The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-08
TO RACE FOR THE CUP.
English Yachtsmen Accept
the Conditions.
THEY WILL BUILD A NEW BOAT.
Designed to Capture the Trophy
at Last.
DUNRAYEN And LONSDiLE BOTH IN.
They Head the Syndicate Which Proposes
to Send a Challenger Across
the Pond.

LONDON. Jan. 7.-Punctually at noon
to-day the Prince of Wales. commodore of
the Royal Yacht Squadron, drove up to
Beedles Club, In st. James street, in order
to attend meeting Of the squadron, which
was called for that hour. The Prince
seemed to be in the best of health and
spirits as he entered the house. Lord
Lonsdale and other members of the Royal
Yacht Squadron had already preceded the
Prince. Tie meeting was held In the
vast, richly decorated drawing-room of
the famous old club on the second floor.
overlooking ST. James street. Soon after
the meeting was opened the cablegrams
and letters If Commodore Smith were read,
and after a brief discussion a decision
was reached, to the effect that the Royal
Yacht Squadron considers, in view of the
meaning attached to the mutual agree
ment" clause by the New York Yacht
Club, that the form of receipt for The cup
in the event of an E0glish yacht winnin &
it, to be specified IN the deed OF gift OF
1887. is not objectio ionable. Richard Grant
secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
was instructed to cable TO this effect to
Commodore James D. Smith. chairman of
the America cup committee.
A committee was appointed with full
power to decide any other question which
may be raised during the arrangements of
the minor details of the race. The general
meeting was concluded at 12:45 P. NJ,
when the majority Of the members left the
clubhouse. A few minutes later Lord
Dunraven hurred away with Lord Ions
dale, with whom he was busily discussing
the affairs of the syndicate of yachtsmen
which will build the cup challenger. The
cable message sent by Mr.. Grant t. Com
modore Smith at the conclusion of the
meeting was as follows:
Sntith-NeW York Yacht Club: 1 cable
you to-day result special meeting Royal Yacht
Squadron. / conclude now challenge definitely
settled. GRANT, GOwes-
A second message sent to Commodore
Smith read as follows
Having regard to construction placed upon
the deed of gilt of 1887 BY the New York
Yacht Club, the Royal Yacht Squadron is will
ing to give receipt In accordance wi tn The
terms contained In the deed of gift OF 1887.
GRANT, Cowes.
at the meeting of the club all Ihe minor
details which it was thought would be
likely to come up for discussion here or in
New York were carefully gone over, and
a number of suggestions in this respect
were made to the committee of the
squadron, which has been appointed with
power 10 decide upon all such matters. In
a word. everything which it was possible
to do was done to insure a satisfactory
race without any further bitches.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Up to II o'clock
ex-Commodore James D. Smith had not
received any cablegram from London, but
he was in possession of a copy of Secre-
tary Grants cablegram fully an hour pre-
viously, as they were handed TO him by
an Associated Press reporter.
"The Associated Press beats all the lords
and dukes" said he. ''for here 1 am in
possession Of news which, though cablpd
direct TO me. has not arrived. Eight
months from to-day the race can be sailed.
but it may be little later, say about the
middle of Septe ber."
Chairman Smith has called a meeting of
the Americas cup committee for TO-
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