The Anaconda standard., 1899-10-23
Upton WILL COME
BACK IN 1901
He Will Not Challenge for the Cup Next
Year-Th Columbia Would Lit
Every Cup Across the Water.

New York, Oct. 22.TSir Thomas Lip
ton spent to-day on board his steam
yacht Erin. During the greater por
tion of the morning he was busy with
his secretaries, but in the afternoon he
took rest. He saw few visitors,
although hundreds of small boats float
ed around the big yachts. Some of the
gangway and sent cards on board.
The owner of the unsuccessful cup
challenger talked freely to a reporter
and chatted for more than an hour
about his plans for the future.
II shall not challange for the cup
next year" he said in reply to a ques-
ton. You see the time is too short
to build boat to race next fall. +
shall, however, challenge for 1901. The
matter must be discussed fully with the
committee of the New York Yacht
club. I have accepted Commodore
Morgans invitation to dine with him
tomorrow night. I expect to meet
Mr.. Iselin there and we will talk the
matter over then.
IF any other yachtsmen want to
challenge for the cup l shall willingly
step aside. but in any event I shall
stand willing to give every assistance
in my power to the man who tries to
lift the cup. The Shamrock and my
crew will be at, his, disposal, SO he can
have trial horse. whose powers are
known. If my challenge is the one ac-
cepted, / shall have the Shamrock in
commission and will use her in tuning
up the new boat
Sir Thomas commented on the pro-
posed trip of the Columbia abroad,
saying:
IF she We're my boat ] should take
her across at once and you can take
my word for it. she would sweep every
hi l,fPr Hny rs1 D1r, t,.or, r,t,~
will cross the Atlantic if for no other
purpose than to show them over there
what Yankee yacht is like Believe
me, it will teach them something.
II can assure Commodore Morgan
and Mr.. Iselin they will be cordially
welcomed, and we shall have plenty of
cups for them to race for. If the Col
ly put the Shamrock against her
"The Shamrock will be fitted with her
small yawl rig at once; in fact. the
work of preparing her for sea will be-
gin early Tomorrow morning. She will
be ready by a week from Tuesday,
which day have fixed for her and the
Erin to start on the return voyage. I
shall let them feel free and shall sail
the next day on the American liner st.
Louis. I want to see the Shamrock safe
ly off before I start.
Il want to say again that I have been
treated with the utmost courtesy by
every one that l have met. Never for
a moment have the yachtsmen made
me feel otherwise than perfectly at
home. 7 have failed to win your cup,
but I have proved what I said before
I sailed for it, that any yachtsman who
came for the cup would have every op-
portunity to win it.
II am deeply touched at the spirit
shown by you Americans in arranging
for that loving cup for me. l shall prize
it above all things. 1t shows that my
estimate of American character is not
wrong. I am at liberty to say now that
the wild guesses as to what Shamrock
cost were all of them far out. The cost
of the boat alone, as she Is now, with
out considering the expense of crew or
anything else, is about $500. .000."
Sir Thomas has received hundreds OF
letters from admirers all over the coun-
try expressing sympathy with him in
defeat.
The crew of the Columbia had a day
Of complete rest to-day, the first tha-
they have enjoyed since the first at
tempt at a race. Mr.. Iseln could no.
be seen to-day to ascertain what was
to be the course followed relative to the
Columbia next year.