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Lipton and the America’s Cup. 
Sir Thomas Lipton seemingly cannot be 
downed. He has been defeated three times in 
his attempts to “lift” the America’s Cup. He 
has made propositions directly to the New York 
Y. C., and has been told by that club that it 
cannot treat with individuals, and lie has sent 
a challenge through the Royal Irish Y. C., 
hedged with such conditions that the New York 
Y. C. decided that it could not accept it. In 
spite of all these setbacks, the redoubtable 
Irishman has been talking again and has said 
that he is still ready to challenge and build a 
yacht to try for the cup. 
This time Sir Thomas says he wants to build 
under the present rules of the New York Y. C. 
He also wants to be allowed to build two yachts, 
to try them out on the other side and to send 
the better one here for the cup races. He sug¬ 
gests that the New York Y. C. should name the 
size of the yacht that should race and suggests, 
that as the deed of gift limits the size of single- 
masted vessels to 90ft., that the challenger and 
defender should be go feet on the waterline. 
Last winter the challenge from the Royal 
Irish Y. C. named a yacht 75ft. on the waterline 
and asked for a race under the present rules of 
the club. This challenge was considered at a 
meeting of the New York Y. C. and resolutions 
were passed which said that the America’s Cup 
stood for speed on a given waterline length 
only, and that the club could not accept a chal¬ 
lenge for a race when restrictions and limita¬ 
tions. were put on the yachts as would be the 
case if they were built to conform to the present 
rules of the club. Those rules, it was stated, 
were for racing under special conditions, and 
did not apply to America’s Cup racing. 
With such a declaration on the part of the 
New York Y. C, it seems strange that Sir 
Thomas should still harp on the new rules. It 
is true, as he says, the new rules develop a 
wholesome type of yacht, while the old rules 
develop only racing machines, and that he hav¬ 
ing to cross the ocean is at a disadvantage. 
But the club has ruled in favor of the old state 
of affairs, and Sir Ihomas, if he really wishes 
for a race, can have one at any time under the 
old conditions. This action of the club is not 
altogether a popular one here. There are many 
members who think that Sir Thomas is right in 
his contention, but those members were in the 
minority at the meeting. 
Sir Thomas makes a mistake in talking to the 
public through the medium of the press. If he 
wishes to find out what the New York Y. C. 
will do, he must send a challenge through the 
medium of some regularly organized yacht club. 
I he New York Y. C. will then act on the chal¬ 
lenge, and .if in the meantime Sir Thomas has 
succeeded in winning a .majority of the mem¬ 
bers to his views, then his challenge will be ac¬ 
cepted. 
His continued talking has not the slightest 
effect on the New York Y. C. and rather hurts 
his chances of having what he considers a fair 
challenge accepted. 
Dixie II. Fastest Motor Boat. 
Dixie II., the motor boat owned by ex-Com. 
E. J. Schroeder, was sent over the measured 
course in Hempstead Harbor on Aug. 4 to es¬ 
tablish a new record. She had beaten the 
British boats Wolseley-Siddeley and Daimler II. 
in the race for the British International cup, 
and her owner wanted to show that she could 
do all that had been claimed for her. A tug 
boat, the C. P. Raymond, left New York early 
in the afternoon, having on board Ernest .E. 
Lorillard, Dallas B. Pratt, J. Fred Tams, H. H. 
Landon, J. B. Walker, Major Creighton Webb 
and other interested in the performance of the 
craft, and on reaching Hempstead Harbor, they 
were met by Dixie II. and designer Clinton H. 
Crane and his brother, H. M. Crane, who de¬ 
signed and built the wonderful motor. Capt. 
Pearce and Engineer Rappuhn were also there, 
almost recovered from their thrilling experi¬ 
ence in the previous day’s race. Capt. Pearce 
still felt the effects of the gas and excitement, 
DIXIE 11. 
and in his stead Clinton H. Crane steered the 
vessel and his brother, H. M. Crane, looked 
after the motor. The trial was run under the 
supervision of Mr. Lorillard. The course at 
Hempstead was staked by the Coast Survey 
Department for the New York Y.. C., and its 
ranges are very plain. It measures just 1.10 
nautical miles. The tug anchored off the west¬ 
ern range, and a power boat had been moored 
fore and aft off the eastern range, so that every¬ 
thing possible was done to make the timing 
accurate. A timer and signal man was placed 
on the power boat, and Mr. Lorillard and 
others timed on the tug, and a signal was given, 
too, from that boat, so that the timing could 
be done from both ends. It was decided to run 
the boat four times over the course, twice with 
the tide and twice against it. 
The first trip against the tide was done in 
2m. 10s. Then with the tide Dixie II. made the 
distance in 2m. 5 2-5S. The second trip against 
the tide was done in 2m. 9 2-5S. and the last 
with the tide in 2m. 5 2-5S. On these trials the 
boat motor turned up 900 revolutions, which is 
nearly 200 more than she turned up in the 
previous day’s race. She lifted a little more 
forward and threw a little more wave, but the 
wave was aft of the midship section and the 
water was thrown well outboard. 
Figuring in the Admiralty way, the average 
speed for the 1.1 nautical mile was 2m. 7.325, and 
this is a nautical mile in im. 54.84s. This is at 
the rate of 31.347 nautical miles an hour, or 
36.096 statute miles an hour. This is the fastest 
time that has ever been made by a vessel 40ft. 
long driven by a gasolene motor. Until this 
time was made, the Wolseley-Siddeley held the 
record, 30.4 nautical miles an hour, made over 
the Admiralty course on Stokes Bay, England, 
in six runs—three each way. 
After the trials Dixie II. ran to City Island, 
where she is to be put in shape at once for the 
races for the American Power Boat Associa¬ 
tion’s gold challenge cup, which are to be held 
on Chippewa Bay on Aug. 20, 21 and 22. 
Dixie II. displaces 4,700 pounds. She is 
driven by an eight-cylinder motor that de¬ 
velops about 230 horsepower. The motor itself 
weighs 2,100 pounds. 
Seawanhaka 15-Footers. 
The usual race for the 15-footers of the Sea¬ 
wanhaka Corinthian Y. C. was sailed off the 
club house on Saturday, Aug. 8, and was won by 
F. R. 
Coudert’s Alys 
with Hen 
second. The 
wind was light. The ! 
summary: 
S. C. Y. C. lS-foot^rs—Start, 
3:25. 
Alys ... 
. 1 45 54 
Flicker ... 
. 1 53 10 
Hen ... 
. 1 46 32 
Water Baby . 1 53 30 
Tmp ... 
. 1 47 15 
Grilse .... 
. 1 53 55 
Sabrina 
. 1 50 22 
Thelema . 
. 1 54 10 
Grayling 
. 1 51 04 
Iris . 
. 1 59 30 
Horseshoe Harbor Y. C. Regatta. 
^ The twenty-ninth annual regatta of the Horse 
Shoe Harbor Y. C. was sailed on the Sound, 
off Larchmont, on Saturday, Aug. 8, in a light 
northerly air. The races were marred by the 
lightness of the wind, and frequently the yachts 
ran into calm spots and could make little head¬ 
way. Fifty yachts started and raced in eighteen 
classes. Rascal III. started alone, but made the 
fastest time over the long course. The times 
made are as follows: 
Handicap Class—First Division—Course 9 Miles—Start, 
1 :20. 
Trixie . 3 10 52 Bobtail . 2 54 38 
Corrected times: Bobtail, 2.54.38; Trixie, 3.03.00. 
Handicap Class—Second Division—Course, 9 Miles— 
Start, 1:35. 
Jolly Roger . 2 53 04 Jolly Tar .. Did not finish 
Rascal . 2 55 22 
Corrected times: Jolly Roger, 2.47.01; Rascal, 2.55.22. 
Sloops—Class O—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:25. 
Quest . 3 06 36 
Handicap Class—Third Division—Course 9 Miles—Start, 
1:35. 
Kenosha . 2 57 23 Kenosha II. 3 29 08 
Corrected times: Kenosha, 2.51.23; Kenosha II., 3.19.23. 
Handicap Class—Fourth Division—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 
1:35. 
Miss Modesty . 3 03 37 Okee . 3 35 42 
Corrected times: Miss Modesty, 3.03.37; Okee, 3.34.47. 
Raceabout Class—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:35. 
Rascal III. 2 52 56 
Larchmont 21-footers—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:40. 
Houri . 3 21 28 Dorothy . 3 23 22 
Vaquero . 3 42 43 
Sloops—Class N—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:35. 
Clara . 3 27 14 Io .Disqualified 
Rhode Island One-Design—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:45. 
Ouinsigimund . 3 34 21 Lady R. 3 56 42 
Mystic . 3 47 44 Nateka . 3 58 16 
Indian Harbor Knockabouts—Course, 4\'o Miles—Start, 
1:45. 
Wawa . 2 51 32 Anawanda . 3 20 14 
Manhasset Bay One-Design—Course 9 Miles—Start, 1:45. 
Arizona . 3 39 08 
New Rochelle One-Design—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:45. 
Virginia . 4 05 31 Echo .Did not finish 
Nereid .. 4 07 21 
Catboats—Class S—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:45. 
Thelma . 3 21 33 Frances .. 3 4S 42 
Fairy . 3 39 10 Grace . 4 02 22 
Arline . 3 47 43 
Sloops—Class R—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 1:45. 
Hoyden . 3 20 37 Hamburg . 3 40 11 
Manhasset Bay Bugs—Course, 4% Miles—Start, 1:50. 
Skeeter . 2 13 26 Scarab . 2 51 02 
Lady Bug . 2 15 54 Tarantula . 2 53 16 
Red Bug . 2 23 34 
Indian Harbor Catboats—Course, 4% Miles—Start, 1:50. 
Teddy Bear . 2 44 22 Pee Wee....Did not finish 
Dories—Course. 4 !4 Miles—Start, 1:50. 
Faraway . 2 52 56 J. L. Laid!aw..Did not fin 
Ruth . 3 14 08 W. Roescher. ..Did not fin 
Teddy .3 14 33 
Catboats—Class S—Course, 4y 2 Miles—Start, 1:50. 
Iney . 2 22 59 Louie Belle . 2 26 32 
