The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27

Nestern tachtsmen tuNor hactuH
with Good Weather Boat, Not
Racing MachIne-DesiEnsr Fife Go
Consult with Upton Ne 90 Another
oaer For International Race In IDOs.
LONDON. Sept. "a. - When Sir
Thomas Upton was interviewed here
with reference 20 the New York Yacht
clubs rejection OF his challenge for
the Americas cup he said:
II still have plenty OF time TO issue
another challenge. but all depends up
on what l am advised 10 do. Mr.. Fife
Is coming especially 20 consult with me
ON the situation.
Il know the New York Yacht club
feels It's responsibility. and am quite
willing TO abide by lts decision, a. the
club certainly understands ~ business
better than any one elise. cannot help
hoping that the existing dlficuliy may
be overcome aud that a race will occur
In ieJs will do everything In my
power that il reasonable 20 meet the
wishes ~ our American friends. I am
willing 10 consider most fayorably the
Idea Of challenging again with a larger
boat"
II can only say that am very much
disappointed. The New York Yacht
club people arr nay very good friends
and have always shown me the great.
est Kindness and consideration. Hiith
erto they have refused me nothing"
Asked whether be- could account for
the refusal. Sir Thomas replied:
"Evidcutly Il Is the new rule under
which ! Challenged that Is the oblcc
ton.
"IIad challenged under the inter.
| national rules ! cuuld have understood
the refusal better. Hut I challenged
| under their own rule.
Sir Thomas said that be- was pre-.
/ pared 10 challenge with ninety foot
buat under the New York Yacht club
rules
"ln sending the challenge" said SIR
Thomas. u conformcd with the deed
81 gift ~ the Americas cup. which
SAYS that sl00ps must h. over slNty-nye
feet on the water line aud under ninety
| feet adhered itf this respect a. sire
inasmuch NJ the boat challenged with
would have bccn about seventy sir
feet on the water line. This also con.
forms with the New York Yacht clubs
rules for the Glass ] Boats
/ s.r.waa.N s..s.s 49, ~.
declined 10 accept my challenge for
this class ~ boat. 10 enter ninety
foot boat under the New York Yacht
/ club rules There il no class expressly
defining such bOat. but the next
class. II. providing for boats Of eighty
two foot rating. i capable 81 produc.
Ing n boat no 10 about nlnety.four feet
on the water line"
In explanation 81 his action IN chal.
longing under the new New YORK
Yacht club rules sir Thomas said;
The international rule. applying %
Great Britain. France. Germany. spain
I aud Portugal. l. different from the rule
now existing IN the United states
which j. known M the universal rule
aud which has bccn In use In America
for three or four years aud under
which dozens Of boats have been built
Some ~ the most famous such NJ the
| Queen. Effort. Avengcr. Istalena. Win.
some aud Nicola. are we'll known tn
yachting men. ON the other hand. n
boat has never been built IN Great
/ Britain under the universal rule. 50
that IN making my challenge had no
pull aud was not asking any adyan.
tagr. II was quite the other way. The
American designers and builders. with
their experience IN building boats un.
der the universal rule. have all the best
OF II.
freaks such M the three Shamrocks
which | have been racing with for
eight or nine years were built under n
measurement rule which now does not
exist In any part OF the world. and 60
prevent such freaks from being raced
In America the universal rule was
adopted. SO naturally concluded that
by challenging under the universal
rule was meeting all the wishes ~
those Interested IN sports. After u
race. win or lose. boat built under
such n rule Is Of some use. the win.
ming boat being an example TO naval
aud marine architects. whereas In the
other case the boat h Only NJ for the
rubbish heap aud the education OF de.
slgncrs.
II was prepared TO build two boats
and take the faster Of the two 20 the
starting line had the New York Yacht
club given me permission 10 do 80.
have always found the members Of
the New York Yacht club TO bc more
than kind. They have always been
/ most ready ~ meet my every reateat