Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28

challenge imposes no conditions as to the
place where the races shall be sailed, our
task promises to be an easy one. It,rather
remains for the New York Yacht Club to
tell us what conditions they want. and l
have little doubt that We will find no diff
ficulty in complying. Our members gen.
orally are pleased at the prospect of race
and of our flag as challenger for the
Americas cup
The club in which the meeting is to be
feld is handsome structure facing the
Solent.
The meeting assembled at hour appointed
There were present twelve members of the
sailing committee of the Royal Victoria
Yacht Club, and the meeting was entirely
harmonious. The previous action of the
club was unanimously indorsed and Secre-
tary Theluson was. ordered to send a Letter
to Mr.. Oddie. secretary of the New York
Yacht Club, today, repeating the terms of
the challenge, and giving the name, rig
and length of the load water lire of the
challenger. all of which We're given eX-
clusively in a cablegram to the Associated
Press on September %. Beyond this, the
letter contains nothing.
The members present at the meeting
showed no desire to impose any conditions
whatever on the New York Yacht Club, but
were willing to await receipt of the views
of the latter club, as to when and where
the races should be sailed.
NEW YORK, September 2S-Chairman
james d. Smith of the Americas cup COM
mittee has made the following statement:
Il have been often misguided during the
recent discussion of the Dunraven ques-
ton, but for this much 1 will be RESPONSE
BILE. Within the last few days Lord Dun
raven said to me: Commodore Smith,
what will be the chance of having it ac-
eepted # l should present another chaI-
lehge for the Americas cup? 1 answered
that 1t was my belief that such a challenge
would be considered, but the race could not
be sailed until after the race between the
american yacht ard that of Charles D.
Rose . 1 also expressed the nope that such
ha ntol
We could nave two races next year"
More Growing.
LONDON, September 2S.-The Field this
morning says:
Despite the expressed satisfaction of the
New York Yacht Club with the challenge
for the Americas cup by Mr.. Charles Day
Rose it cannot be regarded as REPRESENTING
British yachting. The name Distant Shore
is quite Indian in it's suggestiveness, and
might very well mean distant yacht" or
"forlorn hope" The challenge does not
Put the New York Yacht Club in auy bet
ter position.
Mr.. Vests photograph (of the two yachts
al the moment of the foulng at the start
OF the second race ought to have straight
ened the cup committee, but they buried
their heads. ostrich-like. in the New York
pub ic, and thought themselves secure from
the criticism: of the whole world. In the
history Of yacht racing nothing mas
| equaled the treatment of Valkyrie III by
the Defender. except the races between The
| Cambria and the Livonia.
Lord DEnraven Departs.
NEWPORT. r. l., September 2s.-Lord
| Dunraven sailed for England at o'clock
| this morning. on board the steam yacht
| Valhalla, as the guest of the owner, Mr.
| ]. r Laycock. The earrs two daughters,
| who have been with him on his visit to
| America, will return the Teutonic, sail
| ing in company with Mr.. Michael Herbert
| first secretary of the British embassy at
| Constantinople, and Mrs. Herbert, on Oc-
| tober 2.
| AS soon as she is clear of the coast the
| Valhala will bank her fires and cross the
| ocean under sail, as her coaling capacity
| Is small. Under these circumstances the
| voyage will probably occupy between two
| and three weeks.