The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-17
ACCEPTS LIPTON'S CHALLENGE


Cable 10 Sir Thomas. "same Conditions
a. Last Match'-Messrs. Ledyard.
Bourne, COrmack, r. ID. Morgan.
j. p. Morgan. Brown, Forbes. Rogers
and Duncan Committee on Challenge.
The challenge Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
| Club for a race for the Americas Cup. TO
Ire sailed next August and naming Sir
Thomas Upton as its representative. was
accepted last night by the New York Yacht
Club. A special meeting of the club had
been called to consider the challenge. which
was delivered at the clubhouse on Wednes-
day afternoon. 1t was largely attended,
and among the members present were
Nice-Coinmodore Frederick G.. Bourne,
ex-Nioc- Commodore August Belmont Fleet
Captain W. B. Duncan. Jr., J. s. Dickerson,
who formerly owned the cup defender
Madeleine, ex-Commodore 4. NJ, Brown.
ex-Commodore +. d. Morgan, who last
year had charge OF the Columbia; James
b. Ford. owner of the Katrina: Secretary
George A Cormack. 8. Nicholson Kane,
Newbury ID. IAwton and +. II. Wales, the
members of the Regatta Committee OF the
| club; Newberry ID. Thorne and Ralph n.
| Ellis, who sailed with MIR. Duncan on the
| Constitution last year; Arson Phelps Stokes,
| Commodore Robert l.. Tod Fred Rode.
valid. owner Of the cutter Eelin; Fred Hoyt,
owner of the cutter Isolde; William Gardner,
| Irving Cox, c. W. Mason, l.. j. Callahan,
| Addison q. Hanan and Archibald Rogers.
| In the absence of Commodore Lewis Cass
Iedyard. who is i'll at Newport, Vice-Co
modore Bourne presided. 1t did not take
long to read the challenge, and some letters
that had passed between Sir ThomasIipton
and Commodore Ledyard. and then a Com
mittee on Challenge was appointed and the
meeting adjourned.
The Committee on Challenge is AZ follows:
Commodore Ledyard vice-Commodore
Frederick G. Bourne, Secretary Cormack,
L. d. Morgan. +. NJ Brown, j. Pierpont
Morgan. j. Malcolm Forbes, Archibald
Rogers and w b. Duncan, Jr This COM
mittee met al once and in few minutes
formally accepted the challenge. and Secre-
tary Cormack sent two cablegrams, one to
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and one TO
Sir Thomas Upton. saying Challenge
accepted. Same conditions a. governed
the last match"
Secretary Cormack. after the committee
had adjourned, gave out the challenge and
copies of the letters, The challenge reads
as follows and confirms the exclusive in.
formation concerning the time of races and
cha lenger publis,,i in THE Sun of yes
'eroaH'
"i1i.SrpnTfiScte Hn,n
BELFAST, Oct = 1902
@ 4 ,o,mnck, ESQ. Secretary, Ncr YORK.
fdoht ,tab. Ner YORK; =. o.,
DEAR Sln. ! sin requested bN SIR Thomas
J. Upton, hart. X {. v O.. TO forward you
TINS chsilrnHe LOT the Aineflca up subject
to the same conditions az governed the last
contest and which proved to he so salts
Factory. hsineN. inc orst thIee ont OF i've
races over the zane courses WIN IKE starts
and other details
Aug 90. 1919,
| The second race 10 DC saiied on saturday.
AVG u! ls@ all,
The third race 10 be sailed on Tuesday
Aug y, 1919
| Further races !lI any TO pc sailed on each
following Thursday. Saturday and Tuesday,
| hntli ,nsheu
|. therefore. on behalf OF the ROYAL Ulster
| YACHT cup, ana ~ the nam" Of Sir Thomas
} Upton member OF the CLUB. challenge
70 sail series OF matches with the yacht
ShsI'rock Ill ssahst any one yacht or
vessel constructed In the lnited states Of
America ior the america CUP.
! Inc 1oIlowihe are the pattlcuars OF tho
! I'M on Rart Cy q name Of rS,b,
shamrock III length on load water line o.,
feet: rig, cutter.
The Custom House n,easureme 1t will
follow as soon as the 'essei can be measured
iot Itehn'thtloh, ,,, I. IN
the recent Of this chalen 20 ~" VIII ''o'e
HtGH c. KELLY.
Honorary Secretary,
Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
| Tho follovinu il n copv nj n Ie,tor from,
Sir Thomas Lipt on which came in the sam
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