THE AMERICA CUP.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3371, 27 December 1919, Page 2

THE AMERICA CUP.

Sir Thomas Lipton, who sailed from Liverpool recently on the Carmania for New York in connection with his challenge for the America Cup, expressed himself in an interview as very confident of at last being able to lift the trophy (states the Observer).

“I believe I have a better chance this time than I have ever had before,’-’ he said. “I am pzxying a flying Visit to see that all is going well with‘ Shamrock IV at he: headquarters at Long Isl:-.1111 Sound, where she has been 511::-e beiore the war. My confidence is bzharcd by her designer, Mr Nicholson, who has just returned from New York after 2. Vlsl‘. of,inspection Vvhcr. Lsha:ll'l'O(=l{ IV is rcady and we tune her up we shall test her against the twenty»thl-ee metres Sham‘.-oc.-]~:, which has done so Well on this :-zido.

“Captain Burton is going fo sail Shamrock IV, and he is :1 line :-tkipper. I have suggested tltat the races for the America Cup should be. sailed next June, but nothing ;'iefinite has y-Er. been settled. As to the course, I personally hope it ‘will be off Sandy Hook.”