The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11
VIII Take No Definite Action, However,
TIL the Latter is Heard From.
FORMAL CHALLENGE MAY COME SOON
II Matters C,n Be Arranged By The Mdd's Of lhs
pssenl Monh Races nigh Be he'd
IN Ssp enber hsI.

New York, Nov. ia cable mes
sage has been received IN this clty
saying that Alfred Harmswortn, eai-
tor and proprietor of the London DAliy
Mai. Intended 10 have a challenger
prepared 10 race here forthe America
cup next summe.. Mr.. Harms"oith
has written letter TO Sir Ihomas
IApton 10 say that he would Ike TO
have a chance at che great yachting
prize. ana szKing ao0ut sir Thomas
Intentions. In ,..e ietter he SAID that
unless oAe owner Ol rhe @namfoch IN
tended 10 Try again in 1900 he (Mr.
ha.msworInJ w0ulI Ike To issue
challenge.
". L.. carson, the New York mana
ger OF tne harmsworun puDncat.ons,
Mas seen at c4s once, IN lne Iract
bulIdlng. lle naa not heard any unlng
aelIiilte froai Ar. narnsWOrtn ABOUT
the HAS, nucu challenge. lie SAID ne
supposed Ar. I4arnlsW ortn would GO
nolnlng TURNER unu he received a re-
ply from tlIe last challenger.
do you thinK ST Thomas Upton
will favor challenge which is 10
come before the enc ne intends TO put
III l3o1 WAS dHhNN.
''Sir linUgnas via. stand 10 his word,
replied MIR. Carson Ne said that he
wOuld challenges for the sailing sea-
son OF 1901. ana THAI he hau no lnten-
tion Of Challenging for next year. lie
had evidently contemplated the
chance OF another challenge for next
year, and he expressly said that +
this happened he would not LILY 10
stand in the new challengers way,
but on the contrary would offer him
the use of the Shamrock as a trial
horse"
Another person said: Yesterdays
news shows that Sir Thomas would
not be prepared for a race next sea-
son, owing 90 the fact that he has Of
fered his steam yacht. the Erin, 10 the
British Government To be used as a
hospital vessel in the Transvaal war
He proposes to fit out the vessel for
these uses, and she consequently
would not be ready for attendance IN
America unless the Boer war De ter
minated soon.
'It is now getting late in the year
TO think of putting in 10 months
challenge. but If the matter could be
arranged by cable by Nov. -. the
races could begin on Sept. 15,though
itis probable that an earlier date than
this would be settled by mutual agree
ment III order 10 aNOld the IOSS dIu
calns OF October"
A member OF the New York Yacht
Club said he believed the challenge
would come by cable i'm Few Gays
and that If anytn ng happened TO MI
Harmswouths challenge uhere were
others IN the background waiting fol
the situation to develop.
II think" he said that the New
York Yacht club is going 70 be KEEP
busy for "a number OF consecutive
years. and that there viii be no blanl
in 1900. But l don't think tins neces-
sarily entails une building OF new de.
tenders each year. or for next year
The Columbia is a we'll -trted machine
that works to perfection, and ] regarC
her as in advance of her year. Fife II
Knocked out by illness, poor chap and
] don't believe there is another ue'
signer in England that can make tn,
pres MT Columbia hustle to come IL
first III MIR. Harmsworth challenges
land ! thoroughly believe he will
dout believe that anything battei
than the Columbia need be sought OF
this sde."