Show V UPTON'S CHALLENGE Cl STIRS UP INTEREST I I V Yankee Yachtsmen to Put Out Fast Craft to Defend t the Cup r Now New n York se Sept 16 There There tins has heen been heenan an undercurrent of or subdued excitement excite ment at tho the New r-cw York Yacht club ever V since the receipt of ot Sir Thomas Lipton's Lipton's Lip Lip- 1 tons ton's latest challenge for Cor the Americas America's cup Never e cr before has a 0 challenge V stirred up un so much excitement as the tte I one that Is now on us Its woo way irom rom me tue plucky pluck Irish baronet The Tho situation is all the more surprIsing as tho the NewYork Now New York Yacht club has had a good year in which to thresh out the question V that was bound to crop up In the tho V of ot another challenge being bolus sent ont from l j the tho other othor side It is generally conceded that me tho Royal Irish Yacht club has baa challenged ed unconditionally with Sir Thomas dc- dc pendIng upon tho the assurance that behall no he had hall received last winter while In Now V York Tork that tho the next race for tho the star emblem emblom of or the seas soa would le sailed under tho the existing rules of ot racing Many of or the members ho however cr are Is of tho the opinion that this assurance premature and that the tho coming race f must bo be In accordance with the deed o of gUt gift or not at all 1111 11 of whatever rule rulo Is finally adopted It la rs f safe to sa say that will spare pani n net nel- lof l- l American yachtsmen of th thOr ther r time nor money mone In the building to defend tho the cup It Itis of or now no yachts that tour four authority good I is stated upon Lo boats ts wilt will bo bet built hullt If tho the new rule rulo Is t- t J accepted anti that two IWO have o been ole oler for trial TaCOS under the tho pledged r mentioned r l conditions TIll The designers boats boatA are br or the four new and G the tatter being yachts or Of V credited with two to it that th the thu designer V I vIli b be V club will the beard is 18 to the One or of th the rumors a aV V effect that Lipton Upton will nomInate as his hb n next yacht V |