The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-01
CONDITIONS FOR
BIG YACHT RACE
Little Change in Rules That
Will Govern Americas
Cup Contest in 1914.

New York. Sept. tine New
York Yacht club today made. pubiic
the conditions agreed upon between it
ana the Royal Ulster ! Yacht club.
representing Sir Thomas Upton, TO
govern the races that are to be sailed
n September Of next. year between
az. Shamrock ~.
No statement was made. II to the
probable dimensions of the defending
craft. and g. A. Cormack, .~eecr0taTY
Of the New York Yacht club, eaidsthe
measurements Of the two vessels Are
not likely to be announced until next
summer. Much earlier Indications q
t Q whether or not the defending club
intends to meet the challenger WITH
e. seventy-hve .footer-ths sire ,.ssii
Thomas has stipulated his own craft
shall be-are expected. however. !
The rules az announced do, not dif-
Ter materially from those under which
h last races for the Americas our.
were sailed. .&. .@g - -
10 START sept. 10; 1911. i =
Starting Thursday, Sept. 10. 1914.
the races will be sailed on Thursdays,
saturdays and Tuesday, until. Win:
ner OF the cup L. determined.
should the Shamrock. w. the .chal-
lenger. be detained by weather or
A00SxkA1lR uSIO J. III
time. she will be given time for Mt
ting out after. her arrival, but the
first race must, under the rules. be
started not later than September n.
Tne nrst race will be thirty miles. to
windward. the second over an equila-.
teral triangle, and the third 1siiniiif
! Q the nrst. II the fourth. and NTH
winner. they are to be. sailed, respec-
lively, as wero the second and first
races. The races are to be started
from the Sandy Hook. lightship.
the challenger shall be, informed at
least ono week before the ,hrst race
what vessel 10 to defend the cup.
Inc system Of measurement, time
York Yacht club as they exist shall
govern the races, unless inconsistent
with the provisions Of the agreement
between the clubs. .-
(, May Build Ninety-Foot, Graft.
the question ID to the length Of
the yachts has been a matter OF con-
troversy al summer. The New York
build q ninety-footer. In cablegrams
and letters made public today, the
Royal Ulster Yacht club Informed. the
American club: -.
Sir Thomas understands and ap.
preciates the grounds on which the
tNsw aork facnt CLUB desires to keep
alive the right to defend with q yacht
Of greater length than q challenger.
he ie convinced that q. right,sso
opposed to the best interests Of this
important International event. viii not
be exercised by your club:-- -
In. reply: the New York yeeht club
the proposition that the challenging
club could in any manner directly OF
indirectly be conceded the right to
determine the power or size Of the
defending vessel. 80 long as she came
within the extreme limits set forth in
the deed OF gift"
Time Limit SIX HOUR !
Tho Royal Ulster Yacht club, IN re-
ply. disclaimed any wish to impose
upon the New York Yacht club con-
ditions oppoaed to those already
agreed to and signed by Sir. Thomas.
The correspondence disclosed. that
the only amendment to original. con-
ditions agreed upon was une IN re-
gard to the time limit sof the raees,;
six hours being substitutes for ave
and one-half hours. ..g