Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-11
THE AmEairA's cue.
Lord Dunravsn'a Proposition Con.
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NEW YORK, Dec. lO.-The ohal-
lengc Of tho Royal Yacht squadron for
the AmefinA's cup aud the explanatory
letter VI Lord Dunfaven were quite
earnestly discussed by the yachimon
who gathered a. the club houso last
night.
THAT Lord Dunrnvcn should still In.
slat upon the starting VI oil races 10
windwArd was considered very ill.
advised. ar the wind IL on thofc,v
said an old racing man, "LUtd Dun-
ravens plan would mean that yachts
would bB compelled 10 csvsr 100 miles
ia windward and Toward race and
then reach port long after dark. That
IA easy OF computation. IL IL twenty
miles 10 SAny Hook lightship from
Bay Ridgs, l.. l., the yacht anchorage.
Thon fifteen miles out 10 tsa TO start
them on their windward leg. That Ia
thirty.two miles before the race has
begun. Ada thirty miles Tor the match
aud then thirty mere back home, or to
tue night anchorage, aud you nave ".
Tue request 10 my mind 10 ridiculous
although the regatta committee Will
START oil tho Iaces tO windwarj that arc
prac.iCablu--thEt being n sure thing.
Then The suggestion OF Lord Dun
rayuu that ~ ono OF these races 10
started down wind ana either vessel
fU.chca back without tack that
race shall he void, Is about
the coolest thing 1 ever heard.
Suppose half the race should
bs run down wind and tho other half
by n shiit VI winds does not turn out
to DO a Satisfactory beat back, yet tho
race 10 nuithvd In the stipulated tins,
why would not II bs idiocy to call such
n race oii? Such Ia yacht racing. do
not believe Lord DunTAveu wants the
earth, but he seems 10 be reaching very
lar Tor tue old cup. And not ouly
what would yaghltmen ray under
such luurhAble condition " Affairs,
but what would the great public shOut2
Thousands upon thousands would be
dis ustcl anu an amount OF money
nesulslnly thrown away that would
Gauss 10 much wrath h be brought
down upon tue heads Of the c.ub's
OH Gers, thoy would never forget the
time anu season,
"lt Is my opinion that Lord Dun.
Taven'i letter IL not ouly arbitrary ia
tone, but his reference 10 tho Marble
beau course IL positively rude" taid =
member o. tho club who bias done
much yachting on 10th sides OF the
ocean. "SuploBe an A mUrlCAn should
" over there 10 race ia n match aud
say, Il DO not like your Cowos course,
let uH sail % tho north o! IrelAnd,'
what answer would hu gs2 ThEt you
cRn Imagine, but II 10 certain that he
would not gog change Of courses. As
for Marblehead, II Ia net any more
| cOnvsnisnt than New York. II spar
should want TO DO replaced or other
work done caused by accidents, why,
Boston would have 20 DO visited. There
IL no iaitet course In the world than of
SANDY Hook aud British yaohlsmen
know IL. Thsre " more under this
MRrbleheRd business than has yet
bssn admitted or the public can see.
The idea VI transferring the scene Of
agony from Sandy Hook to Marble
head was naturally secuted by Now
forkaTe,' says tho London yachtsaen,
and IL hit The nail on tho head.
"rhs question Of allowing notice Of
eight mohths only instead VI ten
months laid down in ths deed was
regarded ~ another porpleKiugqueatlon
10 DO decided by the cup oOmmlttee.
While Lord DunTaysn may looEs
much time In crossing the ocean aud
Te.rigging his yacht, it was felt and
remarked that the interesls OF the CLUB
must DO projected In this particular
Ten months was regarded not any too
long TO build, equip aud try n racing.
yacht intended to meet tho ohalleng.
| ing craft.