The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-05
CHANCES FOR CUP CHALLENGE
LIPTON ANXIOUS THAT CONTEST
BE NOT ALLOWED TO DROP.

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LIPTON ANXIOUS THAT CONTEST
BE NOT ALLOWED TO DROP.
Very Slight Improvement on Predecessors
Would Bring Long Sought Success,
He says-Mylne Suggested as Designer
Sir Thomas Prefers Old Conditions.
Sir Thomas Upton. in a lengthy inter
view printed in the Yachting World. tells or
his plans for another attempt to capture the
Americas Cup. The Yachting World says
there have been many rumois regarding
proposed challenges, but none took definite
shape because Of a natural desire on the part
OF yachting men to allow Sir Thomas FREQ
hand in the contest with which he has been
30 intimately associated. When Sir Thomas
visited the Clyde last month and consulted
with George l.. Watson he said:
Il am chiefly anxious that the, contest
should not be allowed TO drop at this stage,
for | am convinced that the experience which
we have gained in the recent contests will
prove of immense value In laying plans for
| another sporting raid on the holders Of that
Cup. i recognize. however, that the position
OF challenger In the International contest IL
one which might form u legitimate ambition
for every yachtsman. and ! am anxious
TO do nothing that might have the appearance
OF monopolizing the post. SO far as have been
able to learn. however, there has been no move
to indicate that there is any other challenger
ready to take UP the tale. and have. there
fore. come north to see what could be done
toward securing q boat capable OF carrying
on the contest"
Are you likely to make the adoption OF
the new rule of the New York Yacht Club.
or some such rule, condition OF the chal-
lengel o ,.. y, ,h. r,us st,nds NJ nresent
in a good deal OF doubt. am not at all sure
that any alteration would do much to increase
ence we have had we ought to be able to build
to the old conditions quite as well as to any
rule Of an entirely new kind 9 and indeed the the
inquiry which l sent them some months ago
leaves it an open question whether the alter
Apart altogether from these considers,
tions. however. my personal preference would
be continuing the fight under the conditions
MY highest ambition would be to win
back the Cup under conditions originally laid
down for the contest w m ha ke
try without asking any favor 6eyond, those
already given to us 80 freely and so willingly.
II. came nearer to success than any yacht
that ever sailed for the Cup; shamrock ~.
was unfortunate in meeting yacht which
| oyerpowered her in all ways. and under the
new rule of measurement would have had
to allow her about thirty-eight minutes over
ths SsP eoSdtions shsmPoek " Would
improve on these performances. very
slight improvement on some OF them would
bring the result ,eSn for which we have been
"S% shsmrScE H., You intend to keep to the
old name?"
The old name and the old flag 30 long as
| | have anything to do with the contest.
From VIII, which hnn it maX be inferred that she
That was easy guessing" said Sir Thomas.
| laughing; but if you go one step more your
questions VIII 60 beyond what know myself da
| signed on the Clyde and built on the Clyde.
and / have even hopes Of returning victorious
and landing the Cup on the shores oil the
There are. however. many negotiations.
some Of them already IN progress and Others RS
Completed and settled in satisfactory fashion
before / can speak more definitely OF sham
Sa " yo or hs5 @@o9RP sas. edtory
| sir Thomas Lipton's statement that his
| personal preference goes in the direction OF
i i Was le in the autumn Of last year. and q
pursuing It under conditions sxaot1y similar 1hla !
,sSss is f0F fse il sho
was mooted tool, the form q . couple q
Yacht Club and Sir Thomas Upton regardinl
| the measurement rule which would be i'm
posed in the event OF another dsn, oe bn
| rather a guarded document which pledged
she promise afss'a to Consider any challenge tha!
| might be lodged and any conditions that
might be attached to it. The fact that the
| proof that an effort would be made to have
the contest brought under more ratlon a,
than that T ha R iea no she
'"s IL Is easy to appreciate and to admire the
spirit which has ied sr, Thomas to this dec;
soundiy beaten under the old conditions
sin ce then circumstances have so changed
as to give him an oppso2rtunity OF renewinS
the same spITit ShisS makes Elm snxilIins
| MIN DESTROYS OF continuing the fight with no
| greater advantage than he had when he hrs,
| threw down the gage.
Sir Thomas and the New York Yacht Club his
preference would naturally rule the matter
but the e na1aTe OF the contest
| man who accepts the position Of representing
the country in an international contest as
ties, and the first Of these is the necessity OF
securing for the side which he represents
hG Wiz fan th be S f:y yn Hf
| Yacht Club rule which has hitherto been al.
lowed to govern the cup races condemned
to lie we'll within our right to suggest that II
| should be replaced by more modern condi-
NReths In ths would make
advantage there is scarcely room for any
serious discussion.
| "The America Cup contest has been drifting
steadily into an engineering problem as to
| which side can float the largest and Eighties,
hull upon given water line. and In working
| out this our opponents start with the Rrea,
advantage OF launching their craft straight
| upon the water on which the racing takes
| place The application Of the new rule OF
the club. or OF any other modern rule, woulo
at least have the effect OF bringing the con
test back nearer to ordinary yacht racing
| which is ground upon which we have shown
| TO better advantage against our American
friends than we have done in Americas CuJ
| racing For the sake Of the sport in general
and Of our chances Of sn i in this contest
his own admirable rule Of placing himsel
unreservedly in the hands Of the designers
The Yachisman says: "Sir Thomas never
DISCUSSES his desire to challenge yet agar
for the Cup. and it Ia now quite patent tina
he is only kept from doing so forthwith b,
the dificulty OF getting drsuehtsmnn to
undertake the task who Is capable OF turnini
him out a boat that would have anythin,
Sir Thomas's desire that the boat shoulc
be both designed and built on the Clyde
should neither of the older men, Mr.. Fife o
MIR Watson. care about tackling the ad
l.