The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-05
PLEASED OVER CHALLENGE
ru.r our TACHTsMEN sAr AB0Ur
s1D UONlS LIPTON'S Def.

AAannI-ANT ONlN w W. " N-N
Feeling Among Boston Men
rho coming challenge for the Americas cup
"a stiIl the topic that was uppcrmost among
U...tsmon Yesterday, although few prominent
y Jarotooa of tho sport would allow their opiL-
Ions "a bo quoted until tho challenge has boon
H..n,,y rccciyed by the New York Yacht Club.
pr,nc,nol among these was Commodore Pier
-. NI,rgon. who snid TO the reporter OF II
az who called on him at his Wall street officc:
"I have nothing to say ut present. have
,oon no challenge as vet. and until 1t arrives L
yvill not talk on the subject, When the docu-
\ r.ort comes, however. / will give THE Sun any
y intorrntion in my power think that the less
.oLI about the matter in its present immature
u,ate the better 1t will be-"
Tn rcnly to n query the commodore declined
to DENY or affirm the rumor that he would build
sLo nav UcrrcshofT boat or be associated with
a syndicate in her construction.
congressman John Murray Mitchell, who
ouns thc noted cutter Bedouin. n winner OF the
Goclct CUP some years ago. took quite tho op-
n,s,e view from that OF Commodore MorR an
and was enthusiastic when the topic was men
toned,
"A challenge now" said he. lis the best
ching we have had in years to encourage yacht
tho Furthermore, II comes in n happy time,
;,st when England has shown such a degree OF
\ friendlincss toward us. From what l have read
\ IN the newspapers of the communication II APP
) naors TO I've moro than friendly in tone, Sir
rhomos LINTON NAV be assured OF receiving a
rousing welcome. and l want to be In II. We
have no steam whistles on the Bedouin. but we
nil, certainly try to make our share of noise"
commodore Frederick 7. Adams OF the At
4 ,ontic Yacht Club, whose membership in the
= Now York Yacht Club dates back several years,
also EXPRESSED his pleasure at the prospect OF q
challenge for the coveted cup.
81 am glad that the Dunraven affair has not
hiosod the Judgment Of British y~achtsmen,
and I predict that the series now in prospect
will &c off without n hitch. The challenge will
be sure to boom yachting on both sides OF the
Atlantic. and should Sir Thomas's quest be I'M
succcssful, the manner In which no will be
treated here will encourage Others to try again
for the mug. American yachtsmen could stand
\ an International race for that cup every year"
~ Gen. Thomas l.. Watson. Vice-President Of
thn New York A. c., who is also an enthusiastic
yachtsman. said that he wanted TO go on record
Us one OF those who would welcome Sir Thomas
HE appears to be the right sort of a sports
p ptff and men, OF his stamp should be on
cournGed. His challenge shows that British
ynch,smGn are SUI "a niH sr nI, TO 3rlnE ana PACK Htb me
trophy that not only vachtsmen are Interested
III the races for its possession. but the entire
population of the two greatest nations on earth
watch for tho results Of the contests with almost
brcathlcss interest, 1t is no longer a mere
y man on each side of the Atlantic"
Col. David L. Austen, Secretary of the Atlantic
i Yacht Club, stated that he was glad that there
would be another trial for supremacy between
two c nations ti@!"r t thss In e eyer %p dnWl were being
N We want them to challenge for the cup no
said. and W. want, them TO come over and try
to carry it back. In our hearts, however. we
] wish that the representative of the Stars and
7 Stripes will he in the van, at the finish, We
Sir Thomas Upton. and he will surely receive a
fair chance to win, but, he won't win: American
the world, and that cup will remain here for an
other challenger" =,
ofthc North American Yacht Racing Union. al
though glad TO see a challenge. thinks that q
t tI%"' Gce ''S Of XII KIT u Isixt S!r nI feet water iineIS
would make n better race and would also make
il possible for more yachts, to be built Tor the
trial races. and give 10 other designers an op-
p~nrtunity 70 show what they can do against the
~ Hcrrcshons. II II GO-footer is to he the, chal-
. lepE"r, s]ecrctary Jones believes it should be a
schooner, for the reason that that type OF boat
Z has not been raced for the cup in several years,
and the Younger y%achtsmen, of to-day do not
ths sinNEie.sti"Kcr. Continuing Jones' said:
challenge will be referred TO the Yacht Racing
Association, WHICH is the rcpresrntatiye body
\ less tend toward the adoption Of uniform
measurement rules in both countries. which is
Sl st"' sla al " q RsaF%f rft2Rt ai ' %,I be F Hssif SS: bd am
selectcd to, design the challenger in place OF
y Watson, who Tor the pnst few years has had a
u i RS1'' Fife SSF0a and rs %ats %ateF are In about %{F s Spini
- will be Increased materially when It is know
that We will have a large boat from a boar
than one American boat will be built for the
trials, SO us 70 gauge as closely as possible the
b., THE arrms5 merits T6 3t other other 81 men re With that Of the
blg, stGEIc-sticEer is, great. but even without
racing in that cI,ass. the, performances Of the
formed into successful schooners."
N Other yachtsinen who did not wish to bt
that We're published Yesterday morning.
EETT GE member Of the New York zach
incht squadron came IN to arrange anythinG
Tor the Ulster y%achtsmcnn. 81, Thomas tiptoi
and there Is no excuse for their meddling in tn,
m Nrj H. he was hopeful, however. that neithe
Il able TO Interfere TO such an extent as to retar,
nc thM GhaIlbsngg for very long.
X MIiL Iife, Jf: Of Fairlie, who has been com
? British naval architects. His greatest sue
which ne Sam. buiiilt' in is% for ]. B 8o Jane g
s Smc: i il 'R ahr mos! NOTED, Until the advent Q
ttcnt, a Watson boat, a close second 70
E EiG9ot cutt e. t Aiisa END tn IF the i& s fss9 for Fife 4
w TIi'SSi *. SS n,nHiI, More Mo than held her owl
Nnn' Nv oa'hHIta' meteor and BRITANNIA whe
S n was a hTreze, but in light weather sh
E ~, last spring. and thus far has done particu
inrly wcil under that rig, Another OF his sue
SMrssini boats was the Canada that. sailed b
TmlIlus Jarvis, Of Toronto. defeated tn
\ american yacht Vencodor for an internatloni
sul,oh Lake Erie two years ago. Among tn
racing cutters from his board that have mad
II hhf,pty IN Yachting on, this side OF tn
= hl5hHtir ana are still known as flyers an
W. Minerva, Uyira, Barbara, Jessica, CLAIR
HfW% HI lnianta, NoS, Ulidia and Yam
the Kestrel. which was launch"d rom WW"noed'
SmrH, Dity Island, during the spring OF ISl
Il sswm was raced against the Gardner &Coxc era
" hanare mus lar as n racer, although one OF tn
- unnGsonlSst ana most symmetrical yachts o
snr sound, Al q, the Fife boats are yachty /
aeiIdnafance, and there is no doubt TINT his hi
sm raa VIII he what old shellbacks call g
fW"et Eoal There is also good reason to b.
AfRSH Illnl she viii be- cXccptionallv fast.
BOSTON, Aug. 1.-The general opinion nmon
H"H ,"rn VINO are thoroughly posted on yach