The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18
sim TIOuts UyDISM1 YED.
He Feels BADLY About the Nishap, bu
Hasn't Given Up Hope Yet.

He Feels BADLY About the Nishap, but
Hasn't Given Up Hope Yet.
I've been in tighter corners than this and
pulled out all right and still have hope that
may pull out Of this one" said Sir Thomas
Upton to n reporter for THE Sun yesterday az
ternoon on board the Erin. Naturally am
disappointed and very sorry that the second
trial should end as this one has but 1t Ia all In
yachting and constitutes part OF the sport.
thought that We had a good chance to-day and
all on tho shamrock firmly believed that the
yacht would win. The accident was an unfor-
tunate one and It could not have been fore
seen. 1t might as well have happened to the
Columbia and would have been Just as unsatis-
factory. We must make the best OF the mis-
fortune and try again as soon as we are ready
which will probably be on Thursday"
The mishap to the Shamrock was bigger
disappointment to all connected with the boat
than the defeat Of Monday. On Monday there
was a race. and. although some contended that
II the Shamrock had been handled differently.
the difference between the two yachts at the
finish would not have been great. they were
content that the race had been sailed to n con-
olusion. Yesterday the Shamrock made
beautiful start. and those on board said that
the challenger was in the lead when the mis-
hap happened but after nearly hall an hours
sailing the topmast shrouds parted and tho
topmast went by the board. This. Of course
M, m, sb,m,oci ont NJ tho co,,oat and .bs
van, to tho Fri. T}asin for .renoirs II I. ,oid
by those who know the good points Of tho
Shamrock that reaching il her forte. audit was
confidently expected that with n tep-mile beat
to windwnrl and then two reaches of ten miles
each the challenger would finish In the lead.
and an vine ont the defeat ~ the nr.t d,y Of
the series
HAD HIGH HOPES FOR SHAMROCK.
The s.aomsr Rlackhird with m. gussts NJ
Sir Thomas Linton on hoard Ion th. Harpo
On,oe nior shor,lv hof,r, y o.oloot ,rd s,.,r,.d
down the bnv. There was , nice littIe hrsezo
Mt that time hut tha skvvn. clnulsl IN tho
w,v down m. hov tho ann nusb.d its ,v,v
through tho c,ond. mo nut,ont for A good
racc was bright and tho stonoh sunnort.rs or
the Shamrock we're sure that the tnl,,e. would
he turned on the roIumhl, Sir Tbom,s wa.
st III. ponuvav 70 recaivn bis gus.ts md ba
v.sso cheerfuI thar ons would haze ,hnnght
tint tho ShomrocL Ind won IN. Grst rocc in.
ste,d n, b,vIn,, hasn h.,tsn Inv r,nrs thar 70,
r,inu,os Tho ysch,. h,I coma IN, 70 thn
Tightshin and as soon ga tho gnests ware, iii
on board the Erin breakfast was served and
Wv pal'' wa" pr ''N'h V. :, VIC ~ III '''-
''"'' '''e '"1'"s ,a'"'H H,''',s t,'oee VINO were
va poa'u "1io n"'n. al ,ot" C"'i,r' neres-
-" Wv ioA I"o'" "ll iivnly
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