Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-02
CHALLENGER IS BARRED OUT
DISCUSSES DEED OF GIFT OF
AMERICAS CUP.
declares That Under It's Conditions
Yacht Needed to Win Cannot
Cross the Atlantic.

D.hhiN' October 2,-Sir Thomas Linton
"ea'n mas expressed his deep regret at the
ieiusai or the New York Yacht Climb IN
p. MS chaiienge to race for tho
ca cup and in a letter to the Royar
ish iacht Cub he sets forth his reasons
III uetali. The committee OF the club met
last night. Sir Thomas writes.
While recognizing the Responsibilities.
OF the members OF the club as trusta..
vi the Americas cup, II might be pointed
out that when the deed of gift was draw,
up the developments which have taken
piaee IN regard to the modern racing Yacht
could not have been foreseen
nave already competed three times
under the conditions OF the deed or orr
with the notifications arranged ,,rdart
mutual agreement clause and my nersonaI
T ApeIlehce or these contests is such that
do consider that the handicap of having TO
uesign a vessel OF the type which has been
gradually developed during recent vaar.
anu winch shall be of sufficiently light
u Ills yet capable of being taken
WIN safety on its own bottom, acToss ~.
Atlantic. entirely precludes the nossibil,tS,
VI competing on equal terms with a vessel
Wilch Is not compelled to make this ocean
voyage. ' ''e""
Views on Modern Racing.
MY present challenge was drawn IN
VII the view of complying with the prlu-
clpal conditions OF the deed of eir, ara
at the same time encouraging the tvne az
Vessei which has been approved and adont-
GU ny the New York Yacht Club Tb.
der,,.S VI yachting. apart from the pleasure
aeriVea therefrom, is to my nina oni1
uesirdoie SO long as II serves the n,,rnns,
on, improving the type of vessel engaged
tn ch IL was in that spirit that I desired
aS Snaiehse under the rules So wiss,,r
ADOPTED by the New York Yacht CI,,h se,,,
Its races "ppi0a'oh IN all
u recognize that the membor. ., ,h,.
club are well within their r,ehto i ~, VI nus
as they have done, yet I am sorry thas
eie! nave not been able under The rnptuaS
sieement clause. to meet me in INV x,i.h
70 nave q race under their own ,,ni,,.r.i
rule, which, in my opinion encoura seIsai
yacht. 'oie type or
t. IN view Of their attitude however. ther.
Is nothing left but to abandon the idea ne
contest Tor the present althouph I an, 81
ways prepared. under mutually satisfactorv
CONDITIONS. to arrange a race
Cup Races Thing Of the Past.
Inc committee Of the Royal Irish Yschx
Cluo' IN cabling its formal Acknowledgement
VI the refusal Of the challenge. expressed
INC regret OF the committee and all the
members OF the club that a race could NOT
be arranged. ""s
Yachting men on this side of the Atlanta
regard the resolutions of the New yorir
yacht Club as removing the Americas Gun
outside the field Of sports. Sir Thomas
Upton would have put himself in the wrong
with British yachting opinion had he acted
otherwise than he has done, and II is now
hoped that he will turn his attention to ths
sport to home. waters
rear that cup races are a thing of the
past as an object Of interest to the yacht-
ing world, said an official OF the Royal
irish Yacht Club 'It is not possihla fn
hoid a genuine international contest under
the conditions indicated by the New York
Yacht Club. The acceptance of these COM
oltons would imply that the challenger was
either no genuine yachtsman or that he had
In view some other object than the interest
OF sport.
so far as the Royal Irish Yacht Club ID
concerned the question Is at an end"