Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-23
TO CHALLENGE FOR THE CUP.
Charles ID. Rose, Owner of the Ynch,
Sntnnita.

Charles ID. Rose, Owner of the Yacht
Sntnnita.
Charles D. Rose. a member of the firm of
Merton, Rose & Co., of London, has indi-
Gated that he will challenge the New York
Yacht Club for the Americas cup. He
recently bought the yacht Satanita from
Mr.. Clarke.
The secretary of the Victoria Yacht Club
states that the club has been requested to
Issue a challenge for the Americas cup.
He is awaiting the necessary particulars
and detailed Information concerning The re-
quirements of the New York Yacht Club
before anything can be done.
Mr.. Rose was yesterday asked for partic-
ulars regarding his challenge for the Amer
ica's cup, and replied:
Yes, L am going to challenge for the cup
l have sent preliminary message to the
secretary of the New York Yacht Club, and
nave also communicated with Mr.. j. Pier
pont Morgan on the subject. The formal
challenge will go through the Royal Victo-
ria Yacht Club reXt week, as soon as the
designer and 1 shall have agreed on the di-
mensloHs of the yacht which is to be built
ard other particulars which it is necessary
to incorporate in the challenge. The yacht
will be designed by Soper, and 1t Will be
built at Fay's yard in Southampton. l can
give you no further particulars, as really
they are not settled yet"
Shall you make it a condition that the
races for the Americas cup must be held
elsewhere than In the vicinity of New
York; was asked
Certainly not" replied Mr. Rose. II
shall make no conditions. though, of course,
l am anxious that the races shall be held
where there will be no chance of interfer-
cree and l have no doubt that the New
York committee feel the same way
1t was feared observed the interviewer,
that the recent tiasco would prevent any
Englishman from challenging again."
"Oh, no." said Mr. Rose The affair is
regretted on both sides. A amount
of friction is inseparable from all sporting
contests, but that will not deter US from
trying again."
Quite the most Interesting thing about
Mr.. Roses challenge for an 1896 contest for
the Americas cup developed when it be-
came known that his royal highness, AL
bert Edward. Prince of Wales, might pos
Slbly be a member of an English syndicate
which Mr.. Rose represented. Therefore,
Americas contest in another International
yacht race will be with a boat partially
owned by a royal yachtsman.
That the story may be founded on fact
Chairman James d. Smith of the America
cup committee has acknowledged. He said
| that the informal offer of a challenge for
the Americas cup which he had received
from Mr.. Rose was a bona fide one. Then
he pointed out that Mr.. Rose is a member
of the London Jockey Club. of which the
Prince of Wales is a moving spirit, and
that Mr.. Rose and the prince have long
had close association in racing horses.
MIR. Rose Is a member of the Jockey
Club, mind YOU added Mr.. Smith 1T is
limited in organization to about forty men,
and the Prince of Wales is its head In
my opinion the action of Mr.. Rose Is in
spired, not to say arranged. by the Prince
of Wales"
How had the challenge come to your"
asked reporter.
well, not in formal shape. I had talk
with Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan about chal-
lenge recently, and he asked me to draw up
proper form for one. / did so and he
cabled abroad. 1t will be submitted to Mr.,
Rose, and l expect a formal challenge from
him very soon.'
Sir George Newnes' Intentions.
The wealthy gentleman mentioned by the
London Field as being prepared to build
cutter to challenge for the Americas cup
in 1896 provided the New York Yacht
Club would consent to sail the matches
In waters where the yacht could not be
interfered with. is now announced to be
Sir George Newnes. Sir George Newnes
had sat for the Newmarket division of
Cambridgeshire since 1885 until the late
general elections liberal, when he was
defeated by Harry McCalmont, who is
himself an enthusiastic yachtsman and is
said to be half owner Of Valkyrie Ill
Sir George Newnes is the proprietor of
several popular serial publications, includ-
ing Tit Bits, the Strand Magazine and the
Westminster Gazette, which is one of the
English newspapers which has not hesi-
tated to criticise Lord Dunraven for his
| action in withdrawing from the third race
for the Americas cup.