New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-25
Cir Thomas Lipton'S Latest
challenge Referred to a Com
mittee for Final Decision.
nj \ PRECEDENT FOLLOWED
roeling General That Another
Struggle for Now Famous
Trophy Is Assured Off
Sandy Hook.

Members or the New 1ork 1acnt
lqnh two hundred and fifty strong. met
- consider Sir Thomas Lipton's latest
.,euepee fo9 the Americas Cup last
,tobt and did nothing That is. they took
- definite action so far as accepting the
a,onence is concerned. although a COM
.,,,,ee was appointed. with Commodore
nonas E Pratt as chairman. Ito take
s,cb action in relation to the challenge
= tho ROYAL Ulster Yacht Club as it
sbon deem proper. and in the event it
shou accent the challenge under the
seed Of gift. then TO arrange the condi-
lions thereof.
This mode Of procedure is not so I'M
,suol as il would appear on the surface,
= !, a measure it follows precedent
established in 1890 and 1900. when like
committee was appointed. which I'm due
lime accepted the challenge and arranged
all conditions for the race.
7, may be said. therefore. that while no
action was taken last night it is only
:, sston Of time when the committee will
80, and acknowledge a formal accept
a,cs The voting members of the club
nlsinlv were in favor of meeting Sir
T,or,as Linton: otherwise the challenge
would have been declined
The committee. which heretofore has
hssn called the Americas Cup committee,
Was named as follows:
commodore Dallas 3. Pratt, Lewis Cass
1sdyard. +. D. Morgan. Cornelius Van
derbjlt. Henry Walters, c. oliver Isehn'
Z, Iedvard Blair George T. Baker IL
Morgan. Arthur Curtiss James, W.
2 Duncan and G. \. Cormack
7, was announced at the club that the
Roval Ulster Yacht Club had appointed
committee with similar power, made up
&C follows. Lord Shaftesbury. comino-
sore. Colonel Sharman Crawford, wee
commodore. J. G. Lepper. rear cohiiilo-
dore: Herbert Brown, L. +. Patterson n
= Workman, II. L. Garrett.
The latest challenge was worded the
same As the one declined early in March'
with the exception of the last paragraph
which put a restriction of 10 feet on tne
waterline length of the defending yach''
This restriction has now been removed
The challenge read as follows
ROYAL Ulster Yacht Club, Bangor Coun-
~ Down. ireland. April 5. 1919; c,,,,h
- Secretary Of New York 1acht Cluo'
New York O.. ,rborr.
II iHton Bart. X. {. V. O.. to forward
ror, fnis challenge for the America
I'm subject 10 the same regulations az
Governed the last contest anu ~
Irov-d 10 be so satisfactory, hdlilelS, ~ -
best three out Of i've races oEe' - ~ 90
courses with like starts ana o'hei uo
Tfa first race To be sailed on Thursday
III, 18th DAY Of September 1919; Co..
The second race &c, be sailed on ,S 2s'ui
dsv the 18th day of September. 1914;
The third race TO be sailed on TUESDAY
The 18TH day of September 1914
Further races. If any. TO be salieu on
each following Thursday, SATURDAY anu
tuesday until finished
fStref tore, on behalf Of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club. and in the name Oh
Sir Thomas j. Upton, member OF the
club. Aallenge to sail series OF ihalches
with the Yacht Shamrock ~ against any
one, Yacht or vessel constructed IN the
United States of America Tor the Arnerl-
The following are the particulars of the
challenging vessel: owner. sir Thomas D.
Upton. Bart. X G. V. o.; name of yacht
Shamrock ": length on load waterline'
The custom house measurement Will fol-
low as soon as the vessel can be meas
ured for registration.
shall be much obliged If you will cable
the receipt OF this challenge.
+. F. PATTERSON.
Honorary Secretary Royal Ulster Yacht
Club
There seemed to be general feeling
among the members Of the club that the
challenge will be accepted after there has
been some additional correspondence by
letter or cable with Sir Thomas.
One yacht owner went so far as TO say
that now that an unconditional challenge
has been received. under which the mu-
tual agreement clause may come into
play the New York Yacht Club may re-
quest Sir Thomas Upton to build 90
foot yacht. after first intimating that he
may have TO race against the Reliance
Without time allowance.
Il is well understood, however, that the
younger element Of racing men in this
and other clubs are anxious TO see the
New York Yacht Club meet Sir Thomas
boat for boat" in the best three races
out Of five. for the now famous trophy.
George A Cormack. secretary of the
club, said that no date had been set for
meeting Of the committee, as some OF
the members had not been notified, but
mat an announcement OF the hnding
would be made as soon as possible.