New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
MORE TALK ABOUT A CUP CONTEST.
THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON MAKES 4 PRoPosi-
TON WHICH ~ OPEN To MUCH CRITICISM

THE NETWORK YACHT CLUES CON-
MITTEE TO TALK 1T OVER
The Americas Cup Committee yesterday received
the following dispatch from the secretary OF the
Royal Yacht Squadron. 1t was sent as result OF
the meeting OF the Prince OF Wales and the other
flag officers Of the Squadron. held at Marlborough
House yesterday:
Cablegram TO Dunravcn 10. brought before nag Of
hccrs Matter must De Sunin'',el 10 III. ia
lenge II accepted no" ana reprrrehtA,M'e, VIM:
Squadron will not demand cup falling SaIsfactory
agreement as to receipt Please cable ,slsnsn
Mr.. Garfield a, once telcgraphed in reply that the
message would be laid before the cup Committee
at the next meeting which viii be held on Monday
The mex, general meeting Of the Royal zach,
Squadron takes place on December ~ The officers
OF the club know perfectly well that the committee
OF the New-York Yacht club has no authority 10
arrange any such race as IS proposed In the cab.e
dispatch. They have unlimited authority 10 arrange
n race with Lord Dunraven for the Americas cup
and have already stated that II the English win the
cup II must be signed for provided In the deed OF
gift. There "a occasion for any more corresponI-
once on the subject The last deed OF gift has been
heartily condemned both sides OF the Atlantic.
but the Ncw-York Yacht club has found . way
out OF all It's Affections through the mutual agree
ment CLAUSE and the English yach;smen know that
II they win the cup they sign for II under the
deed OF gift. and yet make As liberal terms "a
they please with challenging club All else Is
Yacht club stultfy Itself There are no more expert
yachtsmen In the world than the British yachts
men and there IL no more narrow minded public
than the lnsular British public :,
The history OF the Americas Cup has been one OF
concessions Suppose the New-York Yacht club were
10 revert to the conditions under which the cup was
won. and sail fleet over an Acknowledged unfair
course against the British champion. what a now
would 90 up! The proposition TO sail race ior the
cup and then claim II II won In case satisfactory
arfang s-which mean satisfactory TO the Mar.
quis of OrmOnde ct al.-are not arrived AT cannot
for a moment be considered The proposition al lrst
blush sounds well and II IL had originated IN Chi-
cago instead Of at Marlborough House II would have
been considered bluff.
II the English really want a race they have a
chance TO have equal terms. at least. III they
DO stu have the sup: and 1t was not won py
any advantage given in any deed OF GIT ,
The New-York Yacht Club was kind 10 LORD
Dunravon when he over here last. and the press
was kind to him. There were things that might
have been said about the races for the America 5
Cup and the conferences that preceded them that
were not said The Americans do not want 10 over
reach the English. do they propose TO be over.
reached the English II an American boat hai
gone TO England under the circumstances under
which the Thistle came here there would have been
a tempest In a teapot. Yet the Ncw-fork facht
Club waived the difference In the load-water line
as sent by letter in the official challenge and the
actual load water line and the race was sailed.
The time Is past when the coined phrase or yam
kce tricks" can be cover for English incompe-