New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

THE AMERICAS Cur.
the load7waer line and her custom house tonnage
He desired that five races be sailed. and that
neither the challenging yacht the defender
should exceed her estimated lcneth by more than
per cent, and should pay double for any excess
of estimated length in penalty of time allowance.
lie also made as a condition of challenging that
il should be understood, should the cup jc won by
his boat that it should be held 10y the yacht
club into the custody of which it would pass sub
j"ct 10 challenge upon exactly th" same conditions
as those under which il Won. This was an
ignoring of the deed of gift. but the New-lcrk
Yacht Club held special meeting 10 consider
Lord Dunraven's propositions. At this meeting
il was argued 10y General Charles j. Pane that IL
the mutual agreement clause of the deed Of gift
a liberal course might be pursued regarding the
conditions Of match. and committee of which
the General was made chairman appointed
to arrange race with Lord Dunravcn " in accord
ance with the terms Of the last deed of si!'
REPLY OF TIE COMMITTEE.
The committee sent letter to the Earl IN
which, while the deed Of gift was insisted on aS
being the only law governing races for the
Americas cup. it was also pointed ont that th"
mutual agreement clause Of the deed wouli allow
a race to be sailed on the terms proposed 10y his
lortiship. II was insisted, however. that IN case
the Gun passed bv reason Of a victory by Lori
Dnnravcn. 10 the custody of another club, II must
be held according. 10 the terms of the deed of
gift Here WAS a hitch, ard for Il while il looked
like race.
Mr.. Kcrscy, ~ representative Of Lord Dun
raven had a consultation with the committee, and
il was pointed out TO him that in case he won
the cap the club obtaining the custody of 1t
could, under the mutual agreement clause, max"
any sOIt Of arrangement it pleased regarding
races fol it except that it must bc always bound
TO accept challenge made according 10 the rules
laid down in the decd of gift. Lord Dunrav"n
wrote at 10 say that this satisfactory.
NEW QUESTION CONES. Up.
His letter. however, which he had intended 10
settle everything, raised new question, and
gave an opening for more negotiations, for in it
he spoke Of 'hc inst and second deeds of gift,
putting them parity with the --latest deed
and saying that challenge made under the
conditions laid down in any OF the deeds would
he refused. The commit, t"lceraphcd hiia that
il would recommend the Ncw-lork Yacht Club 10
accept chal!"nac on the lines laid down by
him if he would withdraw his reference to the
first and second deeds Of Gift. lie tclcgraphcd,
References 10 former dCcnis of gift Withdrawn.
Richard Grant, teIcsraph"'! that h" lad forwarded
by mail formal challenge for the Americas Cup
on behalf of Lord Dunravcn.
On the night Of December -, the challong"
having arrived. special meeting of tn" New
York Yacht Club held to consider its
acceptance, and 10 hear the report Of the special
committee which had been ntrnscd with the
negotiations regarding the challenge. Great
int, rest was taken in the meeting. Although it
was pretty certain that the challenge would he
accepted yet so many bitches have always taken
rlacc in negotiations for races for thc Americas
CUP that no one could he absolutely sure that the
season Of 1913 would see race for the celebrated
trophy until fhc club had actually and formally
accepted the challenge. Over POO members
attended the meeting.
THE CHALLENGES CONDITIONS.
The text of the challenge laid before the meet
ing was as follows:
November %. 1892.
10 Secretary V. S. Oade:
am roqucs.cd BY Lord Dunravcn to forward to Won
a formal challenge for the cup, on the following con
dons which | understand have occn agreed ulon be-.
tween Lord DunIaycn and committee appointed BY the
New-YorR Yacht Club to conduct negotiations and
arrange all the details viz:
Conditions greed upon between Lord Duaravon and
committee Of the Ncw-Yofk Yachr and Combined In
Lord Dunrsven's letters September 10 to Mr. eddie and
Of November General Paine
Fnst-Ienpth o loacwater line OF CHALLENGING vessel
To b. the only dimension required this b. with
tbc challenge and Custom House register 10 follow
as soon a. possible
Secondary estimated length OF Oa1watcr line
q, count double calculating. tipe allowance cha
,coo,no ye.s not 70 exceed ang case such estimated
LENGTH bv NOR than two rcrccntac" the Yacht that
sail, against Che challenging Vessel exceed the
estimated leig;h OF lofdwatci line OF CHALLENGING
,c.sc more percentage ana Of lcagh
b,yond the estinntd length oi challenging in load
va,cr line t, count double ia calculating allowance:
nroyd d that no yacht Of specific RIG existing or under
CONSUMPTION October 90 1892 aid available for ye bv the
s.v,yok Yacht Club In defending the be birr,d
r.nayd bcyond taking or ciag ordinary time allowance
N,.r Va h ttlc
Third-It IS understood and agreed that should
ann . ,,to the custody OF a British yacht club 10 shall
ba held subject TO challenge under precisely similar
- ~. co,tained In this challenge; provided, always