The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26
SIR THOMAS FIRST TO CHEER.
THE BEST BOAT WON" SAID HE,
AND NO EXCUSES FOLLOWED.

the Erin We're Answered From the
Rellance--Other Sights on the Baro-
nets steam Yacht Not So Pleasing.
Il think was the first man." said Sir
Thomas Upton after the race. ito let go
my siren when Reliance crossed the line.
l am sure that no boat was ever better
handled than was my own to-day. There
is no use mincing matters-the best boat
won!
Its pretty hard my friends, tell you,
now. to lose every race. But when you re-
up against the best boat and better boat
than your own, you can't very well help
yourself Can you, now?
There is a little comfort. Shamro ok
did better than she did last time. II she
makes as much improvement by the time
she makes the next race she will be a good
bit better than she was to-day and q good
bit within her time allowance.
Il can't go into fine points about to-day's
racing, az to which boat had the better of
the bits of luck and whether the wind held
true and honest all the time. l can only
say that I was. to-day, perfectly satisfied
with the way the boat was handled"
Though tho number OF guests who went
down to the Atlantic with Sir Thomas
yesterday was larger than it had been on any
race day previous, it was a comparatively
quiet gathering. The cloud Of last weeks
decisive defeat hung over the spirits of the
guests, II not over those of the host. Sir
Y, Ia AZ md
always been through his many defeats
But when he was by himself Watching
ths high-reaching spread Of the bellying
sails out ahead there was very little cheer
in his boyish face. As he admitted HIM
self, with catch N his voice:
"It's pretty hard, my friends. TO lose
every race
All about him on the deck forward, on
the maip deck, in the music room and down
below-a host of men and women sat and
with smiles and clinking glasses took in
Sir Thomass hospitality. Many of them
were people who for enc reason or an
other he invited to come to the first race
of the serios, saying nothing about tho
succeeding races. But they went down
10 the first race and will continue to go down
as long as the contest lasts. There were
others who wore OH their heads yachting
caps which had been lent to them out of the
Erin's stores on the day OF the first race
caps which thoy have appropriated as
calmly and unhesitatingly as they have
the Baronet's champagne and cigars and
Holsters.
Sir Thomas, notwithstanding that many
OF them have come upon him unasked
and unduly acquisitive meets them ono
and all with this heartiest OF speeches:
There's one thing want you all to feel
Some Of you know right we'll, and others
l know not so well, though do know you
all for good frier DIS and well-wishers Of
mine / want you to know that once any
Erin here the yacht belongs to you. There's
no greater compliment can be paid to me
than for you all to say as YOU get aboard
Lipton's yacht: My Godi This all belongs
to me- Have good time, for there's
no way you could do me more honor"
Loud are the cheers that greet Sir Thomas
when he says these things, He is taken at
his word. The gloom which has been
spoken OF as hanging over the Erin at the |
of the race seems to be dissi-
pated before the race Ia over, despite the |
'act that the owner 8 yacht is known to be
osing In the struggle
1t must not be Understood that all OF
over entertained. But there !
ire enough Of the sort to make his genuine !
friends, both from abroad and Americans, !
yrieve exceedingly. The Americans espe- /
tally cannot but wish that the police on
Pier A would come out to the good-natllred |
Sir Thomas's aid ana refuse to let any ono
70 out to board his boat who is not armed
With an invitation.
Yesterday after the race committee from
! gathering of friends entertained on the
Grin by Sir Thomas some weeks ago pre-
ented to him a memento. 1t was seal
POUND case containing the receipt Of the
Upton cocktail, the essentials Of which
we're said to be:
lions tall and eagles claw.
The plaudits earned
And Just dash OF usquebaugh.
Sir Thomas ia described in the inscrip-
ion as His British Majesty's Ambassa-
Tor Extraordinary of International Good
Viii and Minister Plenipotentiary of Strenu-
'us Peace at the Court of tho American
'eople.'
When the Erin, after the boats crossed
he line, caught up with the Reliance, Sir
Thomas gathered all his company on the
Onward deck of the Erin and. leaning over
hem from the bridge, called for three
cheers for the Reliance. He started each
me with British "hip-hip-hipl' and led
hem with great waves Of his white-topped
'aChting cap.
He had no more than finished when Mr..
selin gathered the white uniformed sailors
# the Reliance along the deck, with Capt.
Barr among them, and led them In three
heers for Sir Thomas and the Shamrock
Its a grand thing" said Sir Thomas,
to fight with fine man and good friend,
'hevo's no better man in this land than
he fine gent eman on that deck over yon.
low can a man feel bad over being beaten
yhen he is beaten by his own good