The herald., 1895-09-24
DEFENDER IS ALL READY
To Meet English Yachts, New or
Old
1t viii Not Be Necessary to Build q
Boat to Keep Americas Cup
at Home

LONDON. Sept. 23.--J. M. Soper, the
yaont designer, came to London today
and had a conference with Charles Day
Rose regarding the details OF the yacht
proposed to challenge for the America
cup. 1t was agreed to communicate with
the secretary OF the Royal Victoria Yacht
club, who will cable the New York Yacht
club as follows my challenge will read
in behalf of the Royal Victoria Yacht
club and IN the name OF 9. D. Rose, q
member and the challenger, to sail a ser
les Of matches for the Americas cup
against any yacht or vessel built in the
United States.''
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.--When a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press showed
the cable message regarding the new
yachting challenger to eX-Commodore
James ID. Smith, chairman of the Am er.
ica's cup committee. the veteran yachts
man read the news eagerly and said:
This. indeed. is very sportsmenlike
challenge, and am very glad to hear of
it. Of course our committee ma, moth ing
to do with it, but when the direct cbai-
lenge arrives | have no doubt that u
special meeting of the New York Yacht
club will be called and new comm ittee
appointed. In his preliminary cable Mr..
Rose said that he begged to challenge for
the Americas cup next year. the race to
be sailed on conditions satisfactory to the
committee. The cablegram you have Just
shown me from Mr.. Rose bears out his
previous cablegram and leaves conditions
completely in the bands of any cup COM
mittee that may be appointed. Whether
/ shall be a member of that com mittee or
not can now say positively that the
fairest conditions will be adopted. This
is good news indeed for American yachts
men, and in my opinion it will not be
necessary for us to build another cup de-
fender in order to beat the distant
shore.
LONDON. Sept. a3.-rhe Times tomor-
row, commenting OIL the new challenge
for the Americas cup, Will say:
1t is satisfactory to find that the unto
ward circumstances of the race between
Nalkyrle III. and Defender have not pre-
vented immediate preparations for an
other friendly contest. All that Mr.. Rose
can be sailed under such conditions as
will make it test of seamanship and
eliminate accident Que to crowded
waterway, it will not be regarded by the
people of this country with the interest
and respect it would otherwise demand.
Commenting upon a letter from Shep-
ard, published this morning in defense
of the regatta committee of the New
York Yacht club who we're bound by a
deed of trust, the Times says:
1t would seem as though everything
connected with this cup is in the grasp
of the dead hand, and that nobody is to
blame for the deadlock. We can only sug-
gest that the cup and trust deed should
be carefully deposited in the strongest
strong room New York can boast and
some other object should be found for
which the yachtsmen can sail under con-
ditions of rational freedom and elasticity.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The New York
Yacht club tonight answered the commu-
ncation from the Royal Victoria Yacht
club and Mr.. Rose asking for match for
the Americas cup next year.
The two ca Diagrams follow:
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.- Percy Thei-
luson, secretary. Royal Victoria Yacht
club, Ryde, England: Cable announcing
challenge series of matches for Americas
cup in 1896 fro I your club on behalf of
Charles ID. Rose, received. Consider same
formal. Will be acted upon at special
meeting of the club to be called on re-
ceipt Of your letter.
(Signed) ]. S. V. ODDIE,
Secretary N. Y. Y.C.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-CharIes D.
Rose, 80 Hill street, Berkeley Square,
London: I beg to announce thu receipt OF
a cable to the club from the Royal Vic.
toria Yacht club in your behalf for a
series of matches for the Americas cup
in 1896. The same is considered formal
challenge and will be acted on at a spe-
oial meeting to be called on receipt of let
ter from Thelluson.
(Signed) J. V. S. ODDIE,
Secretary n. Y. Y. @.
Secretary Thelluson's letter is expected
early next week.