The Florida star., 1902-08-22
LAWS0N'S new BOOK.
Boston Millionaire's "History of
the Americas Cup"
HE ATTACKS NOTED YAOHTsMEN.

Called q MOses-Before the Inde
pendence Was Built Her Owner Sc
cured General Paine's Opinion.
Members of the New York Yach
club may borrow from their friends II
other yacht clubs copies of The Law
son History of the Americas Cup" Ii
was sent out by the publishers the 9th
er day for Mr.. Lawson. but the New
York Yacht club was the only promi
nent yachting organization in the
world not included in the list prepared
| by the owner of independence, SAYS
the New York World. The author has
used theN Americas cup as a hook on
| which TO hang many tales about the
New York Yacht club. its methods and
| its membership.
Mr.. Lawson says that ever since the
Dunraven scandal Englishmen have
relt they were up against il" in deal
ing with the New York Yacht club.
Taking up yachting, Mr. Lawson
states that after the inquiry into Dun
ravens charges Of fraud 1S95-9Gl
there came TO the real pillars OF Amer
lean yachting the disjointcd. fragmen-
tary proof that the sport in America
had, as il neared the end of it's first
nifty years. been gradually worked
from the broad scaWay of open hon
cSty into the narrow channel. fast be-
coming crowded 10 the danger point,
which the world deSiGnates by the sig
niilcant title sharp practice
Mr.. Lawson declares that after the
Durdyem hearing .the leading Yacht
clubs of Great Britain entered into n
hard and fast 'Gentlemeu'S agreement
to the effect that never again would the
clubs which were parties tU the agree
mcnt have au@ht tu do with the New
lOrk Yacht club" This not 50 much
because they believed Lord DuuraVpn's
charges To he specifically true. but
solely because il had become conviction
with them that in the conduct Of its
sports the New York Yacht club en-
plOyed methods that required Of gentle
men a mental activity which, while
perhaps allowable in trade, was rather
TOO wearing for healthy sport
"One Of the prominent and most lib
eral minded of the Englishmcn men
toned voiced the prevailing sentiment
Of his fellow yachtSmen when he said.
II * not Il question Of cheating or If
what proportion of the American club
are gentlemen and what part cadS: il i
simply. Is the game worth the playing
when players must he prepared To split
hairs like barriStcrS. Wrau.lc Ike fish
women oT he licked and told they are
good fellows 10y those who are con
under the impression they Will
Sc taken for CUrpUrSoS unless allowed
to bore You with title tattlc OF who
hey ar" and what they SPRUNG fromy
might hc Willing" To- submit |
% all thlS if it waS necessary. hut 10 |
'"iUHlurily seek il l> sport iS, We think. |
asking Il lit too much.
In THIS irrdicamcut. according 10 Mr.. |
-aWSun. the New York Yacht club |
made great efforts to bring about an |
'tI'r challenge. going 80 far aS lu offer |
ihdncial assistance to any one who |
would challenge. Then he goes on:
Nv hen the New York Yacht club
YHdiCitc Was meeting with rebuff aft
+ rchun i'll lis efforts tu induce some
european to rescue the chc$InUt> from
hr fir" liz pcIty jcaloUSicS ana over
"1chin" practices had kindlcd. there
pp"ar"d in tin yachting armament Il
cW star Of such hri!liancv and mag
ltud" AZ easily To he recognized by all
: that of Il Moses t. lead the New
"rk Yacht club out of the wilderness.
The prrdiCamcm of the club
rs diSccrnUd hy the acute vision of
hOT"S Jo'nStOne Upton. a rollicking
on, 10y Iarentagc, of the little green
'Ic whence come 80 MANY Of Amer
rs leaders but by birth product of
p" land of the hardy thistle"
in lNII. says Mr.. Lawson. Thorn !;
j. LiptOn. soon To Ice created y
!H"At, having in mind the iucorpora-
oil OF his many stores, shops and i
with di>tillcricS. into = :
uSt called 'Iiptun'S Limijcd.' with /.
iar"S Ia he floatcd upon the English
IhlIc. ana possessing an experienced
- for any new form of advertising.
ceil"d thai the Americas cup races
ld the pr"dicamcnt of the New York i
icht club could Ice made Invaluable f
boomer of his business ii PROPERLY
Orkcd.
TO perceive with him was to act
Id coincident with his appearance as
for the cup, as D. Thomas Z
pton, newly Gs1e Knight. the Amer
in press and NE dead walls of the
litcd States teemed with the virtues =
LiptOn's wares. while incidentally
e fact was made known that Sir