The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21
The Oniefal sum m ary.
Upton TAKES II EASY.
Says He Il Thoroughly Satisfied That
the Best Boat Won. and Praises
His Treatment.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2o--S.r Thomas LIP
ton bore his defeat like the gentleman
and sportsman that he is
The hes, boat won he said. land that
Is as Il should he and has always been in
the races fer the Americas cup
He was very hopeful and sanguine, in
fact. that Shamrock would win toaays
race when the wind came up so strong.
This is regular Shamrock weather" he
exclaimed 10 his guests as they came
aboard.
Later. after the racers had passed the
outward mark and had covered third IF
the distance back TO the starting line. Sir
Thomas came down from the bridge where
he had been watching the race and said
we have no chance to win now. Co
lumbia is the better boat. I had hoped
fer another result but II Is no use now.
Nothing but ar accident 10 Columbia could
give us the race. and I 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 10 win the Americas cup calmly
resigned himself 10 the inevitable. left eff
looking at the now hopeless fight his boat
was making and devoted himself to enter
tanning 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:
VI l.
the Americas cup and take 1t back to
England. and have failed 10 do II. /
never said that | would do IT, nor did /
ever say more than that l had an equal
chance for II. My rival never said mere
than this; there has been no boasting
on either side. If IL had been sure
thing either way there would have been
no sport in II. Whatever I may have
thought in the past does not matter now
I ae5 ant 4 ts h.s hat-
ter boat. and she richly deserves her VIE
tory. The first race was disappoint-
ment and the second was lost to us
10y an accident; but that matters moth
ing.
we had today perfect Shamrock
weather. our boat was handled magnifi-
Gently. not Il chance was neglected. Co
lumbia won because she ought to have
won. and am satisfied that 1t is SO.
II am glad Of one thing. and that is. while
/ have failed 10 ii:t the cup. | have sue
ceeded in proving To- the British public
that ! was right when said that an Eng
Iish gentleman could come over here with
the absolute certainty Of getting fair play
II he behaves like n gentleman he will
be- treated like gentleman; In any event
he will he accorded perfectly fair and
sportsmanl!ke treatment. This has al
ways been my belief, In spite of all as
sertions To the contrary. ard I think
have convinced the world that am right
in this belief. My opponents have treat
ed Inc not only fairly but generously.
Not "A single request Of mine has been
refused. They have granted all that /
asked freely and unhesita,ingly In
short. have received nothing but kind
ness and sportsmanlke treatment from
first 10 last Under these circumstances
feel that l can truthfully say that If
| must have lost II is a pleasure to have
lost 10 such friendly and generous rivals
Il desire 10 add" resumed Sir Thomas.
that / mean 10 challenge again If | can
arrange matters so as 10 make II posi-
bic. A. this time I cannot GO into details.
but Will try II again some day have
long regarded Mr. HerreshoT as the
greatest designer OF yachts IN the world.
and the future possession Of the Ameri-
cas- cup depends solely upon the ability
of English designers to excel him I'll
set II If can ind the man 10 hufd the
boat. Ny ability In that direction ends
with my ability 30 pay for II. / can
neither design nor build boats"
Lieut.. Won HoskeriCk Of the revenue
cutter Algonquin proposed a toast TO
STR Thomas Upton. king among gen
tsemcn and an English sportsman whose
memory will ALWAYS live in this country
as that OF q worthy representative Of a
great nation" which elected applause.
r NJ Little. = e. az London. proposed
the toast The president and the United
states. God bless them both" and Lieut..
Hail proposed The health II the queen.
to which Hon. Rurdett responded
SIR Thomas Upton will go tn Chicago
next week.