The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-20
MAY BE 4 RACE.

Royal Yacht Squadron Sends an Ultimatum to the N. NY. C.-Cup Commit e to Meet -Dunraven Also Sends a Cablegram to MT. Kersey.
 London, Dec. 19.-A representative of the United Press to-day obtained an interview with MT. Richard Grant, sec retary of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
 who said:
 q conferred with Lord Dunraven this
 morning in regard to the challenge for the Americas cup. We carefully con-
 sidered the conditions, and decided to
 give the New York Yacht club another
 chance. Accordingly, I have just ca
 bled to the New York club, stating the l only conditions under which we will
 race. .''r''~ . '7-'-'-'' '--'-@
 These conditions, as a matter of courtesy to the New York club, can not disclose. If the conditions are ac- cepted we will challenge for the cup again. I cannot say more than this pending reply, which we expect i'm mediately.
 "The Royal Yacht Squadron will not meet on the 2Oth inst, but the Yacht
 Racing association's meeting will prob ably arrange the regattas for 1885," New York, Dec. 19.-The negotiations for race for the Americas cup took a new turn to-day. Secretary Grant of the Royal Yacht Squadron sent cable to Chairman James D. Smith of the cup committee this morning.
 The message was not made public. A meeting of the committee was called for noon to-day. A quorum was not obtainable. So meeting was called for noon tomorrow.
 Those in attendance to-day were Con- modore James D. Smith, chairman; Latham A. Fish and J. Frederick Tams. A copy of the cable message was sent
 to each of the other members of the committee, together with an urgent ap- peal for them to- be present at to-mor- rows meeting.
 Commodore Smith was seen as soon as the other members of the committee departed. He said: e..
 "The message will not be made pub lie until after the committee has acted upon it. That will be tomorrow after noon. I can't discuss it's contents. thought all along that the Englishmen were anxious to race and am of the same opinion still. can't say positive ly that there will be race, but I hope there will be one" &&
 Secretary Grants message has put new life into the negotiations.
 Treasurer F. w. J. Hurst of the New York Yacht club said: 'I and all my fellow-members of the New York Yacht club are thoroughly in accord with the doings of the cup committee. admire the stand that they have taken. The deed of gift can't be thrown aside. and it is a perfectly just and sportsmanlike document.
 "I am not member of the committee and can't, therefore, discuss the out look. I don't know whether there will be a race or not. hope that three will be one. It, however, rests with the Royal Yacht Squadron whether there is another international struggle or not"
 H. Maitland Kersey received 8 cable gram from Lord Dunraven this morn ing. He declined to make 1t public. He said that it was a strictly personal mes sage. It had some bearing on the yachting outlook MT. iKersey placed it before the cup committee. The con. tents were not made public. MT. Ker- sey is not hopeful
 He doesn't appear to think that there will be a race. Captain .Cranfield's opinion of the situation reached Cap tain L. M. Biggs, Commodore smiths veteran commander, 8 few days ago. He has had command of Commodore Smiths yacht for twenty-one years. He has handled the Pocahontas during her entire career. In letter to Com modore Smith to-day he says:
 T was very sorry to see at first that you were again chairman of the cup committee, for | know that it gives you a good deal of work. But since those lords and dukes.on the other side want every thing their own way. and g little more. I am very glad you are again