The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
NEWS.

which they accorded me on my last visit
Thomas Upton.
Deed OF Gift.
Know all men by these presents, that T.
Sir Thomas Upton, of London, England
for the purpose of encouraging yachting
cially in the way of friendly contests in
sailing and seamanship, do hereby give
to the Columbia Yacht Club of Chicago,
state of Illinois, u S. A.. the silver cup
and sailed for under the following condi-
tons:
First-The name of the cup shall be the
Sir Thomas Upton competitive cup.
Second-The title to the cup shall al
ways be in the Columbia Yacht club, of
Chicago. In case the said club should be
for any cause dissolved, then the title
snail revert to me. Should the club hold
ing the cup be dissolved, the cup shall be
returned at once to the Columbia Yacht
club 1t is to be distinctly understood
that the cup is the property of the Co
llmbia Yacht club, and not that of the
owner or owners Of 1he vessel winning
it in a match. The yacht club in which
the vessel winning the cup is enrolled may
have the right to hold the cup for the
time and under the condition hereinafter
mentioned.
Third-There shall be three consecutive
days racing each year during July or
l.
Columbia Yacht club, Eand over the
courses selected by the Columbia Yacht
club off the harbor5 of Chicago. The
first day to be over an eeullateral tri-
angle, two nautical niles to each leg,
twice around, makings a total of twelve
rautical miles. The third race to be over
quadrangular course of three nautical
miles to the leg, onces around, making a
distance of twelve nautical miles. In
case of a postpenement the races will
be sailed the next day Following and over
the same course as. wOAld have been all
ed on the day of posJponeInent and SO
continued from day to day, Sunday eX-
cepted until there shall have been three
races. The boat making the best record
in the three races shall be declared the
winner and the club in Which the boat
is enrolled Shall havez the%Tight to hold
the cup until the first day of June the
next following year, sat which time 1t
shall be delivered inszgoods condition to
the Columbia Yacht clnb,s Of Chicago, the
commodore Of the club holding the cup
being resonsible for such delivery. In
the event of two or more boats making
the same record in the three days races,
the judges shall have the right to ar
range for an additional race or races I'M
til the winner shall have been selected,
the course for such aditions& races to be
the same as the first three DAYS, and in
the same order.
FOurth-The owner or owners Of the
yacht winning the cup shall have the
right to have engraved on said cup its
the races. in a neat and plain manner
each engraving to occupy a space one
and one-half inches high by three inches
wide. and to be surrounded by a plain
double-line border.
Fifth-Any yacht of the twenty-one-
foot class, regularly enrolled in a yacht
club belonging to an association, which
association is a member of the Yacht
Racing Union of the Great Lakes shall
have the right to compete without time
allowance. provided notice of entry shall
be filed with the secretary of the Column
bia Yacht club. of Chicago, ten days be-
fore the date set for the first race
Sixth-The Columbia Yacht club shall.
at its annual meeting. the first Saturday
IN December each year, name the rates
on which the next cup races shall be
sailed. and the secretary will, in writing.
promptly notify the secretary of all
Yacht clubs. members of the associa-
ton comprising the Yacht Racing union.
of such election.
Seventh-The committee having in
charge the Upton cup races shall fur
nish the club historian a full account in
writing of each race. giving number and
name of entries. velocity of wind wealth
er conditions. etc. which shall be record
ed in the club history