Show I I r I SIR THO THOMAS IS GAME fiA JE TO CHALLENGE AGAIN Refusal of New York Club toRace toRace to toRace Race With foot 68 Yachts Disappoints Peer London t. t Although Sir Ia Thomas Lipton Upton wa was vas greatly g disappointed pointed by the tho failure of oC the thc New ew ew York Yacht alit club to lo accept his challenge e for Cor u IL race for Cor the CU Cui be between between he- he tween foot GS yachts lie he Is not not wholly discouraged over o the thc prospect ro of arranging Ing another race and tolla today he lie authorized the announcement that heIs heIs heis he he- Is ready to challenge a again aln with a foot toot boat Unit will conform conforsi to the therul rul rules g of the tho American club I f am am prepared now that the they have ll declined to accept my challenge for this class of or boat to en enter leI a a. foot 90 boat under the New cw York Yacht club rules rule said ald Sir Sh Thorn Thorn-is tOlla today There Is no flO cla class such a u boat but the next class II IJ 11 providing pro for 01 or boats boals of oC foot toot rating Is capable capable capa- capa ble of providing pro a boat oat up to about 3 1 l feet on the thc water line hue Continuing Sir Sit Thomas saIdI said I Mr I II r ii St St. orl Tho Tue ani only Intimation 1 have had oi ul thu tho refusal reCusa of oC my challenge Is a win from trona the Royal noal Irish Yacht club stalIn stating stat stat- In ing the challenge ha hind had been d d. d II and saying that Unit a a. long Oll caUl calile gram ram had hall been received ed from ruin Nt New lW v York giving gJ the for Cor or TTe e c v n- n fusa I r am am tlc grievously disappointed ma sorry I am unaware of oC the real rei tons eons for Cor the tue refusal and have dial chal len etl under tinder tho thio provisions plo of oC il lh dee deed of or gift to tho the Now ow York Yacht club that the challenging boat mu must t be bo over o C CO 65 feet felt and mid under SO 90 0 f t All boats In liz America have ha raced notIer under un un- un der tIer the universal al rule of oC the British and European yacht acht racing rachiS rule which Is the international 1 lule iule ule As no designer de de- de signer on this side has cr c ever ver built 1 a boat under the universal uni rule rue you Oll S sc se set t the lie advantage all is thus entire entirely on th the American side sille as 31 the Americans s linn have now tiow been designing boats fur for Lii re 01 0 four our yc-ais yc un under l' l t thIs ih- rule |