The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
New York Sun, Aug. 24.)


Sir Thomas Upton. x. c. v. o.. Rear
Commodore Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
club and owner Of the cup challenger
Shamrock H.. arrived yesterday after
noon on the White Star Line steamship
Teutonic. He had a royal reception and
was much pleased with the attention
paid to him from the time the steam
ship was sighted off Sandy Hook until
he reached his hotel, the Waldorf-A AS
toria. Sir Thomas was kept busy an
swering saluteS and thanking friends for
their kind wishes.
A reporter for the Sun boarded the
Teutonic below the Narrows and greeted
Sir Thomas, who was still on the upper
deck, with Sir Thomas were George l..
Watson, the designer Of the Shamrock H.,
Hon. Charles Russell, j. B. billiard, c.
O'Malley and Sir Thomas's two secreta-
ries, John Westwood and w. NJ. Duncan.
Nearly every passenger on board the
Teutonsc was on dect watching the way
the yachtsman was received and one re-
marked "Sir Thomas. this is greater
than the Liverpool send-offff."
How is the YACHT" asked Sir Thomas
before any one could say a word to him.
On being assured that she was all right
he seemed pleased and then wanted to
see her before he would say anything
about his voyage or his prospects. When
the Shamrock was sighted he took a good
| lcOk at her and was very much pleased
| that her mainsail had been bent and that
she was ready for her first spin in these
! waters.
THE yacht Is now painted green and
| some one remarked. She looked better
when painted whte.''
did you ever see white shamrock ?"
asked Sir Thomas. "She must be green
to gybe with her name.'
| About dozen photographers had
boarded the Teutonic to take all the pic
lures they could OF Sir Thomas and he
good naturally stood while they exposed
| plates as fast as possible, much to the
amusement OF the other passengers.
When the protogra piers got through he
| was willing to talk. He said:
II have come after the cup again and
this time think the races will be much
closer than they were the last time. The
Shamrock II. is much faster boat thar
the last challenger and we are all wei
pleased with the way she has sailed il
her trials. When she began her tuning
up there We're times when it looked as
though she was not any faster than the
w
| worked constantly for eighteen months
on the new yacht, was not at all dis
Outraged and the boat has b. en- gradually
worked into shape so that in her las
few races with the Shamrock I. sht
showed herself to be much faster thar
the old boat. I am satisfied that the new
Shamrock will give good account O.
herself. No expense has been spared t,
get the very best that could be had
She has been built by a firm of con
structors that stand at the head of thei
profession in Great Britain and the,
have made fine job of the yacht. He
sails and rigging are the best that coul,
be had and she is in command of cap
tain that cannot be beaten and hi
. crew is made up of the best of the zach
sailors from the other side. I realiz
that have to meet boat that is bull
by man who has not yet been beaten
but the Shamrock will make a goo
race and if she is beaten. shall be salts
fed that have done the best that cou1
, be done and will take off my hat
, American designers, American sailor
and American yachtsmen.