The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-16
OF
YACHT RACES
Sir Thomas Upton Express
es Desire That Aneri-
cans Will Agree.
Special to The Journa'.


New York. July 15.-CabIe mes
sages from London say that Sir
Thomas Upton is about to challenge
again for the American cup. Inc
Field, sporting publication, an
nOUnces the conditions as follows:
First-The new yacht shall be
cutter rugged and built under the
present universal rule of the New
York Yacht Club.
''SecOnd-The New York Yacht
club shall designate the size of the
yacht which it considers most suit
able for the race
Sir Thomas Is reported to have eX-
pressed the hope that ais American
friends would see their way clear to
meet his wishes. The size o. the
boat, he said, was no object to him.
Before challenging, il was said, Sir
Thomas desired to find the senti-
ment regarding the acceptance of his
challenge. In case a race is decided
upon, he will ask permission to build
two boats and race them against
each other to select a Shamrock "
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the president
of the New York Yacht club, said
that he had heard nothing regarding
Sir Thomas LiptOn's challenge.
Neither did he believe that any SEN
timent existed in the yacht club
other than that expressed in the letter
sent TO Sir Thomas last fall in which
the club insisted that it would meet
yachts built with no other restric-
tons than those involved in the deed
of gift of the Americas cup. II
was said at the Office o. the secre-
taTy, G. A CaTmack, that no chaI-
lenge had been received from Sir
Thomas Mr. CaTmack emphaticaIiy
denied that the club had accepted a
challenge W7nen a formal challenge
has been received 1t will receive the
proper consideration A canvass OF
the prominent members of the CLUB
failed to reveal any sentiment in ia
vor of racing under conditions other
than have been in vogue SeVeTai
expressed themselves as skeptical re-
garding a challenge this year. They
spoke of Sir Thomas in words OF
commentator, however, and express
ed a hope that if he again tried Cor
the cup he would desire to do so I'M
der the old conditions
The Americas cup was given under
a deed of gift which contains but one
restriction, that of the length of the
water line. II calls for a boat pre-
eminent for speed and requiring the
utmost skill in designing, cOnstruc-
ton and management. The AmeT1-
cans have always believed that L--e
cup should be sailed for by the most
powerful and fastest boat possible to
build. They look upon the Americas
cup as calling Cor speed alone. with
out regard to comfort or, as Sir
Thomas puts it, a wholesome and
Seaworthy type of boat The Eng
lish of late have developed the theory
that the yachts raced should adopt
the universal rule. which makes a
scientific comparison Of sail, beam,
length and all other dimensions.
On September Goth, 1907. the
New York Yacht Club declined
challenge from the Royal Irish
Yacht Club which desired to race
two sixty-eight foot boats under
New York Yacht Club rules. In his
challenge Sir Thomas expressed him.
self as believing that this length was
fitted to the limitations of the cup
class. There existed a difference OF
opinion among the yacht Clubs mem
bers regarding the acceptance of
these conditions, but the men who
financed yacht races in the past put
their Feet down hard on the propO-
sitiOn to race under any condition
other than those allowed by the deed
of gift. They said it was belittling
to the cup to accept the challenge of a
small boat.
Unless the Shamrock " IS to be
sailed under the same conditions that
nave governed the previous contests
there IS little doubt that another chaI-
lenge will be declined