The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-24
.LIPTON'S THIRD CHALLENGE
HE WILL COME FOR THE THIRD
TIME TO GET 1T.
The New York Yacht Club Accepts His
Cha1Ienge-It Will be Shamrock III
Races Will Occur During Month of
August I9O3-Under Same Rules as
Governed Previous Race.

Governed Previous Race.
New York, Oct 20. - Sir Thomas
Lipton's third challenge for the Ameri-
can cup sent by the Royal Ulster Yacht
club has been made public by the New
York Yacht club after being read and
accepted by committee appointed for
the purpose. The challenge is almost
identical with that sent by Sir Thomas
in 1900. 1t is signed by Hugh c.
Kelley, honorary secretary of the Royal
Ulster club, and says:
81 am requested by Sir Thomas j.
Upton, bart, X. G. V. o., to forward
you this challenge for the America cup
subject to the same conditions as gov
erned the last contest and which prov
ed to be so satisfactory, namely:
1.-The best three out of five races,
over the same courses with like starts
and other details.
1.-The first race to be sailed on Thurs
day, August 20, 1908.
= "The second race to be sailed on
Saturday, August %, 1908.
"The third race to be sailed on Tues
day, August %, 1908.
Further races, if any, to be sailed
on each following Thursday, Saturday
and Tuesday until finished.
81 therefore, on behalf of the Royal
Utter Yacht club and in the name of
Sir Thomas j. Upton, member of
the club, challenge to sail series of
matches with the yacht Shamrock III,
against any one yacht or vessel con-
structed in the United States for the
American cup.
Following are the particulars of
the challenging vessel, viz: Owner, Sir
Thomas j. Upton, BART, X. @. V. o.,
name of yacht, Shamrock Ill, length
on load water line, 90 feet; rig, cutter
the custom house measurement will
follow as soon as the vessel can be
measured for registration. ~
This letter was received from Sir
Tomas Upton:
"Southgate, Middlesex, Otc z, 1902
Dear Mr.. Cormack: You will receive
by the same mail a communication
from the secretary of the Royal Ulster
Yacht club, conveying challenge OF
my behalf for a series of races for the
America cup to take place next year.
''In view of the eminently satisfac
tory arrangements made by your clul
in the two contests in which l hav,
been privileged to engage, 1 ask, a
you will see from the terms of tn,
challenge, no change whatever in thu
conditions which governed the las
contest entered into by me. ''In thu
, desiring an opportunity of making
third attempt to obtain possession o
the America cup, l hope / may not b
/ deemed importunate or unduly cOvetou
of the precious trophy so long and s
securely held in trust by the New YOr
J Yacht club. Yours faithfully.
{ THOMAS L. Upton.
''To G. A. Cormack, Esq. ,ssSecretar
N. Y. Y. c., New York, U. S. A"
, There was also given out a copy G
| correspondence that passed during tn
t summer between Sir Thomas and Com
t mOdore Ledyard.
t Sir Thomas wrote to inquire whethe
any contemplated changes in the meas
2 urement rules of the New York zach
O4hD WOOAb Apply W tAAO NOooOAo LII vi
/ cup contest. To this Commodore Lee
l yard replied that although changes
= the rules were contemplated they coul
l in no degree be held applicable to tn
4 contests for the cup.
The New York Yacht club sent
cablegram to Sir Thomas Upton, az
cepting his cahallenge for the Americ
: cup on the same conditions for whic
/ it raced the last time.
t The order for the new cup defende
. in the races with Sir Thomas Upton
q Shamrock III. has been placed wit
: the Herrshoffs at Bristol, r. l. accorC
: ing to report from an authoritatiV
3, source. The plans for the new era
b were drawn up many weeks ago in al
o; ticipation of the challenge and orde
}. were placed for the metal and other +
n quisites so that the builders are no
: practically ready to begin work as SOC
:, as the material has been assembled.
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