New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
70 widely senarated ports along us Gulf Coost
SIR THOMAS LTPTON

SIR THOMAS ITPTON.
Rv way of explaining = greeting when wiz
So hearty as 10 surprise the owner OF the 'n"."-
rock some one in the crowd gathered al me
pier where he disembarked on FrdaY evening
exclaimed. 1--WE like Won Sir Thomas Iha'
free and easy hut obviously sincere announce
mont of the personal feelings of an indlVldlai
:, y true expression. we have no doubi, ol 'h'
general sentiment Nothing has been Sald OF
dorc nv Sir Thomas Upton since he frSi maze
known his intention Ia race for the Am'il'"
CUP which has not commended MN 10 the
rcSpccr and goodwill of the people Of me
United States Some things have pe'n 'a'u
about HIM i'm England which seem to signify
lac, of sympathy with his ambition, ana when
were. perhaps expected 10 preludlce AHeH-
cans against him But that is NOT Ms '""l''
and happily. 10 harm has been done by sucn
expression, except r. those who nave eW'
nloved them II would not have been credHape
to rs If we had permitted ourselves 10 be III
fuenced nv small minority Of tngllShmen
who are still willing TO applaud Lord Dun
ravens melancholy performance. ana on MS
account look with dSapproval upon a new
challenger Of widely different cahhre ana
quality
II any new proof Of Sir Thomas LiptonS
title 10 cordial welcome In this country had
been required his frank. genial. manly. sports
n,anlike talk to those who went on 10 meet nm
wonld have supplied II Nothing could have
hoon more acceptable TO the multitude of read
ers 10 whom he knew that he was speaking
through the reporters He made no pretence OF
hlas6 suneriority to natural emotions, but avowed
bic intense and absorbing interest in the under
taking in which hc has embarked lie knew
thai he was engaging in an extremely am
cult enterprise. and had made every possible
effort 10 deserve success He had intended To
n,ud tho fastest Yacht ever launched in Great
Britain. and was pretty sure that the Sham-
rock answered IN that description He hoped
she was good enough 70 beat the Columbia,
md he minated q belief that she would prove
10 he. At all events il would be an exceedingly
warm and interesting contest. and beyond a
doubt the better boat would win. as the better
boat always had won in races for the FAMOUS
trophy Abiding to the secrecy maintained
concerning the Shamrock. he implied that he
did not consider that matter Of supcrlative
importance. but he couldn't see that II was a
thing 70 complain Of especially in view Of the
fact that the public had just about as much
knowledge Of her as Of the Coumba-an OBJ
servation 10 which Americans would find II hard
to take exception.
Perhaps the most interesting subject that Sir
Thomas touched on was the possibility Of inter
ference with the races concerning which ne
spoke IN an emphatic and emincnuy sensible
manner 1T makes me- mad he said. when
hear 50 much stress laid on this excursion
STEAMER trouble. Just II such things We're
unknown outside of America We have pre-
"cisely the same trouble in our races at home.
'T know. Of course that this habit Of excursion
steamer captains Is bad business. but ! say
"unhesitatincly that It never prevented any
English boat from winning the Americas
Cup" This declaration Is peculiarly Significant
and agreeable inasmuch there has been
constant attempt IN certain quarters 70 dis
seminate the impression that on the occasion OF
race IN English waters the contestants are
left alone upon an otherwise desoate expanse
of ocean, every other craft having scurried
away beyond the horizon. and the entire sea
coast population having withdrawn some fifteen
OF twenty miles into the interior In one in
stance interference with the races for the
Americas Cup has been unwarrantahly alleged
as basis for accusations Of foul play. as well
as an explanation Of defeat and an excuse for
Withdrawing from the competition. II is
satisfaction to have that pretence rehuked by
the owner Of the Shamrock.
Put SIR Thomas Lipton's candid and generous
words should not he misapplied. They impose
npon all Americans concerned n special obliga-
ton 10 avoid any act which might possibly
have the result Of impeding the course or Of
causing annoyances Of some other nature 10
the contestants Regulations of the most strin-
gent character ought 10 be devised for their
,ro+pcfion and RICHLY enforced