New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08
Upton WANTS RACE
WITH SMALLER BOAT
To Build 75-Foot Yacht in His
Fourth Quest for the
Americas Cup.
SUGGESTS MORE RACES, TOO
Special Meeting of New York
Yacht Club Called for
Wednesday to Consider .
the Challenge.

London. March Sir Thomas Upton g
challenge for the Americas Cup stipu-
lates that the competing yachts shall not
exceed 70 feet on the waterline. and that
the best three Of five races shall decide
the issue.
The foregoing details of the challenge
were announced to-day by the secretary
Of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
Sir Thomas Upton, while confirming
them, said he was unable to add any
thing, as the challenge was now In the
hands OF the officers of the New YORK
Yacht club. and that they, IL ahyoouy'
should make the text public.
The British sportsman did say. how
ever. that he and his advisers were co.,
yinced that they had better chance OF
winning the cup with boat measuring
Is feet on the waterline than with a ~
footer. This is only foot longer than
the present Shamrock, with winch DIT
Thomas has been so successful IN the
reggttas in European waters. lie eA-
planned that the challenger In other re-
snects will be larger than the Shamrock
now In commission.
less will command the Shamrock Nv II
the challenge Is accepted, Is believed 10
have had a good deal TO do with s,ipu'
Iating that the boats must not be more
than IS feet on the waterline. lie ls
great believer In the yacht he now coni-
mands. and he is of the Idea that one
sonewhat OF her size and lines wouid
be more successful than a larger vessel
CAPTAIN Sycamore said he has great con-
fidence in the ability OF Charles r. Mich
olson. the Gosport. England, designer 10
build a yacht which can bring the cup
back to England.
The stipulation in the challenge that
the racing boats must not be more thah
70 feet raises some doubt here whether
the New York Yacht Club Will accept the
challenge The deed OF gift simply says
the boats must be between s. and - feet,
and some doubt exists whether a chal-
lenger has the right arbitrarily to fix the
length Of his boat.
When Sir Thomas's attention was drawn
IN this point. he said he recognized that
under the strict terms of the deed OF gift
the New York Yacht Club could race a
9O-foot boat against his 15-foot yacht. and
added:
III the New York Yacht Club insists
upon doing this ! nevertheless shall race
my 75-footer against the bigger boat hui
I'm the interest of sportsmanship ] hope
the club will agree to meet me with a
boat OF equal size The decision rests
there. but | put myself unreservedly In
their hands"
Sir Thomas Liptons challenge for the
Americas cup will be considered at a
special meeting OF the New York Yacht
club. called yesterday by Commodore
Dallas y. Pratt for the evening OF
March T..
Already difference of opinion mas
arisen among the club members whether
the challenge should be accepted on the
terms proposed by Sir Thomas that the
competing yachts be limited to 70 feet ON
the waterline.
The deed of gift provides that the chal-
lcnger. IL sloop. may be anywhere from
% to 20 feet on the watorlinc. The chal'
lengor can elect To sail on any waterline
length within the designated limits IF Is
and % feet. The defender has the same
right and the larger craft incurs pen
atty of time allowance. BY the deed OF
gift Sir Thomas can challenge with 90
foot boat if he desires, and the New
York Yacht Club can meet him off Sandy
Hook with 90-footer. although. OF
course, the defender would be compelled
to give a heavy time allowance.
Sir Thomass suggestion that both
yachts be limited to 20 feet would bar
out the unbeaten 90-footer Reliance.
which many yachtsmen believe could sue
cessfully defend the cup.
1t Is plain from the announcement that
the yacht will not exceed 10 feet that Sir
Thomas is challenging with a sloop and
not schooner
His selection Of the 75foot limit Ia not
arbitrary and does not violate the deed
Of gift.
the best three out of five also comes
within the regulations, In that the deed
of gift provides that the challenging club
and the club holding the cup may. by
mutual consent, make any arrangement
satisfactory to both as to dates courses.
number of trials. etc. Two out OF three
races are called for In case the parties
cannot mutually agree
The New York Yacht Club refused to
cable message from London gave the cor
rect details of the challenge. a copy oil
which Is now in this country.