New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
THE PRESERVATION TO Upton
JOHN N BEACH TELLS OF THE CERE-
MONIES-ANOTHER CHALLENGE
CERTAIN, HE SAYS

John n. Beach arrived here at o'clock yesterday
afternoon on the steamship St Louis. and went 70
his home, at No. us South Oxford-st., Brooklyn.
Mr.. Beach is chairman OF the Sir Thomas ]. Lip
ton Loving Cup Committee. 1t is this committee
which. at the Hotel Cecil. London, Thursday
evening, May "a. presented to Sir Thomas Upton
the loving cup. which had been made at a cost of
s. 600.
AS illustration of the thoughtfuness OF Sir
Thomas Upton Mr. Beach cited the fact that as
the ST. Louis steamed out OF Southampton. bearing
the committee her decks, she passed Sir
Thomas's yacht the Erin. Tt the topmast OF the
Erin flew the American flag. and as the steamer
passed the yacht gave a salute. The members of
the committee were John y. Beach. Edwin P. Ben
jamin, John D. Crimmins. Justice Morgan j.
O'Brien, John A. Mccall and Samuel ". Fair
child.
The gathering which present at the dinner
preceding the presentation Of the cup repre-
sentative one. and included the Marquis of Bread
albane, X. c.. the Earl of Clan william. Admiral OF
the English navy; the Hon Charles Russell Sir
Robert Mcconnell Bart, Lord Mayor OF Belfast;
Sir Henry Burdett. R. n. Littler. O. c. =. B.:
Chevalier de Martino. Consul-General Osborne and
Joseph Lawrence. Among the New-York men who
were present besides the committee were Fritz
Achelis. Frankyn AlIon. Otto Andrese, jr.. James
Stokes. 1r. and DR.. S. G. Wander Poll.
The formal presentation Of the cup made by
Ambassador Choate. Previous TO the Ambassadors
remarks Mr.. Beach made a speech which was
loudly appauded. When he mentioned President
Mckinley the cheering long and impetuous.
Mr.. Beach said referring the Internal yacht
Anything, be It great or small which tends 10
two English speaking peoples is hailed with de-
light by US all, on your side of the water and
arena under more favorable auspices; Each loyal
and true to his flag, determined to do his utmost
win fairly the prize and each with true gentle
tage of the other This feeling contagious and
permeated the very air-when, indeed, any air
Elusive commodity IT. For the first time
and let me say, gentlemen that never in our his
tory as a Nation did more noble man occupy
lam MISUNDERSTANDING the importance OF fair
play and clear course placed II in charge of the
directed Fighting Bob Evans to see that no in
trusions were allowed. So anxious. however. were
the people for fair and square contest that this
precaution was scarcely needed
Sir Thomas Upton in accepting the gift said
that he expected to make another challenge, and
that in order to lift the Cup he realized that he
would be compelled to build better boat than had
previously been sent to America for this
purpose
Mr.. Beach said that in England IT was an ac-
cepted fact that Sir Thomas would issue the next
challenge for the Cup. No other yachtsman 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 to the
proba bility of another challenge.
John A. Mccall was one Of the speakers at the
dinner As part Of his speech he read poem. en-
titled, Sir Thomas Lipton-Salutamus, which
written by George F. Welt. of Norfolk Va.
Mr.. Choate, in making the speech of presenta-
ton, said
Although the gift of number of American
friends that cup carries with it the good wishes Of
all Americans. They recognize in the recipient or
that gift gallant champion and a gallant loser