned by that young man who
wrote on the evening OF the nineteenth century that
| the will Of the King the supreme law, has had
accounts Of every she lost teegIaphed over the
world and really and their dongs have been
ignored. Now II Emperor win give order to
Ierrcshon and get boat that can 60 he will become
public beneiact0r
For yachtsmen who contemplate visiting Chicago
Interest The route Is, Of course, up the Gnlf Of
s.. Lawrence and the 81; Lawrence River ,T,l to
Will not at present permit the passage Of boat OF
| over nine feet draught This canal Is IL miles
long, and thcre are I'VE ocks. Ihen comes LAX
miles long Lake St Francis as "a mics MIC; comes a
length with SIX locks and nine feet OF water. From
the yacht win enter Tie Taan ns h Sd a Ganq nna
feet OF water Rapid Flats Canal. miles long, and
Gaiops Canal 75s miles long 1 The former Ge haS
locks fo ana 1s 'ie D each canal Then comes
Lake oniGno. From the lake the yacht will pass
through the Meand d0 SAna feet Of Water ie"s Lake
| Erie: thence by way OF the Detroit River, Lake
g. Clair, Clair River Lake Huron and Machinaw
sailing on navgable waters 10 Chicago. Vessels OF
than nine feet deugnt can and De psssea r rs6s
ton will be the toll for passing through inc cahhl
| system. \ great many yachts WIZ 60 to Cmcae9
| from England, France, and the Atlantic coast oi
the United States