The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-21
MAY Be CUP WINNER
THE BRITISH CHALLENGER
LAUNCHED YESTERDAY.
SHAMROCK II A FINE BOAT.
TO BUILD A DEFENDER NEXT
YEAR, SAYS LIPTON.

IL Shamrock III Wins James Gordon
Bennett VIII Build Challenger.
The Launching Successfully Con-
Quoted in the Presence of Lord
and Lady Dufferin, Sir Thomas
LINTON and Many Others - SIR
Thomas Knows More Than He Did
Two Years Ago, lie Says, and
Hopes for Better Luck.
Dumbarton, April 2O.-Shamrock II was
successfully launched to-day at Dennys
yards in the presence of a good crowd of
invited guests, newspaper men and en-
ployes. Lady Dufferin christened the
new challenger, which looked spick and
span in it's coat of white paint trimmed
with green, while the manganese bottom
of the new boat shone like a mirror
Lord and Lady Dufferin, Sir Thomas
Upton and others who came from Glas-
gov on a special train, stood upon a rails
ed platform, decorated with Union Jacks,
the Stars and Stripes, and the Irish flag,
and with Venetian masts in green and
white, which were the prevailing, colors.
Throughout the weather could not have
overcoats had been discarded The en-
ployes of the Dennys had a holiday and
in fact all Dumbarton was en- fete to see
Lady Dufferin break the bottle over the
curiously snub-nosed bow of the new
boat.
British experts are very confident about
the new boat and think her the best that
ever challenged for the cup.
but if you don't win said the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press to Sir
Thomas Upton. will you try it again?''
To Build a Defender Next.
81 expect next year to build defender
not challenger" was the diplomatic an
swer
In this connection the manager of
Dennys yard said
when Mr.. James Gordon Bennett saw
the Shamrock II here a few weeks ago,
he said:
Well, if she wins I am prepared to
| build a challenger
Mr.. w. G. Jameson of Dublin, who
sailed the Prince of Wales cutter, the
| Britannia, with Capt. Carter, and who
will be Sir Thomas Liptons representa-
| tive on board tho cup challenger, said:
'If this doesn't bring back the cup we
might as well leave it. But ] shall be
surprised If that is the outcome of our
| visit TO America
| The launch went off without a hitch.
| At Mr.. Watsons signal the blocks were
knocked away. Lady Dufferin let go he
bottle, with the Words
Success to Shamrock H." and the
yacht took the water amid general cheer
ing, the lifting of hats and cries of Hope
she will wini''
The Presidents Health Drunk.
A large luncheon at Denny's office fol-
lowed the launch, a toast to President
McKinley's health following that to the
British royal family, was enthusiastically
drunk.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow proposed
| Sir Thomas Lipton's health, referring to
| the perseverance which had enabled him
| to reach the position he had achieved to-
| day. He paid tribute to American fair
ness.
Sir Thomas, in replying. amid frequent
cheers. expressed his entire satisfaction
with the building and designing of the
| yacht Mr.. Watson, he said, was second
to none. lie had worked night and day
for months to prepare a boat worthy OF
his skill, and the contest also.
| II think | may say" he added, that
apart from the technical excellence of the
| design, he has turned out a boat which,
| / have every confidence, will bring back
the cup.
THE last time I had the worst posi-
BILE luck in Mr. Fifes illness. / know
more than l did two years ago. No one
knows better than / the skill of our
American cousins. Nevertheless, we go
across feeling sure of lifting the cup.
You may all be assured that the best boat
will win. Should 1t be our fortune TO
bring back the cup, when the Americans
come across we would not be lacking In
extending to them a truly British vel
| come.