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WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 6.— The merchandise race was the 

 principal event at Coal Mine Brook Range yesterday. It is a 

 StirSeS of contests begun last spring under the auspices of the 

 Worcester Sportsmen's Club, and Continues until next spring. 

 The regular meets of the club have been monthly since the law 

 was off on game. The meet yesterday was the twenty- third 1 n the 

 S prj eo Each man had a possible. 25 clay pigeons. The work of 

 -Vc-h follows: A. B. Burbank A. B. E, Kenney 21, G. ,J. Rugg 

 tWU Davis 19. G. E. Adams 19, E. T. Smith 18, EE Snow 17, 

 H W Webber 17, A. R. Bowdish 10, M. D. Gilmau 15, E. Jordan 

 11, L. Crompton 10, H. Colvin 6. , . . 



The remaming events of the day were with strings of 10 clay 

 pigeons. The result of each event follows: 



Eirst-E. T. Smith, W. L. Davis and G. J. Rugg each broke 8 and 

 div. first. A. B. Burbank broke 7 and took second, A. B. E. Kenney 

 secured the thud place. 



Second— W. L. Davis and G. J. Rugg each broke the 10 and div. 

 first. E. T. Smith and A. R. Bowdish each broke 8 and div. second, 

 A. B. F. Kenney and M. D. Gilman each broke 7 and div. the hou- 



01 T h frd— A. 3 B f Bu r ba ok , M. D. Gilman and A. B. F. Kenney each 

 broke 9 and div. first, G. J. Rugg broke 8 and won second, E. T, 

 Smith broke 7 and won third. ' . i... „„ 



Fourth— E. T. Smith and M. D. Gilman each broke the 10 and 

 div first, G J.Rugg and W. L. Davis each broke 9 and div. sec- 

 ond, A. B. F. Kenney and A. B. Burbank each broke 8 aad div. the 

 honors of the third place. 



McMTJRCHY AND ELLIOTT.— St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8.— There 

 is a big surprise in store for the trap-shontmg fraternity, in the 

 near future. A new delegate tor match shooting honors is about 

 to make bis debut. He is well-known to the trap shots of this 

 country, but has not engaged in anv prominent, matches. He is 

 conceded one of the best, if not the best, all-around man that ever 

 faced a trap in this country, but owing to his business calling was 

 averse to engaging in private matches. This person is none other 

 than Mr. Harvey McMurehy. There is a person named Jim 

 Elliott, at Kansas City, wbo, owing to his recent successes at the 

 trap, Is suffering with a bad case of inflation, and to tone him 

 down a little Harvey has determined to enter the race for cham- 

 pionship honors. Press of business duties prevents McMurehy 

 from making a match now, but he hopes to be able to issue a 

 challenge in a few months. The defi will he forthcoming in due 

 time, and in the language of the irrepressible Jack Winston, the 

 Kansas City man will either have to accept or jump the fence. 

 Harvey was in the city a few days the past week, and quietly 

 whispered the above information into the ear of the writer.— 

 Onser Fritz. „_____ M „ ra _ = ____ n „__ 



A NEW INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP. 



THE following conditions, which have just been made public by 

 the Koval Victoria Y. C. of Eyde, Me of Wie lit, England, 

 are likely to give an entirely new turn to international yacht 

 racin" sis they put into the field a rival to the trophy so long held 

 in the possesion of the New York Y. 0. During the past thirty 

 ye'arstficiv ijjvr- In en ;'< mia^v oi Mi'i'-riu.ucaic.; tropin ft--, r pe u to 

 challenge on one side or I he other, such as the Cape Mav, Breu- 

 ton's Reef, Bennett-Douglas, and various cups contested for at 

 times by Dauntless. Gitana, and other American yachts in the 

 English Channel and on the Mediterranean, but, in all this time 

 the America's Cup has been the premier yachting trophy, no 

 other ever Having reached sufficient distinction to claim a rivalry 

 With it. While the actual status of the other international 

 trophies is no better io-d*y than five years since, all neing more 

 or less buried now, as they were then, the America's Cup has un- 

 demahlv lost much of its prestige since the last contest for it in 

 1887, m consequence of the absurd and onerous conoitions then 

 attached to it bv the New York Y. C: and, so far as any prospec- 

 tive challenge from British yachtsmen is concerned, it is little 

 better off than the moribund Cape May and Bren ton's Reef 

 cups taken home in 1885 by Genesta, and since unchallenged for 

 by American 5 achtsmen. ♦ 



It has more than once been suggested m the course of discus- 

 sion over the now deed of gift that as the America's Cup was no 

 longer open to friendly international competition on fair terms, 

 the time had come for the establishment of a new trophy on a 

 broader and more liberal basis; and this feeling has at length 

 taken shape in the present action of the Royal Victoria Y. C. To 

 how great an ox ten t this action has been inspired by a mere desire 

 to promote 1 he fortunes of the club, and to reap such benefits as 

 the races of '85, '86 and '87 have brought to the New York Y. C, or 

 to what degree it partakes of the nature of a retaliation for the 

 injustice of the new deed of gift, and an attempt to supplant the 

 America's Cup, we cannot say; bnt it is at, least certain that the 

 barriers now surrounding that trophy have greatly increased the 

 chances in favor of the establishment of a British rival. for the 

 honors of international racing. 



The new trophy is a cup, to cost'S2,500, and though the value 

 of such a prize must always be sentimental rather than in- 

 trinsic, for this sum a prize should be secured in every way 

 suited to the magnitude of the events which it will in time com- 

 memorate. 



In regard to the Royal Victoria Y . C, it is practically contem- 

 porary with the New York Y. C, being founded early in 1815, or 

 less than a year later than the. other. At. an early day it took a 

 very prominent, place in yacht racing, and many of the classic 

 contests of the south coast were sailed under its red burgee. The 

 only "Queen's Cap" for which the America sailed, the trophy that 

 has since become notorious in connection with Mr. Tankervillo 

 Chatnberlayne and -the Arrow-Mayflower controversy, was one 

 given to this club in 1852 and sailed for in August of that year; 

 America, then owned by Lord Londesborough, being beaten by 

 the cutters Arrow and Mosquito. The present commodore of the 

 club is the Marquis of Exeter. The conditions as given out are as 

 follows, though we are not, yet informed whether they have been 

 finally adopted or are still open to amendment: 



The' cup is 4 and shall continue to be for all time, the property of 

 the Royal Victoria Y. G, of Ryde, Isle of Wight, the sailing com- 

 mittee of which club shall, at any time while actually holding the 

 cup and prior to receiving a challenge, have power to alter or vary 

 the conditions attached thereto, but any other club which may 

 win and hold the cup shall only alter or vary the conditions with 

 the sanction and approval of the sailing committee of the Royal 

 Victoria Y. C. Any royal or recognized foreign or colonial yacht 

 club shall always be entitled to challenge for the cup, and snch 

 yacht must sail on her own bottom from her own country to the 

 country where the matches are to be sailed. All races for the 

 cup in the British Ishs will be held in the neighborhood of the 

 Isle of Wight and under the supervision of the sailing committee 

 of the Royal Victoria Y. C. Should the club holding the cup be 

 from any cause dissolved the cup shall be transferred to some 

 other royal or recognized yacht club of the same, nationality which 

 the winner may select. Failing in this the cup shall be imme- 

 diately returned to the Royal Victoria Y. C. 



The compeiing yacht, if of one mast, shall not, be under 05ft. nor 

 over 90ffc. on the load waterline; if of more than one mast she shall 

 not be under 70ft. nor over 115ft. on tne load waterline. 



With each challenge there shall be sent a certified statement of 

 the name of the owner of the yacht, the name of the yacht, her 

 rig, her rating under the British Yacht Racing Association rules, 

 and her length on load waterline as measured by the British 

 Yacht Racing Association rules forty-eight hours before the first 

 match, which shall not vary more shau Ave per cent., nor her rat- 

 ing more than ten per cent, from that stated in the challenge. 

 The winner to be the yacht which wins three out of five matches. 



Challenges must be received by the club holding the cup not less 

 than eight months nor more than ten months before the date of 

 the annual regatta of the club holding the cup. 



The club holding the cup shall, not be bennd to accept tha chal- 



lenge from the club which nominates the defeated yacht until 

 after another challenge has been made and decided. 



The club shall not accept more than one challenge at one time. 



Ballast may he shifted between the times of entry and forty- 

 eight hours before the race. 



Starts to be made at the exact time specified unless a, dense fog 

 prevails. A postponement may he made if the Sailing Committee 

 thinks it desirablV, out if either of the competitors desires to start 

 at the time specified, the Sailing Committee shall start them at 

 that. time. ., , 



If an accident occurs before the start, reasonable time will be 

 given to effect repairs. If a serious accident occurs during any 

 match reasonable time will be given before the next match to 

 effect repairs, but a yacht must abide by her accidents during a 

 match. 



Any match the average rate of which is under five knots per 

 hour must be resailed. 



All matches for the cup are to be sailed in Europe and America 

 between the first day of May and the last day of October. 



The matches are to be sailed under the supervision of the sail- 

 ing committee of the club holding the cup, and to be held under 

 the British Yacht Racing Association rules. 



Scales and allowances to be in force at the time of entry, except, 

 where it is otherwise specified. 



The course for each match to be not less than thirty-five knots; 

 low water soundings on any part of the course shall not be less 

 than three and a half fathoms; three of the courses to be as far 

 as possible different and as far as possible free from all disadvan- 

 tages due to local knowledge: one of the courses to be as nearly as 

 practicable twenty knots to windward or leeward and return. 



The name and rating of one yacht selected by the club holding 

 the cup to defend the same shall be given to the challenger one 

 week before the date of the first match, and no other yacht 'mall 

 be substituted. British Yacht Racing Association rating of de- 

 fending yachts shall not exceed that of the challenging yacht 

 stated in her challenge by more than twenty per cent. 



Should the club holding the cup fail to provide a yacht to defend 

 it or retire from the contests, the cup shall be delivered up to the 

 challenging club. Should .-my dispute arise as to these conditions 

 or any interpretations of the sailing rules, the matters in dispute 

 shall be referred to the sailing committee of the club holding the 

 cup and the Royal Victoria Y. C. 



The first matches for this cup will be sailed near the Isle of 

 Wight in August or September; 1891. 



The chaUenge, in accordance witn the following form, will be 

 received for this year only as late as March 1, 1891, at the Royal 

 Victoria Y. C. Ryde, Isle of Wight. England. A gold medal and 

 added money will be given by the Royal Victoria Y. C. this year. 

 No entrance fee required. Should no yacht registered out of the 

 British Isles enter by March 1 the conditions under which the cup 

 will be sailed for will be as subsequently announced by the Royal 

 Victoria Y. C. 



The first race shall be from the Warner Lightship to the Nab 

 Lightship, then ten miles to windward or leeward and back, twice 

 around. 



The second race will be '1 rom the Warner Lightship to Owers 

 Lightship: thence to a flagboat off Dunnose, east of Princessa to a 

 buoy off Nab Lightship, to and back to Warner's. 



The third race shall be from Warners around Cherbourg break- 

 water and back. 



The fourth race to be the same as the first race. 



The fifth ra< e to be around the Isle of Wight. 



The form of entry arranged is this: Please enter yacht 



for the Royal Victoria Y. C. International Cup matches, near 

 Ryde. Isle of Wight, in August or September, 1891; her distinguish- 

 able flag is , her rig is , her rating, in accordance with 



Rule 9, of the British Yacht Racing Association rules for 1890, is 



, and her length on load water line is , and I declare 



that no alterat ion shall be made in her length of load water line 

 or in the length of spars or in her sail area from the time she is 

 measured by the official measurer of the British Yacht Racing 

 Association and her certificate issued, and the time of the first, 

 and succeeding matches for the above cup, and I undertake that 

 while sailing under this entry she shall not have on board any 

 bags of shot; that all her ballast shall be properly stowed under 

 the platform or in the lo' kers and shall not be shifted or trimmed 

 in anv way what ver, and that I will obey and be hound bv the 

 sailing rules of the British Yacht Racing Association. Signed, 

 this day of owner of yacht . 



After the many suggestions and requests made by British chal- 

 lengers for the America's Cup, and the freedom witii which 

 British yachtsmen have dared to criticise the famous 'lawyers' 

 deed." American yachtsmen will read with interest the similar 

 document prepared by the Royal Victoria Y. C, aud it will have 

 to stand a pretty severe overhauling before being approved or 

 condemned. In the first place, the ownership is permanently 

 vested in the club, the donor of the cup, so that there is no danger 

 of any ridiculous farce of returning aud re-donating; if the club 

 ever wishes to replace the present terms by others more rigorous 

 and unfair it must shoulder the responsibility itself, and not im- 

 pose it on one individual. A certain amount of elasticity is pre- 

 served in the original conditions by the proviso that they may be 

 changed by another club which may hold the cup for the time, as 

 long as the changes arc sanctioned by the donating club, but. no 

 change may be made while a challenge is pending. The cup is 

 open to challenge from any recognized yacht club. 



The provision for the transfer of the cup in case a club ceases 

 to exist is a very fair one. The limits of size are the same as in 

 the new deed, except that the minimum limit for schooners is 

 10ft. smaller. 



The fact that the same limits have been choson is certain to be 

 brought forward as an answer to some of the criticisms made 

 against the new deed, but: there is a vast difference in the attend- 

 ant conditions. While in the deed of gil t of the America's Cup 

 the limit is nominally a wide one, of 65 to 90ft., and 80 to 111ft, it 

 is practically by means of the. clause, "without any timeallow- 

 am-e whatever," and the absence of any guarantee that the chal- 

 lenger will not he greatly outbuilt, made a fixed size of 90ft. 



.jlintng to meet Valkyrie wi*h a boat of her own size hist year, 

 the minimum limits of G5 and 80ft. for sloops and schooners must 

 be looked upon as mere blinds, and it. would have been far more 

 honest for the New York Y. C. to have limited the. size of all chal- 

 lengers simply t." 90_or 115ft., according to rig. On this point the 

 Royal Victoria Y. C. has pursued a very ;d iff eront course; it is 

 specially provided. in a, later clause that the rating of the defender 

 shall not, exceed that of the challenger by more than 20 per cent. 

 As the rating of a 70-footer like Kitrina would be about 84, the 

 largest yacht which could be chosen to meet her in case of a chal- 

 lenge would be one of about 100-rating, or 80ft. l.w.l , a sufficiently 

 large margin, but very much fairer than 80ft., or say 125-rating. 

 A limitation of this sort was most uecessary in the case of the 

 America's Cup, and its omission, coupled with the exclusion 

 of time allowance, is one of the worst features of the new deed. 



The margin of 20 per cent, is a large one, and as it is almost a 

 foregone conclusion that in future races the defender, and in all 

 probability the challenger as well, will be specially built for the 

 purpose, it is in every way desirable that the first step toward a 

 race shall be a mutual agreement that each party shall build to a 

 specified limit of rating or corrected length. 



It will be no surprise to find that the odious dimension clause of 

 the America's Cup has no place in the present conditions, all that, 

 is required being the names of owner and yacht, the rig of the 

 latter and her rating and waterline, a variation of not more thau 

 10 and 5 per cent, respectively being allowed between the figures 

 of the design, given eight months in advance, and the completed 

 and tested boat. There is no attempt to pry into the private 

 affairs of the designer of a challenger, to extort infor- 

 mation which gives an unfair advantage over him, or to 

 hamper him in any way; but he has the universal privilege 

 of altering the trim and draft of his boat after the trial. The 

 waterline is required with the rating, which carries with it the 

 sail area as a matter of course; and even while this in comparison 

 with the demand for four dimensions and a Custom House regis- 

 try is very little, we believe that it is too much to ask. All that a 

 defender can rightfully demand is the racing measurement of the 

 yacht he is to meet. With the various factors of this final meas- 

 urement, he they waterline length, beam, sail area, displacement 

 or any other elements of design, he has nothing to do; his task is 

 to combine these factors, in such proportions as his judgment dic- 

 tates, so that the net product, in the form of rating or corrected 

 length, shall not exceed that of his opponent. Perhaps this is 

 too far in the direction of fair play for an immediate application 

 to international racing; but this point has already been reached 

 in club racing, and must soon extend to the grander branch of the 

 sport. 



The limitations to the time of challenging are quite different 

 from all of those governing the America's Cup at various times, 

 the computation being made from the date of the anuual regatta 

 of the club holding (he cup. In the case of the Royal Victoria Y. 

 0., whose regatta Is held in the middle of August, the earliest 

 date at which a challenge can be received is the middle of Octo- 

 bep and the latest the middle of January. In the case of Ameri- 

 can clubs, whose annual regattas are held nearly two months 

 earlier, these dates would be correspondingly advanced, so fcbat a. 



challenge would be required not later than October 15 for a race 

 to be sailed, as American custom is, in the following October. 

 This Is evidently an oversight, due probably to an ignorance of 

 the early dates of American regattas; and it would work to the 

 detriment of foreign challengers should the cup ever be held on 

 this side. 



The provisions concerning a second challenge from a defeated 

 club, and also prohibiting a second challenge while one is under 

 consideration, are each reasonable enough. 



The requirements of three out of five races and of starts at 

 fixed hours are distinctly traceable to the Volunteer-Thistle 

 matches, in which both of these points were brought up by the 

 challengers. To sail four or five matches in September or Octo- 

 ber, with a, time limit of 7 hours, has proved a difficult undertak- 

 ing in the neighborhood of New York. Newport and Marhlehead, 

 however easy it may be about the Isle of Wight. It means in all 

 probability seven or eight successive attempts, making serious 

 inconvenience for the club managing the matches, and having a 

 very bad effect on both contestants. Races such as those between 

 Volunteer and Thistle are no ordinary every -day regattas, to he 

 sailed a3 a matter of course, but the parties on each side can bear 

 testimony to the labor, anxiety aud mental .strain attendant on 

 international races of this kind; and to prolong this for seven or 

 eight days instead of three or four would prove on trial undesir- 

 able to both parties. The strain on the crew in a long series of 

 hard races and abortive attempts is something to be considered, 

 as the work on these big racing craft is heavy and the excitement 

 to all concerned is too intense to be prolonged for an indefinite 

 time. If, as is proposed, the yachts start out each morning, cross- 

 ing the line at 11 A. M,, regardless of wind, and drift about until 

 it is evident that no race can be made, doing the same the next 

 day and the next until four or five races have been sailed, the 

 proceeding may take a couple of weeks. 



The proviso for starting is a compromise between the American 

 plan, of leaving full discretion to the regatta committee, and the 

 British plan, of starting at a fixed hour, regardless of wind and 

 weather. The start is to be made at a fixed hour, but at the same 

 time the regatta committee is given power to postpone it unless a 

 start is positively demanded by one parry. This complicates the 

 business of starting, and is no better than the plan followed in the 

 recent races for the America's Cup. 



The clause as to the vexed question of time allowance is by no 

 means complete, the measurement is inferred but not mentioned. 

 It is provided merely that the tables of the defender shall bo used. 

 Since the measurement, rules and allowances of the leading Brit- 

 ish and American clubs are practically uniform, and are likely to 

 approach still clo-er in the future, the question of time allowance 

 has practically disappeared from international racing, and the 

 same may he said of the kindred issue, the admission of the cen- 

 ter board. If in arranging conditions for any international trophy 

 there is reason to fear that a club while holding it may change 

 its rules to the disadvantage of a challenger, as the New York Y. 

 C. did in 1870, and as it has been generally claimed by the- friends 

 of the new deed that a British club would do should it ever obtain 

 possession of the America's Cup, a mode of prevention is easily 

 found. 



It may he provided that in the event of a dispute over the meas- 

 urement rule or allowauce, such as would follow a change in the 

 face of a challenge, the challenger may call for the average allow- 

 ance of three leading clubs of each nationality. For instance, in 

 the event of a British club winning the America's Cup and at 

 once going back to the old tonnage rule, the American cnrlienger 

 would be entitled to call for an average allowance of the Y. R. A. 

 on the one hand, and say the Larehmont, Seawubaka or Eastern 

 clubs on the other. Such a provision would operate at any time 

 in the future to keep international races under the rules then 

 current, in the yachting world, instead of some special rule devised 

 to keep the trophy, and would be far preferable to the absurd 

 attempt to eliminate ail allowance, in the new deed. 



The provision as to depth of courses is practically the same as 

 in the new deed, the limit being 2-lV^ft. Whle the conditions are 

 not in all respects complete and perfect, there is nothing in them 

 which is unfair to either party, and American yachtsmen can 

 send in their challenges as soon as they please, with every possi- 

 ble expectation of fair play and sportsmanlike treatment. 



THE AMERICA'S CUP. 



THE story of the America and the cup which has so long borne 

 her name has been told so often that it should be familiar to 

 every yacht- man. but we have lately had several inquiries as to 

 how tile -'Queen's Cup 1 ' was won aud how it came i^to the posses- 

 sion of the New York Y. C. The America's Cup was never what 

 is called a '•Queen's Cup," but was a special prize offered by the 

 R^yal Yacht Squadron of Cowes, England, for a regatta around 

 Hie I^le of Wig'u, which was open to yachts of all nations. The 

 schooner yacht America, built iu New York in 1819 or '50, was 

 then owned by John C. Stevens and four associates, who decided 

 to visit. England at the time of the first of the great world's fairs, 

 then to be held in London. While her owners considered her to 

 be a fitting representative of American progress, and Imped to 

 try her against the best British yachts, they had no special races 

 in' view up to the time of leaving New Y'ork, nor was the yacht 

 built to compete for a ''Queen's (hip" or any similar prize. 



The Ameriea was entered by Com. S evens in the open regatta 

 above mentioned, the prize being a 100 guinea cup. Of the eighteen 

 entries, all but four were smaller than she, the fastest of them being 

 the smaller cutters of 50 to SO tons, the large schooners being for 

 the most part old-fashioned box^s. There was no time limit, and 

 Com. Stevens declined to enter unless the r ice was without time 

 allowance, so none was insisted on. The victory of the America 

 is known to all the world; she won the cup. aud it became the 

 property of her five owners. For the six years following, the 

 Royal Yacht Squadron cup was of no more importance or pubic 

 interest than the forgotten Bennett-Douglas cup won by Genesia 

 iu 1885, or quasi-international cups won herein open races by 

 Minerva, Clara and other British yacb's; it, was in the possession 

 of Com. Stevens, an ornament to the parlors of his hospitable 

 mansion, and in blissful ignorance of the troubled future be- 

 fore it. 



The death of Mrs. Stevens made a great change in the house- 

 hold of the commodore, and the partial closing of the house 

 suggested the need of a mire permanent depository lor the cup. 

 This was finally accomplished in July, 1857, as told in rhe follow- 

 ing letter, the original "dead of gift" or what has ever since been 

 known as the America's Cup: 



To the Secretary of the JS T ew Forte Ytu-ht Club: 



Sir — The un'oef signed members of the New York Yacht Club 

 and late owners of the schooner yacht America, beg leave, 

 rhrough you, to present to the club the cup won by the America 

 tit the regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Aug. 22, 

 1851. 



This cup was offered as a prize to be sailed for by yachts of all 

 nations, without regard to difference of tonnage, going round rhe. 

 Isle of Wight (the usual course for the annual regatta of the 

 Royal Yacht Squadron), and was won by the America, beating 

 eight cutters and seven schooner yachts, which started in the 

 race. 



The cup is offered to the New York Yacht Club subject to the 

 following conditions: 



Any organized yacht club of any foreign country shall always 

 be entitled, through any one or more of its members, to claim the 

 right of sailing a match for this cup with any yacht or other 

 ve?sel of not less than 30 or more than ?.00 tons, measured by the 

 Custom House rule of the country to which the vessel belongs. 



The parties desiring to sail for the (hip may make any match 

 with the club iu possession of the same, that may be determined 

 upon by mutual consent; but, in case of disagreement as to terms, 

 the match shall be sailed over the usual course for the annual re- 

 gatta of the yacht club in possession of the, Cup, and subject to its 

 rules and sailing regulations, the challenging party being bound 

 to give six months' notice in writing, fixing the day they wish to 

 start. This notice to embrace Custom H utse measurement, rig 

 and name of the vessel. 



It is to be distinctly understood that the Cup is to be the property 

 of the club, and not of the members thereof, or owners of the ves- 

 sel winning it in the match, and that the condition of keeping it 

 open to be "sailed for by yacht clubs of all foreign countries, upon 

 terms above laid down, shall forever attach to it, thus ma-king it 

 perpetually a challenge cup for friendly competition between 

 toreign countries. 



(Signed) ,J. C. Stevens. J. Beckman Finlby. 



Hamilton Wilkes. George L, Schuyler. 

 Edwin A. Stevens. 



The subsequent history of the Cup is well known; how four of 

 the five owners of the America died before the first challenge was 

 received in 1870; and how eleven years later the above deed was 

 repudiated by the club and new conditions laid down by the "'sur- 

 viving donor," the process being repeated in 1887. 



Whether any change of the origiual conditions is legal, and if. 

 so, whether the trust has not been violated by the onerous pro- 

 visions of the "new deed of gift," is a question for the lawyers:: 

 but every yachtsman who loves fair play and fair sailing can say 

 whether the plain intention of the five donors, as evident in every 

 line of the above document, haB been observed by the New York 

 V. O. in Its recent negotiations with Mr. Sweet in 1887 and 2uor« 



