Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-21
Four Boats May Be Built.

Yachting enthusiasts believe at least
three and perhaps four boats will be built
to contest in the trial races. 1t Is under
stood that two individual yachtsmen will
order 7J-foot boats, while, it is said, the
nucleus of a syndicate to put afloat an
other yacht has been in process of forma-
ton for some time.
Today the opinion was expressed that
opportunity should be given American de-
signers to see who can produce the best
and speediest yacht. Herreshoff, it was
said, will have one and perhaps two
boats, and William Gardner, who has
been very successful with sailing craft
under both the old and new rules, is ex-
pected to have one. Henry J. Gielow,
first kings cup race, is also talked of for
another yacht.
Acceptance Is Made Public.
LONDON, May 21.-The cablegram sent
by the New York Yacht Club to the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club accepting Sir Thomas
Liptons challenge for the Americas cup
was signed "G. A. Cormack. 1t says:
I'VE hereby confirm ours of the 18th
which accepted your challenge on the
terms therein stated
1.-The challenger will be. seventy five feet
on the water line and built under the
-
said Designer Nicholson. This size was
really fixed upon by Sir Thomas Upton
because in his challenge he suggested
racing under the same measurement rule
as in the last contest and thought that
with the extreme type produced under
that rule, having an enormous sail area,
seventy-five-footer was large enough.
in acknowledging the challenge the
New York Yacht Club apparently did
not understand Sir Thomas meaning, be-
cause they asked whether he intended to
race under the old rules or the present
rules. Sir Thomas replied in effect: Gen
tlemen. l challenge you; you choose the
weapons and said that he intended to
race under the old rules. but if the New
York Yacht Club intended to race under
the new rules he was quite willing.
Sir Thomas Agrees.
'As this, however. was really altering
what he intended to be the terms Of
the challenge. | advised him that there
was no longer any necessity to adhere
to the 75-foot length, and suggested that
he race with a 9O-footer under the pres
ent New York club rules. Sir Thomas
agreed and cabled that Shamrock "
would be a W-footer, unless the New
York yachtsmen preferred that the race
should be with yachts of any other
length.
I'm accepting the challenge. the rep
resentatives of the New York Yacht
Club have held Sir Thomas to the 75-foot-
err named in his first challenge, evidently
preferring to race with yachts of that
length.
81 consider this decision highly salts
factory, because 1t means a departure
from races between extremely freakish
yachts of 9O-foot length. and ] consider
that it means more frequent racing for
the Americas cup in the future. 1t is
now agreed that the contest will be
with yachts of a. wholesome type. The
n. Y. Y. G. rule, in fact, produces big
bodied boats like those built under the
international rules here.
Only Moderate Sail Area.
Asked whether the British boat would
be designed to carry the largest sail area
possible, Mr.. Nicholson replied: 1.-The
sail area will be moderate compared with
her size. because under the rules gov
erning the race excessive sail area will
be heavily penalized.
prepared plans for a freak boat, but that
he had already commenced work on new
plans and hoped to launch the challenger
in March, 1914
Sir Thomas Upton has not selected the
skipper. but 1T probably will be either
Capt. Edward Sycamore or Capt. Wringe.
He also expects to take the last old
Shamrock over to tune up the challenger.