Show RECORD SPORT YEAR YA PLANNED FLAW FOR O 1914 CUP RACE RAC A ASSURED Tho possibilities of ot 1914 as a record y year ar in sport is considerably bri brightened bright bright- ht cued ened by he ho final si signing in and sealing of the tho a agreement for a series of races for tor tho the Americas America's cup during the month of September It cannot annot be do domed nied med the that-the ne negotiations between the tho New Nosy York and Royal Ulster Yacht clubs were conducted upon ticklish grounds and not until the final compact com corn pact was st signed ned was the tho CUD can contest assured Now that tho the last doubt regarding regarding re reo re- re garding the yachting classic is removed removed re re- moved there are busy sessions ahead for designers degi yachtsmen and many other actors in iu what will undoubtedly be bo the tho chief international sporting contest con test of tho the comin coming year It is understood that tho the plans plane for Sir Th Thomas mas Lipton's challenger Shamrock Shamrock Sham Sham- rock IV are about completed and that the keel of the footer will willbe willbe willbe be laid lahl within the next month or six weeks Three and possibly four defenders de do- fenders all foot seventy yachts are I projected at the present time and it it may may be that this number will wiIl be still i further augmented if it tho the plans of certain cor cor- tam tain wealthy followers of yachting ma ma- It is ill proposed to have all these yachts in condition for tho the trial race preliminaries early next summer in order that there may be ample time timo for the tuning up and tostin testing which plays such an important part in all aU Americas America's cup race races I In the meantime numerous n plans are I being made to accommodate spectators along the New Jersey and Long Lone Island shores and off Sandy Hook Hook- where the international regatta will bo be bo staged stared The chartering of ot largo large excursion steamers for use during the month of I September 1914 has already dread begun and antI it is expected that tho the ex excursion fleet will carry spectators to the tho scene cene of the tho races each day The early tuning up off oft Newport and Sandy Hook also will attract many yachts yachts- men Special arran arrangements for r re reporting reporting re- re porting tho the trials anti and races races by wireless wire wire- less los are arc already under way and tin the United States navy naY may bo De asked to help in this this' department of the re rc- rc- rc gatta atta |