The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-15
PRESIDENT PRESENTS CUP.
PAYS COMPLIMENT TO GERMAN
YA(HTSMEN As LOSERS.
Declares THAT the High CIass Amateur
sport shown In The Recent Races d
Sn Added BOnd 10 the Friendship Re-
{ zen The TMO NaIIOns Those Present.

an Added Bond TO the Friendship Re-
Nv een the Two N1IIOns Those Present.
OYSTER BAY, n. v, Sept. "a President
Roosevelt in presenting the Roosevelt cup
this afternoon to Commodore Trenor l..
Park, the owner OF the Vim, the SUCCESSFUL
boat in the recent races with German yachts
men on Marblshead, declared his strong
personal interest in amateur sport and also
spoke a warm word Of friendship for the de-
feated Germans and their countrymen.
The presentation Of the cup took place
on board the Presidents yacht, the May
flower, which was anchored In the bay near
Sycamore Hill. Several members OF the
Presidents Cabinet, officers Of the Eastern
Yacht Club, under whose direction the
races were held, and the owners and skip
pers Of the competing boats we're the guests
Of the occasion.
The President said that he wished to give
his most hearty Endorsement to amateur
sport OF all kinds. Otherwise, he said. he
would not be participating in the present
function and h cup would not have borne
his name. He spoke highly Of the sports
manlike conduct 81 the German yachtsmen
and said that they had demonstrated that
they could be good losers, which he de-
clared was the supreme test OF the sports
man. He was most pleased, he declared,
that one yacht from across the water had
been in the winning, referring to the Ger
man yacht which finished first in one Of the
races.
Speaking more seriously, the President
said that there was a side to the race just
sailed and TO the function taking place
which meant far more to the German and
American nations thar the winning OF the
! cup. That which meant far more, he said,
was that in the contest the two nations had
strengthened an already friendly feeling
which was most desirable for the welfare
OF both countries. The cup was presented
to Commodore Park. owner Of the Vim.
ut the conclusion Of the speech.
At the luncheon in the MayfOwer's cabin
Immediately following the presentation
of the cup President Roosevelt proposed
toasts to his Majesty the German En-
peror. Capt. H. 3. H~ebbinghaus, German
! naval attache and a member Of the German
Yacht Club, responded in a toast to the
President OF the United States. f. I.
Weitzmann, the helmsman OF the lilly W..
spoke Of the high regard in which American
amateur sportsmen we're held by German
yachtsmen. He said il was a pleasure to
lose, since lose they must, to such fair
representatives Of the sport. h toasts
concluded with three cheers for the Prest-
dent.
After the luncheon Capt. Weitzmann
delivered TO the President personal mes
sages from the Emperor and from Prince
Henry Of Prussia. The messages were
not made public, and Capt. Weit2mann
said that the messages which the Presi-
dent returned through him we're alsO con-
hdential.
Most Of the guests arrived in Oyster Bay
on the 1925 train and were taken at once
on board the Maynower. At 1 o'clock the
salute OF twenty-one guns from the May
flower announced the arrival Of the Presi-
dent. He was accompanied by Secretary
Taft, Secretary B~onaparte and Assistant
Secretary Bacon. At the conclusion OF the
luncheon the President and members OF his
Cabinet were landed az the Emlen Roosevelt
wharf. The President and the Cabinet mem
bers vent directly to Sycamore Hill. Sena'
tor B~everidge, who was also Of the party,
returned to Oyster Bay.
Those present at the presentation besides
the President and his Cabinet officers were
Henry Howard, chairman Of the regatta
committee Of the Eastern Yacht Club;
Commodore W. Amory Gardner. Eastern
Yacht Club; Capt. II. @. H~ebbinghaus,
German Naval Attsche: Louis NJ. Clark, 5
W. Sleeper, A. Appleton Packard, umpire'
OF the race; Henry Taggart. measurer; Otto
Protzen, helmsman Of the Wannsee; Harry
Wustrau, helmsman OF the Gfuckauf ~.
f. T. Weitzmann, helmsman OF the lilly VI.
Gustav L.. SHINES, owner OF the GluOkauI
w.: Charles Francis Adams, I'd, owner anC
helmsman of the AUX; C. H. W. Foster
owner and helmsman Of the Carambs
Commodore Trenor l.. Park. owner Of tbs
Vim, and Clifford Buchanan. helmsman o.
the Vim.