Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-05
| Upton CHALLENGES
AGAIN FOR u. S. CUP
Seeks Series of Yacht Races in
This Country Next
Year.

LONDON, March ga challenge by
the ROYAL Ulster Yacht Club for a
series of races for the Americas s cup,
to take place in 1914. made on behalf
of Sir Thomas Upton, is on its way
to America 1t will reach New York
on the Oceanic today or tomorrow.
The challenge is for competition
under the old rules.
Sir Thomas Upton, who has Just
returned from America, when ques-
toned on the subject today, said
there was no doubt Of the acceptance
of the challenge. The New York
Yacht Club, he added, has been noti-
fed both by the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club and Sir Thomas Upton person
ally of the dispatch of the challenge.
Sir Thomas Upton expressed con-
siderable surprise WHEN asked this
morning about the truth of the report
that a challenge for the America $
cup had been sent to New York. He
had endeavored to keep the matter
secret until the delivery Of the chal-
lenge to the New York Yacht Club
For reasons of courtesy, Sir
Thomas regretted that he was COM
PEELED to withhold some Of the details.
Sir Thomas admitted, however that
his prejudice against the old deed OF
gift rules had been overcome and
that he had challenged for a series of
races under the old conditions.
l,t n GGaH
The hope that with luck on his side
he would win the race, adding that
he wanted to do it without being the
recipient of any favors.
When asked as to his previous
statement that he would not chal-
lenge again for the Americas cup,
except under the universal rules pre-
vaillng for yacht racing in America,
Sir Thomas Upton replied
well. it is ten years since the last
international race in America. l chal-
lenged six years ago under the uni-
versal rules, but my challenge was
not accepted I thought that for the
sake of yachting both here and in
America 1t was time we had another
try for the cup. Hence my challenge
under the conditions laid down in the
deed of gift.
Had any one come along in the in
terval. | should have been pleased TO
assist all | could, but seeing That no
body offered a race, ! thought Great
Britain should have another try. and
| hope to experience better luck this
time.
f.Mv designer holds out good hope
of success without risking the lives
of ths crsM of the yaci while cross.
ing the ocean This always has been
the danger with the kind of boats
necessary to build under the deed of
gift. Had the designer not assured
me of the perfect safety of the men
during the crossing | should not have
considered the idea of challenging. ="
Sir Thomas Upton said that he
could not give the size of his yacht
until the challenge had reached New
York. The deed of gift however, he
said provides for a boat from sixty
five to ninety feet in length.
As to the skipper of his yacht, Sir
Thomas said:
You know Captain Edward Syca-
more has been sailing Shamrock W.
in international and local races IN
Europe for several years, and | have
another of my American captains at
my call. Besides, l have my usual
crew of racing men.
Sir Thomas added that IT was
necessary to put off the race until
1914. as 1t would take him all that
time to build his yacht and get ready.
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