Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-15
He Likes Good Clean Sport for
Its Own Sake and
Says So.
TALKS TO YACHTMEN.
says Trophy Bears Ills Name BE-
causr lIC Enthusiastically SUP.
ports M Kind Of sports.

e',.sr Bay. \. y. Sept fi-presideat
Roosevelt placed himNlf on record TO-
DAY as an enthusiastic suppof,e, 0f ama-
ieUf sports lic also took occasion 20
weld a new INK OF nionpship ueiNeen
the United States ana Germany
he aid this by making ihe Official pre-
seniation " the Roosevelt cop 10 the
American Yacht club. TIE trophy Nhi.a
was won by the yacht Win " chat club
during the recent international races on
Marblehead Mas. ln whicil several Ger
man boats competed unnecessarily
The presentation was made ou boatd
the presidents flagship. the Mayhower
anchored IN the entrance o. oyster Bay.
After the presentation. which was VIE
nessed ~ a dozen rcprcstniAiiWa OF NJ.
yachting fraternity Including several
member OF the German crows -lo iltW-
hers of the cabinet. an elaborate lunene1h
was served IN the diuingroom' NJ inc
IN presenting ne trophy the president
fald tbss he wished 60 give hls hp7L
hearty enES scent 10 amateur sports ~
an kinds Otncrwisc he remarked Do
would not b. participating in he function
and the trophy would not bear Dds name.
GERMANS tkfAl SIphin
TIE president next commended me
eportsmansniD " The Germans They hHn.
ho said demonstrated that they could
Withstand the supreme test OF spofiFin,n
they could lusc gracefully While The
,fefldent congratulated The Whining club
most heartily Do sa.d there RaE note
o. regret IN his endorsement, nccansc the
Germans had lost However be- foit gfea'
satisfaction that The yachts which laf
come across thc ocean for the race ha5i
been On the winning referring 20 thc
one race won hy German yachO
Speaking more seriously Tho president
said there was a side 90 The faces just
run and 10 The function ianng place.
which meant FAR more 20 The German and
American nations ihan the winning " me
Gun. that in the sp0rism1nshln Of ihc
two nations was heinz developed frs-
fernai feeling which was most desirable
FOR the welfare of both countries
The Gun was presented At the Conclu-
sion ~ the speech 90 Commodore Ircnor
!. Park. owner ~ the Vim.
TOAST TO EMPEROR WILLIAM
when luncheon was served President
Roosevelt proposed toast 10 the em-
peror Of Germany This was responded tD
later hv capt HibhuRhgus. one ~ tho
German representative. in a toast 10 ihc
president OF the United states. ln pro-
posing the toast tue German captain look
occasion 10 voice the cordial feeling which
he said his fellow yachlsmcn felt for
American amateur yachtsmen. lie said II
had n pleasure 10 lose. II that was 90 be-
fhclr fate O. 20 fair representatives. "
the sport Hc commented 90 the fact
that every possible advantage had been
given the stranger In these Writers. Thu
toast concluded with three rousing cheers
fof the president
After the luncheon Capt Weitsmanr
a. The Germsu Yacht club delivered a. The
president personal message he bore from
Emperor William and from his brother.
Prime Henry Of Prussia These messages
wcrc not made public and Capt Wets-
mann said he messages the president re-
turned were regarded m equally az con-
fld-niRl. although the captain was most
enthusiastic To- his endorsement o. Presl-
dent Roosevelt
"He Is indeed q great man he COM
nfnted Both the emperor and the presi-
dent have many striking points ~ slmi-
lari,y. and they should and must meet