Excerpt from Sport on Land and Water, Vol. 6: Recollections of Frank Gray Griswold
When Sir Thomas Lipton challenged for the third time for the America's Cup in 1913, he stipulated that the competing yachts "shall not exceed 75 feet on the waterline and that the best three out of five races shall decide the issue."
This challenge was rejected by the N. Y. Y. C., and Sir Thomas was informed in plain words that any stipulation on his part would bar the way to a race for the Cup.
On April 18th, Sir Thomas sent an unconditional challenge without any stipulation as to the size of the defending yacht, but stated that the challenger would be a 75 footer.
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