The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-10

to Waive Requirement. of the Deed of
Iengc Again Next Year III His Request
Had Been Granted-No Certainty Now
as to whether There VIII be Chal-
Ienge.
New York, Oct 9,-The New York
Yacht club to-day formally declined
Sir Thomas Lipton's proposal to race
the Shamrock II again next summer for
the Americas cup. The club decided
that 1t has no power to waive the re-
quirement in the deed of gift providing
that no vessel which has been defeated
can again be seected until after a
contest with another yacht or until af-
ter two years have elapsed.
A joint meeting of the committees Of
the Royal Ulster Yacht club and of the
New York Yacht club was held to-day
and Sir Thomas proposition submitted
by Vice Commodore Sharman- Craw-
ford of the Ulster club. He stated that
his committee, in behalf Of Sir Thomas,
desired to ask If the New York Yacht
club would withdraw in favor of the
Shamrock II that paragraph of the deed
Of gift providing that mo vessel which
has been defeated In match for this
cup can be again selected by any club
as it's representative until after a con-
test for It by some other vessel has In
tervened, or until after the expiration
of two years from the time of such de-
feat"
He also stated that in the event of
this request being acceded to- should
challenge for next year be received
from any one else Sir Thomas would
withdraw his challenge.
Commodore Ledyard Of the New
York Yacht club stated that the mutual
agreement clause gives the two clubs
the right to make any arrangement
satisfactory to both, as to dates,
courses, number of trials, rules and
sailing regulations, together with any
and all other conditions of the match,
including waiver of the ten months no.
tice, but the committee of the New
York Yacht club was of the opinion
that the clause gives no power to the
club holding the cup to accept a chal-
lenge which the instrument itself pro-
hibits absolutely. The committee did
not think it was intended that, after a
boat has had trial for the cup and
been defeated, she should be allowed to
challenge again until the time specified
has ELAPSED and so declined to accede
to the request.
Local yachtsmen who heard to-day of
the challenge committees decision said
that it was wise one They also
agreed that if Sir Thomas should chal-
lenge with a new yacht there would be
an excellent opportunity for him to use
the present Shamrock as trial horse,
having the new yachts tuning up spins
on this side of the Atlantic. This Is
considered to be distant advantage
for the challenger,
Sir Thomas when told of the COM
mittee's decision said he had no COM
ment to make nor would he say wheth-
or he would challenge again with new
yacht,
The crew of the Shamrock are to re-
turn to England, it Is said, on the
steamer Oceanic, which sails October
49,
The Hon. Hugh Kelly, secretary of
the Royal Ulster Yacht club, sailed to-
day on the steamer Majestic, He eX-
pressed himself as being perfectly sat
isfed with the treatment he had re-
ceived here and with that accorded the
Shamrock II. He said that Sir Thomas
Ljpton would not challenge next year,
and he, (Kelly) had no idea who would.
He was satisfied, however, that Eng
land would again strive to lift the
cup"