Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-21

sir Thomas Upton Challenges
New York Taught Club.
TO BUILD NEW SHAMROCK
ROYAL Irish Yacht Club Stands spon-
sor-Boat viii Have to Sail
Across the Atlantic.

Across the Atlantic.
London, Sep. i4.-S.r Thomas Lip
ton will make another attempt in 1905
to regain the Americas cup for Greai
Britain.
The announcement was made yes
terday by Sir Thomas Upton in Lon
don and by the secretary Of the Royal
IRISH Yacht club at Dublin. The chal.
lenga. which goes to the New York
Yacht club in the name of the Royal
irish Yacht club, was mailed from
Dublin Friday.
The details of the challenge were ar
ranged when Sir Thomas visited Dub
lin recently in the course Of yachting
cruise around the British isles on
board the Erin He told a friend
months ago Of his intention to chal-
lenge but, having until the end Of Sep
TENDER to take action, he deferred
challenging until the eleventh hour,
not being DESTROYS OF giving the Amer
lean yachtsmen more time than neces
sary to make preparations for defend
ing the cup they having, it is claimed,
a great advantage in it being neces-
sary for the challenging yacht to
cross the Atlantic.
1t is not known why Sir Thomas de-
clded to challenge through the Royal
Irish Yacht club instead of the Royal
Ulster Yacht club, which issued the
previous challenges in his behalf ua
less it is that he thinks a change or
luck may follow his change of clubs.
Fife Will Design Yacht.
Sir Thomas declined to discuss the
matter in its present stage, preferring
to wait until his challenge is in the
hands of the New York Yacht club and
has been accepted. When notification
of the acceptance reaches him, Sir
Thomas will explain fully the means
by which he hopes to attain his am
bition of bringing the cup back to
Great Britain.
From other sources 1t was learned
that Fife will be asked to design Sir
Thomas Liptons challenger, if he is
not already at work on the model Of
Shamrock ~, for that is to be the new
yachts name The builders of the
challenger have not yet been decided
upon, so far as can be learned, put as
to tbs it is probable also that Sir
Thomas in his owa mind at least has
! chosen the men who are to build the
yacht and has an understanding with
them
Neither Sir Thomas nor his secre
tary would divulge the contents OF the
challenge, saying that they thought
that in all courtesy to the New York
Yacht club the latter was entitled to
be the first to know what it contained.
The latest challenger, like the three
previous Shamrocks, will have to be
sailed across the Atlantic but it is I'M
| derstood that she will be so built that
the handicap on this account will not
| be so great as in former years. 1t has
| been reported that Sir Thomas intends
to send two yachts across the Atlantic,
and that after trying them over the
Sandy Hook courses, he will enter the
best Of the two in the races for the
Americas cup. but it is understood
that this cannot be done without the
consent of the New York Yacht club.
New York Yacht Club Notified.
New York, Sept. 14.-The New York
Yacht club received cablegram from.
the Royal Irish Yacht club, at Dublin.
that the challenge of Sir Thomas Lip
ton for the Americas cup made ia the
name of the Royal Irish Yacht club
was mailed to the New York Yacht
club at Dublin.
Members of the New York Yacht
cub said that the challenge would I'M
doubleday be accepted hut that until
the arrival of the challenge nothing
official would be announced. Club
members said that Sir Thomas had
probably challenged under the new
racing rule and that when the club
holds its meeting to consider the chal
lenge it viii be accepted and syndi
Gates will be formed to build two OF
more defenders.
The new racing rule has proved sue
cessful, and many yachtsmen who
would decline to build a cup yacht
under the old rule because of her ut
ter uselelessness after an Information
al contest are expected to join syndi
Gates to build several boats which