New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-06
SKETCH OF THE DEED OF GIFT.
HOW IT WAS FIRST MADE-CHANGES WHICH 1T
HAS UNDERGONE.

The first deed Of dft made in 1887 by tie
o,rrors q, tho schooner Yacht America The cup was
won hv tbot Yacht at the regatta OF the Koyal f"'n0
.oiiadron nt Cowcs August 30, l-3l. Inc cup "l'
Given bv tho owners OF the yacht NhoT'"' - -
stevens Edwin \. stevens. Hamilton Ni'H'', . h''N
man Finley ard George l.. schuyler |" the Nc" ''"
Yacht Ciub to remain forever perpetual chAIl'h'e
- -, International competition. The original con
ntIops attaching to the cup were extremely simple
T., ,v,s .ucclGed that any organized yacht cIup oi Il
,,cirn conutry should always be entitled through any
~ II. members to claim the right OF SAILING ml''"
for the cup with any yacht or oth"r V''''i ol ho' -
49,, oo ,or NOR, than 800 tons measurement, by
tho .op hnu.c rule OF the country TO which the YES
.l h.lonrcd The persons desiring t. ~ah Tor tle cup
1 mako ony match with the club in possession "l
,h, t.ophv that might bee determined upon by mu'"
,on.cut In case OF disagreement a. to terms 'h'
match was 10 lc sailed over the usual course or '"o
onnu,l rrga,ta Of the club In possession oi the cup m
,lt,ct to the rule, and sailing r"sllau Ms ol u"'I
,lnt II ,yos also specified rs follows: The condition
~ kccning II opcn 10 be sailed for by yact cub' u
all foreign countiics upon the terms laid down SiIH
t,r.vcr attach f., it, tms maldng u perp'tnalh cha
lone, cun for friendly competition between foreign
countrc-.'
Tho Ncw-YorlS Yacht club accepted the cup upon
,lcse terms and became trustee for It, Iherc was
n, way except in tho one laid down In ulc u''u VI
1f hy vldch the club could ALLEVIATE tie cup. Never
fff.ls
-cbnylcr. then alive and the only survivor of the
ORIGINAL ciy.rs lie returned the cup to the cnb under
, decd of cft mor, restricted and stringent
I'm f., provision, than the original one. NoI
content with this the club In l7H', nlt'r ui'
itl yolun.cer race again returned the cup u Mr'
ecbuyl,r and prepared third decd of gift to the eho
for him 10 sign. 1t generally understood thnt ms
trrl decd of ~ was drawn by John IT, Bird. then
.ecrcinrv Of the club. The provisions OF tlS ES'
deed OF in were such a> To put stop nj once u
international yacht racing. A large ana Pl"'f''
olcu,c,f in thr club was opposed to H. ana II WHS
con idcrci unfair by the Engslnlcl. nc "ln' @
r,u,,~ va, especially objected 10. ms c'a'I P,
cid. that A ten months notice shili be eiN'l ny uo
ri,urnging party and shah be accompanied by u'
Icm,h on ond. .watcrluc. beam at load'watrrls' tN
,rnr,e Lc,r, and drtrglt This, II Wa declared WAS
un =, II required the challcagnS person p''t l''nli
tn ,vc into the hands of the New ofk >a,n' luu
irt,rmotIon concerning hi, yacht when would alio"
tlc cluh io build Il boat 10 beat MN. ~,
fl ,,s declared that the lat tW1 dcis Ntic Hcr'',
rbr New York Yacht club became under tl' nrst tn
- an friI Tee for the cup, ana cOui not SNc 1T 10
ur Srhvlcr nor to any else 10 be ictulAcu ullu'r
n',v conditions If there were any rc'ci.lon III Ilo
% II ncrtincd 10 all the heir, OF the original owners
os wei as to the one surviv0i.