Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-16

challenge % Sir Thomas Upton to
race fourth time for the Americas
Cup was rejected. says the New York
World of September &c.
This Is the first time in the history
of the club that a bona fde challenge
! 10 race for the historic cup has been
declined. The motion to reject the
offer of the Irish barOnet who has
Three times so valiantly struggled TO
lift the Gun" was made by Lewis
Cass Ledyard and seconded by J.
.ierpont Morgan, both accommodates
~ the New York Yacht Club.
L1PT0N'S COMPANY NOT WANTED
In effect Il was nothing less than
blunt intimation to Sir Thomas Lip
ion that his company was not wanted.
and that under no conditions will the
New York Yacht Club permit him to
again try to win the cup. He has al
ready spent nearly 81 ,0OO,O 900 in his eff
forts to take II back to England
The rejection of the challenge is the
result of a struggle that has been 60
ing on in the New York Yacht Club
for the last five years. J. Pierpont
Morgan, Mr.. Ledyard, and other
prominent men who have controlled
It's affairs for the last twenty years.
have been leading this fight. They
represented the owners of the steam
Yacht contingent in the club. Opposed
TO them We're the owners of sailing
Yachts.
To Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Ledyard and
their friends the Columbia, the Reli-
ance and all other boats which have
defended the cup in recent years have
been freak yachts.
They believed that the construction
Of this design of boats did not con-
tribute to the advancement of the sci
ence Of navigation, and rather retard-
ed 1t. The owners of sailing yachts
have steadfastly upheld the building
of racing machines and up to last
nights meeting had successfully
fought the others.
CHALLENGED WITH GS-FOOTER.
Sir Thomas challenged to race for
the Americas cup with yacht SO feet
on the water line. This is three feet
within the rules, which specify that
the boat may he between Go and 80
ieet at the water line. 1t contem-
plates Il boat of the type of the Sham
rocks.
This refusal of the New York zach,
Club to accept Sir Thomas Liptons
challenge is not in conflict with the
| deed of gift The Americas Cup was
decided TO the New York Yacht Club
in 1883 by George l.. Schiller, who had
won II on three successive occasions
! and was therefore entitled to hold IL
as his own.
| He presented 1t to the club under
the specifications as originally laid
down by Queen Victoria when she
gave the cup In 1881 to be raced for.
yacht America, and therefore came to
be known rs the Americas Cup.
I The action last night was taken
without a fight in the meeting, though
III was evident that the struggle had
leen carried on bitterly ever since the
| Issue was made acute two weeks ago
by the news that Sir Thomas Upton
had challenged for the fourth time and
| that his challenge was on its way.
! The formal challenge was delivered
TO the New York Yacht Club three
days ago, and last nights meeting
was called especially for the purpose
Of considering 1t.
Sir Thomas Upton has made three
trials for the Americas Cup, with
Shamrock l., Shamrock II. and Sham
rock III. In no instance did he come
near wrestling It from its defenders
His present challenge was made in
the name of the Royal Irish Yacht
Club.