New-York tribune., 1902-10-17
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
NEW-YORK YACHT CLUB SENDS WORD
TO SIR THOMAS LIPToN
LAST YEARS RULES To APPLY-sHAMRocK
III TO BE NINETY-FOOT CUTTER.


committee appointed 10 pass the third chal-
lenge for the Americas Cup sen, by the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club in behalf Of Sir Thomas Lip
,on accepted the gage Of battle at a meeting
hid last night al the NeW-York Yacht Club
house in West Forty -fourth-st. The challenge
a. almost Identical with that sent 10y Sir Thomas
,r 1899 and there was not d particle Of doubt
about IFS acceptance by the club after it had
1aen read on "Wednesday
Commodore Ledyard being quite III al his
Newport home. Vioe-Commodore Frederick G.
Bourne presided al a meeting held in the COM
,rittee room Commodore Ledyard was then
allied up by IONS distance telephone. He ap-
nointed the following committee by wire all
NJ whose members. except J. Pierpont Morgan.
were present: Nice-Commodore Bourne, Secre-
,ary George a. Corm2ck. Edwin y. Morgan. r.
n Brown J. P. Morgan ]. Malcolm Forbes
Archibald Rogers and William Buuer Duncan.
~ These yachtsmen comprise what will be
knou-n as the Americas Cup Committee for 1868.
The committee then went into secret session.
and tie challenge was read to them. while hun
dreds Of yachtsmen, impatient TO hear the news.
stood in the biz model room downstairs. There
mas cheering an hour later when the committee
.rnounced that the challenge had been accepted.
There is wei grounded belief al the club that
syndicate has been formed TO furnish funds
tus a new cup defended but the names are
bsine carefully guarded, and no member last
isbt would say who composed the syndicate
!, ts understood that Herreshoff is 20 design
md build the boat. and that she is TO be
s,-ucted of Tobin bronze. like the sloops Nicola
and Weetanoe
yachtslren Of prominence who discussed the
.A,nenge a. the club included August Belmont
Henry F. Lippitt. s Nicholson Kane, Newbury
,v.on Edward Wales, Commodore Robert r.
roa of the Atlantic Yacht Club. Percy Chubb.
rb,,lss smithers. J. NJ. MacDonough. F F.
p-avster Charles Buchanan and Augustus W.
Mott
The general feeling seemed 10 be one OF salts
s,c,ion With the extremely equitable conditions
N the challenge and the sportsmanlike spirit Of
The challenger.
As soon as the challenge was accepted Secre-
,s-y corrack sent the following cable message
in duplicate to the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and
10 Sir Thomas Upton:
Club accepts. Same conditions last races:
CORMACK.
Tho full text Of the challenge and other COM
-unication bearing upon il follow:
THE TERMS OF THE CHALLENGE.
The letter forwarding the challenge to C. A.
Cornsck. secretary OF the New-York Yacht
cub. was in part as follows:
am requested by Sir Thomas j Upton Bart.
c. Z: o. 70 forward you THIS Challenge tor me
SSoIsrTed inc last contest and which proved so
satisfactory namely. the best three out of hve
otheT details the frst race to be sailed Thurs
day, August - 1893; the second on SATURDAY. Az
iss further df any) 10 be sailed on each fol
loving Thursday. Saturday and Tuesday rntil nm
/ therefore on behalf Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
member Of the club, challenge 10 sail series of
matches with the scht SHAMROCK III againSS, any
Yacht vessel constructed in the United
States Of America for the Americas Cup,
lenrng Tessei viz: Name OF Yacht; shamrock III:
le4sth O load water line. 80 feet; rig cutter
The Custom House measurement VIII follow as
soon as the vessel can be measured for Tesistra-
Honorary Secretary, Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
The following letter was written by Sir
homas 10 Mr. Cormack:
You will receive by the same mail a communica-
ion from the secretary Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
s'ee ; Sonreylns p. & a Shstlehge on my Dshan' i2G
place next year IN view OF the eminently salts
eut for the two contests in which l have already
eeen privileged 10 engage, ] ask, as you will see
ever IN the conditions which governed the last con-
IN thus desiring an opportunity Of making third
4uempt 10 obtain possession Of the America cup
coyetoas of The precious troph 50 long and SO Sc
eurely held in trust by the HeW-York Yacht Club
This letter Was sent by Sir Thomas in May
las, 10 Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard:
With reference 10 the reports which have recent
Tstse Tae N the measurement rules Of the New-fork
suon IN yt-ti1 e,-cis - - bsrs as 10 v-befber sIcn
Shahse Is likely 10 be made, and, If made, whether
would apply II the contests for the Americas
, T9s gsgsag idea is that n view Of the grsies i
ne t2 sr and ne % seqnsnt 81 S onGer5sinsy Ia sce a.
ssEy to challenge and also Of the fact that for a
e.lest IN 1893 the design Of the challenger would
VISIBILITY Of cbsisne31g sor next years
throw
y ~ sae nlatter. and especially advise me whether,
reSles, such change would apply 70 the Americas
Should you prefer that this letter be answered
HSsy SIey oy the 1uh you might kindly jusl n9 nsn9
mere is Commodore Ledyard's reply;
event Of a chsnge IN the New-York Yacht Clubs
@ ] F9 ge "a qeh has ea49sS famaneS %9pla a
Sau non because Of my Illness and other reasons
Pla9ined 70 YOU in a personal letter, The point
with YOU that ii Should be answered by the
yo ySI % The club. and authorized by it 10 send
The facts about The proposed changes in the rule
igt-.St .hat some months ago committee was ap-
kOisled by the club 10 obtain the views OF the
and Other countries a. 10 the desirability of adopt
tooine To- Sone rnle OF measurement which would tend
- sEOlfe a more satisfactory and wholesome type
fon sSel than has been produced under the opera
WORK OF this committee would not be completed uI.-
IA k aeSt autumn or winter. and such is row likely
80 me case. need say - you that the step
sAh had no relation 10 any contest for the
IsIlea ; Cup in 1898 for IL was not deemed pos
H. tlai any charge in the rules which might be
IO-snt about by IL could become effective Hnti
- after III. expiration Of the limit Of time FOR
s-is notice OF contest for that season, and no
coulQ maintain for moment that any change
- rules made by the challenged club after the
s~Gl y of challenge could affect the race 10 be
Sea unoer such cha uenge.
zinL zinSL indeed would the New-York Yacht Club be
a. s-ss even II n had the power by any change IN
~ 'sies 10 shut prejudice handicap in
uro sspect any challenging yacht built in reliance
~t-I Us existing rules anV change its rules