The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-13
Upton SURPRISED
H|SCHALLENCEF0R
CUP IS REJECTED
Says He Proposed 75-Foot
Boat in True Sporting Spirit
and Wanted No Favors.
MILNE WITH GIFT DEED.
Reliance, Only Craft Here,
That Is Larger Thar the
Size He Stipulated.
IN LINE WITH GIFT DEED.

LONDON, March is-sr Thomas
I.ipton, the British challenger for the
Americas Cup. expressed the greatest
surprise to-day when Informed OF the
decision OF the New York Yacht Club
declining his challenge because II did
not comply with the conditions Of the
deed OF gift governing contests for the
cup.
Neither Sir Thomas nor the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club had at the time been
officially notified OF the rejection OF the
challenge and Sir Thomas said he had
NOT had time TO consider whether he
would amend the conditions OF his chsl-
iense % AS to meet the objections OF
the New York yaohtsmen. lie ex-
meets, however,- TO confer with his de-
slxner, Charles L. Nicholson OF Cos
port, England, on the subject immedi-
atsiy.
Sir Thomas, OF course. fully recognizes
the right OF the New York Yacht Club
TO decline his challenge because OF tho
stipulation that tho defending yacht
must be the same sixe as the challenger.
Nevertheless he r. greatly disappointed.
az he fully expected that the challenge
would be accepted. lie said:
coNFoRMED WITH ALL THE
CONDITIONS.
TT II the duty Of tho challenger for
the Americas Cup to state the size of
the boat with which no intends to race.
~ wei, as name the days on which the
races are to take place. In this I con-
formed entirely with tho conditions OF
the deed of gift.
'The size of IS feet on the water
line. which / stipulated. is larger than
that OF any cutter type on this side OF
the Atlantic and ms big ms any In
America, with the exception OF the Re-
lance. The race would have been n
coed one, while there would have been
no race at all n the defender were q
9D.foot yacht racing against my 7b.
footer. / therefore suggested that both
should be 75 feet on the water line.
II wanted no favors and made what
I considered a fair sporting offer. &C.
.cording to the conditions governing
the Americas Cup.
when challenged six years age
under the universal rule which governs
all yacht racing In America my chal.
lsnge was declined because 1t did moi
'comply with the conditions Of the deed
Of gift. and legally the New York
Yacht Club had the right to do no.
Now. when I challenge according "a
the deed Of gift, my challenge Is do.
cilned because l will not allow ninety.
foot yacht to race against my seventy
five footer, although everything woult
have favored the defender. After tun
ing up the challenger here ! should hav,
had TO put In ocean rig and then OF
reaching America should have had Z,
change 1t to racing rig again. All THU
Ia to the advantage OF the defender.
HG THOUGHT NEW YORKER,
WOULD LIKE ANOTHER RACE.
1T has surprised me very much tina
the New York Yacht Club has rejecte
my challenge and the more so becaus
Americans always have given me ever
consideration.
Although there has been n crop G
rumors every year In regard to cha
lenEes for the Americas Cup. sine
the last race ten years ago nobody Ia
come forward and | naturally though
that New York yachtsmen would In
10 have another contest, particular
when the challenge was made under q
Americas Cup rules"
Il 10 understood that Charles
Aliem. the owner Of the yacht Istri
who has been racing for Q few year
Is prospective challenger for u
Americas Cup. Charles L. Nicholso
of 0osport built Istris for him. ar
during the past year he made son
attempt to organize q syndicate
build q challenger. but It was unde
stood that the matter had fall,
through. Mr.. Allom. 1t Is believed. 10 /
present in the United States.