The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
Shamrock VIII Be Light.


Information as to details of the Sham
rock viii be closely guarded until the. new
cutter is launched. The use of aluminium
in the hull of the Defender saved the
American yacht tons in weight over the
Valkyrie III in 1895 and probably gave
Lord Dunraven his defeat. Designer Fife
has made study for years of the use of
metal in racers, and it is whispered about
that he will entirely match the Herreshoffs
of Rhode Island when it comes TO saving
in weight. As the Irish boat must cross
the Atlantic on its own bottom by the in
ternational rules, il must be made several
tons heavier than the American vessel
need be. The Shamrocks keel will be
laid shortly now in the Harland q Wolff
yards at Belfast, where the White Star
liners have had their building. She will
be about ninety feet in length having
beam of near twenty-five feet, will carry
a canvas spread approXmating 1900 feet
and every possible Improvement will be
included in her makeup and equipment
If necessary, a balloon topsail will be put
on of the best Belfast bleached linen, WOW
en- from the beautiful blue flax grown on
the hills of Antrim and Down in the ma
tive district of the Upton family The
Shamrock stands to cost $1O0 900, twice as
much more being ready for those who
make and operate her, and for the Incl
dental expenses of the enterprise. Launch
ing will be made in June, according to
present plans. The Valkyrie III is now
lying in Gourock bay, and it is likely the
old and the new contestants for the Amer
lea cup will spin about bit together
Sir Thomas Worth 100000, 900.
Twenty millions of dollars is what the
Upton fortune is accounted at present
and this is being added to rapidly by the
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ing house in City Road from the immense
provision business of the company around
the world. As one looks over the large
and beautiful room where scores of Clerks
and typewriters are at work on the cor
poration's accounts he sees a little of the
perfection in the immense system which
makes to-day's quotation of the Upton,
Limited" stock on the exchange sell at
nearly two and one-half times above par.
Sir Thomas insists that in every depart
meut of his mighty business antiquated
Tngllsh methods be cast aside and down
to-date American ways of doing business
alone be employed, which accounts in
large part for his being able to spend a
million or two off-hand. as he is doing
in his yacht and Alexandra enterprises.
Upton as an AnglO-American.
Mr.. Upton takes a few hundred of his
employees now and again out to Osidge,
his beautiful country residence at Old
Southgate, where he invites them to take
fun possession of the place in the hol-
day he gives them The American and
British flags in the decorations always tell
that the host is an Anglo American. He
likes fast horses as well as a swift bust
ness and drives a speedy span imported
from kentucky daily over the ten miles
between his country home and city Of
fees.
And all this charity this touching the
pride of the Briusher in championing
British seamanship, this tremendous ac-
tvity in making friends with royalty this
genius for money getting, is leading
straight toward the greatest of all of Lip
toms plans-the elevation to the peerage.
/ suggested the rumors about his possible
elevation to him the other day, but. Of
course. he wisely processes never to have
dreamed of such thing.
Edward Page CASTOR.