Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-27
Washingtuu Standard
LiPTON TAKES EASILY.
Says He is Thoroughly Satisfied that the Best
Boat Won and Praises His Treatment

Says He is Thoroughly Satisfied that the Best
Boat Won. and Praises His Treatment
\ New York dispatch OF the 2oti
says: Sir Thomas Upton bore his de.
feat Ike the gentleman and sportsman
that he j..
"Thc best boat won," he said, "and
that is a. it should he and has always
been in the races for the America
cup"
He was very hopeful and sanguine
in fact, that Shamrock would win to.
days race when the wind came up sc
strong.
"This is regular Shamrock wea-
ther," he exclaimed to his guests as
they came aboard.
Later, after the racers had passed
the outward mark and had covered a
third of the distance back to the start
ing line, Sir Thomas came down from
the bridge where he had been watch
ing the race and said:
1--WE have no chance to win now.
Columbia is the better boat. 1 had
hoped for another result, but it is no
use now. Nothing but an accident to
Columbia could give us the race, and
l would not have that happen for the
world. Let us all 60 below and have
luncheon"
And so the man who had spent a
million dollars to win the America
cup calmly resigned himself to the in
evitablc, left off looking at the now
hopeless fight his boat was making
and devoted himself to entertaining
his guests. When luncheon was over
the guests remained at the table,
while Sir Thomas rose in his place at
the head of the table and said:
"My Friends: l came over here to
lift the Americas cup and take it
back to England, and l have failed to
do it. 1 never said that 1 would do it,
nor did 1 ever say more than that
had an equal chance for it. My rival
never said more than this; there has
been no Boosting on either side. If it
had been sure thing either way
there would have been no sport in it.
Whatever 1 may have thought in the
past does not matter now. I am con.
WINGED that Columbia is the better
boat, and she richly deserves her vic
tory. The first race was disappoint'
ment and the second was lost to us by
an accident; but that matters nothing
ave had to-day perfect Shamrock
weather, our boat was handled mag
nificently, not chance was neglected
Columbia won because she ought to
have won, and 1 am satisfied that it is
so.
81 am glad of one thing, and that
is, while I have failed to lift the cup
have succeeded in proving to the
British public that was right when !
said that an English gentleman could
come over here with the absolute Ger.
tainty of getting fair play. If he be.
HAYES like q gentleman he will be
treated like gentleman; in any event
he will be accorded perfectly fair and
sportsmanlike treatment. This has
always been my belief, in spite of all
assertions to the contrary, and I think
have convinced the world that am
right in this belief. My opponents
have treated me not only fairly but
generously. Not single request oil
mine has been refused. They have
granted all that l asked freely and un.
hesitatingly. In short, l have re-
ceived nothing but kindness and
sportsmanlike treatment from first to
last. Under these circumstances ]
feel that I can truthfully say that il
1 must have lost it is pleasure to
have lost to such friendly and gener.
Gus rivals.
~ desire to add" resumed Sir
Thomas, "that mean to challenge
again if I can arrange matters so as to
make it possible. At this time I can
not go into details, but 1 will try it
again some day. have long regarded
Mr.. Herreshoff as the greatest designer
of yachts in the world, and the future
possession of the Americas cup de-
ponds solely upon the ability of Eng
lish designers to excel him. I'll get it
if I can find the man to build the
boat. My ability in that direction
ends with my ability to pay for it. 1
can neither design nor build boats"
Lieut.. Won Heskerick, of the reve.
nue. cutter Algonquin, proposed a
toast to "Sir Thomas Upton, king
among gentlemen and an English
sportsman whose memory will always
live in this country as that of a worthy
representative OF great nation"
which elected applause.
R. M. Little, @. c., of London, pro-
posed the toast "The President and
the United States, God bless them
both," and Lieut.. Hall proposed the
health of the Queen, to which Hon.
Burdett responded.
AN amusing legal incident, which
occurred some years ago in Illinois, is
told by writer in the Green Bag.
A carpenter in that State brought
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