New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-24
YACHTING.
TIE HON. CHARLES RUSSELL HERE.
o,,-s FROM QUEBEC AS THE Personal
REPRESENTATIVE OF SIR THOMAS J.
Upton IN REFERENCE TO
THE AMERICAS CUP
CHALLENGE.

CHALLENGE.
r.o Hon. Charles Russell. the personal repfesen-
,.,vs Of Sir Thomas J. Upton. who intends TO
's.usrg, for the Americas Cup arrived In this
49, ,.as,e-say morning from Quebec. He was met
40 Grand Central Station by William Barry and
It'd Uavill and the party proceeded directly 10
40 Fifth Avenue Hotel where Mr. RcsseH VIII
- his headquarters Shortly after his arrival
=, ,as visited by J. V. s. Oddie and j. W. j. hurst
- -, sacrefary and treasurer respectively 0, the
t"e vi Yacht Club The visit. however was one
-, a, courtesy and nothing having any prac-
49, hearing upon the projected international race
~. discussed. Mr.. Russell was not the bearer OF
-, challenge This will be presented 10 the new
~ Yacht Club by n committee OF the foSal
,rs,.r Yacht Club. the members OF which VIII san
=. the Britannia leaving Liverpool to-day A.
,sourh the challenge has been DRAFTED ts pro-
',ons will not be made pubic until the represen-
,a,,ves OF the two clubs have met. After iSacheoh
NJ Russell received the newspaper representatives.
a whom he made this statement:
COMMITTEE TO LEAVE IRELAND TO-DAY.
..r,e challenge will be presented 10 the New
xrr Yacht Club on behalf Of Sir Thomas Upton
,rough the Royal Ulster Yacht Cub by COM
,p,ee chosen by the club. The committee eaVes
T-s,and In the Britannia tomorrow ana VIII pre-
-. tho challenge formally within forty-eigh' hours
- orriv,ng here The challenge has noc been
,r,ad vet / believe IL has been draits1' !
- sav however. that 1t Will be absolu'ey UNI
ors,t,ona The designs and model y, the cfaiehs-
DE- Yacht are now almost completed. but you can
understand readily that l must be siieu. on 'na'
-, The committee which has been chosen py
- rovsl Ulster Yacht Club. and which VIII pre-
w.. ,,s challenge consists OF William Fife. IT., OF
vsi,I,e the designer of the vessel; Major Shaimah
crawford ice-commodore OF the foyai o's'ei
Yacht Club; Hugh Kelly, secretary'Ueasurer Oh
,ba club and William McGhdowney' VINO ID .ae
naval architect for Harland * Woin. the sh'pou'u
srs who will build the yacht
NO CONDITIONS TO BE IMPOSED
..,,,a Ulster Yacht Club and Sir Thomas Upton
A. No, and will not seek to impose any conditions
,,soever being confident that the New-fork
-, Club is DESTROYS OF fair race, ana Will
NEE, them fairly In the matter and only propose
Conditions that are perfectly fair Inc question oi
.ha overcrowdlng OF the course must be oiincuiy
which the New-York Yacht Club VIII De as anxious
% 60, over as the challengers. and ! have niue
~ 30. ,v, Tho, will find some way Of securing
49, rooa This will be essentially an irish race
and Sir Thomas Lpt1a. In speaking OF the Ha"ei'
ssa that the English had had repeated oppo', ~
,,as ~ competing and go had Scotland put irelahu
had no, had 4 single chance and ne was ue'e'
,nat she should no longer be the Cinderella OF 'he
.am,v and that in yachting. at least Ireland
should take her place among the NATIONS VI '"'
" orr Thomas Linton will be the sole owner OF the
.hsIisnging boat and am here as his representa-
tive The people Of esnd ia are has @' declared his in
over Sne Of Challenging Sir Thomas Upton has
been deuged with letters 81 ,Ss gbudns Of the
vessel il will be hurried as fast o ss sspended
s se work on other vessels TO do so Is aosurn
stiI the Hon. w j. Pirre. who Is the heao oi M
avn Is taking deep interest in the race ana VII
certainly do what ne can u id0''"' ~
oIReniHsne to further inquiries. Mr.. Russell said
he expected '9 hat e cubs Committee and the
New-York Yacht Club and added that ne .h sr,
ali prelimjnaries would be arranged within forty
eight hours after the commuters arri'ai III 'i's
country
REGARDING ENGLISH OPPOSITION.
Resardng the reported opposition Of some OF
the English Yacht clubs TO the challenge. Mr. Rus
sell said he had no knowledge Of such opposition
beyond what he had read. II would be very sorry
he explained. IF there were any foundation ior
there is any basis for them There may. Of course
be some persons who are cherishing disappoinNnens
and who have expressed DISSATISFACTION ou' '""'
During the next few days Mr. Russell will be the
guest OF wi in company with Mr. Cochran
ior the lstter's summer home at Sands Point;
Long Island AterwsTd Mr. Knsse VIII until the
contest is decided with the exception OF occasional
visits 10 quebec on ouTi aSin,o SeIebt is clean
shaven and pleasing OF feature He Is parucuIarIy
urbane and courteous and under his an raee
tton of any of the unfortunate friction tnat oc-
Cured in connection with the last series OF Iace
Kilowen' The Chief Justice of England. Unlike
his father and his elder brother he went In Tor me
0Ss s.aaI so Si ahH In ss s lie IS member Of the
law arm of Day. Russell Co. ana IS me so,,carv'
n Great Britain for he CANDIDATE Tor
the Central Division Of Hackney. London. IN lS9o'
bu, was defeated
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