The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
COST OF RACING FOR The CUP.
LIPTON'S MIL THIS TRIP WILL
RI NEARLY SJOO. OtO.
me Outis, ef the Def~nder-. However,
D. Not Neari, ~ trrs, ~ the ES-
peaditure on Roth sides u such ~
Opb Tfrose Of Large Means Tan Anerd.

" Ia eNaggerut" ahu nAk" 'heh "kk"''
This applies to ia" cost of yacht racing
a. well "a To other things. All sorts OF
extraNagsnt statements, for instance. have
been made of late a. to how much money
Sir Thomas Upton - spending IN his enort
this year To win the Americas Cup II
has been said repeatedly. and the state
mcnt went without challenee. tha, this
last Cup hunting expedition would cort
the dashiug Irish Knight from H.oco!ooo
to 81. 2sO.o1 Yacht racing, ESPECIALLY
when 1t involves crossing 500 miles ot sea
o. got to the race course, y sn expansive
enough sport in all coirscienc, Tho ea-
pcnditure tina; It cEJails - away up IN hg-
ures that put people who. ~ he world goes,
ere counted rich quite IA the class OF
the financially huniolr ~ compared WIN
thn-e who are able % indulge IN tbs money
d"vouing pa-'Ine
Vet 60 tly a. ~ 1homa, certainly IL
finding III. rt'ugcN for the CUP. ~ = sfos ny
bsyond tie TACT thai thl- Las' effort ~
hi will have cost him hy the time II -
over from 81 .Usi.Oo g." S.2J'!"n A. an
u,rilen' - 80" mnrvehoi's EXPANSION OF
,,tyate fortu,e~ and O. business ventures
al h'c wear. the mention 81 things a.
c.-tiuF q mihion create ldil" impr"-sioh'
Net ell the -aura. u million II doib'ts I'm
remains = gnodly sum. You can d" a go"d
dcal with =. Fur ln-iance II - auitc Sii-
O. say hat with that amount Won could
cover every dolLsf of 40 suci' t~ui-hHniit'g
excursion. A. the one Sr Thomas - now
personally o~unducting aud s;lI ave q
tidy uttle sum lei' oNrr. .
Sit Thomas estimated the eNp"n'e al
H.. enort iu get ti~ cup IA $3.50 a. NS'o"'
aal-4 aa.a = a NUltnplt hg
t1ii to count Florlo uf ltaiV Tor he nhc
vas4i whicl the Count called TIRE ieu~''
and winch l. Low known a. the friu. Ihp
would kavc hi- sctus! racing expenses IA
ISn IF SsD!Do 4 = prohehie that ne
CT Of the pr,~ent races q" him ~lA Oe a
httle over hat igurr, bui sil WITHIN
SsOopo ln other word. ihclndlhg 'He
sum 81 sJoo.0O ur thcrsSll"nis Tor 'r
pu-clit-a aud rrhttirg al H. trnl' me
tota, o~' to The tAnih'ng"r IA ia" last W."
series Il nice viii b. spmcwlr're ia the
n.ighlprhopl % s. gD!oc But ihe cost
Of the Frin J. not. ut couf-'. - icei'lhr-'"
factor ~ 'hc estimate ~ the actual fsclns
eVIrn-s~ 90,
Probably hose ia-f Tor both -~f'"s Nh
hardly cNc-"d tS5OtsS Vast a. ihr sdin
h. 20 H. devoted 10 merelv u few WEEKS OF
,pnu with KlorV a. the oniv possible re-
ward. il slrsw. how eNtrtvagant are We
statement. - pnen mad. during ti" past
week.. that Sir Thpma- wac siHndug tUo-
o. sl.2sO!O p Ou thg las' race alone I'm"
could take the c%prtrart al tOs'S "i
having every c~u' Of Sir homa "h-
pcns..s IN tine mc-s of 1873 ami lsl and
have the ~nug fort uns of from $le'.bo 10
sisl.ap0 lef' owe after delivering NJ
Thomas and .his racing "utiit an England
when al Wa Owe"
The cost. however. - something that the
gallant challenger has lea-, considered IN
his efforts 10 get the Cup. he frankly s'ld
Yesterday that he did not know what u was
costing him IN money. and he probably val
not know fot some time after he returns 10
England one vho 3, intimately acquainted
with ne Affairs. however, gave some figures
which Justify he ahuvr estimates.
70 b.yir with. the cost Of shamrock II.
g. The Watrr ai6 ready for hnS.n"~s was
clos. ,n sx,i .u Her sails. of winch she
has five complete SUITE al ten rails 90 n sat
49,, sg as Her ma-i which j. one p,ere
uf hollow steel $50 feet long, cos ab'ui
ssup Ru, tie ImIk of the expense WAS
On her very co<'lv hull Of immadiuin. M
alloy o. tia and copper which cuulbin"s
u The hughes tsEt"' u "'-"h' '"N
TIE oualiti.- ~ strength and hghtne-s IN
q ve--el'- hody IT. this enormous cost ot
sbamrocf II. ,ha-e j. very sirikinglv illu--
t-ated th,. dih sreuCc la ~. cost Of racing
yachts TODAY A. compared with those
81 oven cigl' y"trs ago Dor ms ance.
the Nigilau'. which defeated Nalkyrie II.
IN isal, COS, So on The cost ot the De-
fender. vhici, lem Valkyrr III two years
an.an. -. - - HNA I.Ntu.sl.u
we somewhere in the ueighhorhood 81
$50 ON. while tho Constitutions was Iroba-
hiy in the neighhorhood Of tiO.os
But the cost 81 the raring machine IT,
,rif &. only a detail In the list Of the racing
exIen-- the challenge this wear has TO
rp.,.,. Including the sirtv men ON the
Erin Sir Thomas has with hln here n crew
Of 30. Eliminating the Erin men there
remain iD' men Who wer" engaged for
sx mon d. AZ an average 81 So a mont
and their board. For their hoard Sir
1boua- makes an ALLOWANCE ot - vents
n dav 20 each man. ih" men buving their
own provisions and arranging ,h-ir own
mc--es. IN addition Ia their regular nav
81 So a month. 10 each of IA" for'y--rvcn
men who Comuo-. the ct"W of the sham
rock their, 3. an allowance q siS prize money
Tho usual rate - pri1' money TO a racing
Yacht crew - s. u man IN ca-r 81 victory
aud $50 a man IN cas-" 81 d"'ea' This ~
the r,lc that holds on the Columbia. In
tho cas- ~ tiic shamrock men, however.
an extra allowance. win or l"~-, Wa made
brcau~. the men had 10 leaV" IA the height
of N, racing IN England. thereby losing
tho hams. 10 pick up more or less money
a. the many race- IN which presumably
III - H. 80