The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
Upton STILL HAS
HIS EYE On CUP
Has Arranged for the Building
Of Another Yacht Sham
rock.
NEW DESIGNER PICKED
HAS ORIGINALITY
Only Hitch in International
Match Comes Over Reforms
in Racing.
Tr,bun. sn.c,aI spor,inr Service

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK, May 26-Sir Thomas is
still sanguine that the yacht design
ers, yacht builders and yacht sailors
OF Great Britain can win back the
America cup. He has just arranged for
the building of another Shamrock. the
fourth boat OF that name. and a boat
that promises to be unique
The designer intrusted with this
commission, Mr.. Alfred Milne of Glas-
gov, Is a pupil of that master of the
art OF yacht designing. the late Mr..
George L. Watson. and his training is
supplemented by fine dash OF daring
originality in his work.
Has Hard Problem to Face.
The problem which he has to face is
even more complicated than that which
usually confronts the designer of an
International racer. From before the
building OF Shamrock III. and Reli-
ance II was the opinion of most of the
authorities OH this side of the Atlantic
that the rating rule used In the Amer
lea cup contest was of such nature
as to leave the challenger under Its
of success.
AS a preliminary to the launching
OF the scheme which has now taken
form, Sir Thomas Upton wrote to the
the New York Yacht club, asking
whether IT was intended 10 amend the
rule, and If so. what was the rule that
would govern another America cup
contest.
The reply was unsatisfactory,
amounting. In short to a statement
that the committee would not consider
the question unless * was raised AS
formal challenge.
Must Have Formal Challenge.
II was manifestly unwise to challenge
before learning the conditions under
which the contest would be fought. and
the discussion therefore stood ad-
journed I'm the hope that the general
conference of the yachting countries.
called by the Yacht Racing association.
would afford an opportunity of putting
this matter on asound and satisfactory
this matter on a sound and satisfactory
America decided at the last minute 10
take no part in that conference,
When Sir Thomas Upton commits
stoned Mr.. Milne to design a fourth
Shamrock neither of them had any def
mite Information as to the rule which
would be accepted by the defenders.
Everything pointed, however, to the
new rule as formed by the interna-
tional conference as being the most
rca casonable and satisfactory for all par
ties, and 1t is on this assumption that
Mr.. Alfred Milne has gone 10 work.
Balk on the New Rule.
Hitherto the placing of a contract
for the designing of a challenger was
only done when the preliminary ar
rangements had been fairly well set
tide. On this occasion there is no such
settlement. II Is conceivable that if
the American yachtsmen stand out
against the reforms which have been
urged. the vessel which Is now being
designed may never be built.
The order Is prompted by a desire to
be In readiness to take advantage Of
any Improvement which may be made
in the situation. The deadlock rests
on the fact that the rule which has
hitherto governed the contest Is against
all the modern developments of the
sport The matter rests entirely In the
hands of the New York Yacht club,
and their attitude VIII rule the ques-
ton as to whether Shamrock ". Will
be built In time for racing next year.