Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1908 — LIPTON TO CHALLENGE AGAIN [ARTICLE]

LIPTON TO CHALLENGE AGAIN

Provided the New York Yacht Club Will Agree to the Terms He Proposes. London. June 30.—The Field, a weekly publication, announces that Sir Thomas Lipton is prepared to challenge again for the America’s cup under the following conditions: First— That the new yacht shall be cutterrigged and built under the present universal rule of the New York Yacht Club; second, the New York Yacbt Club shall designate the size of the yacht It considers most suitable for the race.” Sir Thomas, when seen by the Associated Press, at Dunoon, Scotland, today, said that The Field item was perfectly correct. He added: "I hope my American friends will see their way clear to meet my wishes in the interests of sport"