The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-05
SIR THOM MASSORELY GRIEYED
WOULD LIKED TO HAVE ZION ONE
 RACE AT LEAST.

A Hard Blow to be So Near Winning an d Then to Lose Admits Fair Defeat and
 Honest tTreatment-Moved to Tears by
 the Kind Words of His American
 Friends Prizes tho Good Wishes of
 This Country More Than the Cup.
 New York, Oct Awhile taking his
 defeat gamely Sir Thomas Lipton made
 no attempt to conceal the honest disap-
 pointment when he talked about the
 race tonight on the Erin. T am very 1 disappointed" he said. T can't hide 1 that I thought within fifteen minutes of the finish that we had won. I was 1 sure as my life we had won. When I 1 looked around the situation had chang ed and we had lost. 1t was a hard blow to be so near winning and then to lose. I should like to have got one race just by way of consolation. It is
 very hard thing to be beaten by ath-by few beats of the pulse. It has been a severe strain on me. have worked so hard for many months, and now l am glad it is over. To have
 
 than to-day's disappointment. Colum-
 bias win to-day was fair and square
 and honorable There is nothing to
 protest If I wanted to protest. In fact, I have a feeling in my heart that if there had been any error in Judgment at all it would have been In my favor. If there had been any possibility of choice in the matter I believe the New York Yacht club would have given me the race Sometimes a man may have the better boat, but even having it must have a wee bit of luck to win. I am very grieved indeed, very grieved and'' he added, T should have liked to have won one race"
 Hardly had the Erin's anchors touch- ed bottom when launch from the yacht Corsair came alongside bearing the regatta committee of the New York Yacht club Sir Thomas met them at the gangway and he shook hands with them individually. He said; Gentle men, 1t was fair beat. I want to say again that you have beaten me with | the utmost fairness and courtesy You have met every wish of mine, and from | my heart I thank you"
 Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard, | chairman of the New York Yacht club regatta committee, replied: Sir Thom- as we have never had truer sports man to deal with"
 Many of Sir Thomas guests on board ! the Erin crowded around to express their sympathy at his defeat, and as sured him of the high place he had won in the hearts of all Americans. 11yipe ha hlS l more than a cup" said one of them. There were tears in Sir Thomas eyes when he thanked them for their kind words. Said he: "The words you have sroken touch me far more than my defeat today. I tried to win the cup, and I have done my best. But better than all that I have the good wishes If this country"
 When asked about his plans for the future Sir Thomas said: Tt is too early to talk about my plans. About the Shamrock I cannot decide yet what I shall do, and as to challenging again t is too soon to think about it.
 E. D. Morgan, the manager of the Columbia, said: q ain very happy that , we won and glad the strain is over. , We certainly had to make a splendid { fight for it. We had a splendid cap , ain and a splendid crew"
 The Columbia's mainsail was unbent , before she came to anchor, and soon Z fter dark she was lowed to City Is- f and. Before leaving Captain Barr ( aid: We did the best we could, and r hey did the best they could and we ( anne out first, that's all'
 At the New York Yacht club tonight ,hairman Kane and Secretary Oddie were closely questioned by members re- arding the sensational finish. MT. ! Zane said he had great difficulty in I inning the yachts, but was fortunate in { lighting the mast in proper range. The l ange was from a small white flag on c he committee tug and the mainmast Y f the Sandy Hook lightship. Chester e riswold of the regatta committee held t he watch that timed the yachts Sc