New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
REJECTION Of CUP
CHALLENGE APPROVED
Many YaChtSmen Feel That Mo
Other Course Was Open
Under Conditions.
FULL TEXT OF REFUSAL
New York Yacht Club Gives
Reasons Why Race Could
Not Be Sailed with a
Stipulation.

Yachtsmen Of all classes. even the
motor boat men. were discussing yester-
day the refusal OF the New York Yacht
club TO accept Sir Thomas Lipton's latest
challenge for the Americas cup. While
most OF them agreed that an international
race i'm 1914 would serve as a stimulus 10
the sport. those who had carefully studied
the conditions contained in the deed or
gift admitted that the club could not con-
sistently accept such challenge, in view
OF the stand taken in 1907
on the other hand. there We're some
who despite these facts. maintain that
tho New York Yacht club. by making
uso of the mutual agreement" clause in
the deed Of gift should have accepted the
challenge sent by the Royal Ulster Yacht
club. modifying the terms Of the deed TO
meet Sir Thomas half way 10y raising
| perhaps. the limit Of length few feet
50 as to meet him with a yacht Of, say
eighty or eighty-hve feet. and so have a
race at all hazards.
Charles c. Alom. it was learned yes
terday. is the English yachtsman who
rumor has it IS about 10 challenge for the
Americas cup. Mr. Allom, who. IL IL
said is now in this country. is the owner
OF the soop yacht lstria. which has made
good record in English waters tine last
two years She was designed by Charles
| T. Nicholson. who was 10 have designed
| Sir Thomas Tipton's challenger.
| Henry j. Gielow. well known as de-
signer OF steam and fast racing yachts
I'll 1 4Y.s n.
mont and other yacht clubs. speaking Of
the outcome OF Sir Thomas Lipton's latest
challenge. said yesterday
THE New York Yacht club set forth IN
plain terms six wears ago what sort Of
challenge would be considered II was
pointed out az that time that IL would not
defend the cup with "A small boat. SO !
don't see how. under the circumstances
IL could take any other course in regard
to this last challenge"
Theodore y. Wells. the naval architect.
who designed the big ree-masted
schooner Katrina for Robert r.. Tod. said:
The New York Yacht club members
had no alternative in declining the chal-
lenge They would not have been justified
! IN binding themselves 10 race for the cup
with a sloop limited in length 10 seventy
/ five feet II Is folly for any one 10 talk
OF having a fast boat capable Of defend
| ing IL. cup and expect her TO be cruiser
! as we'll You might as We'll try 10 com
bue speed with usefulness in a yacht as
! 80 use a thoroughbred horse for ordinary
driving
IT'S great pity that Upton lid not
send an unrestricted challenge-one that
might nave been accepted-for then. al
I least We might have had race in 1914
As for tho s0-ca.led universal rule.
such as Upton wanted 10 race under In
1907. there ~ nothing In IL To- prevent
| lierreshof from turning out as biz
freak. as 10 Hight scant.ing and other
things a. the Columbia and the Reliance
/ Look what ne did with the Westward. To
comply with the International rule he mad
/ 10 use the soaut.iug~ specified by lloyds.
and yet be- beat them all over there In
| English aud German waters with that
yacht Hrrreshoff has demonstrated be-
/ yond question that h. can beat them both
under the old rule ana the new.
Frank Bovine Jones a member of the
| New York and other yacht clubs said.
Sir Thomas should have known before
he sent that challenge that IL would never
be accepted unless the New York Yacht
| club had changed its IDEAS about the
meaning of the deed OF sift The commit
tee OF the ROYAL Ulster Yacht club must
also have realized that the conditions i'm
posed would cause the defending club TO
decline the challenge. II is pity. he
cause the relations between the two CLUBS
] have always been pleasant
George \. Cormack. secretary OF the
New York Yacht club. issued Yesterday
the fun text Of tile letter sent on Wednes-
day night 10 the ROYAL Ulster Yacht club.
Il follows