The Irish standard., 1907-10-05
SWEDISH PEOPLE TO SUBSCRIBE
TO FUNDS TO LIFT AMER
IcA's TROPHY.
WEALTHY PROMOTERS
GUARANTEE BALANCE
Royal Swedish Yacht Club of Which
King Oscar Is Honorary Admiral,
Anxious to Exhibit the Nations
Proves In Fast Sailing.

Stockholm, Oct. 3.-Goesta Ryhl-
berger, Swedish banker. who with
William OLSON. millionaire yachts
man, is about to challenge for
series for the Americas cup through
the Royal Swedish Yacht. club, of
which King Oscar is honorary ad-
miral, in an interview Wednesday,
explained that the challenge must be
regarded as national Swedish sub.
scription enterprise. The promoters
would first require eight subscribers
of $4,000 crowns (about s5,O0O) each
and then lists would be opened for
small subscriptions from one crown
(about Is cents) up. He added:
Will Guarantee Rest Of Fund.
when we find it impossible to get
any more subscriptions we guarantee
to put up the rest of the capital re-
ouired to build a yacht, which is esti-
mated at 100000 crowns (about $780,
000) as minimum The other ex-
penses probably will amount to L..
100000 crowns ($20o,00o). The yacht
will be ready in the spring or
summer of 1908. 1t is intended that
she shall be practiced in sailing on
the Baltic during the remainder of the
summer of that year. and she will be
sailed all the summer of 1909 in Am
erican waters, so that her handlers
may become familiar with strange
American tides and currents. She
will be built exclusively of Swedish
material and will be sailed exclusive
ly by Swedes.
Crown Prince on Committee.
Prince Gustav, the crown prince;
his eldest son, Prince Gustave 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 an at
tempt to capture the cup is, If we are
successful, to get American yachts
men to come to Sweden and try to
win 1t back, so as to create intimate
relations between the two countries.
King Oscar has been interested in
the sport of yachting from his earliest
youth, and he is now interested.
"Our challenge has not. been formal
ly sent but the New York Yacht club
has been asked to furnish us with the
regulations under which the races will
be sailed, and we have received a
reply saying that the information re-
quired has been mailed. The promot-
ers of the enterprise have determin-
ed to challenge under any circum-
stances.
Best Yacht in Sweden.
my yacht, San Toy, is the best
yacht that ever plowed Swedish wat
ers, and we know how to build still
better boats. The Scandinavians have
been good sailors since Viking age.
They crossed the Atlantic long before
Columbus in open sailing boats. We
hope to show that Sweden is today
as much ahead of other countries
now as. she was then as regards sail
ing also. and we wish to show the
Swedish-Americans that the old coun-
try Is still able to come to the front"
49,, Yacht 10 Steel Cutter.
The San Toy, Herr Kylberger's
yacht, is a steel cutter built in Swed-
en- and launched in 1902. She is Of
% tons, 37.7 feet long on the water
line. has 1928 feet beam, and formerly
was the Garm.
The Swedish cup. challenger, accord
ing to the plan. is to be commanded
during the cup races by John Carls-
son, one of the ablest Swedish yachts
men and q winner of many races in
European waters.