Show Striking Crew May Cause Request RequestS S For Postponement of Yacht Race By LA LAWRENCE LAVRENCE PERRY Special to The Telegram NEW YORK July 20 Should 20 Should T. T O. O M. M challenger for the Ameri Americas America's s 's cup ask for a postponement of the da date set for the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of the series for lor the famous trophy trophy September September 15 he IS-he he will have precedent for such a a. a request And the New York Yacht club will wUl also have precedent for granting it This precedent however involves a serious incapacitating accident Mr present difficulty relates merely to a striking crew Whether the difference would affect the defending defending defending de de- de- de fending clubs club's attitude attitude or or at least give It occasion for deep and painful deliberation remains deliberation remains to be seen Of course were Endeavor to meet with an accident nt of such nature as to prevent her having sufficient time to tune up for for the series the cup race dates would be set back This is proS provided provided pro pro- vided for in the conditions under S which the seri series s is to be sailed But labor abor troubles are not provided for forand forand forand and while no one may doubt that the Americas America cup committee will be sympathetic sym pathetic and reasonable it will be interesting to follow the practical steps the they take in this direction in event that a request f for r postponement is submitted The last time a cup series was postponed postponed post post- was in 1901 when Shamrock II IL was tuning up with Shamrock I as a trial horse in Weymouth bay After two trials in which she had I broken even with the 1899 challenger challenger chal chal- lenger the third race was set for May 22 This w was s to 0 be a great day for Sir Thomas Lipton inasmuch as asKing asKing asKing King Edward VII on the new challenger in this race Suddenly a minute before the start there came a puff put of ot wind At Atthe Atthe Atthe the time Shamrock II was hauling her wind to tack up to line when without the slightest warning the sloops sloop's bowsprit rose and swung t to leeward the topmast went and then the mast itself itsel broke in two near near the deck King Edward have been killed or seriously injured by falling blocks s spars sears ars and gear but he was not touched This was the latter part of May and the cup races were set to begin on August 20 20 It would have been obviously impossible to have the challenger challenger chal lenger repaired and ready to race on that dat date so Sir Thomas cabled to the New York Yacht club asking for fora a months month's grace which request was in due course cours granted |