The evening times., 1900-06-11
THE GIFT TO Upton.
One Who Was Present Tells of the
Cup Presentation.


NEW YORK, June John N.
Beach. who was chairman of the
Sir Thomas J. Upton Loving Cup Com
mittee. which, at the Hotel Cecil, London.
on Thursday evening, May "a, presented
to Sir Thomas Upton the loving cup, which
had been made at cost of 5000, has re-
turned.
AS an illustration Of the thoughtfulness
OF Sir Thomas Upton, Mr.. Beach cited the
fact that as the St. Louis steamer out Of
southampton, bearing the committee on
her decks. she passed Sir Thomas yacht,
the Erin At the topmast OF the Erin
fiew the American flag. and as the steam
er passed the yacht gave a salute. The
members Of the committee were John N
Beach, Edwin p. Benjamin. John d. Grim
Minis. Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, John A.
Mccall, and Samuel W. FairehiId.
The gather4ng which was present at the
dinner presiding the presentation OF the
! cup was representative one, and Included
the Marquis of Breadalbane. X. c.; the
Earl Of Claawilliam, Admiral OF the Eng
lish Navy; the Hon. Charles Russell, Sir
Robert Mcconnell. Bart, Lord Mayor OF
Beifasti Sir Henry Burdett; r. n. Little-.
U 9. G. B.; Cheyalier de MartinO, Consul
General Osborne. and Joseph Lawrence.
Among the New York men who were pres
ent besides the committee were Fritz
Achelis, Frankiyn Allon, Otto Andrese. jr.,
James Stokes, jr., and DR.. s. G. Wander
Poll
The formal presentation Of the cup vas
made by Ambassador Choate. Previous 70
the Ambassadors remarks Mr.. Beach made
speech, Thich was loudly applauded- Mr..
Beach said. referring to the international
yacht race:
Anything. be 1t great or small. which
tends 10 cement the bond OF union exist
Ing between these two English speaking
peoples is hailed with delight by us ali,
on your side OF the water and upon ours
Never did two cOmbatants enter the are
na under more favorable auspices Each
loyal ard true TO his nag. determined TO DO
his utmost 10 win fairly the prize and
each with true gentlemanly instinct scora-
ing TO take the least advantage OF the
other. This feeling was contagious and
permeate6 the very air-when. indeed, any
air could be detected in those days, so CO.
quettish and Elusive q commodity was il
For the first time in the history of yacht
ing our noble President-and let me say
gentlemen. that never in our history as a
nation did a more noble man occupy the
Presidential chair at Washington than
William neutrality-suspicious. the irnpo-
tance OF fair play and a clear course placed
IL in charge Of the United States Navy and
the honorable Secretary directed Fighting
Bob" Evans to see that 10 intrusioas were
allowed. SO anxious. however. were the
people for a fair and square contest that
this precaution was scarcely needed"
Sir Thomas Lipton in accepting the gift.
said that he expected to make another
challenge. and that in order 10 lift the cup
he realized that he would Be compelled to
build a better boat than had previously
been sent over 10 America for this pur-
pose
Mr.. Beach said that in England It was
an accepted fact that Sir Thomas would
issue the next challenge for the cup. Va
other ynchtsmen would compete before he
made another venture. The war in South
Africa had postponed but not prevented
the challenge from Issuing said Mr. Beach.
who had a conversation with Sir Thomas
as 10 the probability OF another challenge.
John A. Mccall was one Of the speakers
az the dinner As part OF his speech he
read q poem. entitled Sir Thomas Lip
ton-Salutamus. which was written By
George F Viett. of Norfolk. Va