New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
DEED OF GIFT ADOPTED.
NO LACK OF CONDITIONS.
BrooLslyn Yacht Gibbs Ne7c Chat
Ienge Trophy Launched.


of ,be RrooLlyn Yacht Club consisting of Com
modore William c. Towen, Colonel David T.
Austen DR. J. F. De Mund. Edison B. Schock and
John c. Faist met at Colonel Austens office, No
81 Chambers street. yesterday and formally
adopted the deed of gift as drafted on Tuesday
A lively discussion arose as to the ratio of
ballast to displacement Colonel Austen favored
80 per cent or thereabouts, while other members
OF the committee suggested that il should be 40
per cent IL WAS finally ascertained that Is per
cent was the average ratio for such contests,
and a compromise was effected at 4J per cent,
except by mutual agreement of challenger and
defender
1t was stipulated that six months should
eiapse between the acceptance of the challenge
and the first race of series and that no races
should be sailed earlier than July 10 or later
1han october Is. This makes a challenge for
race next year possible. but hardly probable, as
the time limit would expire about March 10, as
some time would be necessary for negotiations
A series of races would net necessarily be
limited TO two yachts, as clause in the deed
provides that at any time within three months
after the acceptance Of a challenge a club other
than the challenging and defending club, of any
country qualified may enter yacht for the
series by conforming to certain conditions.
. A further limitation placed on the size Of
the yacht. as no challenge will be considered for
a
under thirty-five feet if sloop forty feet if
schooner. This seemed unnecessary,
smaller boat could not conform TO the clause
which provides that the challenging yacht must
proceed under sail and on her own bottom to
the waters Of the club holding the cup
40 provision was made for the distance of the
races or where they should be sailed and no
scantling restrictions were imposed This was
left to the mutual agreement OF the clubs inter
ssted.
The deed of gift in full follows:
THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP.
Presented by the Brooklyn Yacht Club
This cup Is offered perpetual challenge cup
for competition between yachts enrolled in clubs
of different countries, and not more than yacht
representing any country shall be allowed
compete in any series of races
ANY organized yacht club regularly Incorporated.
Of a country other than that OF the club holding
the cup, shall always have the right TO challenge
Tor series Of races for this cup, witt yacht
propelled by sails only, and constructed in the
country which the challenging club belongs.
and 10 sail in against any yacht enrolled
in the club holding the cup and constructed in the
country OF such club
of greater length the load line. if sloop
yaw than sixty-fVe feet nor less than thirty
five feet, and if schooner OF greater length
than eighty feet less than forty
4 yacht defending this cup in any series OF races
must be Of the same rig that OF the yacht rep
sesentiDg the challenging cUb- ana It's length or
the load line shall not either exceed or fall
below that of the challenging yacht by more than
10 per cent.
i No race shall be sailed earlier in any calendar
year than July j. nor later than october J.. The
first of any series shall not be sailed until
six months shall have elapsed after the acceptance
of a challenge The challenging club shall give IN
its challenge the Of the owner and the name
and load water line lengths Of the challenging
yacht
Should there prove 10 be. on measurement any
variation greater than per cent IN either direc-
,ion from the given load water lire length. such
be to
At any time within three months after the ac-
ceptance Of challenge club Of any country quail
fled a challenge other than that OF the
challenging and challenged club may enter yacht
for the series of by conforming the condi-
tions stipulated for a challenge provided such
yacht conforms with the restrictions 10 rig and
length stipulated Tor the defending yacht
Yachts competing in a series Of races for this
cup must proceed under sail on their own bottoms
from their OWN home ports TO the waters Of the
club holding the cup. A yacht shall not have or
use than centreboard. bilge board or other
similar device. The ratio of ballast displace-
ment shall not exceed 40 per cent except by mutual
consent.
Yachts shall be measured and rated for time al
lowance In accordance with rating and measure
xnent rules time allowance tables OF the Brook
lyn Yacht Club at the time OF challenge tsaid rules
being the same as adopted by the Atlantic Coast
Conference Of yacht clubs and yacht racing or
Gaflizations)-
II the cup be al any time in the possession Of a
club of country other than the United States and
q challenge issued by any qualified club in the
United States be accepted, the conditions above
lowatce must be adhered exactly, but IL chal
lenge sent by qualified club Of any other country
be accepted, such rating, measurements and time
allowance rules may be agreed upon 10y the
challenging and challenged club may be adopted.
A series OF races for the cup shall not be less
than three and shall include as many more as may
be necessary until yacht has won a majority Of
the races when such yacht shah be declared the
yinnsr al fhe series and of the cup If more than
three yachts ere engaged in the competition any
YACHT that has not race shall be debarred
after three races have been sailed The races OF
odd numbers in the sequence shall be sailed over
windward and leeward courses. ana nose OF even
numbers over courses Of equilateral uiangies.
The club challenging for the cup and the club
holding IL may by mutual agreement make any
.rranrsn,ent satisfactory both not inconsistent
with the conditions above set forth as TO exact
dares length. of course, racing rules and any and
all other conditions.
sho,:ld a club holding the cup for any cause be
dissolved. the CUP shall revert 10 the preceding
GLIB holding it. Should the Brooklyn Yacht CUT
i,e dissolved an SPECIAL rights herein reserved 10
that club shall revert 10 the club then holding the
CUP A., -
e1ty of the club holding IL. subject TO tae cond-
tons herein forth, and not the property OF Tue
caI.s- or owners OF any yacht winning the trophy
yachismen were averse to commenting on the
deed Of gift for the new trophy last night, out
Il seemed to be the general feeling that the cup
had too many strings TO make 1T attractive TO
those interested IN the sport abroad. AS one
we'll known yachtsnan said, IL has all the dis
advantages connected with challenging tor the
Americas Cup except the excessive cost ana
without the attraction OF the blue ribbon trophy
OF the seas
Another yachtsman said that in his opinion |
the cup would have been more attractive II the |
club had offered il practically without conditions,
as suggested by Commodore Towen. who was |
auo,cd as saving: I'VE will defend the cup 1
against a Ie-fooaer a 200-footer, schooner, /
yawl. sloop catboat or what mott Wen race TO /
Bermuda or Iceland, around Long Island. |
They can bring their boat i'm a balloon If they /
to