Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Upton ACCEPTS
AMERICAS TERMS
Famous Sportsman viii Try to
Lift Cup in September,
1914.
OLD YACHTING RULES
WILL AGAIN BE USED
But One Marked Exception Made.
Boats May Be Seventy
Five Footers.

NEW YORK, July ia series of
races for the Americas cup will be sailed
In eastern waters during September. 1914.
Inls was formally announced by the New
YORK Yacht Club tonight. The Royal
ulster Yacht Club of Belfast, acting for
SIT THOMAS Upton. cabled the New York
Yacht Club committee today that the
conditions prescribed by the New York
Yacht Club had been accepted and signed
and were on the way to America
On receipt of the cablegram the club
officials announced that the tentative
dates for the races had been selected
as follows:
Thursday. Saturday and Tuesday. Sem
tember TO- II and 15, and to continue on
succeeding Thursdays, Saturdays and
Tuesdays until three out sof five races
had been Won by one of the contesting
yachts.
Rules Little Changed.
1t was also stated that the races would
be sailed under practically the same
conditions that have governed former
Americas cup matches. with the excep-
tion that they are to be .eld under the
present racing rules and rule Of meas
urement now in force in the New York
Yacht Club"
This latter clause refers to the techni-
cal methods of measurement and other
details incidental to the cup race and
not to the size of the yachts On this
latter point the cup committee maintain
ed policy Of extreme silence. 1t was
said. however. that the cup defending
club was not committed to either a
seventy-five or ninety foot yacht, and
would not make public announcement of
its decision in this matter until later.
Terms Not DivuIged.
The cableSram from the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club stated that the conditions for
the race had been signed and forwarded,
but Secretary G. A. Cormack Of the New
York Yacht Club refused to divulge the
terms laid down by the cup holding club
under which Sir Thomas would be per
mitted to race for the trophy won by the
America many years ago. Mr.. Cormack
said these conditions and the size Of the
competing yacht would be announced in
due time.
The question as to the location Of the
course also was waived as being unim-
portant at this time.
1t Is generally understood. however,
among members Of the club who are In
close touch with the cup COMMITTEES that
the cup challenger and defender will be
seventy-f1ve foOters and that the races
will be sailed OF Sandy Hook, although
there Is the possibility that the twelve
months intervening before the match
may cause alterations in the plans as
now tentatively arranged.
Oormack's Statement.
The statement given out by Secretary
Cormack Of the New York Yacht Club
follows:
Gable received today from the COM
mittee OF the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
saying that the conditions for a match
for the Americas cup had been signed
and that they were being forwarded by
the Carmania.
The conditions OF the match are prac-
tically the same as those governing pre-
vious matches, with the exception that
they are under the present racing rules
and rule of measurement now in force in
the New York Yacht Club.
Dates OF matches-the first race to be
sailed Thursday. the 10th day Of Septem-
Der, 1914. The second race to be sailed
Saturday. the 18th day Of September
1914. The third race to be sailed Tues
day. the 18th day of September 1914
Further races. IL any, to be sailed on
each following Thursday, Saturday and
Tuesday until finished"