Year: 1869

o. Of his challenge to the sappho o. any other vessel
acauit him OF anv negligence ia the Affair." II they
referred to the Times OF Thursday week they would
lind copy OF all correspondence between him and
the New York Yacht Club IN this matter. He might
mention that 1t included Q formal acknowledgment
accept his challenge private individual but if he
sent certified document authorizing him to repre-
Sc any E e a. e % a asS a
bf1a on the terms Of his challenge. Un-
fortunately, however, very much to ms regret
certain objections had arisen since, and the New
YORK Yacht Club, as yachtmen and business men,
ought TO have known that when he sent challenge
OF that character IL indlspensaby necessary TO
draw a limit as TO the size or the vessel which
shonld accept his challenge. lie knew the diflcul-
or the exact tonnage OF the Cambria, ana he there
fore said the measurement should be within ten per
cent more or less; and, inasmuch as he was not
measurement across the Atlantic he Thought he was
justified In asking that the scale OF measurement
Thames Yacht Club measurement. lflear. hear, and
appause.l The Dauntless accepted his chal-
lenge, but ne had shown that she WAS
SO far as he could make out the scale
adopted by the Amercans--ninety-nine per cent, or
nearly double the size OF the Cambria, and therefore
not within the limits OF ms challenge and ne Ielt
quite justified In not accepting t Tie did not think
" Iair or equitable to accept the challenge OF Mr..
Bennett; for when ne (Mr. Asnbury) sent the chal-
lense ne did SO simply an individual and without
Inc slightest idea that much interest would be at
tached TO chaenge OF that character either on the





on IN the American ana the English papers and had
aroused great pubic interest, that, however much
avoid the semblance OF the white feather he reluc-
family decided upon not racing the Dauntless, as 1t
the proportions or an international contest lie
was not prepared to say that tile Thames measure
ment was not open TO modification; but what he had
YACHT Club should send over their rules and regu-
lati0nS by which they show the measurement Of
their yachts and then he proposed that the two sys
TENS OF measurement should be submitted to tho
Royal Thames Yacht Club commodore, or to any
leading member Of yacht club. to decide US 10
Wnether the Royal Thames Yacht CLUB measurement
p not II 10 ms s
should decide that the Royal Thames Yacht Club
measurement was uniavorable to the Americans no
1t should be declded that the Danntless was fair
match for the Cambria he could only say he would
he would start for America. He had written q long
letter few days ago to the New YORK HERALD, In
reply TO certain leading articles. in which they aps
peared 20 say that ne had shown the white feather
and had backed out OF The race with the Dauntess
Of Mr.. Bennett zone OF the pr0prietors Of the NEW
YORK HERALDl But II they thought he was going
to show the white feather merely because they did
not think proper TO accept his terms he could only
say that they did not know The man they had to deal
strength the Cambria should cross over TO New
, YORK a e. any raIs M ppanss Il the proposed race
YORK, aud he should spare no time or expense in
endeavorng. il possible, 20 bring back to
lCheersl they were doubtless aware that the
owner of the Sapph0 had thought proper
specially to send hum challenge, as they
were dissatisfied with the defeat that vessel round
the Isle OF Wight. de (Mr. Ashbury) had proposed
that they should sail three courses, and the winner
OF two to be declared the vict0r-viz., round the
Isle OF Wight, also from there to Eddystone light
house and back and then from the Solent to Cher
b0urg breakwater and back. The same reasons for
not racing the Dauntess would justify him In re-
iusing to race the Sapph0; but he was quite willing
70 fOregO the difference In tonnage between them.
He might mention, as an instance showing the im-
p0rtance attached To this International yacht match,
that his reply In the London papers to some strlc-
lures OF Mr.. Bennett had been teegraphed over to
the New YORK papers. Mr.. Ashbury thanked Mr.
Graves for proposing his health and giving him the
opportunity OF explaining his part in the affair. Ho
would spare no trouble or expense to lnsure VIC
tory to the club to which he had the honor to be-
long. thear. hear and applause!


Mr.. w. Tetley, in a speech OF some length and
warmth, asked the company to drink the health OF
the Commodore OF the New YORK Yacht Club. When
across there some twenty years ago ne had been
they all knew now how to appreciate their brother
yacntmen across the Atlantic The Americans had
reached the perfection Of naval architecture, and
they could tell by the incest scientinc calculation
what all their yachts could do, having exact figures
giving the area OF the canvas OF each and In other
ways showing that their records were OF the most
perfect description. Tic believed he might make
the proper distinction by saying that the English
were practical yachtmen, but not scientific. He
should not like them to separate without drinking
TO the health OF the Commodore OF the New YORK
Yacht Club


The toast was enthusiastically taken up, and three
times three heartily given.