New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-09

signcrs can turn out q vessel that can
win in any case.
News of the receipt OF the challenge
travelled fast and before 9 o'clock last
night yachtsmcn, not only of the New
York bat @; other clubs, were discussing
il. Few appeared surprised for IL seemed
10 have been pretty well understood from
the recent cablcd dispatches. that Sir
Thomas. having exhausted every means
to persuade the New York Yacht club to-
come To his terms. would finally captu-
late and send straight challenge that
was sure of acceptance
Dallas g. Pratt. COMMODORE Of the New
York Yacht Club. learned of the receipt of
the challcn-e and the statement from the
ROYAL Ulster Yacht club early in the
evening. lie declined to make any COM
mcnt on it when seen last night. further
than To say that 10 was not surprised,
and that the matter would be taken up as
soon as possible II is understood that a
special meeting Of the club has been
called for tomorrow evening 20 adopt
suitable resolutions on the death OF for
mer Commodore !. piorpont Morgan. who
was life member OF the club No other
business will come before the club At this
meeting. il is said so thar the matter or
the acceptance Of the challenge from Sir
Thomas will surely bc the subject OF
another special meeting.
Speaking OF the new challenge 'ommo-
dore Charles smithcrs Of the Larchmont
Yacht club said:
1T means race. ] don't see how the
club can decline such challenge. and IT
will probably mean that We shall build
several boats from which the best will be
selectod TO meet the challenger. II Is
carly 10 predict anything yet. nut the
Larchnont Yacht club may be there with
a boat If the challenge is accepted"
A former flag officer Of the Atlantic
Yacht Club said. n 75-footer is an eN-
cellent boat for race. and I'm glad TO
hear that We shall have 10 meet that
sized Yacht. It IS not AZ all likely that
the New York Yach; club would send a
e0-foot boat out to race the Shamrock ~.
Besides being absurd on the face of u,
from sporting standpoint II would he
too great risk FOR Ms. for in some
weather We could not win, no matter how
much the time allowance was, against
boat Of that size. Of good model ana
properly handled
Praising Lipton's TenacIty.
Another yachtsman who his raced
great deal on Long Island Sound. said:
81 am clad Sir Thomas has had the
courage to come back II shows ms
British bulldog pcrsistcncy, and lac Ger
tainly deserves fair race for that old
trophy. which he has tried so many
times to lift / have not a bit Of doubt
but what the challenge in its present
form. as YOU have described il 10 me.
will bc accepted. and then. think, you
will see boats from the designs Of three
different naval architects--IIerrcshon in
cluded. Of course. Henry Gielow will,
feel sure. bc selected AS another. and
possibIv William Gardner will have try
at H."
If the yachts representing the New
York Yacht club and the ROYAL Ulster
Yacht club meet in a series of races for
the Americas cup in the fall Of 1914. it
will be the fourteenth contest for that
time honored trophy. The last three
challcngers- Shamrocks /. II and III
were defeated. respectively in 1880 by
the Columbia. in 1901 by the Columbia
and in 1903 by the Reliance. Both de
tenders were designed and built by the
Hcrreshoffs at Bristol. u. l. The races
of 1914 win probably be sailed. as before,
off Sandy Hook over courses that VIII
take the yachts in the first race fifteen
miles 10 windward and return In the Sec
ond over an equlateral triangle of ten
miles 10 the leg. and the third, If ncces-
sarv the same as the first. The yacht
winning the best three out Of five races
will take the cup.