Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
THE CUP AND A RACE
Lord Dunraven Wants to Sail for a
New Trophy.
NOT LIKELY TO Be CONSIDERED
New President of the French
Deputies.
GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS

LONDON, December 1S.-Lord Dunraven
is undoubtedly much disappointed at the
turn of affairs in connection with his chal-
lenge for another race for the Americas
cup, and the British public accepts his
view that the New York Yacht Club peo-
pie do not want a race. for the Americas
cup. The Associated Press Is in a position
to state that Lord Dunraven is anxious to
arrange race for new trophy, the con-
test to occur in New York waters during
the month of September and over the same
courses and under the same conditions as
the races for the Americas cup.
Regarding the failure Of negotiations for
a race for the Americas cup the st. James
Gazette says .his afternoon:
1.-The New York Yacht Club have only
themselves to- blame for the result OF the
negotiations. ; Indeed, by reopening the
question of Eolding the cup they have
given an idea 10 many yachtsmen that they
never wanted ito race"
The admiralty court was crowded today
by yachtsmen and others interested in the
action Of Lord Dunraven against Mr.. A. d.
Clarke, owner of the Satanita. which cut
ter sank the cid Valkyrie on July of the
present year On the first day or the Mud
hook Yacht Club regatta, in the waters OF
the Clyde, just previous to the start in the
race for the Muir memorial cup, in which
event the Prince of Wales cutter Britain
MIA scored her first victory over the Messrs.
Gould'S sloop Vigilant.
1t should be added however, that Lord
Dunraven is only the nominal plaintiff in
this suit. which is really brought by the
underwriters.
Lord Dunraven was present In court for
a short time only.
Among the men most interested on this
side of the Atlantic in the prospects Of the
discussed international yacht race is Rat
sey, the well-known sailmaker of Cowes,
fv,I p1nt,
capable of designing a suit of racing sails
for a cup challenger.
Ratsey'S opinion of the prospects OF
race next year may be summed up as fol-
lows: 1.-The Americans want to have the
best end of everythng-and no sportsman
ought to want that
What Is Said Here.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-The inter-
view with Lord Dunraven last night on the
cabled reply of the Americas cup commit
tee of yesterday, exclusively furnished to
the Associated Press last night, was shown
to A. Cass Garfield, secretary of the
americas cup committee, today.
Mr.. Garfield said: Lord Dunraven has
officially referred the whole matter to the
flag officers OF the Royal Yacht Squadron,
who have met at Marlborough House, and
declared they can do nothing in the case,
and have referred 1t to the Royal Yacht
Squadron.
Il presume we must now wait until the
members of the Royal Yacht Squadron
have met before we can learn anything
more of a definite nature.
For several reasons / do not think Lord
Dunraven really meant what he said. One
of these reasons is that all along he has
been quoted as clamoring for strong
breeZes, and he would surely be more GER
tain of plenty of wind in November than
on the date we have already agreed to set
for the first race-namely, October g.
If Lord DunraVen means to race next
year he should certainly give up the idea
of having his yacht return to England after
the races, for to lay her up here during
the winter would only be a slight addition
al expense to him. And If he was DESTROYS
CT sending her back to England after the
races he should have challenged earlier
in the season.
1T should be distinctly understood that
the New York Yacht Club or the members
of the cup committee have no jurisdic-
ton in this matter beyond the terms of
the deed of gift. The Americas cup is
held by them in trust under this deed and
they have no power whatever to alter
its conditions.
THE value of the Americas cup lies Only
In the traditions attached to it, and If the
Royal Yacht Squadron should send a chal-
lenger here and the latter was defeated
the matter would remain just as it is at
present.
But, if the yacht representing the Royal
Yacht Squadron should win the cup and
then decide that the trophy was really
not worth claiming, We should be placed
in the anomalous position of holding a
challenge cup of which we were not right
fully possessed of by having successfully
defended it.
There is another and more practical
view of the subject. If we should accept
the challenge under the terms now pro-
posed, 1T would be extremely difficult for
us to be sure of any syndicate of
yachtsmen building cup defender,
for they might very properly say
that they We're not sure of the Royal
Yacht Squadron racing for the cup, and
that is the only thing they would care to
race for. The whole question at issue now
seems to be the question of time. In my
opinion, and l have good reason to know,
in the event of the squadron accepting the
cup committees conditions, the committee
will advance the date of the race, so that
the contest will be brought off in October.
LAS to arranging for a race for a new
trophy, the American yachtsmen would
not entertain any such proposal. They
will never race for a trophy which would
SI,parcede the America's