The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
A CUP CHALLENGE NEXT YEAR.
Sir Thomas on His Arrival in England Says
He VIII Build Two Boats.

A challenge for the Americas Cup may
be expected from Sir Thomas Upton early
next year. The YdchhnO World in the las'
issue received here said:
Immediately on his arrival from New
York on Saturday Sir Thomas Upton con-
firmed the statement made in our last issue
that a challenge for another race for the
Americas Cup in 1908 would be issued early
next year and that in all probability he would.
build two boats-one to tbe design OF Fife
and the other by Myln-k We gather. how
ever, from the owner OF khe ShamrOCks that
he has got no absolute saedge from the New
York Yacht Club that tSs race will be sailed
under the new rating rule. which Is known In
America as the universal rule; If. however,
an unconditional challenge il issued it Is
practically certain that a mutual agreement
VIII be arrived at. so that the challenger and
defender will be built to the new rule. An
interest ing rumor also reaches us to the effect
that IL il more than probable that the next
cup defender will he built to the design Of
Mr.. III. j. Gielow."
The Clyde correspondent of the same
publication said.
so far as We have gone Fairlie seems to
be the only building centre on the Clyde
which has the good fortune to enjoy the
patronage of owners who fully appreciate
the advantage of having the building of a
racing vessel put in hand as early as possible
IN the dead season. And IL may be added
that in talrlie yard, pa rtlCularly in this present
year. no effort is spared TO make sure that
the orders so placed have the further advan-
tage OF being handled with equal prompts
tude. The additions and extensions made
TO the yard are on an imposing scale, and are
so planned as to make not only the utmost
Of the available space but to provide eN-
cellent facilities for the racers of any class or
size. The new furnace and casting box Tor
the making of keels was used for the first
time In the running of the lead for Myles Is.
kennedy's new racing cutter. MIR. kennedy
t1IUEnANfnA nrRh fnw Hhn gnAaia. nRnnZ nj
seeing this operation performed and Capt.
Charles Bevis, who Will nave charge OF the
vessel was also IN attendance IL makes
yard. but il was the subject of general remark
that. big as the Job was, the new equipment
Of the yard was equal to the task of omm
be significant when Il is remembered that the
only thing larger, than this likely TO be built
for racing would he another candidate Tor
the America + Cup honOrs.
Some of the rumors on this subject. which
Mere we're sppspedh eIy EmTre ~ Si IN rhhnnm ea,cd t1 nHs1
for this side, were so circumstantial and so
definite in their assurance that the order,
for a new challenger was about TO be or had
been-there was some little indeiinlteness
here-placed at Fairlie that the representa-
tives Of newspapers which had rather more
Fairlie to see what Mr.. william Fife had to
say on the matter. The only thing 10 be
gathered from MIR. Fife, however, was a
polite but impossible refusal 10 discuss the
matter in any of its aspects. As a matter
Of faCt, however, u was expecting 100 muCh
10. even suppose that he might have either
informat ion or opinion 10 ofer. The most
sangulne estimate credits Sir Thomas Upton
only with the hone that Z may be possible
to arrange n challenge for 1908. and II Is
prophecy at too long range to look Tor any
statement Of a definite kind at this time"
The London fdchtsmGH said:
1T X evident from what has transpired
since Sir Thomas lipton'S arrival home from
America. that nothing definite was settled
there regarding the rule under which the
next cup races viii he sailed. lie had. how
ever, the assurance that every one wished
nnite content to send q challenge"