Show q 1 i A 11 fo CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED BY NEW YORK CLUB Sir Thomas Lipton Pr Predicts Close Race Sul July 18 Selected k iB i B By Universal Service Special Cable Dispatch T L ONDON Tan Jan 18 Sir Sir Thomas Lipton today that he had received notice from the New NewYork York Yacht club cIno that his latest chat chal- lenge for the Americas America's cup has been and that J July u I 18 IS next has been fixed as the date late of the first race The races race pre ire re to be held heM over o er the Sandy Hook course which is Sir Thomas' Thomas choice Well Yell be well we'll you ou mu may sure give he them thorn a a. good race raco and antl I feel Ceel that this this this' time Im I'm going to lo bring back the cup said ald Sir Thomas I I 1 did expect to havethe havethe have the first t race In tho the early arly part of ot- Au August but that doesn't matter malter Tile The s selection le of or the Sandy Hook look course courso pleases s me Immensely My Iy pilot prefers prefers pre pro fers that course to the Newport course too because o he has become familiar with conditions there Sir Thomas was disappointed in one thing tire thing thc the New York Yacht club lies has refused lo to a agree ree that the race raco he be sailed without the a ie e of or Jack yards but sa said Ill that his designer ner Nicholson on who vho Incidental Incidentally Inci Inci- dental dentally introduced this fad on this side Ide w was as ns not not greatly concern concerned ell over this feature I |