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Show 1 THOMAS LIPTOI WANTS AHOIHEB RACE Will Issue Another Challenge in an Attempt to Capture American Cup. Tribune SprcinI Sporlins Service LONDON, Dec. 7. Sir Thomas Lip-ton Lip-ton hns reached hero, bearing with him tho best wishes, of Amorican ynchtflmon nnd their hopes that a challenge will be spocdily forthcoming for an America 's cup race in 100S. Sir Thomas has left no doubt of his intention to challenge, and he reiterated re-iterated this determination in another interview. Ho expressed himsolf as highly gratified over tho outlook for a good race, and one that will bo eminently emi-nently satisfactory to nil yachtsmen, yachts-men, During his visit to America Sir Thomas had sevornl conferences with members of the New York Yacht club I concerning tho nll-importnnt question hinging on the now rulos of measurement, measure-ment, nnd he has succeeded so well that ho boliovos that many of tho difficulties diffi-culties have been ronioved. Sir Thomas expressed himself as well satisfied with ihc rule measurement plan. It would produco a high-class, rntionnl type of boat, ho snid, making tho racers in the forthcoming contest less of the racing machine type. Sir Thomas naturally fools considerably consider-ably elated over his success in in-lluencing in-lluencing yachtsmen with the necessity neces-sity of such racing rules as will cause boats of moro legitimate design to be mult than has been the case in tho last few international racos. |