The sun., 1892-11-30
INTERNATIONAL HACHr RAMNo.
zorA Dunra~en's Plan for Revised Set or
Rules.

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Rules.
The Norh American Rerino for Decembe
which was published yesterday. contains an
interesting article on international yacht
ing. from the pen OF the Earl OF Dunraven.
whose challenge for the Americas Cup Is now
on the way across tho Atlantic. He starts or
BY saying:
.That yachting Is the most charming Of pas.
times and yacht racing the most engrossing
OF sports is a proposition SO practicable as to
scarcely acquire elaboration or argument. es-
pecially among English speaking people. for
in their hearts tho sea and life thereon Inspire
genuine joy."
He then discusses yachtsmen and yachts
women. how to drive boat through the water.
stability, sailmakup. racing yachts. and yacht
ekippers. and says that every point OF sailing
suggests an appropriate and different form OF
hull. Continuing. he says:
"Of the intrinsic delights Of tho sea. tho
charm OF the independent life. have not
space and power to speak. From habit and
historical association. from the persistine
strain Of tho old rowing scanaihaylan a G1o9H IN
epenking men. and they will understand what
1cannot express. This also must be said.
from from 'eyerythinr that casts a taint upon almost
every other form Of sport. .,,., =, ,,,.--
national yacht racing. Lord Dunrayen con.
sidors the Americas Cup and its relation e. savs 70
future yachtlng am9ng other ,ainGs nGt drrinn
ly Intended to be ON international challenge
cup. but 1t was won In an open rnce IN Wnieh
That the donors erected the trophy into az
International cup. under conditions adapted p
an GRen 70 Ss nass
ceived after one race had taksn Place ana wns its
rectifled. and since then two deeds o. gis
have been framed for regulating contests 'or
Without pretending to examine into these these
oSefs oSe tsat for @ many reasons they have been ob
II EnSIs,;nd1 SI,;s1,n 1hi r. ,ss a
eiaSse TRs9 says Lord
has been made dord or ever E be ids
opposed than those Of English and american taa
ons Ysshs cSo srs asa
char cGaMneeaSe and are representatiye Of the
yachting world Of America ipternationa rae rae
ssF soFnsd. ,s as at Tar rdeaSioei. ns desS 'nN
Lord Dunraven then writes Of now an ideal
n,esna'iSha saSs: %hat 'i0sh Should do is this
disparacement OF other countries to say that
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Americans and Englishmen took the iend % N
laying down regula.ohs ior r. mtxad con.
Whatever what's Would. therefore. invite say three
atise tis yachtsmen and members Of the foremost
clubs, 70 meet in New York or ho1don; ;,S or In IN
some other convenient place-parls mient Do
thorough y: and draw up definite rules.
"Their labors having been brouRhtto con;
clusion. would put six bits OF paper. one OF
UP @ and request the members Of my drafting
c5mmittee to draw lots. Tho nationality OF
tho drawer OF the marked lot should deter
mine tho waters, in which the first raco ior the
cup shall DO sailed and he should 1tSPminate tPa
she should be first placed II such means were
adopted an eminsnty sot ]us pnss Ioed eE
Be- the result. rules which: Il they dd
not give, uniyersal satisfaetion: you'd
and Which would. II coupled with large latitude
for mutual agreements q details; insure good
and continuous sport. Would It be possiblet to
america Cup /? know not: but II would be
Thousand pitics to let that cup fall into obliy-
ion. 1t has attained position and notoriety
by presumably tho best racing vessel Of the
world. That it has not produced more fre-
quent and keener contests is much TO 30 re;
soa 10 no paeG IN sssso
Of Of ynehtsmen G lem on both sides Of the ocean. and
should come to be recognized Tor all time as
tho bluo ribbon Of tho sea-"
A number OF yachtsmen were seen Yesterday
and asked what they thought OF Lord Dunra-
Sens views about aSt aafne
pre- Press '"nn any o opinion until they had carefully
% esS ns ayS In Mnd keIse
q 1tH tie es water Would ssl fer Earops sr
Kersy declined to his visit had
admitted that he would stop at Adare. Lord
Dunravens residence.