New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Yacht Club to
Act at Once
On Challenge
Acknowledgement Will BE
Sent to Canada and Off
cial Document Will Then
Be Forwarded Here
Await Morgan's Return
Believe Boats Will Be of
Sloop Type and Vanitie
May Again Be Contender

While no official action was taken
Yesterday by the New York Yacht Club
on the Americas Cup challenge notice
received from the combined Halifax
and Cape Breton Royal Yacht clubs. of
Canada, it was learned last night that
acknowledgement of the notice is to be
forwarded to Montreal immediately and
that negotiations on the challenge itself
will be taken up by the flag officers OF
the New York Yacht Club and the
Americas Cup Committee as soon as
Commodore j. P. Morgan returns from
his present Eastern cruise on the f1ap-
ship Corsair.
In we'll informed yachting circles
last night it was believed that the
Canadian Challenge meant a return to
schooner yachts, designed in gen
eral way after the America. which
brought the famous trophy to this
country in 1851.
This idea was supported by the Ger.
talnty that tEmilius Jarvis, premier
torlnthlan OF Canada, is to have the
wheei OF the next challenger. Jarvis is
skipper who has made his maritime
reputation with two-stckers of the
type Of his S2-foot Haswell. believed h,,
Briushers to be the fastest schooner
aaoat. Jarvis owns the Haswel ana
mas Won rrany races with her with tba
neip OF crews made up of Nova Scotia
hShermen trained to handle raicino
canvas. '''s
Race Next Year Seems Certain
According to a Canadian yachtsman
w!o = member of both clubs for
warding the notice of CHALLENGE
scnoonerS Will rot be used. The Ca
naolan clp hunter will be a sloop vary
ing slightly in design from ResoInta
and Shamrock ", and while She Iii
be thoroughly seaworthy. She viii bave
al the !lghtness of construction of tho
successful Herreshoff defender
Al the New York Yacht Club last
highe II was admitted that the notice
OF chailenge received from Alexander
T. MOSS, OF Montreal. means that the
amef4ca Cup must / defended again
next year. That such a challenge would
ge loflncemlng SlIg IN the event of the
ue.sag s':.s OF shamrock " in her contests
win heso1ute was stated bywell know
Canadian yachtsmen, who cane bero =.
1or the International classic just ended
Inc otilclai combination challenre
OF the Canadian yacht clubs is nS
pected by the New York Yacht Cl5h
as soon as acknowledgment of the noti.
TcaCon Ta telegram has been returned
"heh ehe challenge is received the
~ ~nGel bd '".nly anoqt the type of yachts
The telegram received here fror,
Ross was simply an unofficial notition ON
uon OF the challenge to come and
Nn''e IL gave rise to the belief that
'he challenging boat would ha .
schooner, the best information from,
JJ:ahadlan yachting circles seems to in
@ uicale mat the sloop rig of recent
years VIII be adhered to.
ue9rge A Cormack, secretary Of
NE .be new ork Yacht Club, said that
'he notitication from Ross had baen
received and that when acknowladoel
meht OF had been returned the chal-
!ehge "ou be forwarded imrnediata1v
aae secretary would give no indication
80 w me probable attitude of the club
'o"afd the latest challengers.
No Popular Subscription
according to the Tribune's Canadian
11aoao9rmant' 1oo0 the idea of building the
iiszl challenger by public subscrintion
nas already been abandoned. There is
not enough public interes in liftinc
sne Americas Cup to appeal to the
people and offers of cash made bv
Msnea!lny Canadians have already made
49,. "'''4ccesSdlE IL IS understood
tn} snal a considerable portion eff this
vsaCAing mas come from England, where
were IS strong desire to see Charles
L; Z; NICHOLSON, designer of the fourth
Sha,mrock' dra" the lines for another
Inc cost of the entire operation Of
enal'ehglng Tor the Americas Cup is
expected to exceed $1,000, ,OOo, whether
'"g m ihvaslon is successful or not.
,sS WIN every indication pointing tow
ara another battle of single e-stickers.
;stacH'SH'en here agreed last night that
there was no possibility of a second an
bearance of the successful Resolute
"hlie that yacht proved herself vastly
sapeflor to Shamrock " in most of the
points OF sailing, she had finished her
racing career when she left her Vanjtjo
rigging at City Island and started her
n1ong tow TO the Herreshoff wards in
Bristol, R. /. 81 40 III
Nanitie To Be Reentered
mere seems to be strong probability.
Hso"ever that Nanitie, the bronze can
u1oa'c that was beaten out of the honor
u oeiending the cup against the latest
HIplon poat, Will be reentered as a
possible opponent for the Canadian
challenger
Vanitie, while she has all the light
ness OF construction necessary to speed
and fast handling, Is thoroughly sea
NI9b5ffny' Iebfny and, according to the most re-
n maoIe experts, would easily have
Wwea'hered the Southwestern that caused
,,ne postponement of one of the Reso-
'ute- Shamrock races.
>: william Gardner, designer of Vani-
tie. t, already has been commissioned to
pulid new defender. and will begin
"orS as soon rs the type Of boat to be
USED mas been established