The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22
L|PTON'S
CHALLENGE
1t Will Probably Be
Accepted.
MAY RACE IN AUGUST
The New British Contestant may be
Called the Shamrock--The
American Plans.

LONDON. Oct. 11.-Further information
regarding Sir Thomas Lipton's new chaI
lenge for the Americas cup confirms the
statement that the boat will be nam Il
Shamrock and will be selected by a series
of contests between the yacht Watson is
de esigning and the old Shamrock. after
the latter has undergone the improvements
proposed by Fife. Both yachts will be
kept fully manned by Sir Thomas Upton
and may cross the water together The
challenger will be commanded by a we'll
known amateur yachtsman, whose name
Sin Thomas does not wish to divulge at
present.
None of the old Shamrock's former cap
tajns will be employed in the coming
races.
Sir Thomas Upton, referring in his in
teIview with representative of the As
sociated Press in London, to the anna
tour skipper who is to have charge of
his cup challenger, possibly meant Mr.
JOHN Jameson, the well-known English
yachtsman, for years the adviser of the
Prince of Wales in racing the yacht Bri-
tuEnia.
BRITISH YACHTSMEN INTERESTED.
| BELFAST. Oct. 1.-THE Hon. Charles
Russell, representing Sir Thomas Upton,
attended a meeting of the koyal Ulster
Yacht Club, October ., and requested the
/ club to AXE the necessary steps to con-
iNey Sir Thomas challenge for series of
races FOR the Americas cup to the New
. Y6 TX Yacht Club. The announcement of
d, sir Thomas intention to make another
attt mpt TO capture the great yachting
: trC ply was received with the greatest
I mr. ra
ford and the committee took immediate
: action.
! COMMENT IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct u.-There were ex-
pTessions of satisfaction by officials and
members of the New York Yacht CLUB
when it became known that Sir Thomas
& Lipton's new challenge was coming on
the Germanic. The yacht club officials
have felt sure that Sir Thomas would
make a second attempt to lift the cup
next year. They were not quite prepar-
ed, however, TO believe that the challenge
We uld be sent before December as that
would cover the nece ssary ten months
nc tice required by the club. Evidently
the trials of the Shamrock in October
weather last year have caused Sir Thomas
Upton to wish for the match to be sailed
much earlier. The race may be sailed in
August, IL is said.
August is a busy month with the New
York Yacht Club. Its easterly cruise
takes place then and before the squadron
Is disbanded one-half of the month has
expired. This easterly outing and its
squadron runs have always been favored
occasions for trials of the cup candidate
o. the new yacht built to defend the
cup. During the cruise the great races
for the Goelet cups have taken place in
the past and now these have given way
TO the Astor cups.
After the cruise there was another
VNaT ff II Yf,lt a fsxfe,
If any, and complete the hard work OF
tuning up the boat, for her meeting with
the challenger. Whether the club will
SET its way clear to accede to the request,
II 1t is made, that the races for the cup
be sailed in August next year, is, there
fore, n matter of conjecture.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Mr. j. Frederick
Tams, member of the New York and
Seawanhaka- -Corinthan Yacht Clubs,
said:
II have no doubt Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenge will promptly be accepted. Sir
Thomas is very popular with American
yechtsmen and he certainly deserves an
other chance at the cup.
'Of course. Ii is too soon to express an
opinion whether or not new yacht will
be built to defend the cup against the
nov Shamrock, but l honestly think il
will be very hard to build a better boat
than the Columbia. 1t would certainly
take much faster yacht than the old
Shamrock to beat her.
But If II be deemed best to build a
, new defender, there will be no trouble IN
fiji ding plenty of men ready and willing
to furnish the necessary money. / am OF
the opinion that Sir Thomas will have q
better chance for the cup next year thar
any of the challengers that have crossed
the ocean in years past. You see he vii
' have the benefit of last years experience
and II he has Captain Cringe, who sailed
the Shamrock last year and the Mineole
: this year, his boat will have a great ad
vantage.
"As for his reported request that th'
race be sailed in August, / believe +
81 Guild be granted. There is always bet
I, ter breeze in August than in October anC
= the chances for an exciting race are ia
more favorable. In August there will b.
|; small chance for the succession Of fuke
: which proved so vexing last year
! 'I am delighted that the prospects TO
= a race next year are so good, and I an
: sure every good yachtsman shares m!
a sentiment on this subject. Sir Thoma
may lie assured of the best of treatmen
lover here, and IL he wins the cup il coult
mot be IN better hands"
q 'Will some one build a new yacht to de
= fend the cup?' said Mr.. Chester Griswold
= well, IL is rather early to talk abou
u that, but should think II likely. Ameri
n cans are not in the habit of using oil
= things If they can have better; they ar
q too enterprising. There would he no diff
ifCUlty about raising money for new de
Iferder if il is decided to build one