The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-20

hoard gave cheer for the Irish boat. and
Sir Thomas on the Erin acknowledged
the salute. The Oceanic passed on up
the harbor, accompanied by the Erin, and
after a short wait AZ Quarantin" went on
up TO the dock.
The Countess was greeted b. Sir Thomas
as she walked down the gangplanh, and,
taking his hand she said: "We have cone to
help you take the Cup. Sir Thomas. feel
confident that We shall get it,"
Sir Thoras said he hoped her confidence
was well placed, and added that he had
every faith in the Shamrock While he
was on the pier, girl of H. Miss Maiorie
G Rogers OF San Francisco, Who has bee n
i'll Europe with her mother. went up to the
baronet and. waving shilleleh. said:
"You can fairly knock the wind out OF your
rival with this" and she handed it to Sir
Thomas.
The stick was beautiful backthorn
with fire knob, and had been brought
from Ireland by Miss Rogers. Sir | homas
looked al the stick and then shook Miss
Rogers by lhc hard saying at the same
time you could not have brought me
anything than would have "A tcnd"rer spot
il my lcart, shall take this on board
the Erin and cherish it as a talisman well
worth having
Miss Rogers presented her mother 10
Sir Thomas, and he invited both to view
the races from the Erin.
Sir Thomas then escorted the Earl and
Countess of Shaftesburv 10 the launch,
and hey were soon on bolrI tho ET1n ana
on their way down the bay to the fleet
Among the others who came on the
Oceanic to sec the Yacht races were the
Countess Of Oxford, who was Miss Louise
Corbin Of this city; her daughter. Lady
Dorothy WalpOle, who is still a member OF
the Juvenile set; Lady Angela Forbes.
who is sister Of the Earl of Rosslyn and
.h, 10 taI N n
ing enthusiast; George J.. Watson, the
Yacht designer; r. J. B. Howard and the
Hon. Mrs. Howard, daughter of Lord
Strathcona $. NJ. Cassatt, j. Coleman Dray-
ton, James Fl. Silo. Capt. r. v Webster
and Richard W. Parker
There will be a large party on board the
Erin to-day Among those invited are
Gov. B. b. OdelI, Major Bird. John Ar
buckle, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Adams
of Boston. Commodore Frederick T. Adams
of the Larchmont Yacht Club, Capt, Will
lard H. Brownson, L. 5. n; Baron and
Nine. de Brabanl, COL and Mrs. Burbank,
Gen. and Mrs. Barry, MIR and Mrs, Bar
John c. Calhoun, Miss Calhoun, Mr.. and
Mrs, John D. Crmmins, Mayor Collins Of
Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey, MIR. and Mrs
Thomas A. Edison, Mrs. Jefferson Davis
Hayes, Commodore and Mrs. j. II. Flag
Ter, b. j. Greenhut, Vesey Knox, NJ. p:
lnlleu ptdltS '''Jlh'o' anu Wis iNpoi I'D VI
Utah, leighton Mccarthy, X. c., NJ. p;
Mr. and Mrs Martin Maloney. Mr. ard
Mrs Daniel o DAY, Justice O'Brien. Judge
and Mrs. Payne of Chicago, Commodore
and Mrs Price of Cleveland, Capt and
Mrs. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Revelle, Lind
say Russell. Col. Smith, Col. Stewart from
Fort Hamilton, Lady Sweetenham, Lord
Trimbestown, Commodore Robert f. Tod,
Atlantic Yacht Club; Sir Horace Tozier,
Governor OF Queensland Lieutenant Com
mander lsam Takeshita. ex-Lieut Gov.
and Mrs Timothy l.. Woodruff, Gen. Thomas
l.. Watson, Capt. Valentine Webster, Com
mander Cameron Of the Oceanic. Charles
R. Flint, Walter G. Kirby, Commodore
Duncan Mcpherson of the Royal Gourock
Yacht Club, Capt. McKinstry of the leu
tonic and Charles II. Cramp.
A cablegram was received yesterday
by Sir Thomas from Vice-Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford. II was dated from
Lagos, and said:
SThe Vice. Admiral. Rear Admiral, officers
and men of the channel feet send hearty
good wishes and hope to hear that you win
bya length.
All the yacht clubs in Canada have sent
messages, and cablegrams have been re-
ceiVed from the Yacht Racing Association
~ Perth, West Australia; the Royal Yacht
Squadron New Zealand, and the Yacht
Club OF Durham, South Africa Yester-
day more than 500 letters were received
on the Erin, and most of them had wishes
Tor good luck for the Irish Raronet
Str Thomas was feeling very good yester-
day. He said that In her trial in the morn
ing the Shamrock acquitted herself so well
mat Mr., fJfe said she was going better