Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-26
Serene After Rejection Of
Challenge by New York
Yacht Club.
READY TO TRYSAGAIN
VIII Endeav0r to Conform to
American Interpretation of
Rules of Contest.

London, Sept 26-Sir Thomas Lip
ton, although bitterly disappointed at
the failure of the New York Yacht club
to accept his recent challenge, today
authorized the Associated Press to an
nounce that he was prepared to chal-
lenge with a 90-fOot boat under the
New York Yacht club rules.
Says He Conformed.
In sending the challenge" said Sir
Thomas, Il conformed with the deed
of gift of the American cup, which
says that the slOops must be over CO
feet on the water line and under 80
feet on the water line and under
size, inasmuch as the boat | challenged
with would have been about 76 feet on
with the New York Yacht clubs rules
for the class boats.
Is Not Expressly Defined.
Il am prepared, now that they have
declined to accept my challenge for
this class of boat. TO enter a 80 foot
boat under the New York Yacht club
rules. There is no class eXpressingly
defining such a boat, but the next
class, H, providing for boats of 81
feet rating, is capable of producing
boat up to about "a feet on the water
line"
Acceptance Voted Down.
New York, Sept 26.-Sir Thomas
| LiptOn's challenge for another race
for the American cup was presented
| fn 10 Of hn
! club last evening and declined.
| The challenge called for a race for
boats built under the new rule, -
race in the GS foot class. and asked
permission to build two challengers
and sail with the fastest. But it
failed to comply with the deed of gift
in stating any water line or other di-
mensions of the challenging boat and
was turned down for this reason.
| Tried to Force Acceptance.
The Irish baronet made an attempt
to force the New York Yacht club tn
accept his proposition for a race under
the new rules, evidently figuring that
the talk of wholesome boats and
present rules" would so confuse the
situation that the club would have
difficulty in declining to race without
endangering its reputation for fair
, ness. He evidently banked on tn Z
. We'll known sentiment of the American
, people to race under any conditions,
confident of the ability of the nation
to defend its honors, to help him force
the club to accept his proposal.
Go to xrrit
the clearly defined terms of the dee !
: of gift and in nominating smaller
boat than the class that has always
: raced for the cup, Sir Thomas antag
onized two distinct classes in the cluo
= He antagoniZed the class which holds
t the trophy to be offered for spec
g only, and which believes there shoull
), be no restrictions to limit boats. ant
r he antagoniZed the element which
i though favorable 90 race under th'
S new rules. wants to see the cup raced
J. for with nothing but the largest clas
l. of boats permitted by the deed of gift
l. Would Lower standard.
Both of these parties feel that l.
race with small boats under eithe
IIne new RUE Ut Jhe olu, "ouiu io"S
4 the cup from the high position it ha
# always held and would rob it of al
= significance.
=, By taking the course he did, 81
- Thomas practically closed the gate
= against himself, and there are thos
N who believe that his purpose in cha
! longing as he did was nothing els
II than to have the conditions unde
!, which the club would race for the Gu
\ clearly defined.