New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE
ARRANGED.
THE OFFER or TIE MlNInA YACHT CLUB OF
,oxpox ACCEPTED Ry THE SEAMAN
uAXA-CORINTlIAN cLVi-oTiiER

IoNno\ ACCEPTED li INV
u,XA.coRINrlIAN CLUn-oTHER
YACHTING NOTES.
The Scawanhaka- Corln'hlan lachi 'l"o F's.''"S
accounted nv cable the Challenge of me M'n'"'
yach, cub OF London. for an ini'rnahona' raw"
,,,s season between J. Arthur brands Spruce "
ava a half.ratcr to be hui, this side. This makes
a., lc,cynatonal yacht races on hand TINS season
~, March 10 charles \. sherman. secretary o' 'h'
soawanhaka club. sent letter 10 Mr. Hrand WHO"
was In part as follows -
Acting upon the suggestion contained IN a ', ,,
from Mr William Willard Howard address, ,o SSo
eral American yachtsmen. the SoaMa,n"N" ,,rr'j
tnjan Yach, Club to which said letter was t'irr' i
decided n, It's last regular meeting To oite an In
tcrnational Challenge Cup FOR comp,,ton "'uo
,ee OF The club fun power to conduct the nssoi!H-
lions and arranFs all GSndS1"S1 a Ic" Tn Russia
January II. 1876. states in substance INA, IN ,n n
NewYork cub You would cna;ense with spruc99
i'll the to take place In sepien'9s rzr oerei
nv This and other clubs. which would become 'ne
pISpe Would urge upon You The dcsiraby Of planning
your vis, so as TO arrive in New-norK Ca III ~,
asast, IN 'ng Isose for the Americas cup
which will probably begin about September 10; dS
ssch ns GG for Ss Sa W @ Reach
ing here or before AUGUST ~ you w .n a' 70 me
10 make preparations. become accus'oineuu ~ ny
Sound courses and permit the races 10 m sane"
the latter part of August or early IN Sep.e'nue'
In reply the Seawanhaka -Corinthian hacht 'no
rece,ved under date of April the following letter
from Mr.. Brand ST.,
At the general meeting of the Minma Yacht Cluo;
held on laay ad "f before HUnr by the committee
and received their warmest approval ana ,he . rq'
club In general meeting having read Mr. Brand
letter and Enclosures sanctions MS MS ns ysch
Club to negotiate for terms Mr.. Brand 10 san
In accordance with this resolution the committee
met Yesterday the I'd inst 1t thought that as ,n M,
consented to challenge with spruce w. ana i, tne
following cable was y Immediately sent to your ''"o
,Minma sanctions Spruce ~ on ,y,,, ,er IL all
parties agree. Spruce " has been designed for me
William Willard Howard, who has challenged i her
TO race the Solent this season with new naIi-
i Ia'dr i'p line as Spruce III The committee has
consented to back my challenge with Spruce "
pance with the ones in your letter of March l5
The cup shall be perpetual Yonht Sna b
shall have the custody of the cup in the hrst IN,
recognized yacht club Of a foreign country, and the
cup when shall be delivered TO ana held by the
club through which the challenge was made
The challenging yacht shall be met by only one
g. The races shall not be less than three or more
than five In number. The cup 10 be taken by the
winner Of the majority To be LEFT 10 the sea"an
The American courses. while he cup remains main,
club. shall be on the waters OF Long island Souhn.
in the vicinity OF oyster Bay. Thcy snail CONSIST
a
ieeward and return Each leg of the triangular
course shall be three nautical miles in length. and
teen miles The course to wndward or leeward and
return shall be four nautical miles to eaSh leg ana
miles. The course might well be shortened AT least
The start Shall be a flying without corrected
number of persons board shall be limited to two.
In the fteen-f4o class Yachts shall be m meas as
weight OF crew shall be arbitrarily fixed az 300
pounds for purpose of measurement in order to
equate the difference in individuals
-, s. All ballast shall be fixed weighted centre
In determining sail area a system of measure
rnent shall be employed which shall give as nearly
Of The race TO be for fifteen feet racing length,
only seawanhaka rule provides that spruce ~;
with 300 pounds on board HeT n w. h Win eT rely
coo or 800 square feet. Suggestions as to future
you but DO not wish it exceed % feet. But
myself. lover Of the small classes should ike
lieve your club. in giving the cup, wish TO to
further the small Yachts ana not the s, ,Sr
matter lies entirely with your cluD as donors. ana
1t is presumption my part TO suggest the alter
afraid cannot get to New;York as early rs as
races viii At any rate not take place before the
second week in ~ haSs asked my oa
y. Y. L. 5. A.. to act for me in New York and no
doubt much time Will be saved II you wanied ar, any
good sporting race; 90 will leave the number o.
open races to YOU but for sports sake they ought
10 come off after your cup races.
This letter was laid before the club and yester-
day an acceptance Of the challenge was ordered.
The Vigant went to Erie Basin yesterday morn
ing where she will be put in racing trim
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Howard Gould's
Niagara hoistcd hoard the
Wilson line steamer Ontario. The ontario VIII
sail for London to-day.
The annual spring meeting OF the Douglaston
Yacht Club will be held at the Arena in West
Forty-frst-st. on the night of May J. Plans Tor
the coming summer to be discussed. The
annual regatta of the club Will take place on
June %