The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-05
NEW cur CHALLENGER.
OpiDi0n Abroad THAT q syndicate Will Try
10 IAft Americas Trophy.

According TO the Ydchtt7g World OF London
Sir Thomas Upton In not the ysohtsnen
who 10 planning 70 challenge Tor the Amsri-
cas- cup. This statement 10 rather at variance
with the reports that have come to this side
Of the Atlantic and the chief argument In
favor Of the Yochnn0 Wortd's statement
10 that Sir Thomas said he had no intsu-
ton Of challenging ct the present time.
Those who are In the confidence Of Sir Thomas
never thought that he had.
The challenger has to give ten mouths
notice. and ne no race Gun be sailed later than
November 1 the challenger hat untn some
time in December to send his challenge.
The friends Of Sir Thomas say that before
that time he will have made the plans and a
challenge will be here. When william Fife
arrived here two weeks ago he said a chal-
lenEe wae coming and he minated pretty
strongly that IL would be from Air Thomas.
There are others on the other side h
are anxious, according TO reports. TO get into
the international game and the latest con-
nected with the Americas cup racing are
the members Of the syn dictate tina tsent the
Thistle over here in 1887. Thu Ydchhn6
World has this to say about the cup and .
challenge:
For quite q month past there have been
stories OF a rather indefinite kind circulating
on the Clyde ss to he possibility Of q move
being made to grasp the present very hitting
time for the reopening Of the Americas cup
mtg character in the tales az they were told,
and n ID questionable whether. they would
have been worthy s Of IN. Notice S,s. hsd y not lot, BEEN s%n
TOO well informed 70 be deceived by the
regarding this international. IL IL only
within the last few days that anything like
direct ~staten,ent has besn pSs.ibfs in Son-
develOpm ents- which are not detailed here
for very good reasons WHICH carry oonyic.
s or M sss n. : ShslicnsI tx * f sss r. Fgs%s aGr Of i's the
sSSse moss Interested :stisasd' that no sssss
difficulty will be experienced in concluding
the preliminary. argument and setting the
that william FIFE Is 10 treaty for the building
Of q challenger and the opinion OF those who
should be best informed In the matter seems
for an actual start with the building OF the
vessel. There has naturally been a deal Of
cHHsiienser and the arst guess was invsrisSiy
that Sir Thomas Upton had ut length decided
upon the adding Of u fourth leaf to his sham
rock. IL will he REMEMBERED that n move
in this direction was made some time ago
when Sir Thomas approached the New York
a. TO the rules which would govern future
matches for the cup. The definite kind OF
reply given 20 thus sporting request came In
and n will be remembered that our Leading
designers were practically unanimous in the
opinion that the burden OF the rules laid down
In the original deed was too great for any
challenger to carry with any reasonable
allowed to drop, and it was therefore scarcely
surprising that when this later statement
OF q reopening OF the contest was made most
people assumed that Sir Thomas Upton was
about to throw down the gauntlet once again.
in this, however. the guess was apparently
stated that he has no intention Of challenging
for the cup at the present time and that he
knows nothing Of any other challenge. When
the position was reviewed In the light OF this
statement It was discovered that there was
nothing to connect Sir Thomas Upton with
the challenge now under consideration He
has had no recent consultations with the
designer nor any. 80 far as Is known, with
the holders and defenders Of the cup. On
this occasion We must look elsewhere for the
name of the gentleman who proposes to
undertake the onerous and honorable task
Of representing Britain in this International
No authoritative statement on this point can
suggest that the Clyde will be more cloeely
identified with the next contest than. II has
been with any since the year in which the
Thistle carried the British colors. There are
stories, indeed, which hint at the formation
Of another syndicate such a. that which built
this statement are equally wanting. William
Fife is at present in America. osteDslbly In
connection with the sailing OF hts challenger
for the Capeda's cup, and until his return IL
In improbable that there will be any progress
10 report. Meanshile the matter remains
only a matter OF interesting speculation and
the comforting assurance that his-the great
est OF our internationals-is not being for
gotten in the all round improvement in the
sport"