New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-05
YACHTING.
pREr1MJNARIEs OF THE CHALLENGE
FOR THE AMERICAS CUP.
SOME ENoIIsHMEN SAID NOT TO REGARD OH
THOMAS Upton AS A REPRESENTA-

COME ENGiIsuMEN SAID NOT TO REGARD Oh"
THOMAS Upton As A REPRESENTA-
TIVE YAcHTsMAN.
,..so, AUG while tho challenge Of Sir
Thomas Upton for the Americas Cup continues 10
no generally Endorsed, undtrcurrent OF resent
n,ent prevails IN the highest yachting circes "o'
on account OF the Dunraven incident. ou', F" 10
alleged because Sir Thomas Upton Is NOT CUT
sidcred representative yachtsmah' s,..,
1t transpires that the Royal Ulster iach' |'uo
wrote as a matter OF etiquette. to the iac".
Racing Association asking for the latter apploV"'
md advice I'm regard to the challenge Inc iac".
Racing Association acknowledged the receip, Oh
the letter, but said It had no jurisd'cuo" e''"'
Ia accelerate or impede the matter
Charles Russell, who has been deiegateo 10 manu-
Sir Tboma.'s challenge to the New York facht
C,uh star,ed from London to-day to confer with
the ofncials of the Yacht Racing Association IL
he finds they have jurisdiction In the matter
he will ask them officially to announce that fac'
forthwith.
Immediately after this question Is decided the
challenge will be signed by the Royal Ulster facht
Club and will be cabled to New-York The same
cable dispatch will announce that Mr.. Russeii IS
sailing for the United States to exchange y CMh
with the officials OF the New York iacnt ou .;
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club will also start for
TT the a ndrSss %
the designer OF the yacht which is TO c9hpeoe rU
ing in which they discussed details in connection
with the Shamrock. il merely Pre1m aaa,,s
iniercha ,s of Ideas however 'nd nothing oe"'
Sir Thomas Upton was interviewed to;day, 81, in
regard to the forthcoming race planned by MN
and expressed satisfaction at the cordial Iecep-
ceIVed d int in the "f tinted States He said:
"Of one thing am quite certain Whatever MAJ
complain Of the treatment OF my fellow sportsmeen
the AaniIe There are no yashsmen n In
friendly encounter than those OF the United
States
IN regard to the cabed dispatch from London say
ing there was an undercurrent of resentment In
certain English yachting circles because sir
Thomas Upton not considered representa-
tive yachtsman. Cubmen in New-York were not
willing to have their names published in dealing
with this delicate point. but one OF them said:
THE Intended challenger has been a member OF the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club for a long time. certainly
a good many years. ! have read that he owns
quite fleet Of small yachts which are raced Tor
him. I don't know what more he could do to be-
come representative 1t is true that his title Is not
very DID, that 1t was acquired this year. and that
there are many who could be regarded as more
completely representative OF English yachting than
Racing Association to the Royal Ulster Yacht Club,
saying It had no jurisdiction In the matter OF me
challenge I am surprised that the Irish club made
the mistake Of asking for the ass9cias9n Gus be
only prelimnares necessary are those mentioned IN
the last deed OF gift such the ten months notice
and other matters TO he observed among which Is
that which requires the club OF the challenger 10
back his challenge This is entirely club mater
and the Yacht Racing Association has nothing
more 20 do with II than 1t has 20 regulate tne
sonaly feel very THAI the thing Is all right.
because the challenge would never be backed py
tho ROYAL Ulster Yacht Club unless Its commodore
spproved | have the highest possible respect for
Lord Dufferins judgment respect which an 'H ne
world shares and 1t is quito s':frcient Tor me 70
when his club backs Ks the hSomas non
direct or Indirect Of the Earl Of DuHerin"