New-York tribune., 1901-10-25
MANY CHALLENGES IN THE WIND.
A SYNDICATE is BEING FORMED TO TRY
FOR THE CUP, SAYS LATEST REPORT.

There was rumor afoat yesterday that r. V.
Webster of Ceylon who was on Sir Thomas Lip
toms steam yacht Erin throughout the last races,
is forming syndicate which is to be wholly British
and be chiefly composed of English sportsmen
Mr.. Webster is reported to have told the Paris
correspondent OF THE London Daily Mail that
his success in making up the syndicate Is now as
sured If he had sailed the right boat Mr.
Webster, a member of the Royal Geographical
Society. might have indicated shorter passage TO
the finish line than that which the Shamrock fol-
lowed. It was of the Royal Geographical So
ciety whose addressing of letter to Ottawa showed
that the Province of Canada was one OF the
United States of America" and in working out
short cuts victory members of this fraternity
might be dangerous opponents on board Cup
challenger.
This makes the ninth challenge for the Americas
Cup that has been talked about since the last
Upton SERIES which ended less than three weeks
ago In the wind, and almost wholly in that re-
gion were three from Canada, one from the cape
Breton Yacht Club one from Montreal and an
other from Toronto. The syndicate being formed
in Scotland had quite substantial appearance on
Would as alleged be sent under the direction and
patronage of the Emperor William was & ISGe'Tei W I'm III
respectful silence there having been h9Ih6 I'm osa 1 sal
way Of an emperor In the ring so tar & le ~ b
the racer could be built strongly enough 70 san
.tuPnS, ~, -, W, witbdrawn and denied on the
day it made. So that the ninth proposal-these
not being taken according to their dateS-iS per,
haus the only OF the lot which has a hkeiihood
OF becoming reality. -,
After the termination of d challenge series there
has generally been a good deal of the same klhu
OF talk in former years, but perhaps there never
was a time when the arrival OF bona nde chal-
!euge from now people and on behalf OF a new
boat has been less to be expected Nobody blames
the sportsmeu OF any region because this Is SO.
Il realized by many of the New-f ork nacht
Club members that II the Columbia won again the
English would be thoroughly discouraged Inat
SIR Thomas Upton may take second try win MS
first challenger is stl To be considered because II
would little. would keep the ball rolling. anu
give rather misused craft a chance 10 ENJOY
when provided with improved rigging and another
skipper. OF course Sir Thomas admits, the
craft. would not come freghted with such i've
Is hopes "a her first trip but there Is hardly
any doubt that Fife still believes to some extent
in his 1899 design. and there is saying how far
hls ideas OF her ability under improved conditions
may have the effect ~ influencing Sir Thomas
Upton toward second trial
What yaChtsucn wondering at Yesterday
was the proposal sell Shamrock III. Not only
was II thought that the latest boat would be
wanted aS a future trial horse and perhaps chal-
lenger hut the almost total inability to dispose OF
the vessel yacht seemed 20 make the idea
absurd The Defenders price. when she was sold
for Junk. Is stll being miSQuoted AT H5.Cf1 She
was sold for $1,000, and the drauEht OF sham
rock II IS said to be over twenty-one feet. she
being too deep enter many Of the harbors. Her
peculiar uuhandiDcSs first shown at her
launching. which had TO be between floats. and Il
Is shown by the fact that she cannot be hauled
up a any OF the ordinary ways. In order to have
her taken land for the winter. II is said that