New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-24
DISTANT SHORE HER NAME,
TUE NEW CUP CHALLENGER WILL BE SO
FEET ON THE LOAD wATER-LINE

.sTh Secretary
II on behalf OF the Royal Victoria Yacht Club
and in the name Of Charles d. Rose. member OF
,ss Americas Cup in 1896 with the cutter yacht
Distant shore Load ystsr-ns lsne,h g feet
Le''e' Royal Victoria Yacht Club"
To this notification of a challenge Secretary
odaie and his associates had prepared the fol-
lowing replies:
PsT Ryd Isle Of wah 'ae'
Gable announcing challenge series OF matches for
~ Charles D. Rose received. Consider same formal.
w Be acted upon at a ysS4 meeting OF cu0 TO
I" J. 4. S. ODDIE. Sec. n. Y. Y. c.
New-York. September q.
r,sr,es D. Rose. No. SO Hill-st. Berkeley Square,
the 5sSfp of cable Ssa G fne
.s-es OF matches for the Americas Cup in 1896
he considered .d formal challenge ~ b c. nad
on 'e'''p' J. V. s. ODDIE. n. Y. Y. C.
INTEREST AT THE CLUBHOUSE
IN spite of yesterdays blstering heat the
acme at the New-York Yacht Clubs house in
Nadison-ave was a reminder of the exciting
aovs about the time OF the cup races. Commo-
Sore F. NJ. Brown came back from his country
sea; a; Milbrook. on The Sylvia; Secretary Cd
die was telegraphed for on a rumor that the
cable dispatch was coming, and came back to
the ;orrd yachting centre in the city post
haste other members Of the Regatta and Cup
ooron,,ttees poured into the clubhouse. The
New-York Yacht Club members are highly
eratifed at the indications Of the prompt re-
yulsion OF feeling In England indicated by the
cabling over OF the notification of a challenge
by Charles D. Rose. through the Royal Vic
toria Yacht Club. The club members talked
with yesterday were delighted with the pros
pect
The dispatch from the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club was delivered at the Madison-ave. build
Ing al about 3 o'clock. At this hour Secretary
Oddie. with Commodore Brown and James D.
Smith the chairman Of the Cup Committee,
were I'm conference at Mr. Smiths office. in
Broad-st Commodore Brown and Mr.. Oddie
arrived AT the club at about O'Clock and at
once began conference on the cable dispatch
COMMENT on THE DISPATCH
The fact that the new cup challenger comes
out squarely and says nothing about any ex-
traordinary conditions about excursion steamers
so far as we knows what catches me. SAID
prominent member Of The club. man with the
rank of commodore who has held many OF the
most important offices in the gift Of the New ork
Yacht Club land ! want to say that this club VIII
run off next years cup races with no interference
from outside craft II It has to provision the
Yachts their tenders and the committee boats.
and 60 miles out TO sea and spend week on the
ocean TO do it, | would SO In for a National law
or naval regulation compelling all vessels to re-
spect an international yacht race. in the race
next year England must have every possible
chance"
How about the Sir George Newnes challenge"
asked the reporter.
ooh. that is OF no account. consider that as
only another % these tiresome bids for notoriety
or free advertising The Rose challenge is the
one to be considered.
Look al it, exclaimed another member. as
he read and reread the copy OF the dispatcA
handed about. AN eighty nine-foot cutter Ihat
does away with all the talk Of building seventy
footer III tell you another thing; the Deiehoel
will not be the only boat out 10 defend the Guy
next year 1t is probable that Herresnoif' VINO IS
simply aching for opportunity 10 90 H. VIII
be commissioned to build new cup ueiehueI'
and she will be faster boat than the DEFENDER.
know Herreshoff build faster boat 'hah
the Defender. 49,. ,or,
HOW about the builders; will they be the men, H.
bers Of the vanderbt-M organ-lselin syndica'e'
NAY BUILD A DEFENDER
"Oh no: there are two persons who are de-
sIrous Of seeing what they do in the way OF
cup defender yacht building and sailing one
and perhaps both of them. will get up CRACK
yacht to try for the honor of being chosen 20
race against the Distant Shore. No. 90 nU'
wan, 10 say to whom refer. VIII say lnousn'
that one OF them ready 10 Duliu cup uc
fender this wear. but the syndicate that built the
Defende- took II OIt OF his HANDS: ...sa
The reporters informant was finally persuaoeu
10 give the names OF the two who may undertake
n build Yacht one is George Gould, the other
IS Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr. Mr.. vanderbilt may
be said 10 have designed the sloop llderim. d
vessel which is 1910 on her water 1ne anu
developed into promising yachtsn an. . .,o
Commodore Brown was highly pleased al the
reception OF the dispatch. and was certain ma
the next year would bring l1r'h so1o c spI
special meeting We shall do that as soon as
the letter with the formal challenge IS receiveu
cannot say whether new nCa' va" One thing is
sure there will soon be new Cup Coininl '.N
not that the old was not satisfaC,o'! III &
way but their duties are done: Inc ne" , oup
Committee may be composer VI '''' ~
befs as the last one. A.. >,
In talking with another member OF .he NV,
York Yacht Club the question OF Sir ueolse
Neunes's challenge came up ne saiu ,,,e as,
OF Vew-York Yacht Club is first come nrsl
served" There was a case In pom, over tn rhe
challenges Of the Genesta ana the uaia.ea -
Genesta got the first chance because hei .nn a.,
ianoa - g., arst The Galatea was beaten IN
her turn the following year. When ash . - coy
was not possible to have heiu VI -, 20 es, won
the Americas Cup as when the Aille,a longer
4, 80 sneaker said that this was no io"e''
possible.
Ex-COMMODORE SMITH TALKS.
Ex-Commodore James d. Smith sara 3est|'u''
From the fact cabled that the DISTANT
70 be an eighty-nne-footer take II tha' inc
lenging vessel is 20 be built about 10 III. nm
This will give another Valkyrie III KIND OF Don
Il expect that special meeting Oh VIZ
York Yacht Club will be called Immediately a''e'
the reception OF the formal challenge IL.
regular meeting Of the club will not oe ,ieiu that
spe.ai meeting would have to be aa Quantities
club will then as by custom. appont ascrib.d Nv
the Gun conditions and then the matter VIII NC
referred back 10 the club for action ..o ,as M
The present Americas Cup Com rnnnrt What
With ,ba Iargo smnnnt OF correspondence IN 'fe
valkyrie Defender contest and all the dera ,ii ,ob
say nothing Of the hot weather IL 10 ho "