The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-24
SIR THOMAS, TO CHALLENGE.
WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR
AMERICAS CUP THIS WEEK.
Statement May ne Made at the MINER To-
morrow Night willing 20 Race Under
Present Rules and wants an Opinion
From the New York Yacht CIuO,

From the New York Yacht cub.
Sir Thomas Upton is to challenge again
for a race for the Americas Cup and
will make an announcement about his
plans this week. Since he has been in this
country, now more than three weeks, he
has talked matters over with many yachts
men and seems to be satisfied that IL he
challenges for another race his challenge
will be accepted by the New York Yacht
Club n his terms agreed to. He ma
nave a conference with some Of the leading
members OF the club and talk things over
informally, but he is satisfied that il is a
matter that must come before IN club
in an official way and that the club mem
bers, no matter what influence they may
have, cannot tell him what action the club
will take in the event of a challenge being
sent. Sir RI mas wants to get the club
on record so that he or any one else who
may wish to try e. lift the cup may know
where they stand, and he will therefore
have a challenge sent to the club through
some yacht club on the other side, possibly
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, through
which organization he challenged before.
Sir Thomas is to be entertained at dinner
tomorrow evening by many yachtsmen.
The dinner has been arran ged by the Brook
lyn Yacht Club, and II is expected that at
this dinner Sir Thomas will definitely state
his plans. He lunched yesterday with
r. A. c. Smith and some yachting friends
and talked matters over with them, M it
Is understood that be will perfect his plans
to-day or tomorrow morning. so that he
will be in a position to tell what be intends
TO do.
Speaking yesterday Sir Thomas said:
Il have always been treated with the great
est courtesy by the New York Yacht Club.
and l expect nothing but a continuance
Of our pleasant relations. l assure you
that l am as anxious as ever-more SO, in
fact, IL that is possible-to lift the cup.
I'll not be satisfied until l have It safe on
the other side"
just what Sir Thomas's plans are only
a few know. If he wants to race next
season he will have TO hustle. because in
order to have a race ten months notice
must be given. and no race can be sailed
after November 1. This means that the
challenge must be received by the New
York Yacht Club at the latest some time in
December. He could cable to the other
side to have a challenge sent at once, but
lie NOulu naturally NdLlA W ulTNubN lhN
tiers with his designer before committing
himself.
A friend OF Sir Thomas. who is very init
mate with his yachting affairs. said that II
the club will agree TO a race under the pres
ent rules the new challenger would proba-
bly, be designed by William Fife. who de-
signed Shamrock /. n III. Nothing, how
ever, would induce Fife to build "A boat
under the old rule. because he thinks under
that rule the challenger Is too badly handi-
capped and the chances OF getting a freak
across the ocean safely are getting less each
year. Fife is not keen after international
cup racing and will only agree to 60 into
the contest II he feels he has an even chance
of success. He thinks that under q rule
that puts a premium on a wholesome type
and bars freaks the challenger will have
q fair chance. although there are many
other things hat have to be taken into con-
sideration. n thing Is that the captain
and crew OF the challenger get tired out and
discouraged after racing on the other side.
crossing the ocean and then r~efitting and
trying out here. and by the time the cup
races are sailed they have no heart left. but
only want to get through and get home.
Sir Thomas. this friend said. would like to
build two yachts, one perhaps from Fife
designs and one by Mylne. and have the
better OF these two sent TO race for the cup.
He would like to build a 70 footer. but that
matter would not stand in his way, n II the
New York Yacht Club would prefer 90
footers, then he would like to build two.
Sir Thomas has kept his hands of the cup
for three years. He was told by the club
here that It wanted to test its new rule and
did not care to arrange a race under IL until
it had been tried. The rule now has been
well tested, and il is hardly fair to ask a
challenger to let the club AVE two or three
seasons more to build under the rule while
the challenger can get no experiences. and
the longer the challenge IL della yed the more
experience the defenders will get.