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speed at the first turn. The honors of the sailing, so long as the 

 wind held, certainly belonged to Banshee and Kathleen, but the 

 luck landed the prizes in the lockers of Nymph and Saracen. The 

 times were: 



CLASS 5, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BETWEEN 47 AND 54FT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Clara 11 4(3 27 3 22 34 3 36 07 3 36 07 



CLASS 7, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS l'.H'WEM 35 AND 4]ET. 



Nymph 11 54 08 3 35 03 3 30 55 3 30 40 



Banshee 11 54 22 3 26 21 3 31 59 3 31 59 



CLASS 8, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BETWEEN 30 AND 35ET. 



Eurybia 11 31 32 5 06 38 5 15 06 



Volusia 11 53 09 5 10 34 5 17 25 . .. ..' 



__ x , CLASS 9, SLOOPS AND CUOXEBHS HI5TWEMN 25 AND SOFT. 



Kathleen 11 55 00 5 11 22 5 16 22 Not meas'd. 



Saracen 11 54 40 5 10 40 5 16 00 Not meas'd. 



Amazon 11 47 27 Did not finish. 



n CLASS 15, CATBOATS UNDER 23ET. 



Orient 11 52 37 2 10 15 2 26 38 2 26 38 



Punch 11 53 09 2 23 r.O 2 33 21 2 31 13 



C'ggle 11 49 31 2 07 50 2 18 19 



„ CLASS 13, JID AND MAINSAIL, 23ft. AND UNDER. 



Coyote 11 50 39 2 00 10 2 09 31 



Nymph beats Banshee lm. 10s. and Saracen beats Kathleen by 

 22s.; Iturybia beats Volusia 2m. 19s. elapsed time. 



THE REPLIES OF THE NEW YORK Y. C. 



T HE following letters were made public last week as we were 

 A going to press, but we give them now in full. As will be 

 seen in the two really important letters to the Royal Yacht 

 Squadron and Lord Dunraven the New York Y. C. reiterates its 

 position in standing by the last deed of gift. A great deal has 

 been made ot the exact relations between the secretaries of the 

 KOyal Clyde and the Royal Yacht Squadron, especially by the 

 papers, with a. view of proving that the latter was fully convers- 

 ant from the first with the exact terms nnder which the' challenge 

 musi. come; and some elaborate arguments have been advanced 

 to show just how fully Mr. Grant was in the confidence of Mr. 

 Yorke. and that he must have known from the first that the new 

 deed would be rigidly adhered to. The matter is but a trifling 

 one and has little to do with the main question, which is: Now 

 that the Royal Yacht Squadron does fully understand the case, 

 will it withdraw all objections to the last deed and consent to 

 challenge under it? It is certain that with Lord Unnraven press- 

 ing for a race on any terms, and with a boa t that is too small to be 

 feared, the New York Y. C. will not depart in the least from the 

 position it has taken since the so-called revision was made, 

 porae tune must elapse before an answer can be received from 

 the challenger and it promises to be late in the summer before it 

 is definitely known whether the races will come off. In regard 

 to the minor details of the races in negotiation between Lord 

 li)unra ven personally and the club, the latter lias good grounds 

 in its past experience for the position it has taken as to the man- 

 ner ot starting. The present method has one serious disadvan- 

 tage, m that it places a great responsibility on the regatta com- 

 mittee, and even a perfectly fair and impartial decision on their 

 part might, by a change of weather, give rise to a serious misun- 

 derstanding. This, however, seems less of an objection than the 

 certainty ot a great loss of time in the effort to start the races at 

 a fixed hour, wind or calm, especially with a time limit. 



^ ^ New York, May 27, 1889. 



Dear Sir: Your letter of April 29, 1889, addressed to' the Secre- 

 tary ot the New York Yacht Clun, was ouly received and was 

 referred by the club to the America's Cup Committee. The com- 

 mittee has carefully considered the communication, and notes 

 especially that m acknowledging the receipt of tne letter of the 

 Secretary of the New York Yacht Club, dated April 12, you state 

 that it contains a condition in i eference to the challenge of the 

 Royal Yacht Squadron on behalf of the Earl of Dunraven not 

 previously referred to. Tne committee presumes that you refer 

 to the following provision: "But with the positive understanding 

 than it the Cup is won by the club challengi. g it shall be held 

 i l » c |er^and subject to the full terms of the new deed, dated Oct. 



1 am instructed by the committee to point out to you that the 

 provision referred to was not a condition imposed by the club 

 upon the acceptance of the challenge now under consideration, 

 but it was the condition upon winch the club consented to sail a 

 race under tile rules which governed the contest oetween the Gen- 

 eva and Puritan, Galatea and Mayflower, Thistle and Volunteer, 

 and that such condition was clearly stated in the letter of the 

 Secretary or the New York Yacht Club to Mr. York, Secretary of 

 tne Royal Clyde Yacht Club, dated Dec. 14, 1888, as you will see bv 

 the lollowing extract: J 



"And whereas, in the deed of gift by which the Cup is now held 

 by tins club, any mutual agreement may be made between the 

 cnallenged and challenging party; therefore, be it 



"Resolved , That the terms under which the races between the 

 Genesta and Puritan, Galatea and Mayflower, Thistle and Volun- - 

 teer were sailed are satisfactory to tnis club, and a challenge 

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

 standing tual if the Cup is won by the club challenging it shall oe 

 held under and subject to the full terms of the new deed, dated 

 (Jei. 24, 188?, inasmuch as this club believes it to be m the inier- 

 sportsmanlike 6 ''' ^ tei ' mS ° f waMiil are distinct, fair and 



In your communication^ March 19, 1889, addressed to the Sec- 

 retary ot the New York Y. C.. conveying the challenge of the Earl 

 of Dunraven, you make the following specified reference to that 

 latter • in accordance with your cable of Dec. li. 1888 to Mr W 

 York, secretary of the Royal Clyde Y. C, and your letter confirm^ 

 ing the same, stating that in the event of a challenge for the 

 America's Cup the same terms would he accepted as m tne Vol- 

 un teer and Thistle matches, I have now, on behalf of Hie Royal 

 Yacht Squadron and in the name of the Earl of Dunraven. a 



the"! merica's 6 Cu"p " etcf' t0 Clalm th& light 0t sailin £ a match for 

 Thus the condition in question is a part of the terms of the chal- 

 fe?fi? a ? submitted by the Royal Yacht Squadron and accepted 

 by the New York Y . C In reference to the mention of such pro- 

 vision m the letter addressed to you by the secretary of the New 

 York Y C. under the date of April 12. 1 am instructed by tte com 

 mittee to say that such mention was in no waj intended as the 

 imposition of a new condition, but simply as the reiteration of 

 terms already stated and to which you had not referred 



The committee has seized this early opportunity to lay the 

 facts of the case before you as they appear from the' correspond- 

 ence, for the New York Y. C. could not waive this condition and 

 , i ill : : : ;it to no arrangement for a contest which would leave 

 any question open concerning the conditions under which the Cup 

 ghgald be held if won by the challenger. 1 remain, dear sir, yours 

 faithfully, James D. Smith, Chairman. 



To Richard Grant, Esq., Secretary Royal Yacht Squadron. 



My Lord: I have the pleasure to acfcnowled^e^ipt^l^lrs 

 of May 3, and have submitted the same to the committee Thev 

 request me to state in reply to your remarks under head or "Date 

 of Races," that they will be glad after your arrival to make such 

 arrangements as to actual dates of sailing as may then be deemed 

 most convenient. They fully agree with you as to the desirability 

 of getting the races oft within a reasonable time, but it must be 

 borne m mind that the starting point is about 25 miles from the 

 city, and that it is therefore questionable, on account of supplies 

 etc., whether either party would care to race more than two days 

 consecutively at the most. This, however, can be arranged much 

 better by word of mouth than by letter, and if agreeable to you 

 the committee will leave the question m the present shape till 

 your ttrriVeil. 



As to time of starting, the committee, having had considerable 

 experience pi this matter, state unhesitatingly that, in the inter- 

 ests ot both parties, and especially with a view of getting the 

 match sailed i ft with as little delay as possible, the whole oues! 

 tion of sprung ought, in accordance with their letter to you of 

 the 15th ult., to be left entirely in the hands of the regatta com- 

 mittee, but tney are confident that this question can be readily 

 settled to the satisfaction of both parties on your arrival here 

 and will therefore leave it open till that time— no start hnwpvpr' 

 to be made in a fog. ' " ,¥CVCi » 



Your wishes as to marking out courses shall of course be car 

 ^ks U Vb£^& Stakeb ° atS With CaSily <^^ a ble 



The appointment of Gen. Paine as umpire would, of course he 

 entirely acceptable to the committee, but as it is SnfJ 

 whether that gentleman will be able to 'act, the committee "would 



name that of L1 °^ 



The committee feel that all the more important details of the 

 races may be now considered as settled and the match, subject 

 of course, to the formal acceptance by the Royal Yacht Squadron 

 of the terms on which the Cup is to be held if won by your yacht 

 On this point the committee will have the pleasure of addressing 

 you separately in reply to the remarks contained in yours of the 

 4th inst. to the secretary of the New YorE Y. C. I remain mv 

 Lord, very sincerely yours, James D. Smith, Chairman^ 7 



To the Right Honorable the Earl of Dunraven, etc. ^ Uc " rman ' 



