The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
Three Boats Likely to Be Built
For Contest In 1914.
YACHTSMEN SEEM PLEASED,
They Say Pace Will Serve to Increase
Interest In Sport-Craft Will Prob
ably Cost $3o,ooo-Boat Will Be Sew
enty-five Footer.

pleased with the news or the accept |
ance of Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge |
for the Americas cup. 1t means not |
only a renewed interest in racing, but |
the development of a new type of rae
ing vessel, and as such the races which |
are to be held in 1914 will be of I'M
usual interest. 4
The New York Yacht club will not
permit Sir Thomas to tow Shamrock
V. across the ocean. AS the new boat
is practically fifteen feet shorter than
the previous Shamrock challengers,
this might appear as a hardship on the
British boat. Special permission was
received by Sir Thomas to tow Sham
rock III. across. Assuming that the
precedent esta blished the right to tow,
the owner OF Shamrock III. did not
seek special permission to tow a sec
ond time but carried out his views on
the subject without consultation with
the New York Yacht club officials.
In accepting the challenge the COM
mittee appointed by the New York
! Yacht club to take whatever action
was considered advisable was limited
! to but one condition only, and this
was the towing question. The club
reserved the right to determine this
point, and in addition the acceptance
| stated that ''it is understood that the
rule requiring a yacht to rate at the
highest limit of her class in certain
cases shall mot apply to the match"
The club is not disposed to grant
Lipton's request to tow his new boat
across the ocean, and as a result she
will be compelled to make the journey
under her own sail. No comment
was made by the New York Yacht club
officials when the British baronet took
!, advantage of the club previously
yielding this important point, but
mental reservation was made and put
into effect in his latest challenge.
Many of the members of the New
York Yacht club Are glad that the
club has consented to race under the
present rules of measurement and time
allowance instead of the obsolete rule
which produces a f1imsy racing ma
chine pure ana simple. Many yachts
men have maintained since the ne
gotiations for the race have been in
progress that it would be best for both
sides if good, seaworthy yachts of the
seventy-fve foot water line length
could be built under the present rule,
and they express satisfaction over the
action of the committee in acceding
to Lipton's request.
There is another side to the race
which was not overlooked, and that
was the cost of the production and
n -
boat the size stipulated in the chal-
lenge could be built for approximately
| $4,000, while it would require an
/. outlay of at least three times that
: amount to duplicate the Reliance. In
addition, the cost of maintaining the
seventy five foot yacht is materially
, less than the larger one. A member
Of the New York Yacht club made
the statement that the last America S
: cup race cost Sir Thomas Upton more
! than 100000. while the American
syndicates that built the Defender
were compelled to spend 100000 to
/ keep the cup in this country.
The financial conditions in America
do not warrant such extravagant sums
being spent on pleasure, even if it is to
t the yachting supremacy of the world
o 1t is openly stated that this condition
influenced the decision of the commit
} tee to accept Lipton's challenge with &
seventy-five foot boat
There is considerable secrecy about
i. the actions of the New York Yacht clut
q committee, and the details of its DELHI
T erations are being jealousy guarded
:. There is certain element in the or
~ ganization that is outspoken in its op
/ position to giving Upton fourth
. chance. and it would prefer another
% foreign yachtsman making an effort
q. AS the matter now stands. it is likel,
- that Upton will be allowed his pount
.. of fesh-no more and no less. TIL,
= club is not likely TO evade or minimiz,
j. any of the stipulations of the challeng,
2 and will insist that Upton live up t,
his part of the contract.
t. It has been variously reported tina
" syndicates and individuals are plan
y ming boats to compete in trial races 70
If the privilege of defending the Amer
K ica's cup, but as far as 1t can be au
= thoritatively learned nothing has bee
- done in this direction. There is plent
ID of time to consider this subject, as tn
building part of the program will no
". be considered for several months.
Several members of the New Yor
" Yacht club are outspoken in their sat
= isfaction over the acceptance of tn
challenge They frankly admit tina
the race will serve to increase the In
terest in yachting throughout the cour
nd try. which needs some impetus. 1t
y expected that when the proper tim
"a comes at least three cup defenders wi
be built, and instead of freaks the
Ct will be capable of taking part in race
III for many years to come.
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