The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-14
latest Outside Sporting Dope

ceptance OF the challenge says:
The races are to be sailed as
suggested in your cable under our
present rules o, measurement, time
allowance and racing rules. it being
understood that the rule requiring
a yacht TO rate at the highest limit
Of her class in certain eases shall
not apply 10 this match"
Charles E. Nicholson. the design.
er. who is working on the plans of
Lipton's new boat said:
The challenger will be IS feet
on the water line and built under
the present New York Yacht club
rules. 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 on enormous
sail area. a 75-footer was large
enough.
In acknowledging the challenge
the New York Yacht club apparently
did not understand Sir Thomas
meaning because they asked wheth.
er he intended to race under the old
rules or the present rules Sir Thorn
as replied. in effect Gentlemen.
challenge you; you choose the wea-
pons. 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.
AS this. however, was really al.
tering what he intended to be the
terms of the challenge. advised
him that there was no longer any
necessity to adhere to the seventy
fiye-foot length. and suggested that
he race with ninety-footer under
the present New York Yacht club
rules. Sir Thomas agreed and cabl-
ed that Shamrock ". would be the
ninety footer unless the New York
yachtsmen preferred that the race
should be with yachts of any other
length.
In accepting the challenge the re
tot nF ha ri
Yacht club have held Sir Thomas
to the seyenty-fve-footer named in
his first challenge. evidently prefer
ring to race with yachts OF that
length
1t was admitted at the New York
Yacht club last night that a cable
had been sent to the Royal Ulster
Yacht club. but no intimation was
regarding the wording OF
1t. 1t was stated that the race is
still very much in the air. and that
the New York Yacht Club is not re-
ponsible for what is given out in
England. 1t was also said that the
matter is still in the hands of
When the committee was appoint
ed by the club it was clothed with
full authority TO determine condi-
tons except the towing Of the chall
enging yacht across the Atlantic
Ocean Sir Thomas received permits
sion to tow Shamrock H., and taking
this as precedent towed Shamrock
III. over. but this will not be per
mitted this year. and it is probably
due to this that it was announced
that the race is still very much in
the air.
Under the New York Yacht club
racing rules the boats will come I'M
der Glass J. which is between Go
and 76 feat This covers the 23-me-
ter class, which is the same length
as Sir Thomas Lipton's present
Shamrock
ouueT Tie pIeSeul IuleS VI lllo
New York Yacht club it will be nee
essary to build a defender Of the cup,
as both the Reliance and Defender,
and in fact any yacht built under the
rules that obtained in the three cup
races with Upton would be useless,
because Of the enormous time allow
ance they will have to give.
1t Is believed that at least four
boats will be built from which to
select the defender; two by syndi-
Gates and two by individuals. and
the best determined in a series OF
trial races.
II is known that there is strong
desire on the part of the members
Of both the New York and Eastern
Yacht clubs TO race in 75footers, as
the best type of yacht under the
present racing rules on this side OF
the water. and it is believed that
within a short space of time Heres
hon & Gardner will be busy at
their boards planning new yachts.
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