The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-26
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new YORK Y. c. DECLINES,
The Upton CHALLENGE

resolutions were offered by Commodore
Ledyard seconded by Commodore u. T..
Morgan and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, First, that the Americas
cup held by this club, as trustee under
the deed OF gift. is trophy which stands
pre-eminently for speed and for the ut
most skill in designing, constructing
managing and designing the competing
vessels and should therefore be sailed for
by the fastest and most powerful vessels
that can be produced.
Second. that no agreement for any
match for the cup should contain any
provision which detracts from the merit
CT the trophy representing these objects.
Third, that no agreement should be
made with any challenger which imposes
any other limitation or restriction upon
the designer than such as Is necessarily
implied in the limits OF waterline length
expressed in the deed.
Especially should no agreement be
made requiring the coptesting vessels to
be constructed under any rule of meas
urement designed, as is the present rule
OF the New York Yacht club. to produce
a vessel OF a special or limited type.
Fourth. that the Importance of the
event makes 1t desirable tEat the contest
Ing vessels should be substantially OF the
greatest power and size permitted by the
Limitations OF the deed or gift. Such YES
sells also furnish the most complete test of
skill in designing. constructing, managing
and handling.
For these reasons matches for this
cup should not be held between vessels of
comparatively insignificant power size
While the defending club cannot require
that the challenge vessel be OF any given
size so long as she is within the limits
permitted by the deed of gift. IT should
not consent to- any limitation upon the
power or size of the defending vessel,
other than such as is imposed by the deed.
WILL BAR TIME ALLOWANCE.
Fifth, the yacht club is prepared TO ac-
cept challenge in accordance with the
terms of the deed OF gift. and TO enter
again into mutual agreements with any
challenger similar TO those which have
governed matches for this cup for many
years past.
'It is also prepared to meet Ally quail
fed challenger in a series OF races for
this cup, to be sailed boat for boat, with
out time allowance.
sixth, the challenge OF the Royal Irish
Yacht club fails to conform to the pro-
visions of the deed of gift. under which
alone this club can accept any challenge,
in that It gives no dimension of the chal-
lenging vessel and In that IL imposes new
and special conditions upon the type, size
and power of the defending vessel.
Moreover. 1t is of such character
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ment of this club, involve a complete
OF the objects for which
the trust In respect to the Americas cup
was constituted.
Seventh, that committee therefore be
appointed by the commodore, of which he
shall be one, with instructions to decline
on behalf OF this club the challenge of the
Royal Irish Yacht club, with an explana-
ton of the reasons OF this club for its
action.
The undersigned were appointed by the
as the committee mentioned
In the resolution, and, in accordance with
the instructions therein contained. Ii Is
with great regret that we inform you that
the New York Yacht club declines your
The sentiment OF the club members at
the meeting was that the Reliance, the
winner of the last Americas cup races,
was still an unbeaten boat and that the
race for. the blue ribbon of the seas with
smaller and therefore slower boats was
out of the question.