The sun., 1901-08-22
SIR THOMAS Upton HERE.
REtDr TO HELP TUNE UP THE
SHAMROCK.


waters rs-Piensed with Ilis Reception.
Sir Thomas Upton. X. c. V. O, Rear
Commodore 81 the Royal Ulster Yacht club
and owner of the Cup challenger Sham
rrck II. arrived yesterday afternoon on
the White star Line steamship Teutonic.
Hs had a royal reception and was much
PLEASED with tho attention paid IN him
From tho time the steamship was sighted
n sandy Hook until he reached his hotel,
tho wadorf-Astoria. Sir Thomas wa.
keri busy answering salutes and thanking
friends for their kind wishes.
The Teuionic was signalled Oh Nan
tucEe' Shoals light ship al SIS o'clock
yesterday morning and wh~n tho news
Wa flashed tn this city preparations were
made for the reception Of the Irish
knight who has won tho hearts of all sports
men h"r" Tor HE pluck and true sports
mar spirit The Iipton feet was ~ anchor
n S'aple,on and as soon ~ tho new. was
received there. activity was displayed
hat showed how much q he men IN HE crews
think - their master. On the Shamrock
the now msinssil was heing hen, and as
ton ~ possible II was slowed and covered
snd then the Shamrock flag was run up
IL the truck and " fuitered In tha hreez~
vhile frointhe tarrail few the burgee of the
Roval Ulster Yacht Club Then thore
vhs = long wait for the steamship and II
vas 20 o'clock before word was received
that she was passing Sandy Hook light
ship and on her way to Quarantine. Tho
steam Yacht Erin with Capt, Matthews
on the bridge got under way and went
down 10 meet the Tcutonic. and the tug
James 4. Lawrence with David Barrie
and some friends on board also went down
The Raw. They met the Teutonic near
th- point Of the Hook and each vessel salu;ed
the bag oc-an steamship and the Teutonic
footed three whistles In answer To the
greetings Of the steam yacht and the tug
Sir Thomas Upton was standing on the
upper deck and as soon as lie was seen
the crew of the Erin, among whom were
many 81 the Shamrock sailors, lined
up a, the side of the yacht and gave three
hearty cheers and Sir Thomas waved his
hat to his mon
A. the steamer passed by the Hook signal
flags huttered from the station there and
the big siren that warns vessels when there
is fog screamed out another welcome and
fsga here hoisted on the Teutonic thanking
the sienaIlers for their good wishes Com
ing up the harbor the Erin took a station
on the starboard quarter Of the steamer
and the ting James A. Lawrence steamed
along OF the port how. and every vessel
that was passed screamed a welcome Co
the man who Is trying TO take away the
famous Americas Cup. Ocean steamers
travel slowly when In the hsrbor and many
vs<-sis that were engaged at different parts |
OF the harhor ran out Of ther course To
welcome the yatchsman and the deep tones
~ the Teutonic's whistle wer. sounding all
tho time, while the Erin also answerec tho
many sslutes.
The first American steam Yacht % greet
Sir Thomas was the Ksnawha. owned by
II n Rogers She met the steamer about
half way down the hay and footed her whistle |
and dipped her nag a. she sped by. Then |
two small yachts flying the Shamrock |
flag forward ran out from the Atlantic |
Yacht Club and they saluted. One was the |
Priscilla with Henry siegle. Alexander
Barrie. J. A. Butler. Y Benjamin ard some |
others on board. and the other yacht was
ihe Wschu-et' owned by eI Rear Commo- /
dore Edward Weston. These yachts footed
their whistles and fired guns and Sir Thomas
waved his hat Ia those on board Then the
boat, the quarantine boat and
the revenue cutter saluted II Is rare
that a salute In given from these vessels
a. they arr, bent on business and have no |
time u attend TO s,i ch niceties
A repor,er for TuE SuS boarded the |
Teutonic l,elow the Narrows and greeted /,
Sir Thomas who Was stlll on the lIpn.r |
d-ck with Sir Thomas were Georse n
Watson. IN. designer or the Shamrock III
Hon Charles Russell, j r. Hilliard a. |
q ONallsy and Sir Thomas'a two secr.ta ri.a |
John Westwood and " NJ Duncan Nearly |
every nas-ene.r on bosrd the T.,tonic
MAS on deck watching the way the yachts-
Thomas. thi. 4. greater than the Ilyerpool
s.Dd-o6-
How ia the vach,7- asked Sir Thomas
before any one could say a word to him
in h.inv as.ur,.i that she was all rich,
ns s...mcl pleas..d and then wanted Ia
80 her before n. would .ay ANYTHING about
his Vov.g. ar hia nrost-.e,t. When TIN. |
shsmrncL xa- .ishted ne took a good look
A, her and vas very much tl.asad that her
nainsaU had b..,n bent and that -hs. was
,.ady for her n--, -pin In these waters
sThs Yacht /. now psinted green and |
rh.n paint-d Whit.
Ibid Won ever -..e a white shaInrocky-
skeI Sir Thomas sShe must H., green |
+ g,he with her name
Hout DOZEN photographers had h,ar,,sd |
ia. T.n,cnic 10 take an the nictures ,hey |
,Duld 81 sir Thorna. and hs god na,urcily |
.,.,-i while they etpn-.,d niates A. FAST |
- n. .saiIl. much Ia tba aur,se,nent az tha !
.,IDr n.a,-.ugrrs When the pho,ogra- |
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