New-York tribune., 1901-08-22
80 won't. really don't know whether it will


go under or not"
Sir Thomas was told that the Columbia
stitution races are to be held to-day off Larch-
mont. Why don't you postpone your first race
one day and go TO the racesT" asked one OF the
newspaper men. Sir Thomas hesitated a mo-
ment, and then said suddenly:
"Oh, no; that will never do. That would bring
the first Friday, and you know a sea-
mans superstition The sailors would rebel
against such plan and feel that the yacht was
hoodooed forever No. tell you how we can
range matters and have no evil star in sight.
We can have Just short run tomorrow down
TO the Hook and back to try her new mainsail
and find out where she needs tuning up. Then
can have a regular trial spin Friday. There
won't be any hoodoo about that
At the Waldorf-Astoria late last night Sir
Thomas announced that even a preliminary run
to-day would not be enough 10 assuage lne
superstition Of his sailors he intended to
have regular trial sail of the Shamrock to-day
He said that he would have another trial Friday
and would attend the Colum mbia- Constitution
races Saturday. The Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club gave him an invitation TO attend the
Saturday races Vice President Roosevelt is
expected TO he a guest also at the club dinner.
which will be held at Oyster Bay.
@. L. Watson. the designer OF the Shamrock,
was also passenger on the Teutonic. Mr.. Wat
son is man Of medium height with a ruddy
complexion and white hair and mustache After
talking while with the reporters on ooaro snip
Sir Thomas said;
Mr.. Watson is little shy of newspaper men.
and as he has kept himself way down in his
stateroorp we'll find him down there"
With Sir Thomas a guide. the reporters
soon found Mr.. Watson sitting on his berth.
Il won't give any details. gentlemen. Mr.
Herreshoff won't tell anything about the Con-
sttution."
Are you satisfied with your boat?''
Il have never been satisfied yet nave never
done ANYTHING but that l found afterward L
might have done il better. have made racing
machine a boat sharp at both ends and we
will all see what il will do. l do not know
whether the Shamrock or your American boats
carries the biggest spread OF canvas had to
build a boat 10 conform to a peculiar tonnage,
and a very bad kind of tonnage, too. l am GLAD
all the criticisms have been favorable
When Mr.. Watson finished, Sir Thomas gave
him a hearty slap on the back saying: ,
Good work. Watson. You gave good inter
view; good deal better than I thought you
could do
Among other members of Sir Thomas's party
We're w NJ Duncan, ]. B. Hilliard, well known
Clyde yachtsman, and c. O'Malley
Sir Thomas said he expected that w G.
Jameson. the master Of the Kings yacht Cap
tain Wiring, and Ratsey, the sailmaker. would
arrive here next week on the Cunard liner cam
pania.
Sir Thomas reached the Waldorf-Astoria
about 9 o'clock and stroed about the corridor
chatting with friends, until the party with which
he was to dine had assembled Ihe most Was
Henry Siegel.
garden for sixteen and those present We're SIR
Thomas Upton. David and Alexander Barrle
Samuel NJ Jarvis, of the yacht Prisciiia: t. r
BENJAMIN William Beach, r R. ConkhnB, A.
J. Macintosh. DR. Mckay, John X buter
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, Captain MAT,
thews of the Erin Messrs Russell. watson ana
Duncan and Henry Siegel. Irish melodies We're err,
played by the orchestra of the hotel during the
evening in honor of the guest
The death of GOdDey, the pilot, VINO was
drowned in the collision which sank the Tug
James Gordon Bennett last week. was told 10
Sir Thomas He expressed great sorrow. COO
bev was the old Shamrock's pilot and was TO
have been the new Shamrock pilot. Sir Thomas
said he had re-engaged all his old men as far
a 5 possible.
sir Thomas VIII rise early this morning, and
leaving West Twenty -second-st. at II o'clock.
he win be taken down 10 the Shamrock at
Sandy Hook
KING EDWARD INTERESTED.
When asked about King Edwards interest in
the races Sir Thomas said:
The King is interested In that he naturally
wants the best boat win. You see. want
the Americans 10 come to England some day
and let us try to reciprocate the more than
courteous and kind treatment that we have had
in the Americas Cup races here. l want the
press TO speak Of this for me, that / am tufly
appreciative of the fact that the American people
have in all ways acted toward me in a way that
l can but feel deeply grateful for.