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Show FORMAL CHALLENGE FOR CAPE MAY CUP LONDON. May 2-!. The regatta committee commit-tee of the Royal Yacht squadron on Sunday Sun-day received a formal challenge from Commodore Morton of the Larchmont Yacht club for Uio Capo May cup with tho schooner yacht Ingomar. Tho Times this morning thinks It would be ridiculous to unll King Edward's yacht, tho Britannia, especially with the present cut down rig, ugalnQt a fiutt schooner of the Ingomar type, and says It Is by no means certain that the King will defend tho cup with tho Britannia. When iho Britannia was sold, says tho Times, tho cup ought to have been returned, re-turned, but tho matter w:us overlooked, owing lo tho death of Secretary R'b of the Royal vacht fcr.uadron, and tho fact that tho Kfng ropurchased Iho Britannia docs noi seem to affect the quentlon. Commodore Plant courteously agreed to race in August next, nnd, considering all tho circumstances, It will probably be a sollovcr. |