The Irish standard., 1903-07-11


again in quest of the holy grail. This
Irish knight, grocer, tea-grower, pork
packer, chum of the King, and jolly
good fellow, wants the $50 worth Of
silver in the Americas cup. He's af-
ter it in earnest. All entire armada is
ut his service, and he wants that cup
ever so bad you know. The King of
the Britons, too, wants to see the bit
of silverware on the other side, and
he has been leading in the applause
while Sir Thomas Upton has been
spending the money. says the Inter
Ocean.
1t is costing Sir Thomas 81 every
minute to maintain his cup-hunting
squadron. But that doesn't worry the
smiling Irish sportsman. He has an
income of $3.50 per minute, and he is
managing to get along on the $3.50 he
has left after paying the expenses Of
his sea cooks and jackies, his sail
makers and stokers. Sir Thomas has
friendly fight for the homely piece
of silverware. BY the time the decid
ing race was sailed with the first of
the Shamrocks it was reckoned that
the good knight had let go Of a cool
million. BY the time the Columbia
had vanQuished the second Shamrock
in that last heart-breaking race he
had spent another million. This time
the money is flowing more freely than.
ever before. At the present rate he
will have paid out nearly a million
and Il half dollars this year by the
time he is again defeated, or-but no
American will believe Shamrock Ill
can lift the silver piece
But, as has been said. Upton does
not care for expenses. He is willing to
try again if lie is defeated this time.
His friends, who are in Il position to
know. say that if Shamrock III fol-
lows the Reliance across the line
there will he Il Shamrock w next
year. He is willing to keep up against
IL losing game, and he has the money
to do it.
Sir Thomas has u tiny idea he is
going to do something this time that
will make him Il happy man.
''The new Shamrock is Il pair-rfect
beauty" he says in his broguish
speech that is half Gaelic. half Celtic.
'She's Il pair-rfect beauty, and Pm
vera confident, mOr-re than ever-r be-
for-re.''
And that is the reason why Sir
Thomas .Johnstone Upton is spending
Il dollar Il minute. He has been con-
tident heretofore. and his money has
flowed as freely as water. 1t is now
tumbling from him in veritable
cataract-but the fountains won't run
dry.
Most millionaires are satisfied with
one boat. In the invaders squadron
there are eight. The fleet comprises
various kinds of craft from the float
ing palace Erin to the nervous little
naptha launch which scoots and
lodges everywhere 1t is a larger
feet than many that have won world
renowned battles. and in cost it
represents an outlay of nearly $1,OOO,-
600.
OF course. the main craft of the
eight is the Shamrock III. which has
the prayers and the care Of Sir
Thomas. The Erin is n beautiful boat.
the envy and the admiration of Goth
ANS colony of millionaire yacht
owners. In the fleet is the trial horse,
Shamrock I. which has come back to
America in as friendly a mood as if
she had never met defeat here. Along.
side these lies the great sca-going tug
Cruiser. the like of which has never
before been seen in American waters
Then there is the launch Buttercup,
the launch Smoky. and the busy little
naptha launch. nameless craft, that
hobs like cork and skins the water
like a swallow.
In addition to these is the SORROW
full Shamrock II, hauled out on the