New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-08
Y1CHTSMEN STIRRED Up.
4 LETTER FROM LORD DUNRANEN RE
CEIvED BY THE NETWORK CLUB.

OBJECTIONS To CONCESSIONS ASKED FOR A
SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD THIS EVEN
AFRAID or EXCURSION BOATS
\ special meeting ~ the New-Yorl Yacht club
will be held this evening to consider the PROPOSE
tons made 10y Lord Dunraven in letter recently
received from him by the secretary of the club.
J. V s. eddie. regarding the challenge on the part
OF the Royal Yacht Squadron for the America =
cup The full text of the letter will not b. given
out until this evening. but it ~ known that the
Earl OK Dunraven has demanded, or rather re-
questod certain things which it viii be difficult for
the New-York Yacht club ~ grant. The experience
OF the Nigant last season on the other side will
not make the members Of the New-iork facht
club any too ready 10 gram concessions to an Eas
lish challenger.
The whole history OF the possession Of the Ameri-
cas- Cup by the New York Yacht club has been one
OF concessions to Englishman. The third deed Of
gift under which the cup Is now held aroused con-
siderable antagonism in This country. because ii
threw restrictions OF severe nature around the
cup contests. Through the mutual agreement
clause Of this deed o. gift way has been found
to allow the English challengors about everything
that they have demanded. II Is not to be- supposed
that an English yacht will come over here ana race
under the same conditions which are imposed upon
an American yacht when II goes into English
waters Americans do not expect desire that the
English shall be foolish enough to place themselves
AZ the Of every small yacht club and the I'M
ceraini"s Of every inside course which the Atlantic
coas. affords. \ race on the open sea for the
Americas cup under fair conditions is all that
American yachtsmen desire. and this they are ready
at any time 10 accord the Englishmen.
l. l. understood that Lord Dunraven demands. in
case he challenges for race next fail tnat the
race shall be sailed either OFF Marblehead. Mas.
or Newport. X. J.. the preference being for race
Of Maroleheld. The reason Of his demand Is that,
according t. the English idea which has been
disseminated AMI promulgated all over the United
Kingdom 10y Dixon Kemp. the excursion boats and
tugboats that have followed the racers In contests
Sandy Hook materially iuteTfersl with tho
success II British boats There IL no doubt ihat
both American and British boats in international
contests haV" been seriously hdinftr'd IN tn" man
ner stated hut To any one VINO h4s .een thpSe
international races the idea that the English cham
pon more intcrfrrrI with than was the Ameri-
simple nonsense.
Wn"n she British challenger came over here. hav-
the matter conIOnci by the New-N York Yacht
Club and In all the long struggles for the possession
% thu Americas cup there has not been a single
race whore every advantage has not been given -
the British boat
II Is understood iha; In this letter Lord Dun
raven insists upon limitation OF IN" Length over
ali ~ the competing yachts. thereby intending 10
limit the rhing. There u ~ such rule a ms on
iho other si" and such raj" on this Side OF IA"
water. ana there il reason Why any such request
demand should b" granted yacht racing II sup
poseI TO De the international pastim" Of gentlemen.
and Il would be- extremely sal II either party u
the contest desired 10 take an unfair advantage OF
the other. Yacht racing is one thing; trickeIy Is
another
IL is 10 b, hoped that the letter Of Lord Dunrayen
WILL be- s, construed by the New York Yacht club
tonight that challenge from the Earl Will be
received and that N" boats OF the TWO nations ".i
sail against each other On fair and equal terms on
tn" sea