New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
YACHTING.
CIR THOMAS Upton SENDS HIS CHAL-
IENGE FOR THE CUP.

CARRIED FROM LONDON YESTERDAY TO THE
NETWORK YACHT CLUB.
,o,Aon Aug. 6-sir Thomas Upton this evening
said: 49,. ,o.o,
,rs,er Yacht Club met Mr.. Russell and myself in
Inndon this morning and drew up the challenge,
Itch WAS forthwith cabled to the New-Nork
yocht club whose reply l hope to receive on
Monday. .,,.,o.,o-. o..
Avn perfectly satisfied that the race VIII be con-
,,c,od with the same impartialty as are the
coves races. and that all Americans desire the
80, boat 10 win as my colleagues and myself do.
nho details Of the races II the challenge Is ac-
tel will be arranged by the New-fork Yacht
C,rh and Mr. Russell who expects to sail on
wednesday and prepare the ground for three mem
,er. Of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. including
S.cre,ory Kelly. who will proceed to New-York
later
sos,r, and model OF the Shamrock already
,rnieted as | have been working for months TO
cons i,' NE middle or end of February There
pre been some efforts to secure the services OF
Cap,haao an, Gedritely settled. / hope also that John
n n,noscn owner Of the Iverna. will help us
The shamrOck
A. tho New-York Yacht Club house yesterday no
,,rr,nation could be obtained. ]. V. S. eddie. the
u.ore.orv was out or town. ana superintendent
Ti,ls on sen was away all day. and had not
,od 3, II o'clock last night. No one in the club
ronsa knew Of any cabied challenge having been
received.
Tho London Field" says in last Fridays issue:
according to the terms Of the deed Of gift the
Yacht must actually be built before the challenge
Is accepted, unless the New-1 OK Aacht CUP Will
take everything on trust.
There is nothing in the last deed of gift which
GAYS definitely that the challenging vessel must be
t,lly constructed before the challenge IS filed in
New-York. on the contrary the language Of the
deed evidently contempates cases where challenges
would be sent concerning vessels not yet completed
After the wording about the ten months notice and
the mention Of the measurements. the deed says:
"And custom-house registry Of the vesse! must
also be sent as soon as possible'-the intention
here evidently being that time shall be allowed
for the boat 10 be Completed so thai the custom
house measurements can then be sent.
In the clause specifying what yachts may chal-
lence the deed says With a yacnt or vessel con-
strIcted in the country 10 which the challenging
cirb belongs against any one yacht OF vessel con-
struced in the country OF the clGo holdlng the cup
thaliersed there IS nothing said about the time
when the yachts snail be constructed ana IL Is now
the invarale custom Of the Americans 70 Dulta
after receiving the challenge. Neither OF the VAL
kyr.es was completed when tho challenge was P ut
h. and in this case TIE London Fled mas Wholly
departed from facts ii order to scare the chaI-
e; rno s.9tement that tho New-York Yacht Club
"u.oi,d naturally decline to entertain challenge
which required time for the building or the boat Is
also wholly Incorrect. From the officials OF the
%eU,-York Yacht cub there has been only one
word spoken, and that word has beei OF |Sio V
Frederick T. Adam. a member OF me New ork
Yacht club and also commodore OF the Atlantic
Yscht club w .ch is the leading racing club OF
his vear W consulted yesterday about the
trouble the English papers We're trying 10 make 10,
S,r Tbom9, Linton In regard TO The Fleld
assertion Ss hat he New-YorK Yacht club would
Soc,ire - challenge If time were asked Tor, the
ppvrgH5irc the challenging boat Commodore Adams
tr@atri the statement absurd. and said tAp'1n
go 80 any terms he wants. | don't know tiat ne
49, ,-e,5s ~ ask any but II he wishes TO make some
rord'tiors ] believe he can get anything Wlthn
80 asor nat he asks for II would be good thing
for ali ns-tles If another race for the cup TOOK
Mace and feel quite certain that every one IL, IN
re New-York Yacht Club would be slao 10 MANI
th;ncs Satisfactory to the challenger