The sun., 1908-12-27
2 CANADA CUP ISSUES.
ChaIlengers fer Trophy State Their
" Reasons fer Barring the Seneca.


Reasons fer Barring the Seneca.
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club. which
recently challenged for q race next season
for the Canada cup. has Issued Q: s:statement
TO yachtsmeR OF the Great Lakes giving
their side Of the controversy with the Rooh-
ester Yacht Club. The Canada cup was
first won By members Of the Royal Canadian
Yacht Club. It was decided By those mem
bers to the club as Q perpetual challenge
cup, SO that the Cansaishs are perhaps
better qualified to interpret the spirit of
the ruiesiaid down in that deed.
The cup Is now held by the Rochester
Yacht Club and that club has declined to
see things the way the Canadians do. The
Canadians raised two points. both OF which
they we're willing 10 refer to yachtsmen
10 be arbitrated. The Rochester men were
willing to arbitrate one point. but not the
other. so the negotiations for q race fell
through. In it's statement the Royal Cana
dian Club says.
Owing to the publicity given to the
controversy between the Rochester Yacht
Club and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club
and the inaccuracy Of many Of the news
paper reports the Royal Canadian Yacht
Club feel that some explanation why they
have withdrawn their challenge Is due to
the yaohtsmen Of the Great Lakes.
There are two points at issue. In the
minds Of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club |
the more important One IL the question OF
the use of yachts in the contest not intended |
In good faith for use on the Great Lakes. |
They contend that the spirit and language |
Of the deed Of gift clearly indicate that |
what was In the minds OF the donors was to |
provide q cup for International racing be-
tween the yachts OF yacht clubs bordering
on the Great Lakes and to provide a cup
for fresh water similar to the Americas
Cup for salt. and that had it been the in
tsntion Of the donors 10 throw the contest
open to all Canada and all the United States
the deed would have said that the contest
was to be between yachts owned In Canada
and yachts owned In the United States.
The Rochester Yacht Club contend that
the deed of gift is not clear as to this point
and they for the gbishs to ,ra and
the American feet OF yachts, no matter
where their home port may be or their
owners may reside & 40 long G "a thSy h are 9ade snh
This we hold. Ii not the spirit ofthe deed
and would be most UNEQUAL and unreasona-
THE second pint and one less important
to race for the Canads's 9iip.-oging to her
tIons now 10 force In the union, " whereas our
these restrictions. Thus II it was allowed
testrictions t under The reading Of the upion
rule on this point she would obtain an ad-
vantage which it is not In the interests Of
sPst sPGt as as we S tafe axe i tSs fundSmenia prin-
olple OF ell true sports is competition on
> Ne further have contended that the
Seneca, having been on salt water and |
owned by New York yaobtspan. her home
there, at the time OF the passing Of the scant-
ling rule, In 1907, was not exempt. as would
be fresh water yacht owned 10 good faith
I1d EePo PPsn Rss sR see our Minds
lesser Importance than the one OF the eliRi-
1lity to racs for the Cansd9's cup OF any
owned in good faith and kept for use on the
Ne have gone to the last extreme in our
Club TO leave the point in dispute to dis
tribunal, by FIRST ACCEPTING their
proposal to name the council OF the union
Of either the New York Yacht
Club or the Eastern Yacht Club Of Bos-
ton or any other American yacht club
By their decision The Rochester club
have Esjsetsd our not rbtss ann on
. ihe snion the QUESTION IS e the sllsibiIlty ,
of the Seneca 70 Taos under the union rules, /
R With ,Ss e .hs sSSSsSs Sasss9n e her censs
he deed Of gift Of the Canadas cup must
be the instrument to guide those who are to 4
decide, as that instrument says that such i
challenge shall be made and the matches ,
sailed In accordance with the terms and pro-
visions Of this instrument. and that altera-
lions may be made that are mutual 70 both
parties, but only where they do not alter the
sense and spirit OF this instrument. II
on Saturday, December II, we sent ,
,ommittee 10 Rochester TO confer with the
committee Of that club, but as they abso-
Iutely refused to arbitrate the question We
make this statement to you, the yachtsmen
of the Great Lakes, and 70 explain why the
Royal Canadian Yacht Club withdraws from r.
.he contests for the Canada'B cup so long as
he Rochester Yacht Club maintains this
The deed Of gift says in Its preamble after
telling how the cup was won: we are de- ,
,irous that said cup shall be preserved as
perpetual international challenge cup Tor
friendly competition between representa-
ives OF yacht clubs Of the two nations bor-
iering on the Great Lakes and 70 encourage
he building Of larger neets oy fostering
,etween rs and 10 feet water line length
,lassed according TO the rules ol the Yacht
Racing Union. The club holding the, cup
las the right to name the class lT which the
ace Is TO take place for. D. period extending
,yer three matches end there Is mutual
lfreement clause which gives the chal-
eagers and the challenged power 70 make
my satisfactory arrangements that DO not
liter the sense OF the deed.
BOARD FLOOR TENNIS.