The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-26
UPTON MAKES FORMAL
 MENTION OF CHALLENGE
ANNOUNCES WHAT HE INTENDS DOING TO LIFT THE
 AMERICA'S CUP.

At Dinner in His Honor hy the Rroo,,.
 lyn Yacht Club He Declares He Hone.
 to be Privileged to Challenge for the
 Trophy in Race in 1908 OF I9Oo---
 Expresses Favor With New York
 Yacht Club Racing Rules Which Con-
 template Building of Yachts and No
 Mere Racing Machines.
 New York. Oct. 25.-At dinner to- night given in his homer by the Brook lyn Yacht club, at which were present two hundred representatives of the leading yacht clubs of New York and nearby ports, Sir Thomas Lipton made the first formal announcement since his arrival in America of what he intends 10 do towards making another effort to lift" the America's cup. He declared that he hoped he might be privileged to challenge for the international tro- phy, and intimated that he would issue challenge next year for race. possi- bly, in 1908 o- 1909. He expressed favor with the New York Yacht club racing rules which, he said, contemplated the building of yachts and not mere racing machines
 Sir Thomas was presented with watch fob made of a nugget of gold on Which was enamelled the pennant of the Brooklyn club, with a diamond repre- senting star.
 The decorations were elaborate, being designed especially to compliment the guest of the evening. The English and Irish flags, intertwined with the Arneri- can flag and the pennant of the Royal Ulster Yacht club, of which Sir Thomas is member were conspicuous.
 Commodore Coler, after the toasts to President Roosevelt and King Edward the Seventh, proposed the health of Sir. Thomas Upton, who, he said, had done more than any other man to cement tho friendly relations between the two great English-speaking nations. Then Sir Thomas announced his cup plans. He said:
 The chairman has referred to my efforts to lift the Americas cup. He has spoken of the good those contests do He referred to what he termed his pleasure n that I had contributed to the good feeling existing between the two countries. If I have in any meas ure helped to the betterment of rela- lions, then am glad. My own person. al disappointments disappear, or If not quite that they would weigh but little. I do not want you to think that have given up hope of lifting eventually the Americas cup. I hope in the very near future to arrange for another challenge shall never rest satisfied until that cup takes a trip across the Atlantic. trust it may be the four-leaved sham rock that may carry it back. Its an cestral home, you know, was across the water. It has been g., long time away. It has been here a long, long time, but I have not heard that it has yet been naturalized I think the New York Yacht club rules that have been adopt ed to govern any future cup contest are really good. They provide for mora wholesome type of boat. It is what we need. Yachts that are constructed un- der them will provide much more wholesome type of boat. I hope the next racing boats will be built to this rule.
 'As regard international contests, it seems to me that they tend, be they of whatever sort, to promote an interna- tional comity. to bird nations together in the common bonds of sportsmanship and good fellowship. Such good fellow ship counts for much. I value very highly the esteem of my American friends. count it no small gain to know that fellowship does exist. shall take away with me across the ocean the kindliest feelings, and hope I may be back soon again. perhaps dur- ing the racing season next year"
 It was learned tonight that another long distance ocean race will be run to Bermuda next summer under the aus- pices of the Brooklyn Yacht club, and that Sir Thomas has again offered a cup for the race.