New-York tribune., 1913-08-30
YACHTSMEN WELCOME
ACTION ON CHALLENGE
Believe Holding Club Certain to
Defend Cup with Seventy.
five FOOter.
HALF DOZEN MAY BE BUILT
George A. Cory Suggests That
British Professional
Skipper Should Be Op-
posed by Amateur.

! Nachtsmen were glad TO learn after
| reading yesterdays newspapers that after
| passing through many technical squalls.
/ so TO speak. the Royal Ulster Yacht
/ Clubs latest challenge for the Americas
/ Cup has been accepted by the New York
/ Yacht Club and that the racing flag Of
| Sir Thomas Upton will he seen off Sandy
/ Hook in 1914. flying from the truck Of a
| Shamrock ", as he predicted it would
when he last visited New York.
The conditions that are TO govern the
races, 1t was agreed by yachtsmen yes
/ terday. are eminently fair 10 both sides
and conform in every way with the terms
\ Of the deed of gift under which the cup
is held by the New York Yacht Club.
! Every yachtsman seen yesterday was
enthusiastic about the prospect Of another
| race for the cup. Commodore August
/ Heckscher Of the Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club, whose son. G. Maurice Heck
/ scher, is the owner and skipper Of the 80
/ foot sloop Acushla. said: Il am much
1 pleased at the outcome Of the negota
tions, and it seems to me that with the
/ building OF a class Of sloops Of the IS
foot class we shall have some fine racing
next summer. Besides the boats will he
of some use afterward and will not have
10 be put on the stocks TO stay there.
| have no doubt that the international race
Of 1914 will be one Of the best we have
ever had" Commodore Heckscher says
/ he has no intention of building a boat
/ for the defence of the cup.
! Commodore Charles Smithers Of the
I.archmont Yacht Club. speaking Of the
acceptance Of the challenge. said: Il
think II is very fair arrangement all
around. and it should develop a fine class
OF yachts that will make good racing next
summer The trial races ought TO be
| splendid contests. As to building, there
is time enough yet but one may hear OF
an order almost any time from some
one"
1T will undoubtedly be the best race
ever sailed for the Americas Cup" said
/ George \. Cory. one OF the most capable
| Corinthian shippers in these waters and
/ the father" Of that fine feet OF forty-two
1 small racing craft known as the Star
class His boat. the Little Dipper, has
been the champion for several years.
Continuing, Captain Cory said: Il feel
sure that there will he al least six sloops
Of the 75-foOt class built for the elimina-
ton races. for ! don't believe for n mo-
nent that the New York Yacht Club in
tends to meet sir Thomas Upton with
larger sloop. Just think what IL will
mean 10 have six 75-footers. with prac-
tically unlimited capital TO back them TO
win. Why. the trial races will he better
than the big race itself Shippers and
crews will be full OF enthusiasm. working
I'm sympathy and striving 10 make each
boat outsail the others
There are plenty OF good professional
skippers." he continued such as Dennis.
/ Ed Wills. Christisnsen and others. but
| how much better il would be. now that
Sir Thomas Upton has announced that
his boat will be In charge Of w. p. Bur
ton. the best amateur skipper In England
/ ~ We could meet him with an amateur
skinner IN our boat We have lots ~
good ones here. whose business training.
added 10 their Yachting experience, makes
them keener and quicker and in many re-
srects better than the professional
Take men Ike Addison G. Hanan. r.
Burton Hart. George owen. Henry +.
/ Lippitt. Harry Maxwell George Gran
berry, Ralph y Ellis. w. Butler Duncan
and A. Bryan Alley. Any Of these and
some others would make excellent anna
teur material from which 10 select SKIP
per. You will see more enthusiasm among
shippers and crews for this race than
ever before am confident OF this ana
with six boats and six crews to select
from don't see how we can fall TO keep
the old cup on this side OF the Atlantic.