New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Upton RE|TERA1fS
HE'LL RACE IN 1914
"IW Be OF Sandy Hook with
Racing Flag Up," He Tells
b. Press Club.
CHESTS CHEER YACHTSMAN
Will Build Shamrock V or vi
in Obedience to New York
Yacht Club Rules, He
Says at Dinner.


Says at Dinner.
.,. Thomas Upton reiterated last night
... declaration he made on Thursday at
,hl New York Yacht Club when at a
i'-rsr in his honor BY the New York
Dress club he declared that in all prob
hui,, Tom Upton would be at Sandy
,,oot in 1914 with MS racing flag up
tIs also made known his intention TO race
optside the Golden Gate in 1915 at the
Panama Exposition. Already several
.i,ies had arranged TO enter boats of the
sg.metre sloop class III the contest. he
ia and he hoped the Emperor of Ger
many than whom there was no better
sro,tsrnan. would send d boat. too.
1obn Temple Graves, president of the
pross club. drew storm Of applause
rom the hundred or more present when
- introduced Sir Thomas as the best
6esd game sport in the world and one
who. If ne had not been yachtsman'
sbould have beer a newspaper man.
.q,ver II he was not so gifted TO be
o,," Mr Graves said. he has furnished
more good wholesome copy for the news
,aner men thar any soldier or sailor who
ever sailed the seven seas.
is Citizen Of World.
oII, is the best known cosmopolitan ciu-
90, of the world-for the spirit OF COM
,adeship and sportsmanship knows no
one nationality. If ne comes here to race
in 1914 VIC hope the New York Yacht
,7ph will give him ar even chance. III
snv one Is TO take our laurels to foreign
shore Nc would prefer to see 1t done by
the gentleman we entertain tonight
In presenting the guest the POSTMASTER
reforred 10 him as Sir Thomas Upton
Of England and America.
II he did visit America two years hence
with another cup challenger Sir Thomas
said he would prefer 10 race uhoer
,rle that was made after his last Nlsi'
t,ro To cross the Atlantic with yacht
mat could compete for the cup success
fIllv was practically impossible, he saiu'
PINT he added. Il will race under any
form that the New York Yacht Club ue-
.ires What is good enough Tor Ihcle
San, is good enough for Tom Upton.
,ft,r the dinner the company ad-
iorrned 10 the assembly room of the ciup'
whore = number of New Norks stage
.,lobrities danced and sang for the CLUBS
members and guests Among them were
Lillian Lorraine. Irene Bordoni' James
Thornton. Victor Moore. Bernard Gran
,ilo Elizabeth Brice. Maurice Farkoa'
ID. adams. Harry Fox. Frank I'M
no., Parlin and snyder. Barney beI-
rsrd ,,ore Damert. Mike Bernard' Tom
pcproId. Leon Enrol, Marion SUNSHINE
Maurice Mike. Mr.. and Mrs. George Aus-
lin Moore and the Press club GIee CiuO
including Henry Marshall Thomas rem
f,.d Harry Palmer II. J. Mann ana
James Z. Gnlroy.
D,rinr the dinner parodies of popular
.ongs written by John O'Keefe. a mem
nor nj tbe club. in which Sir Thomas LIP
ton came in for mention IN one way ~
another were sung. Here is the one Sir
Thomas liked particularly:
N,ocIed nv the ladle of the deep,
ne cannot rest; he cannot sleep.
Hes spent fortune on the wave
10 get the cup his people gave
lie thinks II Simply SHOWS our e'"
TO keep IL in a Yankee nan
And so we zee Sir Thomas Weep'
Mocked by the ladle OF the deep
f.. waning over the persons to whom the
Press Club had given dinners in the past
,ear Colonel Groves mentioned the ia'e
Ambassador to England. and SAID:
In the hands of WhitelaH Reid 'he
rreat questions and affairs OF the Unitea
states and England found just ana kihuIy
representation.
Will Build Any Boat.
Sir Thomas told number OF the s'oi le7
for which he is noted and hnlshed his su-
dress nv again saying that ne hopeu W
lie at Sandy Hook in 1914.
"1t will probably be the Shamrock o.
VIZ he said. 81 do not know when. /
will bu,ld any kind Of boat to compete
once more for the cup. IL inc laOe ~
sailed under the old rules ! VIII Wlh' o"t
I am sure that at the end OF the race
will saw that L have had an equai
chance"
Although the gathering that honoreo
the famous sportsman was compaIali'eiS
small the sincerity Of its regard lot ui,e
nan who had spent fortune IN iu'ii0
endeavors 10 reclaim for England tne
premier OF all yachting prizes anu ID
ready 70 try it again under any clrcuih-
stances could not be questioned. In the
songs while the dinner was III Pioei go
In the outbursts of applause that sIee'eu
the Introductory remarks of the presi,
dent of the club and in the hearuness ol
the welcome accorded Sir Thomas as ne
arose 10 sneak. the spirit of admiration
for a sportsman and a gentleman was
marked
Among those who made the arrange