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Sir Thomas Lipton's Present to 
the Columbia Y, C. 
Chicago, March i. — At a meeting of the Columbia 
Y. C, of Chicago, held at its club house Saturday, March 
t, the Lipton Cup Committee, composed of E. C. Berri- 
man, chairman ; Vice-Com. J." F. McGuire, and L. M. 
Y. A. Delegate Edward T. Balcom, reported receipt of 
letter from Sir Thomas Lipton, together with deed of 
gift, as folloAvs : 
City Road, London, E. C, Feb. II, 1902. — Edward C. 
Berriman, Esq., Columbia Y. C, 155 Washington Street, 
Chicago, 111., U. S. A. Dear Mr. Berriman : I am in 
receipt of your kind letter of the 17th ult. and am greatly 
obliged to you for your kindness in going into this matter 
so fully. I heartily approve of the form of the Deed of 
Gift, and also the conditions under which the cup is to be 
sailed for. I think these are so carefully drawn out and 
so very clear and precise that they leave no room for 
debate or discussion. I will have very great pleasure in 
sending you a cup which I hope will be worthy of the 
club and of the contest. This matter I will put in hand 
at once, so that you will have the prize over in good 
time. 
I should have liked much had I been able to arrange 
to be present at the first race for the cup, but this is 
impossible. I hope, however, if all goes well, to be 'able to 
witness the race next year. 
Allow me to take this opportunity of again expressing 
to the members of the Columbia Y. C. my warmest thanks 
for the great kindness and attention which they P.ccorded 
me on my last visit to Chicago. 
Yours faithfully, 
Thomas Lipton. 
Deed of Gift. 
Know all men by these presents, that I, Sir Thomas 
Lipton, of London, England, for the purpose of encourag- 
ing yachting on the Great Lakes of America, and espe- 
cially in the way of friendly contests in sailing and sea- 
manship, do hereby give to the Columbia Y. C., of Chi- 
cago, State of Illinois, U. S. A., the silver cup delivered 
herewith, to be held, carried and sailed for under the 
following conditions: 
First — The name of the cup shall be the Sir Thomas 
Lipton Competitive Cup. 
Second — The title to> the cup shall alway.-; be in the 
Columbia Y. C, of Chicago. In case the said club should 
be for any cause, dissolved, then the title shall revert to 
me. Should the club holding the cup be dissolved, the 
cup shall be returned at once to the Columbia Y. C. 
.It is to be distinctly understood that the cup is the 
property \of the Columbia Y. C, and not that of the 
owner or owners of the vessel winning it in a match. 
The yacht club in which the vessel winning the cup is 
enrolled, may have the right to hold the cup for the 
time and under the conditions hereinafter mentioned : 
Third — There shall be three consecutive days' racing 
each year during July or August, under the sailing rules 
of .the Columbia Y. C, and over the courses selected by 
the Columbia Y. C. off the Harbor of Chicago. 
The first race to be over an equilateral triangle, two 
nautical miles to each leg, twice around, making a total 
of twelve nautical miles. 
The second race to be to windward or leeward and 
return, three nautical miles to the leg, twice around, mak- 
ing a total of twelve nautical miles. 
The third race to be over a quadrangular course of 
three nautical miles to the leg, once around, making a 
distance of twelve nautical miles. 
In case of a postponement, the races will be sailed the 
next day following, and over the same course as would 
have been sailed on the day of postponement, and so 
continued from day to day, Sunday excepted, until there 
shall have been three races. 
The boat making the best record in the three races 
shall be declared the winner, and the club in which the 
boat is enrolled shall have the right to hold the cup until 
the first day of June the next following year, at which 
time it shall be delivered in good condition to the Co- 
lumbia Y. C, of Chicago, the Commodore of the club 
holding the cup, being responsible for such delivery. 
In the event of two or more boats making the same 
record in the three days' races, the judges shall have the 
right to arrange for an additional race or races, until a' 
winner shall have been selected, the course for such addi- 
tional races to be the same as the first three days and in 
the same order. 
Fourth — The owner or owners of the yacht winning the 
cup shall have the right to have engraved on said cup 
its name, the name of the club, the date of the races, in 
a neat and plain manner, such engraving to occupy a 
space ij^in. high by 3m. wide, and to be surrounded by 
a plain double line border. 
Fifth — Any yacht of the 21ft. cabin class, regularly en- 
rolled in a yacht club, belonging to an association, which 
association is a member in good standing of the Yacht 
Racing Union of the Great Lakes, shall have the right to 
compete without time allowance, provided notice of entry 
shall be filed with the Secretary of the Columbia Y. C, of 
Chicago, ten days before the date set for the first race. 
Sixth— The Columbia Y. X. shall, at its annual meet- 
ing the first Saturday in December each yea^ name the 
dates on which the next cup races shall be, ^sailed, and 
the Secretary will, in writing, promptly notify the secre- 
tary of all yacht clubs, members of the association com- 
prising the Yacht Racing Union of such selection. • 
Seventh — The committee having in charge the Lipton 
cup races shall furnish the club historian a full account, in 
writing, of each race, giving number and name of en- 
tries, velocity of wind, weather, conditions, etc., which 
shall be recorded in the club history. , 
Yachtsmen desirous of information are requested to 
send for copies of rules, conditions, etc, to Harry P. 
Simonton, Secretary Columbia Y. C, 1200 Ashland Block, 
Chicago, 111. 
The sloop Akista, owned by Mr. George Hill, has been 
changed from a sloop to a yawl, and has been equipped 
with auxiliary power. Mr. Hill has gotten out plans for 
a 21-footer, and has some idea of building the boat and 
racing her in the Gravesend Bay circuit next summer. 
