The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-03
A RACE SEEMS CERTAIN.
e, NJ. Fulton, Jr., 20 Build n Cup Defender
Lord DunrnHen,h ChnIlcngc.

Lord Dunraven. whose challenge for the
Americas Cup is expected to arrive on the
| Aurnnia to-day. was interviewed just prior to
his departure for Ireland. and stated that the
| main conditions under which the Royal Yacht
| Squadron had challenged the New York Yacht
Club in his behalf were about as follows:
The challenge contains the name OF the
owner. name OF the vessel. the rig. and the
length on the load water limo. If the challeng-
ing vessel exceeds the longth on load water
line as specified In the challenge. such excess
to count double in calculating the time allow
ancc. but in no case is the challenger to ex-
| coed by more than two per cent. the same rule
| to be enforced against the vess e defending tho
| cup. unless such vessel was in existence or
! in course Of construction on Oct. ~ last In
! TINT case the only penalty on the difference
| in length on the loae water line between the
| two vessels will 10 by taking or giving ordi-
| nary allowances according to the rulos OF the
| New York Yacht Club.
1t is understood that should the challenging
club obtain custody OF tho cup 1t will hold 1t
open to n challenge under similar conditions to
those under which it challenged, but that 1t
will not 10 ut liberty to refuse n challenge ac-
cording to theterms OF the ew deed OF gift.
He also stated what every one had surmsed.
and that was that his boat would DO 30 feet on
the load water limo. that she would be de-
signed BY q. l. Watson. aud that she would
be built on the Clyde. probably at Henderson
yard. Her name will be tho Valkyrie. tn .
same AZ his former Yacht, which he expected
In 9 letter to Mr. Kersey. Lord Dunraven
said that he was not particularly anxious to
care whether the new deed was illegal or not.
pressed here, and. Tor all can tell. when ask
the club to challenge l may be met with the
objection that they cannot derive power to
consider Illegal. 1 have al m Ell TO sail match
on conditions which would not require an ex.
the deed is fair and legal and would not in
rolye surrender by the New York Yacht Club
gal. think that If the committee will care
tEy considGr my ,Pn59p9sitions thoy will see
th sscr sani3nS '9l ndie e,coumoaore S.
smith. Comnodore Caldwell il. Colt. Of the
prominent yachtsman Of note who was seen.
all seemed to think there would certainly be
TO cali q, ,srccial meet Ing Of tho club as soon as
tho challenge is received. 1t was said yester-
day that the meeting would be called at tho
club house on Thursday evening. Dec. a.
:, Another yachtsman,s name was added to the
list OF those. who will build yachts to defend
challenge is accepted. as 1t now seems almost
certain to be. The latest aspirant for fame in
has heretofore been assoeiated With steaS team
yachting. Mr.. Elisha VI. Fulton. Jr Of III
East Twenty-flrst street. Mr.. Fulton eft New
York on Saturday on the steam yacht Saga
more. which he chartered for five month"; from
William 4; Slater OF Norwich for an extended
cruise in West Indian andSsouthern waters.
Before leaving it is said he commissioned a
wcll- known yachtsman OF this city to have u
cup defender built for him lust as soon as
challenge was accepted. 1t is said he left
orders to spare no expense and to produce tho
best boat possibl to meet n challenger.
MIR. Fulton first became known to the yacht.
ing world through building the steam yacht
Gadabout. nov, the Spindrift in 1880. He
afterward purchased the Avenel. and ut the
close Of the present yachting season chartered
a; L. Barber's steam yacht sapphire, When
his charter expired he chartered the, big
now using. Mr.. Fulton Is a member OF the
Calumet and Now York yacht clubs.