New-York tribune., 1913-08-29
75.foot Offers Refused.

Io-1oot OUers hoIueoo'
Before the receipt OF this challenge
two other challenges were sent to the
New York Yacht Club. The first was
receive on March 6 and was declined on
March l3. The second challenge of this
series came on March 20. This was de-
clined on March ~.
The objection to both OF these chal-
lenges was that the challenger wished
the New York Yacht club 10 agree TO
meet him with yacht not exceeding
scventy-five feet on the load waterllne
This the defending club refused abso-
lutely TO do. and IL was not until an
unconditional challenge was sent That
the club seriously considered race.
II was then that an Americas cup
committee. as In other years. was ap-
poInted TO conduct the negotiations,
which finally resulted in the accept
ance Of the challenge.
The dates set for the races, which
are to be the best three out OF hve, are
as cited in the challenge. The condi-
tions qualify the da.es, however. by
SAYING that the first race shall be
sailed Thursday. September lo. 1914
unless the Shamrock " should be de-
tained by stress Of weather or other
cause. in which case three weeks shall
be given her for fitting out after her
arrival: but the first race shall not be
started later than September II, 1914,
and the races shall be sailed on Thurs
days. Saturdays and Tuesdays until
completed"
Nothing is said in the conditions
about towing the Shamrock " across
the Atlantic. as was done in the case OF
Sir Thomas Lipton's other challengers.
so il is presumed there will be no OBJ
lection ou that score by the New York
Yacht club.
The deed of gift says that vessels Sc
lected to compete for the cup must pro-
ceed under sail. on their own bottoms.
TO the port where the contest Is to take
place. But as that was waived before
under the mutual consent" clause, II
evidently has been waived again.
This will be the fourteenth race for
the Americas Cup-the Blue Ribbon
Of the Seas"-and the fourth time that
Sir Thomas Upton has tried to lift II.
Sir Thomas Upton doubtless will be
eratified that the New York Yacht Club
has conceded what he has most de-
sired ever since his challenge OF 1907
was declined, and that is its consent To
race under the existing system OF
measurement. time allowance and rae
inc rules-somethlng that II had al
ways declined To do until II received
formal challenge.
Time Limit Extended.
There are few important changes In
the conditions from those that gov
erned the last race, in which the Sham-
rock III and the Reliance met, In looo.
The courses are of the same length
thirty miIes-and OF the same charac-
ter-to windward or leeward and re-
turn and equilateral triangles alter
nately. The time limit OF race mas
been extended from five to SIX hours on
account of the smaller size OF the
yachts.
The clause which says that neither
Yacht shall at any time during the
races depart by more than one-quarter
Of | per centum from the load water
line length in immersion as deter
mined AT the first official measurement,
nrovjded. however, that the load water
line length Of the challenging vessel
shall never, in any case. exceed the
seventy-five feet specified in the chal-
lenge." denotes how closely the meas
urement rule will be enforced in these
races.
Speaking of the acceptance Of the
challenge last night, member OF the
New York Yacht Club said:
"All this talk OF the club meeting
Sir Thomas with larger boat than
the one he brings over is tommyrot. The
club never had any such Intention. al
though the club was not obliged to tell