New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-08
YACHTING.
THAT CABLED CHALLENGE FOX 1nH
AMERICAS CUP.
cam NOW TO HAVE BEEN ONLY NOTIFICATION

cam NOW TO HAVE BEEN ONLY NOTIFICATION
THAT SUCH A CHALLENGE WOULD ISSUE
1oraor Aus III c. Kelly secretary OF the
poya, J-ls,er Yacht Club does not expect an an
aver to the communications 10 the New
Yacht Club relative 70 the Arrangement Va
for the Americas Cup much before the emo VI '''
wsek He knows that council OF the Ne"-'o'A
Yacht Club must be summoned 10 discuss inc hi"'
,or and while he earnestly hopes for an accept
ance he recognizes that the New-forK iach' C'"o
has difficulties 10 surmount owing 10 'he ne','O'i
bc.ng scattered on account of the war with 0p"'''
and for other reasons o
Yesterdays cable dispatch was simply ho'noa
.,or TIM, the ROYAL Ulster Club would DO iseH
the honor to challenge for the cup II agrecap'e ~
the New-York Yacht Club. All conhec'eu W.
the challenge show the kcenest interest anu -'''
Kelly says he will allow nothing 10 ceoar 'neii
from competing for the coveted trophy eAcep' a
definite refusal on the part OF the New-io'h
Yacht Club There is every disposition 10 H'et
the wishes OF the latter club and IN inc even, -
difficulties In arranging race IN 1888 ''e ~
lengers will ask that the matter be pos'po"eu io'
a year and that no other challenge be accep'e"'
1t seems however. from preliminary inquiries DIS
70 whether a challenge would be agreeable that
one would be cordially welcomed ana Oh ,se
strength OF this belief Harland Woln are pre-
The delegation from the Royal o Uis anrust "a
consists of secretary H. c Kelly, Vice-C ommodore
Major X. c. sharman-Crawford and H. NJ NC
THE Daily Chroncle' publishes this morning Ir an
IN 6cS he % sa ar I'm the past
tendency 10 underrate the smarness OF me AiieIl
S Dea yn 6a mistake ' Everything viii done that
money and brains can 40 say ,h's I'm nsIibre Of
the men we going 10 meet on the other sluv;
cannot divulge the plans because vhaI o wou mv
Yacht viii be made in style in which no yacht
was made before. do not Intend 10 DE
It has been learned that the real anim nus. Of the
don Field in its last issue are due TO the iact
that Sir Thomas Upton foresaed another chai
men backed by a millionaire. said to be Sir
George Newnes.
Az the home of the New-York Yacht Club yester-
day no information could he obtained regarding
the reception of the challenge. All the on1cias
were away including Commodore j. Pierpont Nor
gan Part of last nights dispatch states that the
matter cabled TO the club simply notification
that the Royal Ulster Club would do Itself the
honor to challenge for the cup. If agreeable to the
New-York Yacht Club. and it was thought in New
York that this merely tentative. and was not
the challenge itself-also that reply. which "ouiu
be perfectly non-committal and avoid giving Sr
Thomas Upton priority, might be difficult to frame
and perhaps could not be dealt with until after
meeting OF officials of the New-York club was
called.
Sir George Newnes. who is mentioned in the above
dispatch as having been perhaps forestaled III MS
challenge for the Americas cup, Is an r>hs"s"
sportsman. politician business man and newspaper
proprietor. Fourteen years ago ne was u uiiied'
and now he is a barOnet and Is worth SI"".VV'
When he was on the road selling goods for paper
making firm. he started a publication. mace up Oh
small clippings. for circulation among ms 1elio%%
drummers He enlarged this successful ldea anu
called the new paper Tit Bits Five years later
he sold a part interest In "Tlt-Bits for s25oOVo
In September 1896. he requested the Royal LondoI
Yacht Club. OF which he was member. 10 lorwara
a challenge for the Americas Cup for him 10 New
York Sir Georges intended proposal at that tlne
to have the challenge races sailed on HaiilaA,
and that the New-York Yacht Club should make
positive statement that the conditions under when
to challenge of Lord Dunraven's Nalkyrle III was
accepted interpreted correctly the mutual agree
meni clause in the last deed of gift. .-,
The Royal London Yacht club refused 10 lof ware
gift was ''nimical the sport of yacht-racing;
Sir George Newnes expressed himself as pltteTy
disappointed at this decision OF his own club lie
then said: Il am very DESTROYS of having go az
the cup. and the decision Of the CLUB (tne hoya.
Iondon) does not divert my intention. though IL
postpones the matter. II Is a fact that OPINION II
now much divided in English yachting circles as 70
whether Lord Dunraven was right or wrong uut
II is my belief that time eapses this feeling WI!
die out. so that when / the subject believe
] shall get challenge sent 49,,
These words spoken nearly two years ago. tend
10 indicate that last nights dispatch correct When
II suggests that Sir George Newnes was intending
10 challenge when forestaled by Sir Ihomas
Upton. t,,o,s..
IS not doing itself any good by issuing mis-stat
ments TO head off the Upton challenge. When The
Field" stated that challenge could be accepted
except for yacht then actually built and com
peted, The Tribune the only paper In New
York to quote the deed and show how wrong The
Fields" statements were. and the English papers
have since been posted on the same points