Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-04
SWEDES ARE IN EARNEST
Challenge for Americas Cup VIII
be National Attn.
PROPOSE 10 BuILO FINE BOAT
MIIlonaires Are Behind the Scheme
and They Mean Business-Two
Princes Members of the Club Com.
mittec.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Oct. a.
Gocsta Kyhlberger. the Swedish bank
or. who, with William OLSON. a mil
lionaire yachtsman. is about To chal.
lcngc for a series of races for the
America's cup through the Royal
Swedish Yacht Club. of which King
Oscar is honorary admiral. in an NJ
tcrvicw explained that the challenge
must be regarded as Il national Swed-
lsh subscription enterprise. The pro-
motors would first solicit eight sub.
scribers OF $4,000 crowns (aboui So.
900 ench), ana then lists would be
opened Tor small Subscriptions from
one crown (nbout 90 cents) up. lie
added:
when we find It is impossible to
get any more subscriptions we guar
antec to put up the rest of the capital
required to build II yacht. which is
estimated ut 100000 crowns (.,bout
500 ,OOO) as n minimum. The other
| 100000 Gowns (s200, 5000. The yacht
will be ready in the spring or summer
of 1905.
ut Is intended that she shall be
prncticcd in sailing on the Baltic dur
ing the remainder of the summer of
that year, and she will be sailed all the
summer OF 1909 in American waters.
so that her handlers may become fa,
milinr with strange American tides
and currents She will be built *.
clusiycly OF Swedish material and will
be sailed exclusively by Swedes.
prince Gustave. the crown prince;
his eldest son. Prince Gustnve Adolph,
and Prince William, who recently Wis
tied the United States, are members
of the executive committee of the
yacht club.
Our chief motive in making IN at
tempt to capture the cup is. If We are
successful. to get American yachts
men to come to Sweden and try to
win II back. so as to create intimate
relations between the two countries.
king Oscar has been Interested in
he sport of yachting from his ear
liost youth, and he Is expected to
bac kthe enterprise materially.
"Our challenge has not yet been
formally sent, but the New York Yacht
Club has been asked TO furnish us
with the regulations under which the
races will be sailed. aud we have re-
|ceiyed reply saying that the nfor-
nation required has been mailed. The
promoters OF the enterprise have de.
termincd to challenge under any cir.
cumstanocs.
"My yacht. San Toy, is the hest
yacht that ever plowed Swedish wat
ers. and we now know how to buiid
still better boats. ~ o Scandinavians
have been good sailors since the vik-
ing age. They crossed the Atlantic
long before Columbus, in open sail
ing boats, We hope to show that
Sweden is today as much ahead of
other countries now MS she was then
as regards sailing, also. and we wish to
show the Swedish Americans that the
old country is still able to come to the
front"
The San Toy. Herr Kyhlberger's
yacht, Is u steel cutter luilt in Swed.
EN- and launched In 1902. She is OF
% tons, 37.7 feet ON the waterline,
has 1928 feet beam. and formerly was
the Garm.
The Swedish cup challenger. accord.
Ing to the pan. Is to be commanded
during the cup races by John Carlson.
one of the ahlest Swedish yachtsmen
and winner Of many races in Euro.
Dcan waters