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Show SIR THOMAS H PROPOSES CUP RSCE i i ' British Sportsman Sends a Challenge for Competi- i tion Next Year. XEW YORK, Oct. 6. Formal announcement announce-ment of the receipt of a challenge for the America's cup from the Royal Ulster Yacht club of Belfast, Ireland, was made today by Secretary George A. Cormack : of the New York Yacht club. The challenge was forwarded in behalf of Sir Thomas Lipton, who named Shamrock Sham-rock IV as the yacht to be used in the races of 1920. No answer has as yet been made by the New York Yacht club, but a favorable reply Is generally expected. ex-pected. Sir Thomas Inaugurated his fourth attempt at-tempt to lift the America's cup In 1913 with a challenge for a race the following year. The challenge was accepted and the challenging yacht, Shamrock IV, was en route to this country under its own sails when war was declared. Shamrock IV put into Bermuda, and later reached this port after the danger of capture by German ships had passed. With the beginning of the world war the international yacht race was abandoned, aban-doned, and the Shamrock IV was placed in drydock in Erie basin. The American yachts Resolute and Vanitie were also withdrawn from the races the following season. All are reported to be in an excellent ex-cellent state of preservation, and will be ready for competition after the usual overhauling. Last December Sir Thomas renewed his challenge through the Royal Ulster Yacht club for a series of races to be held this autumn, but the New York Yacht club asked that it be withdrawn or held in abeyance for 'at least a year, in view of the uncertain outlook existing at that time. Sir Thomas acquiesced to this view, and when he visited this country last March to inspect his racing yacht, "stated that conditions would afford a better opportunity op-portunity to secure a high-class racing-crew racing-crew for next year. The America's cup committee, which will reply to the latest challenge, consists of Lewis Ledyard, E. D. Morgan, C. O. Iselin, W. B. Duncan, C. L Blair, D. E. Pratt and Granville Kane. |