New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-21
Upton MAY TRY AGAIN.
SATISFIED THAT THE BETTER BOAT
WON THE CONTEST.

WON THE tON ENl
Sir Thomas Upton bore his defeat ike ''' ''o'
..',h snortsrnan that he is The best boat won,
he said and that is as it should be- ana n'S az
WAYS been r. the races for Am"rlc" '"p
tio vas hopeful sanguino ~ fact, that tho
Shamrock would win yost"rdH! race ""'" .''
wind came out from Tire northwest early IN 'n'
morning with force that set the ~hHec"pS
dancing merrily about has biz steam y"'"'' '''
Erin as she lay At anchor in the ho's,S'.
..rhis IS regular Shamrock weather. ne re-
marked cheerily TO his guests as '"eS am
hoard wye are sure TO have fine race al 'aS'
and unless ] mucn mistaken ''e '"
give a good account Of herself. .b
When the boats went over the starting me W."
the Shamrock well in the lead ne anu ne, ',, -
him were iubilant When the 'oumDiH
,,,, dovn the challeneers lead they "oNe" W
eas,, hut not Respondent When the 'u' "''e ,I
was reached and II became clear thd' W. - m
,1 30, hettor of the going there was W"rt VIZ
e,a,ness but hope still held place 0" Wv 80
From this time on. however 'ne -" , ,ho
confidence In the Shamroeks ADl''s w. .r.1
- ,u r,nidlv and the yachts had no' co''','
.,,on ors-third OF the distance back to 'ne
mark when Sir Thomas came COW, .,a raca
,. ,,,o. yhere No. had been watching the '"'''
and said rho columbia
O. th. better boat / had hoped for 'no'"' 49,. 80
i,, 3. g. no use now Nothing Dn' a" IL
the columbia could give ~ the race. anu an
not have that happen for me "'''
20 below and have luncheon' ,u ao,lars
"a , the man who has spent milHoh u"'
~. win rho Americas cup calmly leS's''N
70 tho inevitable. left off looking AZ '"' .,,,,
less fight his boat was making ana oe'o'''
10 entertaining his guests ,airod Ar
Whom luncheon was over the guests re"'',''
, r, n.hto ST. Thomas rose IN his place AZ
The head Of the table and said; .
oNv friends came over here 10 HI the A"',''
cas- cup and take il back 10 Engl@n" """ .
failed 10 do It. I never said that "o",N
nor did eyer say more than that tnous"' ''
o., o,,,al chance for IT, My rival has never sal"
~ 49,, This so there has been no boasting on
,,ner side y, had been a sure thing either way
,nera would have been no sport TN 1t. "h"'eF'
= may have thought IN the past does No' 'n''.'
now am convinced that the Co'ump'a J. '"'
rotor boat and she richly deserves h'r N''o''.
,-, ,,s, race was a disappointment ana me 7e'o'"
49,, y no he an accident. but that matters
,o,htne We had to-day perfect Shamrock "e''ie''
our boat was handled magnihcenuy' anu NO.
chance WAS neglected. The Columbia won Oe.'',
she ought - have won. and am s'''S'''N '
is A. ,rhue
7 have faded 10 lift the cup have su'cefaep I'D
nroving 10 the British public that was righ' "n'"
I said that an English gentleman coud COM W.
ber, with the absolute certainty OK s'''"b '''
MAY II ne behaves Ike gentleman ne VIII ~.
treated Ike A gentleman. and In any event u" vi"
h accorded perfectly fair and sportsnanlke treat
ment This has always been my belief. IN spite OF
ali assertions TO the contrary. and think nave
convinced rhe world that am right III ths ue"'''
nv onnonents have treated me not only fairly
| blt GENEROUSLY Not single request OF MIN" mas
been refused They have granted all asked freey
d enthusiastically In short / have received moth
ing but kindness and sportsmanlike treatment from
FIRST TO last Under these circumstances fe'l NAV
can truthfil,y say that II must have lost II Is
pleasure 10 have lost to such friendly and genfr-
Gus rivals"
! Sir Thomas then proposed the health OF the
| Columbia her crew and her owners. which was
drunk amid cheers and haniclapping Sir Henry
Burdett added to the enthusiasm by declaring inat
| sir Thomas has It is true. failed TO lft the cup,
but he has succeeded lifting the hearts OF the
American people" ~
| II desire to add" resumed Sir Thomas. that I
mean To challenge again. if can arrange matters
! mo details but in try It again some day nave
| long regarded Mr. Herreshon as me gIea'rs' a.
s,~ner If Yachts in the world. and The future pos
| session Of the Americas cup depends ~orY "p~v,,
| the ability OF English designers to eNrel mn. H.,
get II If can ind the man 20 build the boat MY
! ability I'm that direction rnIS win my a'I',s tig
pay for it. 1 can neither design nor can Oul'u
! 'cGfi' S.,rnot dismiss this subject" he continued.
without expressing MY great sorro" mat NJ fil'
has nor been bile to give the benefit ot his ad-
vice and assistance in tuning up our oodl lot l.e
| rnntrsfs for while as ! have said believe the
Columbia 70 he the better boat. am not sure that
I nf II we could have had Mr. Fife hoard he
could have seen better than any one 'l9' NnA' ne !,
/ ,chat her good points are and how To make the
most Of them His absence has been serious
wes properiy and skilfu.y handled Captain Io-
garth and the crew did all in'} r1Hil nav cone
6ut they are not designers II IS their business 10
manage boat when IT has been handed oyer 20
! them ready FOR sailing VT. Ire j. s''1 INA"
"' IleMt,nar, Won Boskcr6k OF the revenue cutter
] lff,.g .f
man whose memory VIII always I'VE III ms COUNT,
AS , tha1 S %bth " eiiclted applause
firutcnant Hall. % Fort Hancock. spoke happily
Of the neighborly feeling that had existed between
Sir Thomas and the officers at the fort during The
stay % the Erin at sandy Hook to which SIT
Thomas responded that he liked me place SO wei
that he hated to leave #. AMI mat he had been
accorded privileges there which he very mue n y
doubted Il his own Government would nave granted
presiant '@ ana thS United states COD bless them
both" and Lieutenant Hal proposed ths hsat,h o.
Af'sr luncheon F Ma4srs Of dasmSStf
| men who have come IN contact with him FOR many
courtesies received and presented 20 him copy OF
Baltimore Yacht Club:
At meeting Of the directors o; the Bal,lmo5r,s
! Yacht club, oi Baltimore. Md, het4 pseVoeI \,
1899 the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted: $500.
Of the international yacht races FOR the America
Cup In 1893 mas cndealed hInsel 10 every ioNe' "
| Yachting on both continents. and
Whereas II is the sense OF the members OF the
! Baltimore Yacht Club that his course throushou'
the preparation Tor and during the contest self ls
deserving OF the highest possible COMMUNICATION
! therefore he II ,.
| Resolved That Sir Thomas J Upton, knight
! he and no is hereby unanimously elected hon
orary member OF the Baltimore Yacht club, as a
slight token Of the esteem and regard In which no
is held by the directors and members OF mat or
! ganization g. l.. BARTLETT Commodore.
\ w JACOBSEN Secretary
JAMES \ SMYSER Treasurer.
SIT Thomas replied that he had received nothing
.x,.p Kind treatment an hands and returned MS