New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09

by THE NETWORK YACHT CIuB-IIE WANT
ED THE RACE TO BE At MAReLEHEAD.
special meeting Of the New-York Yacht club
held las; night to consider the following ie'-
ter from the Earl OF Dunraven:
Dunraven Castle.
Brdgend. Giamorgan. october y. lssi
Dear Mr.. Oddie should have written you before
now on The subject OF challenging for the America ;
cup" but that | was anxious before doing 80 to
in our r. Y A. rating rule However. time is
running on. 1T would be well. / think. that certain
preliminaries should be discussed without com
hitting myself definitely TO challenge.
The terms and conditions governing the Vigant-
me- with the following notifications:
First. ~ length on the load water-line Is OBJ
yiously meant length on which a vessel sails
think yachts should be measured with all the
weights on board. dead and awe which they IN
tend to carry during a race. ana should be market
that no alteration should be made In the AMOUNT
notice given TO the Sailing Committee, NOT less
than tWenty-four hours before a race. That the
they may think fit to ascertain that the vessels
DO not when racing exceed their measured length
of persons on board should be fixed according to
load "ater-line length or rating.
matches should be started to windward
The superiority OF sailing length Tating) limit
advocated. notice both I'm the United states aud
here II. in the opinion Of the New York Yacht
club fairer test OF the relative merits OF yachts
can be- 80 obtained. the sailing lensth according
10 your ruiz instead of the oad-"ater lin" length
do not think II possible TO find naturally bet
ter plac" fer sailing the matches than the outer
BAY ot \'v-fOrk. bur II is open To two disad
Ndnta@es. FIRST mo distance from the port. ana
secondly. the ovcrcrow'lins. and FOR those reasons
should prefer Marblehead The superiority OF
Marhl"hrad i'm tn" first respect Is. | believe. I'M
doubted To what extent 1t possesses advantages
over Ncw-l ork in the second respect it IL difficult
for to say. obviously. the New York Yacht
Club or any committee appointed by them VIII be
capable OF judging. hope you will clearly
10 the steamers. but am sure the members Of the
D..
clear cours" last year II H. OF the utmost I'M
portancc that the elements Of uncertainty derived
from crowded course should be as far rs possible
eliminated and II there Is probability OF re-
ducing II hy sailing ~ Aiarblehrad | hope the New
York Yacht Club VIII consent to do
n appears - somewhat unfair. theoretically.
that challenging club should be confined 10 ON"
Ve-s-l. whiI- the challenged club can select "A cham
pon from an indefinite number In practice II a
challenger should be inferior 10 another vessel OF his
nationality. a contest for the Americas cup would
f.st. / would therefor" suggest that both parties
should have equal rights Of selection.
VIII kindly submit this - the New ork
Yacht club az thu earliest opportunity. and a In the
event 81 challenging IL j. desirable that should
have a speedy answer to the question. whether load
water line length sailing length should b~ given
length or rating" according to the decision OF
IN, club remain. dear Mr. Olde. yours very truly
" DI'NRANEN.
The club in committee ~ the whole. passed
resolution directing that the next race for the
,,,.ric.,,s ciip b. sailed Of New-York The club
also EXPRESSED it, opinion regarding the advisabiny
Of complying with The other requests of LORI Dun
',,n,i,t.. 20 take charge Of the matter ana com
,nuniritc with Lord DunraV.n James y. '','''n ~
r,.s Gaun.d T. FREDERICK Tan'. l.tthim y + ~
rhilnp SCHUYLER Charles J. Paine ana ''ouN'rh'"r