The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-26
DESIGNER FIFE SAILS
Sir Thomas Upton at tho Pier to SEQ His
Friends on.


Friends on.
Sir Thomas Upton went to the White Star
Line pier yesterday morning to see some OF his
friends Off on the steamship Majestic. He was
as bright and jolly as when he first arrived
In this country. Those who sailed on the Ma
jestic were Mr.. and Mrs james Craig OF Bel
fast. Lieut.. Col Sharman Crawford. Vice Com
modore. and II. C. Kelly. Secretary OF the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club. II. MacGilldowney
OF the same club. Thomas W. Ratsey. the sail
maker, John Young OF London. the Hon.
Charles Russell. Judge Littler Miss Burton
and William Fife, Jr.. the designer otthe sham
rock
Mr.. Fife is still very i'll. He left the Fifth
Avenue Hotel accompanied by DR.. Daniel p.
Pease. early in the morning and the carriage
was driven ion the pier up to the gangway.
Mr.. Fife was placed on a litter and then carried
on board and placed in his berth. He ia much
better. but is still very weak and suffers much
pain. He insisted on going back on the Ma
jestc. as all his friends were going on that
steamer and he did not wish to be left here
alone. Dr. Pease saw that Hr., Fife was made
struetion about his care to DR.. r. D. DOME. the
ships surgeon:
When sr Thomas Upton reached the
visited him in his stateroom and chatted with
him for few minutes and then left instructions
that he was to have the hest care posi- bic
during the voyage Then Sir Thomas talked
with his departing guests. AS the Majestic
pulled out Of the slip those on board gave him
cheer. Before leaving the pier Sir Thomas
Fife is in good spirits. and with a little rest
| will be able to 90 to work and design yacht
| that we hope will do better than tho Shamrock
! told him not TO worry, and that when he is
well we will talk over the plans for another
Sir Thomas expects to 60 to Chicago to-day
| wishes to see the Erin and Shamrock on next
| Tuesday on their voyage across the ocean He
| will sail on tho American Line steamship st.
Paul on Wednesday with Chovaller de Martino
| The. work Of changing the rig OF the sham
! rock 10 progressing fast in the Erie Basin
{ The mast was taken out yesterday and placed
Shamrock will lie ready by the end OF tho week
No plans have been made for taking the
| Columbia TO the other side and nothing will be
decided until i isknown whether there will he a
gilt OF the Americas Cup calls for ten m Of tbs
notice OF challenge and the racing season ends
| in November. 30 that a challenge cannot be re-
c9Iyad later than Dec. !.
teTday AFTERNOON. having been towsd up from
| CITY Island. whore she was taken yesterday by
ner steam tender. the ST. Michaels, to provide
sale shelter In case OF q storm while the crew
MAS attending the dinner In Brooklyn. c.
| onver lselin'g private secretary went TO the
island Yesterday and paid on tMenty-one men.
for New York and left for their Deer Island
homes by the Fall River Line last evening.
Eighteen men are still left aboard the Column
pa but they do not know when they will be
:. In regard to the statement printed In a New
YORK Newspaper yesterday TO the effect that
4. d. Clarke. former owner OF the cutter
America Cup with a boat designed by Watson.
~ is only necessary to say that A. d. Clark Q
died about eighteen months ago.