Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06
Sir Thomas Upton After 10
Years Comes Back With
Offer to Race for 1nterna-
tional Honors in 1914.
N. Y. YACHT CLUB
TO BE CHALLENGED
British SportsmaS Anxious
to Try Luck &c More
With Royal vi s.. Yacht
Club for Cup. IS

London, March 5:-A : llenge by
the Royal Ulster Yach % % ub for a
series of races for the leans cup
to take place in 1914, made on behalf OF
Sir Thomas Upton, is on Its way TO
America. It will reach New York on
tfhe Oceanic today or tomorrow.
The challenge Is for competitions
under the old rules. Sir Thomas LIP
ton, who has just returned from Amer
lean when questioned on the subject
today, said there was no doubt OF the
acceptance of the challange. The New
York Yacht club, he added, has been
notified both by the Royal Ulster
Yacht. club and Sir Thomas Upton
personally Of the dispatch of the chal-
lenger.
Sir Thomas Upton expressed con-
siderable surprise when asked about
the truth of the report that challenge
for the Americas cup had been sent
to New York. He had endeavored to
keep the matter secret until the dellv'
cry of the challenge to the New YORK
Yacht club.
For reasons of courtesy" Sir Thom-
as regretted that he was compelled to
withhold some of the details. .st Nj
Sir Thomas admitted however, that
his prejudice against the old deed OF
gift rules had been overcome and that
he had challenged for a series Of races
under the old conditions.
The British yachtsman expressed
the hope that with luck on his side he
would win the race, adding that he
wanted to do it without being the re-
cipient Of any favors.
To Try Luck Once More.
When asked as to his previous state
ment that he would not challenge
again for the Americas cup except un-
der the universal rules prevailing for
yacht racing in America, Sir Thomas
Upton replied:
"Well, it is ten years since the last
international race. in America. | chal-
lenged six years ago under the uni
versal rules but my challenge was not
accepted. thought that for the sake
of yachting both here and in America
it was time we had another try fer the
cup. Hence my challenge under the
conditions laid down in the deed OF
gift.
"Had anyone come along in the inter-
val | should have been pleased to as
sist all could but seeing that nobody
offered a race thought Great Britain
should have another try and | hope
to experience better luck this time.
my designer holds out good hope
Of success without risking the lives OF
the crew of the yacht while crossing
the ocean This always has been the
danger with the kind Of boats neces-
sary to build under the deed of gift.
Had the designer not assured me Of
the perfect safety of the men during
the crossing, l should not have consid-
cred the idea Of challenging
Reticent as to Size Of Boat. ~.
Sir Thomas Upton said that he
could not give the size Of his yacht un-
til the challenge had reached New
York. The deed Of gift, however, he
said, provides for boat from sixty
five to ninety feet in length.
AS to the skipper Of his yacht, Sir
Thomas said:
"You know Captain Edward syca-
more has been sailing Shamrock Nv.
in international and local races In
Europe for several years and have
another of my America captains at my
call. Besides have my usual crew of
racing men,"
Sir Thomas added that it was nee
essary to put off the race until 1914
as it would take him all that time to
build his yacht and get ready. He
might, he said, build two yachts. The
present Shamrock Nv. is also possi-
bility. It won seven out of eight inter-
national races in which it competed In
Germany last season and twenty-three
oft of thirty local races"