New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
THE BID FOR THE CUP.
FULL TENT OF DUNRAVEN'S CHALLENGE
RECEIVED BY CABLE

J. v. S. ODDIE. SECRETARY OF THE NETWORK
YACHT CLUB. WILL NOT MAKE 1T PUBLIC
UNTIL THE LETTER ARRIVES HERE
The full text of the challenge for the Amer
icas Cup received here yesterday by cable
The night before. J. V. s. Oddie the secretary of
the New-York Yacht Club. telegraphed to the
secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron asking II a
challenge had been sent In reply Mr. Grant. the
Royal Yacht Squadron's secretary sent the whole
challenge yesterday morning. and said that the
formal challenge had been mailed and would ar
rive here on Wednesday. AS soon as Mr.. Oddie
received the telegraph copy of the challenge, he
made copy of 1t for the use of the Cup Commit
tee. and locked the original up in his safe. As
the challenge arrives special meeting
of the NewYork Yacht Club will be held to con-
slider IT..
A meeting Of the Cup Committee Will be held TO-
day at the office OF James d. Smith In Broad-st
As they will have a verbatim copy Of the chal-
lenge before them, they will be able to report AT
the special meeting of the club, so at that meet
ing the entire affair Of the challenge can be settled
If this Is done 1t will break the record. Usually
there is correspondence covering much paper
and more time. prelude 10 challenge and Its
acceptance.
Mr.. Oddie said yesterday that the text OF the
challenge would not be given out until 1t had been
acted upon by the Ncw-York Yacht Club After
the challenge has been acted upon Will come the
period OF FORMATION ol s!HuINetcS " D"'N N'P
defenders
1t is said that the challenger to be built by
Lord Dunraven will be OF the most powerful
boats ever seen IN these waters She will have a
big balloon jb topsail, and there VIII ne several
things about her which called tricks learned
from the Yankees
The Navahoe and Vigilant have been carefuiiy
studied by British designers. and the knowledge
gained will be utilized in the building of Lord Dun
ravens boat. 1t is all improbable that the
Vigant will be brought back here for the purpose
of entering in the trial While swfter yachts
than the Vigant may be built she would be inValu-
bic for getting line on the new boats
Bristol II. J.. Dec G.-The report that the HERES
hofrs had received an order for cup defender TO
be built on the acceptance OF Lord DunraVen
challenge Is denied by John B. Herreshon VINO
saws that certainly no order has been placed. even
conditionay, and that there had been no 'dih ot
a large racing yacht since last spring, wheh james
Gordon Bennett talked Of building.
As 10 the reported extension OF the WORKS loi VIZ
that the report undoubtedly arose from the hlrihs
by the firm OF land in the cove south OF the WoIhS
and the securing OF permission 10 huiid hlarine
[ railway The land would give chance TOT inc
hauling OF small yachts, and the railway "pun.
he only a light one with such an end In view About
ten feet of water could be had in the cove az hsi
water. but more. cup defender II ordere -,
would be built in the north shop from "hIm We
l30foot steamer building there VIII ne
launched - 49, - H.
In the shops the frames OF the 3)-rater Tor How
ard Gould are bent the moids. and the yachl
will soon be up in the south shop ne 9'-Iatsr
for a German owner Will be duplicate OF the
! Gould boat