The sun., 1919-10-17
AMERICA'SCUP
RACES ASSURED
Sir Thomas Upton Sends New
Challenge for Yacht
Trophy.
ASKS AN EARLY START
Wants First Contest June "a
May Abandon Sandy
Hook Course.
ASKS AN EARLY START

The Americas Cup will be defended
next summer. News making certain
the revival of the international yacht
racing classic came from the New
York Yacht Club, through George
, Cormack, its secretary, last night. 1t
was announced that the club had re-
ceived another challenge from Sir
Thomas Upton. through the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club OF Belfast Since
the New York Yacht Club last Decem-
ber informed Sir Thomas that IL would
be ready to defend tae trophy in 1920.
provided the Irish baronet saw At to
send another challenge, it remains
only to fix the dates and name the
waters for the contests between either
and the Shamrock ". challenger.
Liptons challenge, which came in a
cable from ii. L. Garrett, secretary OF
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. proposes
that the races be started on Thursday,
June "a. The Americas Cup never
has been defended so early in the
year, the races being held either In
September or October. Unofficial COM
ment at the New York Yacht Club
! last night made it quite clear that
| there would be no races as early as
June or July, but that 1t was highly
/ probable that the first contest would
be scheduled for early in August.
There was strong sentiment in favor
Of changing the course OF the race. A
certain group which is foremost in form
| ing the policies of the New York Yacht
Club favors racing on Newport.
The challenge and the questions Of
date and course will be discussed imme-
| diately by the cup committee, which is
| composed of Lewis Cass Ledyard, chair
man. Edward d. Morgan, C. Ledyard
| Blair. Dallas b. Pratt. c. Oliver Iselin
| W. b. Duncan and Granville Kane. II
is quite possible that its decisions will
be announced and despatched to Upton
even in advance OF the annual meeting
tf the New York Yacht Club, which is
to be held late in December.
The challenge from the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club reads as follows:
! We beg leave again to challenge
for the Americas cup on behalf OF
Sir Thomas Upton. Yacht will be
| Shamrock ", already in America.
First race to be sailed Thursday
| June "a, 1920, II. l.. GARRETT
! Honorary secretary Of the sub
| committee for the Americas cup
challenge.
A supplementary telegram says:
In confirmation thereof in behalf
of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and
in the interest of Sir Thomas Upton,
a member of the club, we challenge to
sail a series of matches for the Amer
ica's cup with the yacht Shamrock
". against any one yacht built in the
/ United States of America, The fol-
lowing are the Specifications OF the
challenging yacht: Owner, Sir
Thomas Upton; Bart x. c. V. o.
Shamrock W. length at load water
line, 75 feet rigged cutter First race
to be sailed June "a, 1920; second
race, Saturday, June 26; third race.
Tuesday, June 29; further races, II
any, to be sailed on each following
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Upton challenged for the Americal
Cup In 1918, and races were arranged 70
the summer OF 1914. Upton named thu
Shamrock ~ as his challenger, whil'
American syndicates built the Defiance
the Vanitie and the Resolute to defent
the trophy. A series OF elimination
races was held. and just when II wa
settled that the Resolute was to NEE
the Upton craft the world war brok
out and the races were called off. Tn
Shamrock " Is in dry dock In Soutl
Brooklyn.