The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-12
Sir Thomas LiptOn's Challenge
Creates Much Talk.
Race Will Probably Be Sailed
Next August.
THE NEW DEFENDER.
Who win Have Honor of Build
ing Itg
Columbia Regarded as an AL
most Perfect Yacht.

New York. Oct. 12.-There were express
sions of satisfaction by officials and mem
bers of the New York Yacht club when 1t
became known that St. Thomas Upton
new challenge was coming on the Ger
manic. The yacht club officials have felt
sure that Sir Thomas would make sec
ond attempt 10 lift the cup next year
They were not quite prepared. however,
TO believe that the challenge would be
sent before December, as that would
cover the necessary ten months notice
required by the club. Evidently the trials
of the Shamrock in October weather last
year have caused Sir ThaFaas Upton to
wish for the match TO be sailed rii0ch
earlier. The race may be sailed IN Aug
nst il is said.
August is a busy month with the New
York Yacht club. It's easterly cruise taxes
place then and before the squadron IS
disbanded one-half OF the month has ex-
ron runs have always been favored oc-
casions for trials of the cup candidate or
During the cruise the great races for the
Goelet cups have taken place in the past
and now these have given way TO the
After the cruise there was another
month or so in which to remedy defects,
II any, and complete the nara WORK OF
tuning up the boat for her meeting with
the challenger- " helne 7 IN. the cup II W.
see its way clear TO accede 70 the request.
if it is made. that the races for the cup
be sailed in August next year, IS, there
fore. a matter of conjecture
Mr. J. Frederick Tams. a member of
the New York and Seawanhaka-Corin-
THAN Yacht clubs, said.
Il have no doubt Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenge will promptly be accepted Sir
yachtsmen and he certainly deserves an
other chance at the cup
or course II Is too soon TO express
an opinion whether or not new yacht
will be built to defend the cup against
this new Shamrock. but I honestly think
il will be very hard to build a better boat
than the Columbia 1t would certainly
take a much faster yacht than the old
Shamrock beat her
But if it be deemed best to build a
new defender there will be no trouble in
finding plenty of men ready and willing
TO furnish the necessary money. I am of
the opinion that Sir Thomas will have a
better chance for the cup next year than
any OF the chalengers that have crossed
the ocean in years past You see he will
have the benefit of last year experience,
and, if he has Captain Cringe, who sailed
the Shamrock last year ana the MineoIa
this year, his boat Will have a great ad-
As for his reported request that the
race be sailed in August believe 1t should
be granted There is always a better
breeze in August than in October, and the
chances for an exciting race are far more
tavora BILE In August there would be
small chance for the succession Of aukes
which proved so veXing last year.
i am delighted that the prospects for
a race next year are so good and am
sentiments on this subject Sir Thomas
may be assured Of the best Of treatment
not be in better hands,
VIII some one build new yacht to
\
void We'll il is rather early to talk
about that, but I should think 1t likely.
Americans are not in the habit of using
old things if they can have better; they
are too enterprising. There would be no
difficulty about raising money for G new
defender if it is decided TO build one
Belfast. Oct 1.-THE Hon. Charles Rus
sell representing Sir Thomas Upton. at
tended a special meeting of the Royal
Ulster yacht club October 2. and requested
the club 10 take the necessary steps to
convey Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for
another series Of races for the Americas
cup TO the New York Yacht club. The
announcement of Sir Thomas intention to
make another attempt to recapture the
great yachting trophy. was received " tn
the greatest sa abstraction and Vice Comm D
dore Crawford and the committee took
immediate action
Sir Thomas Upton. referring in his
interview. with representative of the
Associated Press in London to the lama
teur skipper" who is to have charge of
the new cup challenger, possibly referred
To Mr. John JamisOn. the well known
English yachtsman, who was for years the
adviser of the Prince of Wales in racing
the latterS yacht, Britannia