Show S V ONE MOKi 1 CHALLENGE Sir Thomas Thom Upton Determined to Lit Lif The Tho America Americas Cup NewYork New March Z ach arch Now New York Yacht V acht club hua him replied to the tho letter leter of ot Sir Thomas Upton In which the Irish baronet asked If It tho the club would accept a n challenge for fur a 1 1 rate race for the Iho Americas cup CUll under und r tho 1110 ho new rule of at measurement of the club This hll letter was Wa received early cal In January and on acknowledged but It was wu not nol deemed of sufficient Importunes importance n to call u meeting m of at tho the club dub for It I Its as no could be accepted for a a race this thin year loIr The letter was 1 read ral to 10 the members at atthe a the th annual meeting Feb Keb eb IS I and referred to a 1 committee with power to an answer awer for fur tho the club dub This con considered cn considered th proposals Thomas care caro carefully fully and has ho now mailed the reply reily Thomas Lipton Upton In If tho the club would accept a challenge under Uller tho the new rules practically asked tho the club to tobar liar bar tho V l Constitution and Co Columbia lumbia from participating In future races ces for the Iho cup These boats could not be used tuned us its 1 defenders because tho the present rules rute of tho club limit the draught of any Iny bout boat to tu eighteen feet and Ind these three draw twenty feet tee each ellch It Is I understood from fru club members member ers who have n it knowledge of ot what what the tho committee agreed upon Unit the tho letter leter Intimate to tl 1111 Sir Thomas Upton that the club does doc not nt trots cross a n until It to 10 It I unit and cOS thit It hUll has him no 10 power to say 11 what It will wt do In the event of n it challenge re n d and cnn make no agreement with wih tests tu which shall govern goern Koer r 4 n Thu Th he Utter points out chit that tha tho the deed de r f if f gift rc requires ulrcH a n challenge to come to BO 1010 one Ile yacht club anti and that It Is in tho th hal chal longing club neil and not tho the representative IY the New York Yacht Y ht club If I a n IH is received from some seine yacht club n a race lions cub then lien the tue matter will 1 be bo considered rol ll t tb by b tho New NOW York Yacht club and Bonn so definite action 1 taken |