Show SWEDES REPLACE LIPTON AS CUP CHALLENGERS I I I I I IBY BY RICHARD nn London OcL OeL 23 American 23 American yachts yachts- men Tien here are somewhat amused yachts yachts-I at the strictures on the action of the tho New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Yacht Club in tho the matter of Sir Sir SirI I Thomas Lipton's recent challenge an anthe and I the he Insistence that tho the action of the American yachtsmen that the fastest boat should hold tho the cup is undignIfied fied fled As a matter of fact tact said one American yacht owner to mo me recently wo we have havo the En English to thank for tor tho the called so-called freak boats useless except for COf racing The old American type of I yacht the tho centreboard skimming dish was not only j. j i. i racer but a a. comfortable cruising yacht acht an and it was with thc these p the cup was held for many years ears Some Sonic of or the defenders ers aro are aro still sUB in commission slon It was when the thin British h cutter came over of or the Ginesta an and Galatea type that the racing machine developed Now that the English havo have failed Called with tho the racIng racing rac rae ing machine thc they desire to take talc a try at the cup with something else Sweden appears to be he In earnest In her determination to have havo a try for tor forthe the tho America cup The Swedes will tr try to have the thu length of Iho the contestants contestants contes contes- tants ants reduced to 70 instead o of 90 feet but If Ir this does not meet meet with the al of tho the Americans the they Intend to challenge e with a 90 All tho the papers are arc full of or the subject o of tho the challenge Various men who ha have taken a prominent part in bringing about the tho challenge and arp are connected with the tho coming race are heroes of the moment Foremost t naturally comes tho the president ent of or the Royal Roa Yacht club Admiral J. J Ha Hagg g. g As a n prominent yachtsman in the past hemak he mak makes s a fitting and dignified representative en- en taUve a as the yacht culb's commodore to today ay But Dut around John Carlsson the amateur captain who sailed the San Sail SanTo SanToy Toy To and and other yachts to victories and arid the of ot Sweden Sweden Swe Swe- den a ay al the designer and PIm Plym the best known race boat builder of or this country countr there stands out a broad halo of ot popular a adoration All o of Europe will now neil sail san yacht races un under er the same rules rule This was settled at the International Yachting confer conference nce which met this week at Paris Racing rules were adopted by bytho b bythe th the tho delegates representing dr Great nt Britain Franco France Austria HungarY Germany German D Denmark Finland Holland Belgium lum Ital Italy Norway ora and Spain A funny stor story reaches me mo from Ireland Treland Ire Tre- land hand landhere where here man many Americans make malce pilgrimage to Richard Crol Crokers Croker's ers er's stables at Glencairn near neal Dublin to s see sec the Derby winner Orb Orby A couple of oC young oung men who whose e knowledge of or racing was hazy were looking at the great greal horse when one ono of them addressed addressed ad addressed ad- ad dressed a a. stable boy hoy Sa Say bo boy what sort of a raco race did he win trotting or hurdles Unaware that Boss Croker during the tho conversation hod entered the stable yard and had been a quiet listener to the foregoing conversation the they were somewhat surprised to tn ro- ro the following ing answer to their questiOn n No o it was a 3 yacht acht race race A S England Englan Is greatly interested in th the approaching JI light ht between Gunner I Moir l the English champion and Tommy lomm Burns of ot America Followers Follow Follow- ers of ot the ring here are Inclined to be believe be- be He lieve tho the gunner gunnel will surprise Burns Durn I be-I when they th meet and a goo good bit of or English mone monc money will be wagered on the hard har hitting Heres Here's a chance for s some me of or the Hough Riders Captain H. H H. H HopkIns Hopkins Hop Hop- kins who signs himself champion cht long distance rider of ot the world says say he will rl ride e a against an any man in the world from fifty miles to a six Ix day a race no hor horse hone e to bo ho ridden more than a a. mile mill millal at al a D. time He lie will w allow ten pounds in any distance up to 50 miles anti and catch 1 weights at an- an distance over the weIghts sixty nine kilos |