The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
from the New York Times.

From the New York Times. ~
81 Thomas Upton spent yesterday on
board his steam yacht Erin During the
greater portion of the morning he was busy
with his secretaries, but in the afternoon
he took rest. He saw few visitors al
though hundreds of small boats noated
around the big yacht Some of the most
venturesome went up to the gangway, and
sent cards on board. The owner of the un-
successful cup hunter talked freely to a
reporter, and chatted for more han am
hole about his plans for the future
Il will not challenge for the cup next
year. he said in reply to a query. you
see the time is all too short to design a
boat, build her. and have her tuned up to
concert pitch to race next fall. l will how
ever, issue challenge for 1901, and will
complete the arrangements for II in a day
or two. The matter must be discussed
fully with the committee of the New York
Yacht club.
81 nave accepted Commodore Morgan's
ilvitation to dine tomorrow night at the
Metropolitan club. l expect to meet Mr..
Iselin and the members of the committee
there, and we will doubtless talk the mat
ter over then.
''Will Fife design the new boat? Most
assuredly he will, but in his present state of
health do not care to approach him the
subject. There will be plenty of time for
that. however, after the challenge is is
sued. My new boat must be between fifteen
and twenty minutes faster than Shamrock,
and she must be an improvement on Column
bia which means almost miracle, for she
Is marvellous boat.
"If any other yachtsman wants to chal-
lenge for the cup 1 will willingly step aside,
but in any event 1 will 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, that
he can have a trial horse whose powers ara
known. If my challenge is the one accept
ed, | will have Shamrock in commission.
and will use her in tuning up the new
boat
II have heard that Columbia is going to
try her luck on the other side in the spring.
Now If she were my boat l would take her
over at once. You can take my word for it
that she would sweep everything before
her There is not boat on the other side
that can compare with her in any kind of
weather.
II sincerely hope that Mr. Morgan will
bring her over and show what real Yam
kee racing yacht is like. 1t will teach
many of them a lesson. If Columbia does
come over, 1 can assure her a cordial well
come and plenty of chances TO meet our
best boats L will put Shamrock in COM
mission ard will race her against Columbia
in the English circuit.
shamrock and Erin will sail a week
from Tuesday. l want see her safely of,
and then will leave the following day on
the American liner st. Louis. Mr. Fife will
also sail on the St. Louis if it is possible.
He is anxious to get home, but even If his
physician permits him to leave, he will have
20 be carried down to the steamer.
Poor fellow; he is in bad way, and up
to the present time [ have not mentioned
the Shamrock's defeat, although l know
that he is cognizant of it. L spoke to him
for a momer,. Saturday night about re-
fitting Shamrock for sea- but said nothing
about being beaten
1.-THE way l have been treated since have
been here has touched me deeply. l came
to make an attempt to take away some
thing you prize highly, yet L was treated
most generously, and, to cap it all, am to
receive a loving cup l can't eprexss my
feelings but / shall prize it above all things
1t proves that l was right when l said be"
fore [ sailed that any yachtsman who came
over would be treated with every courtesy.
There have been many wild guesses as
to the cost of the Shamrock l can say now
that the boat itself she floats today.
without any expense for bringing her over
here racing her, or cost of crew, is between
s40O.OO0 and $500 600, but l have not a single
regret =
c. Oliver Iselin will sail for England next
month and at the New York Yacht club
house last night it was said that it was
probable he would make some arrange
ments to enter the Columbia in the circuit
of races next spring. The report, however,
could not be verified.
The guests at the dinner to be given to-
night by Commodore Morgan at the Metro
poltan club are Sir Thomas Upton, the
Hon. Charles Russell, Sir Thomas Burdette
c. b.; Chevalier de MARITIME, II. c. Kelly,
John Young, II. MacGilldowney, Vice Conn
moEore r. c. Shannon-Crawford, William
Gibson S. Nicholson Kane, Irving Gr.nnell,
Chester Griswold Lewis Cass Ledyard Au-
gust Belmont, II. +. Bippitt, Il. Nj. Brown,
Herman B. Duryea, j. V. S. Oddfe #. w. j.
Hurst C. Oliver Iselin, w. Butler Duncan,
Jr., Herbert c. Leeds, Newberry ID. Thorne,
and Captain Woodbury. Kane.
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