Mat 23, 1889,1 



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WELLINGTON, Mass., May 18.— There was a fair attendance 

 at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-dav. Tlic following 

 scores were made in the merchandise match: Snow first with 15, 

 Schaefer and Bradstreet second with 14, Perry aud Bond third 

 with 13, Dill, Baxter and Allerlou fourth with 12, Stanton and 

 Melcher Ufth with 11, Webster. Warren. White, Chase and San- 

 born sixth with 10. Perry and Lee tied with 14 each out of 15 and 

 Lee won in the shoot off. The winners in the sweepstake matches 

 were: Five clay-pigeons, Melcher and Schaefer; 5 clay-pigeons, 

 Schaefer; 5 clay-pigeons. Smith; 5 clay-pigeons, Schaefer; 5 clay- 

 pigeons, Schaefer; 6 bluerooks, Dill and Schaefer; 5 clay-pigeons. 

 Everett, Baxter, Stanton and Snow; 8 clay-pigeons. Bond, Wood, 

 Perry and Chase; 6 bluerooks, Schaefer and Short; 7 bluerooks, 

 Stanton, Wood, Perrv and Robinson; 6 clav-pigeons, Schaefer, 

 Perry. Melcher and Field; 5 clay-pigeons, Perry, Chapin and 

 Snow; 6 bluerocks, Stanton, Bran street and Schaefer. 



LANSING ROD AND GUN CLUB.-Lansing, Mich., May 17 — 

 I hand you below list of officers of the Lansing Rod and Gun Club, 

 recently organized: Pres., E. W. Sparrow: Vice-Pres., Charles J. 

 Davis; Sec, W. .). Raiuej : Treas., Jason E. Nichols; Directors, S. 

 L. Smith; A. H. Whitehead, E. . Cooley; Captain, Launt Thomp- 

 son; Lieutenant, Jason E. Nichols. The club has a membership 

 of forty-five, meets every Wednesday at 4 o'clock, and uses five 

 standard Hups.— W. J. Rainey. Secretary. 



NEWARK, N, J., May 16.— A 10-bird match for $50 a side was 

 shot at John Erb's on Thursday afternoon between Henry Bur- 

 gesser and William Erb. The latter killed 8 and Burgesser killed 

 7. A 50-bird match was then made for S100 a side, between John 

 and William Erb on one side and Henry Burgesser and James E. 

 Wheaton on the other, to be shot on Erb's ground on Wednesday, 

 May 22. 



M ATAWAN, May 18.— The May shoot of the Midway Shooting 

 Association took place to-day. The first prize was won by Chas. 

 Muirhead, who killed 8 straight. William Perrin won second 

 prize by killing 19 out of 20, and Dr. Edward F. Tayler secured 

 third prize, by killing 5 out of 7. James Glynn and Frank Worrell 

 sbot a match at 4 birds, Glenn killing 2 and Worrell 1. 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 18. -Riverside Gun Club medal shoot, 20 

 Peoria blackbirds thrown from 3 traps, American Association 

 rules governed: Hespos 13, Mauue 14, Seltzer 13, riling 15, Pohl- 

 man 14, Eikhoff 14, Raggartv 18. Rosier 11, Grassom 13, Pancok 

 12, Sehomburg il, Hildebiand 12, Mililel 12, Bright 15, Langen- 

 bacher 16, Meusch 18, Horstmanshoff 13. Meusch first medal on 

 shoot-off; Langenbacher second medal.— (Jnser Fritz. 



BUOD vs. KLEINZ.— The date of the live pigeon shoot between 

 J.Frank Kleinz, champion of Pennsylvania, and C. W, Budd, 

 champion of America, has been changed to Monday, June 10. 



uxnoqtng. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., ol 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing art 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of^poats and fittings, and all items 

 relatiug to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 1887-88. 



Commodore: H. C. Rogers )„„, . . _ 



Secretary-Treasurer: Geo. W. Hatton J ^eteroorougn, Can. 

 Vice-Com. Bear-Corn. Purser. 

 Central Div. ,W. It. Huntington. E. W. Hasten T. H. Stryker, 



Atlantic Div. W. P. Stephens L. B. Palmer P. L. Dunne?!, N " Y " 



„ ' „ . 186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn. 



Eastern Div. .H. E. Rice, M. D. . . .Maxton Holmes H. D. Marsh, 



™ , ~. ^ , „ Springfield. Mass. 



N'thern Div. .Robert Tyson S.S. Robinson Colin Frasef, Toronto. 



Applications for membership must be made to division parsers, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of Sfi.00 

 for entrance fee and dues for current year. Every member attending 

 tbe general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to the Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the propt r Division. 



Persons residing in any Division aud wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms ol upplicati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore—J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio. 

 Vice-Commodore— D. R. Crane, Chicago, 111. 

 Rear-Commodore- C. J. Stedman. Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 Secretary-Treasurer— O. H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Executive Committee— C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich.: T. P. Gaddis Day 

 ton, O.; T. J . Kirkpatrick, Springfield, O. 



FIXTURES. 



May. 



May 27 to June 1. Delaware River Meet, Delanco. 

 May 30 to June 2. Passaic River Cruise. 



JUNE. 



8. lanthe. Spring. Newark. 10. Puritan, Record Races, No. 2. 



15- 17. Puritan, Annual Meet, 17. Puritan, Record Races No.3 



Nantflsket, 22. N. Y. C. C. Annual, Staten 



15. Brooklyn Annual. Island. 



16- 17. South Boston, Local Meet, 29. Corinthian Mosouito Fleet, 



Petticks Island. Larchmont. 



Judy. 



4. Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-32. Atlantic Division Meet. 

 13-29. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast Fd, 27. Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers. 



August. 

 — . Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands. 



7-23. A. C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River. 



SEPTEMBER. 



■8. Puritan, Record Races, No. 5. 14. Ian tho, Annual, Newark. 



PASSAIC RIVER DECORATION DAY CRUISE.-Canoeistson 

 the Passaic are actively engaged in making preparations for the 

 spring cruise around Staten Island, which promises to be more 

 successful than anything yet attempted As the early spring 

 meets on the Hudson are no longer held it is thought that many 

 of the New York, Brooklyn and Hudson River canoeists, as well 

 as those from Red Bank and vicinity, will be able to join the 

 cruise at some point, and all go in camp on May 30 at or near 

 Cheesequake Creek opposite Amboy. In '87, it will be remem- 

 bered, tlie Passaic canoeists held a very successful meet at Dun- 

 dee Lake. Last year large numbers were in camp Fourth of Jul y 

 week on the shores of Newark Bay, and this year, with the desire 

 of inducing all canoeists to join with them, the Staten Island 

 cruise has been chosen. The Passaic canoeists will go in camp on 

 Newark Bay on the night, of May 29, and leave camp on the first 

 of toe ebb tide, about 6 o'clock toe following morning (Decoration 

 Day), puttiug in at Perth Amboy about 2 P. M. for dinner, after 

 which a few races may be held. Friday and Saturday morning 

 will be spent cruising about the Lower Bay, and the run up to 

 New York will be made on the Saturday afternoon flood tide, the 

 return to the Passaic or up the Hudson being made the following 

 day. Those who cannot leave business on Friday and Saturday 

 morning will not be prevented from joining the 'cruise, as they 



ran together with the tide to New York. Mr. Irving V. Dorland' 

 Ailington C. C, is chairman of the Passaic Committee, and Mr' 

 Richard Ho ban. lanthe C. C, 59 Raise v street. Newark, N j' 

 secretary. Members of other clubs about New York and on the* 

 Hudson River are invited to join the Cruise, and will receive a 

 cordial welcome. 



OWANUX CANOE ASSOCIATION. — At a meeting held in 

 Bridgepoit, Conn., on May It, the Owanttx Canoe Association was 

 organized. The object of the association is to unite the canoeists 

 of Long Island Sound and adjacent waters. The association 

 starts off with nineteen charier members, two of them bains 

 A.C.A. men. Tne offieets are: Commodore, Jos. H. Rowland" 



— <-■' crass \j outside 

 these limits but unaei- 20tt. All boats must be canoe-shaped. 

 The Association will hold a meet, probably at Woodmont, on 

 Aug. 3 to 10.-C. H. Gilbert, Sec'y O. C. A. (Derby, Conn., May 15 . 

 ™ A -£- ^MBERsmi? — Eaistern Division-Fred P. Campbtll, 

 Olcott, Vt; D. Jfi. MjUer, C. O. Buttrick, E. C. Sackett and VV\ O 

 Billings, Sprifigheld. Mass. Central Division — H. D. McVean 

 Rochester, N. Y . Atlantic Division— Percy F. Hogan, Brooklyn' 

 N.Y. Normera Divtsiou-J. Wilton Morse, W Arniour and & 

 C. Matheson, Toronto. ' ■ • 



A. C. A. MEET.— On May 16-17 a party, including Com. H. C. 

 Rogers, Col. J. Z. Rogers and Messrs. R. M. Dennistown, G. W. 

 Hatton and E. B. Edwards, of Pctcrboro, and Messrs. J. G. 

 Edwards, R. Hopkins, T. B. Dean and E. Pitt, of Lindsay, vis- 

 ited tho St. Lawrence aud decided to locate the camp on Stave 

 Island instead of Sugar Island, as at first proposed. Arrange- 

 ments for the store, mess tent, etc., were made. The vole of the 

 committee on the question of standing sails and sliding seats 

 was not favorable to a change, and the rules will remain as they 

 are this vear. 



IANTHE C. C— At the annual meeting of the lanthe C. Cheld 

 May 0, the following officers were elected: Captain, Lincoln B. 

 Palmer; Mate, Wm. J. Stewart; Purser, Wm. P. Dodge, 37 Buruet 

 street, Newark, N. J.: Executive Committee— Officers ex-offiiAn* 

 Geo. W. Baxter aud Barron Fredericks; Regatta Committee— 

 Geo. P. Douglass, chairman: Richard Hobart, aud Barron Fred- 

 cricks; House Committee -Geo, K. Oomyns, chairman; Geo. W. 

 Baxter and Jos. Stewart. 



BROOKLYN C. C.-The fiist race for the Brooklyn C. C. chal- 

 lenge cup was sailed on May 18, Mr. M. V. Brokaw winning in his 

 new Ruggles canoe Brooklyn, withMr. Percy Hogan in the Wind, 

 second. The spring regatta will be held on June 15. 



FIXTURES. 



MAY. 



21. Miramichi, Opening Cruise. 30. Detroit, 1st Pennant. 

 24. Hamilton, 20, 25, 30 and 35ft, 30. Larchmont, 70ft. Class. 

 24. St. Lawrence. Skiffs, Mont'l. 30. King Philip B. C, Fall River 

 30. Yorkville, Opening, Oak Pt. 30. Cedar Point, Opening. 

 28. St.Lawrence,Vice-Com.Cup, 30. Newark, Ladies' Day. 



Montreal. 30 New Haven, Opening. 



80-June 3. Portland, Cruise. 30. New Jersey, Opening. 

 30. Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend. 30. Quaker City, Opening, Phila. 

 30. Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay. 



June. 



16. Detroit. 



1. Quincy. Cash Prizes. 

 X, Larchmont, Spring. 

 1. Great Head, Pennant. 

 1. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. 

 3-5-7. Katrina-Shainrock, N. Y. 



5. Dorchester, Open, Club. 



6. Monatiquot, Opening, Ft. Pt, 



7. New Haven, Ladies' Day. 



8. Buffalo, Pennant. Buffalo. 

 8. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 



Larchmont. 



10. New Jersey, Annual, N. Y. 



11. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 



11. Atlantic, Annual, N. Y. 



12. New Haven, Annual. 



13. New York, Annual, N. T. 

 13. Miramichi, Miller and Call 



Cups. 



13. Portland Annual, Portland. 

 15. Corinthian, Marblehead. 



17. Cape Cod, Orleans. 

 17. American, Annual Pennant. 

 17. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y 

 17. Quincy, First Cham. 

 17. Dorchester, Open, Nahant. 

 17. Southwark, Annual, Phila. 

 18-20-22. Kai.nna-Titama, N. Y. 



20. Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft. Pt. 



21. Quaker City, Annual, Glouc. 



22. Buffalo, Sweep. Classes 3 & 3. 

 22. Beverly,Marbk-h Yl,lst Cham. 

 22. HuU, First Cham. 



22, Columbia, Annual, N. Y. 

 22. St. Lawrence, Montreal. 

 24. Pa vonia, Annual, JerseyCity 

 24. Newark, Open, Newark. 

 26. Pieou, Club. 

 29. Corinthian, Marblehead. 

 29. Beverly,Mon.Beaeh,lst Open 



15. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y". 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch. 



29. Hull, Club Cruise, 

 29. Yonkers Cor., Yonkers. 

 29. St. Lawrence, Montreal. 

 30-July 1. St. Lawrence, Cruise, 

 Montreal. 



15. Lynn, Club, Lynn. 

 15. Brooklyn, Annual. 

 15. Great Head, Open. 

 15. Hamilton, 30 and 35ft. Class. 

 15. Chelsea, Club. 



July. 



1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise. 13 Corinthian, Marblehead. 



4. Larchmont, Annual. 13. Monatiquot , 1st Cham., Ft. Pt 



4. Beverly, Mon Beach, 1st Buz. 13. Buffalo Handicap, to Point 



Bay. Albino. 



4. Beverly, Marbleh'd, 1st Cup. 13. Cape Cod, Dennis. 



4. Hyde Park.Annual.Chieago. 17. Pleon, Club Cruise. 



4. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo. 17. Great Head, 2d Cham. 



4. Detroit, Cruise. St. Clair. 18. Quincv, Second Cham. 



4. Cedar Pt., Special, Bridgep't. 20, Chelsea, Club. 



4. Quaker CityCor.. Marcus H'k 20. Hull, Ladies' Race. 



5. Dorchester, Open, Club. 20. Beverly,Murblehcad,2d Cup. 

 'j. Hull, 76th Regatta. 20. Hamilton, Cruise. 



e. Beverly, Marbleh'd, 2d Cham 20. American, 2d Cham, 



o. Sippican, Annual, Marion. 20. St. Lawrence, Montreal. 



6. Great Head, 1st Cham. 24. Pleon, Club. 



6. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. 25. Miramichi, Miller and Call 

 6. Larchmont, 10ft. Class. Cups. 



6. St. Lawrence, Montreal. 27. Corinthian. Marblehead. 



8. Inter-Lake Y. R. A. Meet, 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz. 

 Lake Erie. Bay. 



8. American, 1st Cham, 27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point. 



9. New Haven, Annual. 37. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col- 

 — . Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft, burn. 



Ocean Race. 27. Cape Cod. 



— . Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise 27. Hamilton, 25ft. Class. 



10. Pleou Club, 1st Cham. 27. Quaker City Cor., Riverton. 



10. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 29. Detroit, 2d Pennant, 



13. Lynn. Club, Lynn. 31. Pleon, Open. 



13. Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 31. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



August. 



3. Quincy, Open Race. 

 3. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo. 

 3. Sippican, Oluh, Marion. 

 3. Beverly. Marbleh'd, 1st Cup. 



3. Lynn. Club, Lynn. 17. American, Around Plum 

 3. Gape Cod. land, go as you please. 



3. West Lynn, 1st Cham., Lynn 17. Chelsea, Ladies' Dav. ' 



3. New Haven, Annual Cruise. 19. American, Open. ' 



5. American, 31 Cham. 19. Detroit, 3d Pennant. Af 



5. Dorchester, Open, Club. 19. L. Y. R. A., Hamilton.. n , 



7. Pleon, 2d Cham 21. Pleon. 3d Cham. j gjg 



routine in every case, and of itself would probably be arranged 

 in a manner fairly satisfactory to the challenger by a little cor- 

 respondence; in fact it has practically been thus arranged al- 

 ready. As every -one at all conversant with international yacht- 

 ing knows, the. main question involved is a most serious one, and 

 must take precedence of all other matters. After the last race 

 the terms on which the Cup was held, which had already been 

 once altered in the past, were materially changed, in a manner 

 at variance with both the letter and the spirit of the written 

 document drawn up by the owners and donors of ihe Cup. This 

 change was made hurriedly by a few men in the face of a chal- 

 lenge practically in hand, which challenge was thereby excluded. 

 Apart from the manner in which the deed was altered, the new 

 terms themselves were such as to provoke general and hostile 

 Criticism among yachtsmen at home as well as abroad, as being 

 unfair, illiberal and unsportsmanlike. It being evident after a 

 year that no foreign club was desirous of challenging under such 

 terms, too following resolution was passed by the New York Y. 

 C. on May 17. 1888: 



Wher&its, The secretary of this club has received letters dated 

 Nov. 26, 1887, from the Royal London Y. C, and from the Yacht 

 Racing Association, representing the principal yacht clubs of 

 EuroDO, and dated Feb. 22, 1*88, regretting that the terms of the 

 new deed of gift of the America Cup presented by Geo. L. Schuy- 

 ler, and dated Oct. 38, 1887, are such that foreign vessels are unable 

 to challenge; and, 



Whereas* In this deed of gift, by which the Cup is now held by 

 this club, any mutual agreement may be made between the chal- 

 lenged and the challenging party; therefore. 



Resolved, That the terms under which the races between the 

 Geuesta and Puritan, Galatea aud Mayflower and Thistle aud 

 Volunteer were sailed are satisfactory to this club and a chal- 

 lenge under these terms would be accepted, but with the positive 

 understanding that if the Cup is won by tne club challenging it 

 shall be held under and subject to the full terms or the new deed, 

 dated Oct. 28, 1887, inasmuch as this club believes it to be in the 

 interest of all parties, and the terms of which are distinct, fair 

 and sportsmanlike. 



As we pointed out at the time, this offer in no way affected the 

 mei its of the case, or disposed of the charge of unfairness; it 

 simply proposed to leave the decision to chance, with the odds 

 very materially in favor of the New York Y. C. as after Thistle's 

 failure there was little prospect of the success of a new chal- 

 lenger. 



With such an important matter as the whole future of the Cup 

 at stake, aud in view of the general condemnation of the new 

 deed by British yachtsmen, it would seem that no one with any 

 spirit or national pride would accept such terms aud compromise 

 the chances of his fell ow yachtsmen in all future competitions, 

 but from Lord Dunraven's letter it appears that this is precisely 

 what he has done and persists in doing, in spite of the club in 

 whose name he challenges. His Statement ot the case in his let- 

 ter to Secretary Oddie is entirely erroneous; it the New York Y.C. 

 retains the Cup it will by no means be in t he same position as 

 now, but in a far better one, while British yachtsmen will be 

 placed, by their rash representative, in a very bad position for 

 obtaining fair terms in future races. The terms of the deal 

 under which Lord Dunravon offers his challenge are that, if he 

 wins, the cup shall be held under the new deed, while il lie loses 

 British yachtsmen withdraw aR the objections they have maae 

 to the obnoxious document and accept its terms to govern all 

 future races, practically giving the present holders a perpetual 

 mortgage on the Cup. W he the r or no Lord Dunraven aud the 

 R. Y. S. understood tne matter in this way, it is certain that 

 Com. Gerry and his associates do, and tnat this race, if sailed, 

 will oe a test case, dec ding on what tetms the Cup shall be held 

 until the New York Y, C. finds it desirable to alter them again 

 The present, positi >n of the New York Y. C. is that it has been, 

 for tne first time m four years, without a challenge, and under 

 serious imputations of unfair dealing, and barring Lord Dun- 

 raven's kindly help, it is likely to stay in the same position for 

 some time. After it has given him the coveted live races, how- 

 ever, it will be in a very different position, still holding the Cup, 

 but with its action indorsed ny tho highest authority. As for the 

 contingency of the shoe being on tne other foot and the Cup 

 going abroad, it is, all things considered, too remote to be, seri- 

 ously entertained for a moment. 



Tne questions in dispute are well within the grasp of any intel- 

 ligent yachtsman aided by a little legal advice. Has the New 

 York Y. G. any right, as a trustee, to change the conditions of a 

 trust, especially without the consent of all the donors, or of the 

 heirs ol those deceased? This question has been submitted in the 

 past to high legal authorities, and has been decided in the nega- 

 tive. Com. Gerry knows tnat the action of the club in 18-2 and 

 1887 would not stand in law, and Lord Ouuraven's legal adviser 

 will probably tell him the same thing. Even if sucu a change 

 were lawtol, it needs but a slight familiarity with yachting usage 

 to t'se that tne terms of the last deed ate entirely one-skied and 

 in nivor of the holder, while at the same time they are absurd 

 im{ )C acticanle, ana designed to hinder and not encourage inter- 

 u^' ne mal competition of a friendly character. After reading Lord 

 h,, r Raven's letters we are inclined to agree witu him mat he is 

 n^. (jdompetent to discuss such important matters, but it seems 

 e- er ' nt that if this is the case he should not imperil recklessly 

 H nlnrf its of his fellow yachtsmen who may some day desire to 

 ft-fisTr 1 ^' A ^real deal was said on Uie other side about the 

 ot Lieut, llenn to represent British yachtsmen with Gaia- 

 there was abs lutely no principle at stake, 

 induence on the conditions of future 

 fact, Lieut- Heun, through hii 



* ArL at in this cas 

 rREAS* ce s tood alone, wit 



isle, Ufi 



17. Quincy, Ladies' Day. i ]«iJr §¥• As a wetter ot fact, Lieut. Heun, through ins conduct 



17. Beveiiv.Marhleh'd. 3d Chajrfj- 5p ia more lo promote a friendly feeling on tne part of Ameri- 

 17. Hull, Special Outside Rac t. 1 ■-) "achtsmen than any one else has ever done, and in spite of 

 30 aud 40ft. g°yal g&feats the old "tin frigate" was liked and welcomed oy ad. 



10. Corinthian, Marblehead. 

 10. Monatiquot, 2d Cham.,Ft.Pt. 

 10. Buffalo, Annual Cruise. 

 10. Hull, 2d Cham. 

 10. Cape Cod. 

 13. Detroit. 



15. L. Y. R. A.. Rochester. 



16. Monatiquot, Ladies' Day, 



Fort Point. 



16. Great Head, Cham. Sail off. . 

 16-31. Quaker City, Cruise,Ches- 31. Chelsea. Clu ... 



apeake Bay. 31. West Lynn, 2d Ch, 



17. Great Head, Open. 



September. 



2. Lynn, Open, Lynn, 14. Lynn, Club, Lynn. 



2. Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 14. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. 



9 OrtTii »i#-f\i n trt VfnnU..l>/.., J 1 < A™ * »"\ 1 



24. Cdrinthiau.Mjtet" and of 

 24. Hamilton, 2ti- yachtsmen, 



Class, Wh--;'i -,|eriw 

 26. L. Y. R. A., ' U 



28. Pleon, Sail <■ 



29. L. Y.R. A.,*4o y 

 31. Beverly, l»f 

 31. Sippican, Ov.?- ' 

 31. Hull, Chan. 

 81. Quincy, 3d, C. 



2. Corinthian, Marblehead. 

 2. New York Y. R. A., Open. 

 2. Dorchester, Open, Club. 

 4. Buffalo, 3d Class, Buffalo. 

 4. New Haven, Ladies' Day. 

 :7"Hull, 9th Open. 



14. American, Open to all boats 



onMerrimae River. 

 14. Chelsea, Club, 

 14. West Lynn, Sail-off, Lynn. 

 16. Dorchester, Open, Club. 

 16. Quaker City, Open. 



- Beverly, Marblehead, 3d Cup 21. Hamilton. 25ft. Glass. 



7. Larchmont, FaR Annual. 21. Beverly. Marbleh'd, Sail Off. 



*. Hamilton, Cruise. 28. Lynn, Club, Lvnn. 



7. Miramichi, Miller and Call 2b. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo. 



,„ Cups. 28. West Lynn, Sweeps, Lynn. 



12. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 3d Buz. 29. Detroit. 



™ Bay ;- * ,i n n • ^ Quaker City, Review aud 

 14. Monatiquot, Open, Ft. Point Cruise. 

 14. Corinthian, Marblehead. 



LORD DUNRAVEN AND THE DEED OF GIFT. 



AS will be seen from the letters published elsewhere, the diffi- 

 culties m the way of an international race appear to be en- 

 tirely removed so far as the Earl of Dunraven is concerned. That 

 gentleman accepts the conditions of the New York Y. C, making 

 one or two minor suggestions, and mentioning the name of Gpn. 

 Paine as a referee. So far all is satisfactory to the New York Y 

 C, but there still remaines the Royal Yacht Squadron, in whose 

 name the challenge comes, to be heard from, and no one can say 

 now what the result may be. From what is thus far known it 

 appears that the R. Y. S. is at last fully aware of the terms on 

 which its challenge will be received, and that it is very much 

 opposed to accepting them. At the meeting on May 11 a commit- 

 tee, including the commodore, tho Prince of Wales, and the vice- 

 commodore, the Marquis of Ormonde, was appointed to consider 

 the matter. 



Unlike all previous challenges, the present one involves two in- 

 dependent issues; the most important, iu every way, being the 

 propriety of challenging at all under the terms on which the Cup 

 must be held in the future. The second issue, the arrangement of 

 courses, number of races, etc, is merely a part of the regular 



would li ss venture. 



miStaKe.ii previous instances the challengers have been fairly coufi- 

 namea % success, and with some show of reason, but looking at 

 ter as trie's chances we can see no possible grounds for predicting 

 wish is fcry for Per. In the first place, taking the most favorable 

 T. Z.,, should she be met with a boat in her class, there is very 

 sand we prospect that she could outsail the victor of the summer's 

 found,ng. Leaving out the question of superiority of model, which 

 the best rest on a very small margin when such craft as Katriua 

 bloocd Titania are concerned, Valkyrie is a new boat, she will be 

 Tipvied in a few races at home with craft of various sizes, hut none 

 'ivi quite her own length, and tneu she will be stripped for a long 

 iea voyage, being rigged again at its end with a new and larger 

 rig. in all probability , than sae nas carried at home. After a tew 

 % weeks of trial she vviU be called on to meet a yacht fully as large 

 and powerful, designed, not to cross the Atlantic but to win races 

 olf Sandy Hook, and in perfect, trim after a season of hard and 

 constant racing with others nearly as good other own size. Under 

 such conditions tho advantages must all be on the side of the 

 home craft, and it is not necessary that the challenger shall be 

 inferior m model, equipment or handling, m order that she shall 

 be Da ily beaten, in spite, however, of the reiterated declarations 

 that Volunteer is not yet choben, and that the trial races are open 

 t.o the 70ft. class, every one Knows that it is a foregone conclusion 

 that the big bout will be selected, and that she must win. Of 

 course there is always a stray possibility thai may turn up; Val- 

 kyrie may make such a poor showing at home, and on the other 

 hand Katrina, Shamrock or Titania may snow up so much above 

 the rest here tnat the committee may feel perfectly safe in select- 

 ing a 70-footer; while at the. same time Vantyrie mav he faster 

 than seems probable, and be able to win. 



Again, it is certain that Gen. faiue wiU not race Volunteer 

 and should she fall into the hands of a syndicate, or should the 

 New York Y. 0. buy or borrow her and put her in the hands of a 

 committee of experts, she may be made to go so slowly that Val- 

 kyrie can beat her. In the case ol Geuesta, Galatea and Thistle 

 ttiere have been some grounds xor the belief that each was as fast 

 or faster than her adversary, but with far better grounds for 

 comparison than in the past we fail to see that Valkyrie has the 

 least chance of saving her time from \ olunteer, or that she is bv 

 anv means llke.1v to neat a 70-footer, should she oe so rortunaie as 

 to have one opposed to her. it may be tnat Lord Dunraven uas 

 been misled, as experts have been before, by a comparison of 



home boats, that lie finds grounds in the performance of Yarana 

 against irex for supposing that V alky no can defeat Volunteer 

 but if such is the case he is likely to be greatly disappointed. All 

 the circumstances of tne case would indicate that n e has rushed 

 blindly into a mad ventuie, and that all he desires is the notoriety 

 of a race for the Cup. ihe question of winning it, or of tne 

 injury which he does to Britisa yachtsmen, seems to concern him 

 but little. He bofdiy handles the questions of the size of flags on 

 the turniug buoys, and the metuod of starting tne races but 

 declines to coneioer the great aud important issues dependent on 

 his challenge, dodging them with the remark that he is not com- 

 petent to discuss them, tf the Royal Vacnt Squadron, as well as 

 the Yacht Racing Association and the great houy ot British 

 yachtsmen, are content to be represented m this way there "is 

 nothing more to be said, but the friends of fair sailing and jacht 

 racing of all kinds have good reason to regret that such a trophy 

 as the America's Cup was intended by its owners to become, must 

 be lost or won in such a manner. 



