The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-28
KING PRESENTS TROPHY
 FOR AMERICAN YACHTS
4 CUP TO BE RACED FOR IN THESE WATERS
 ALONE.

VIII De Known as "Ihe Kings Cup"
 and Must be Raced for Annually Special Meeting of New York Yacht
 Club to Act on Matter-AdOpts Res-
 OIutiOns Recognizing With Sincere
 Gratitude Honor Conferred Uuon It.
 New York, Nov. 27.-Announcement was made tonight at the New York Yacht club of the presentation to the club by King Edward VII. of a trophy , to be known as '"The Kings Cup" and to be raced for annually by American yachts in American waters.
 More than a hundred yachtsnen re- sponded to the call for special meet ing of the yacht club when Commodore Frederick G. Bourne, who presided, said:
 Some time ago I received an inform al and confidential letter from Lord Crawford informing me that it was his majesty's desire to present a cup to the New York Yacht club to be sailed | for annually under terms and condi- l tions to be formulated, and asking my cooperation in order to arrive at a set of rules or regulations which would at the same time carry out his majes- tvs. object and be agreeable to the New York Yacht club. Thereupon some exchange of communications took place between us and rules and regu- lations of the character I have men, tioned were formulated. and have re- i ceived from Lord Crawford a letter in ! which he says:
 l It is therefore my pleasing duty on behalf of his majesty to inform you 1 that it is his desire to present cup 1 to tEe New York Yacht club which shall be competed for annually by 1 yachts belonging to an American Yacht i club of good standing, subject to the rules and regulations sent" i Continuing the commodore praised the king highly and said that such sug- 1 gestions as he had offered concerning the rules for the races had been re. i ceived and accepted by his majesty with great liberality of spirit. The con- ditions, which 1t is said were arranged for the greater part by the king him. self are as follows: ...-...,.... .... .. This cup is to be known as the 1 Kings cup.
 1.-The cup shall be forever held by the New York Yacht club to be sailed l for annually. The name of each yacht winning shall receive from the New 1 York Yacht club a suitable medal or i other trophy to commemorate her vic- l tory.
 S-Races for this cup shall be sailed under the racing rules of the New 1 York Yacht club as the same shall be from time to time in force, including the rules for measurement and the time allowance except as otherwise provided in these terms and conditions Amy yacht belonging to any yacht club in the United States in good stand ing shall be eligible to enter in these races, provided that, in the case of single-masted vessel, she be of water line length of not less than fifty feet, and that. in the case of a vessel of more than one mast, she shall be of a water1ine length of not less than sixty feet; but these limitations of dimen- sions may be from time to time altered i by the unanimous action of the flag of- ficers of the New York Yacht club, talk en not less than ten months prior to the race to which such alteration shall be applicable.
 5-The courses and dates and any other conditions, or with the racing rules of the New York Yacht club shall be determined from time to time by the 1 Ho ofE oF hot aI,,I, oy,+ ,o{, cumstances shall arise which, in the Judgment of the flag officers make it inexpedient to do so, the races shall preferably take place over one of the courses off Newport during the annual squadron cruise of the club.
 6-All races for this cup shall be sail- ed without time limit.
 7-Entries for these races must be in writing and must be lodged with the regatta committee of the New York Yacht club not later than forty-eight hours before the time of starting. i Commodore Ledyard offered the fol- lowing resolutions, a copy of which was cabled to the king:
 "The New York Yacht club desires to express it's very deep appreciation of the gift of his majesty, King Edward VII, of the cup to be known as the kings cup and accepts the terms and conditions of the gift.
 "The club recognizes with sincere gratitude the honor thus bestowed up- on it.
 His majesty's keen interest in the sport has ever been regarded with ad- rr1iration by American yachtSrnen; and his powerful influence in maintaining it's best standards and highest tradi- tions has been effective in American as in English waters. The club will al- ways cherish with pride the trophy thus committed to it's trust"