The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-12
ANXIOUS TO RACE
Dunraven Not Particularly
DESTROYS of the Cup.
Further Correspondence Between
Yachtsmen Concerning Points.


ren last night aud showed the cabed In.
Seryiew with Commodore Smith, chair
man of tho Americas cup committee Of
the New York Yacht club.
Lord Dnnraven said: Commodore
Smith Is perfectly correct In what he says
about the New York Yacht club being
willing To advance the dates. and in view
OF his statement / regard that the diff
guilty is quite settled. IL could never have
bcen real difficulty. as II can build and
ut out our yacht for trials here, then reht
her for the Atlantic passage and again
rcfit her for the cup races, surely the New
York Yacht club people would not find
difficulty In merely building and fitting
out defending yacht in time to race be-
fore October.
This question of time alone has
troubled me. / have the greatest objections
70 racing after the end of September Now
that that trouble Is over the only stum-
bling block seems TO bo the question of the
receipt for the cup. This matter never en-
tered my mind when I decided to chal
lcnge, and Mr. Grant secretary OF tho
Royal Yacht squadron, wrote the chal-
lenge In tue same form as that sent in
lS92 and posted 1t without a suspicion
that it wound not be accepted
''If the New York club insists that this
question of receipt shall be settled before
the challenge Is accepted, at least month
viii transpire before meeting of the
Royal Yacht squadron can be held, and
time will thus BE- dallicd away Anyhow,
the matter quite concerns the two clubs
and not me. 1 have sent Commodore
Smiths remarks, in regard TO this matter,
20 the Royal Yacht squadron, which will
deal with them.
II am only anxious that the New York
Yacht club accept the challenge In
order TO enable me TO commence the build
ing of tine new yacht and that IL let the
receipt matter stand over for settlement
between the two clubs"
Lord Dunrayen concluded by saying:
"You can tell the people on the other side
that all want is 20 be allowed to race. III
win do not care whether they give me
the cup or not"
The American End.
New YORK, Dee. l2--The letter from
the Americas cup committee OF the New
York Yacht club TO Lord Dunraven,
which left today by the steamship New
York, and which is explanatory of the
cable reply TO Lord Danrayen's challenge,
Is as follows:
'My Lord-The committee have TO ac-
Dec ]. We think 10 much better to leave
all unsettled minor questions until you ar
rive in this country, with the assurance
that yonr views will receive every consid-
GRAFTON.
while we cannot consent TO racing at
Marblehcad or NEWPORT, we are convinced
that you Overestimate their advantages.
The accessibility of the starting point. a
great convenience at either OF these places,
would, in our opinion increase the mum
Der of accompanying vessels. una neither
course would b. so clear or free from tides
es- titrt+ e.f AA+-f- -YeREs
I'VE much regret that you were not car
lier 70 announce you Intention of challcng-
ing, SO that we could have had ample time
90 arrange terms. The correspondence in
1892 ended very hurriedly, and can hardly
DC said 20 have reached definite and sat
isfactory conclusion. Tho COMMITTEES at
that timo held that the challenge was sat
isfactory only II explained by your let
ters, and you, though oonsenting to this
Cor yourself, distinctly disavowed any au-
thority for the squadron to consider your
letters as explanatory OF the challenge.
Doubts Entertained.
"For this reason we much regret that
the present challenge does not state the
few necessary primary conditions without
reference TO previous negotiations. The
indefinitencss as TO the right to use your
letters in loH2 as explanatory meant un-
certainty as 70 the terms OF holding the
cup il won by you, and this brings us
back TO the point on which you insisted i'm
1892, namely, that the challenger should
limit his rights rs a winner, by previous
covenant vita the New York Yacht club
1--WE cannot but Dulievo that much difh.
Guilty will be removed, could you be Dc
suadrd to take obr point of view on Ga
question. We chnIot understand VII
with power 90 make amy agreements i
sired for a mach, holder of The cup, T.
squadron for example, should expect us
covenant that they must do what they c;
do and want TO do. and why. aftcr ali 8
correspondence which has taken pla
there should be any fear, Ia The absence
such an Agreements. with Us, Of even u ..
pcaring TO expect, as the party challenge
terms different from those under viii, "A
you challenged, as expressed in your letter
OF Nov. Z, lS92.
Now we think that as any challengins
club can bind itself in honor to all intcc.
ested parties by announcing what it viii
or will not exact in the event of W min
the cup we should not be expected 10 be-.
come parties TO any agreement as 20
future terms to which our consent is in
no way requisite.
I'VE have gone into this subject some.
what at lepgth, as we consider that the
holding OF the cup Is fully and literally
provided for In the decd, and do not con.
sdcr any additional stipulations proper or
permissible
we endeayorod in the dispatch sent
you yesterday By cable to remove any pos.
hhle cause for MISUNDERSTANDING, should
'ou win the Americas cup from us next
Fcar, aud 20 express this ln the simplest
lnd most Dir form"
OlG ....,fn uUrued Out
OsHAwA, Ont, Dec 12.--Tho Ontario
nallcablc iron works We're totally dc
ltroycd by fire yesterday. 10 was the old
.at and most iunnorfant fnfn atev of this