The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-21

The first of the series of international
races for the Americas cup takes place
today off Sandy Hook. The following
copy of the deed of gift of the Americas
cup is of interest:
New York, October rs, 1887.
Secretary's Office, 67 Madison Avenue:
Sir:--I am directed to inform the mem
bers of your Foreign Yacht Clubs Assoc
Cup, won by the yacht America at
Cowes, England, August % 1851, at the
Regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
as a prize offered to yachts of all ma
tions, having been returned to Mr. George
L. Schuyler, the only surviving donor,
has been reeonveyed to the New York
Yacht Club, by the following deed of
gift:
This deed of gift, made the twenty
fourth day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-seven, between
George L. Schuyler as sole surviving
owner OF the Cup won by the yacht
America" at Cowes, England, on the
twenty-second day of August, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-one, of the
first part, aud the New York Yacht Club
of the second part, witnesseth:
That said party of the first part, for
and in consideration of the premises and
the performance of the conditions and
agreements hereinafter set forth by the
party of the second part, has granted
bargained, sold, assigned, transferred and
set over. and by these presents does
grant, bargain, sell, assign. transfer and
set over unto the said party of the Sec
ond part its successors and assigns, the
cup won by the schooner yacht Amer
lea" at Cowes, England, upon the TWEEN.
ty-second day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-one To have
and to hold the same to the said party
of the second part, its successors anC
assigns, in trust, nevertheless, for the
following uses and purposes:
This cup is donated upon the condition
that it shall be preserved as a perpetual
challenge cup for friendly competition be-
tween foreign countries.
Any organized Yacht Club of foreign
country, incorporated, patented or IL
censed by the legislature, admiralty oil
d, other executive department, having fol
its annual regatta an ocean water course
on the sea, or on an arm of the sea, OF
one which combines both, shall always
be entitled to the right of sailing for thi.
cup, with a yacht or vessel propelled by
sails only and constructed in the country
to which the challenging club belongs
against any one yacht or vessel con
structed in the country of the club hold
ing the cup.
The competing yachts or vessels, If OF
one mast, shall be not less than sixty
five feet nor more than ninety feet or
the load water line; if of more than one
mast, they shall be not less than eighty
feet nor more than one hundred and fif
teen feet on the load water line.
The challenging club shall give ter
months notice in writing. naming the
days for the proposed race; but no race
shall be sailed in the days intervening
between November first and May first
Accompanying the ten months notice Of
challenge, there must be sent the name
of the owner and a certificate of the
name, rig and following dimensions Of
the challenging vessel, namely, length or
load water line, beam at load water line
and extreme beam and draught of water
which dimensions shall not be exceeded
and a custom-hcuse registry of the yes
sci must also be sent as soon as possible
Vessels selected to compete for this cur
must proceed under sail on their owr
bottoms to the port where the contest is
to take place. Centreboard or sliding
keel vessels shall always be allowed te
compete in any race for this cup, and
no restriction nor limi,ation whatever
shall be placed upon the use of such GEN.
treboard or sliding keel, nor shall the
centreboard or sliding keel be considered