Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Interviews With Yachtsmen

~fNNs.stAIbt ESbui In the recent
cruise Of the New York Yacht Club on
board his steam yacht Roma. and It IL
known that he had several interviews with
many of the prominent yachtsmen OF the
club.
From authoritative sources it has been
learned that Mr.. Herreshoff has completed
preliminary designs for ninety-.oot sloop
yacht. according to the so-called universal
rule. 1t Is said that this yacht is an en-
larsed Avenger. the boat which has been
50 successful during the past year The
Avenger was built for Robert w. Emmons
I'd. of Boston. and won all the principal
races in the cruise of the Eastern Yacht
CLUB to Bar Harbor. and defeated all her
competitors in the most important runs of
the New York Yacht Club cruise last
month. notably in the race for the Astor
cup. Off Newport. The Avenger Is in the
ffty-Seven-foot class and Is looked upon
as an Ideal boat. especially IN light weather
The cup defender next year Will be con-
siderably different from those of former
years. She will have less overall length.
reduced sail area and viii not be so deep:
in fact. all the extreme features typiiied in
the Reliance will be absent.
One of the features of the cup defender
next year will be the great reduction In
cost, not only in construction but In the
management of the boat.
The Cup Challenge.
NEW YORK, September 14.-Through it's
secretary. Richard c. Mcmahon Smyth, the
Royal Irish Yacht Club has sent by the
steamer Umbria. which sails from Liver
pool today. challenge for the Americas
cup in 1908, naming Sir Thomas Upton as
the owner of the challenging yacht. which.
1t Is understood. Is to be named the Sham
rock ". AS has been the custom in send
ing former challenges. the New York Yacht
Club was informed by cable yesterday that
the challenge had been mailed George A.
Cormack. secretary Of the New York Yacht
Club sent dispatch last night acknOwl-
edging the receipt OF Secretary Smyth's
message.
1t is just five years. lacking thirty-two
days. since the last chalienge-also from
Sir Thomas Lipton-was received by the
New York Yacht Club. 1t was from the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club and was dated
October Z, 1902. To show with what celebrity
the New York Yacht Club acts In case Of
this kind. it held a special meeting on the
day following the receipt Of the challenge.
Commodore Ledyard appointed COMMITTEES
on challenge. consisting OF ten members
who held their meeting the same night &C
cepted the challenge and forwarded it's ac-
ceptance by cable.
Upton Reticent.
LONDON, September 1.-THE details OF
the challenge sent for the Americas cup
were arranged when Sir Thomas visited
Dublin recently in the course OF yacht
ing cruise around the British Isles on board
the Erin He told friend months ago or
his intention TO CUdlleHSc, Dut having uHNAi
the end Of September to take action he de-
ferred challenging until the eleventh hour.
not being DESTROYS of giving the American
yach.smen more time than necessary to
make preparations for defending the cup.
they having. it is thought. a great advan-
tage In the condition that the challenging
Yacht must cross the Atlantic.
Sir Thomas Upton. while admitting that
the Royal irish Yacht Club is challenging
in his behalf. declined to discuss the matter
In It's present stage. preferring to walt until
his challenge is accepted. When notifica-
ton of the acceptance reaches him Sir
will explain clearly and fully the
means by which he hopes to attain his am
biton of bringing the cup back to Great
Britain.
From other sources it was learned that
Sir Thomas intends to build two yachts.
one to be designed by Fife and one by
Mylne. The faster Of the TWO will be sent
here for the cup. The builders of the
yachts have not yet been made public. II
Is known that Sir Thomas has gone mora
fully into the subject on this than on any
previous occasion, and he is credited with
saying that II he does not win this time he
Will believe II is impossible to bring the cup
back to these shores.