The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-02
SPORTING EVENTS
NO YACHT RACING THIS
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New York, March 3l.--'witn your
wounded coming home il would not be
well for the returning soldiers to sec
yachts racing off Sandy Hook" Sir
Thomas Upton, veteran yachtsman
declared, upon ris arrival here for tho
first time SINCE 1913 THE New
YORK Yacht club was right In saying
there will be no racing this year.
which was the answer to my challenge
for the American cup a few months
ago"
Wearing the yacht cap of the Royal
Irish club and looking a picture OF
fne health. Sir Thomas was as keen
to obtain q glimpse OF the statue of
liberty rs any one OF the $3.50 Amer
lean officers and soldiers, who were his
companions abord the steamship
Aquitanis. During the voyage the
irish yachtsman mingled continually
with the soldiers and thoroughly en-
ioyed their amuscments.
"A Are body OF fellows and a credit
90 the United States" Sir Thomas
declared. Il want to praise the work
OF America The United States did
wonderful work 70 help the allied
cause"
Late In the summer Sir Thomas
said when asked for his yachting
plans. Il will send over my twenty
three meter Shamrock, to be used as
a trial horse with the Shamrock ".
which Is here in dock and in fine
shape. ! should not expect the New
York Yacht club 10 huiid a new yacht
tx they accept my challenge and set
q time as they have the Resolutc and
Inc Vanity, and presume they would
pick the Resolute.
''It is hard to get good crew now
In England and l do not think there
will be much racing anywhere this
summer, The king, however, has an
rounced his intention of racing his
yscht this year.
S'By the first Of next year however.
| expect I viii be IN shap TO have the
tvo shamrocks out and give them a
} tryaut together
One of the fret persons to greet
Sir Thomas al the pier was Mrs
James II. Donnelly, widow OF a former
port physician OF New York. who
sacrificed his life In the Red Cross
I hattie with typhus In Serbia. Sir
Thomas saw DR. ponneiiy three weeks
before his death and told the widow
OF htr last days and gave her q photo
gra ph OF the grave.
1 nt Donneiis, Str Thomas aid was
stationed at Ghergeli near the Eui-
garian frontier. The zach tsr an who
took his Erin TO the Mediterranean
for use as a hospital ship visited his
former friend az the Serbian town
and secured large American flag for
him.
Or. Dnnnelly was In CHARGE OF a
fcspital caring for 1880 persons ard
was fearful that the Bu3E&rians in
enc of their frequent raids would at
tack the buildings. He had only a
small American flag. but wanted one
which could he plain secen.
f. Fl. Sotrern and Julia MarIowe,
who spent -four months In Engla nd
entertaining American soldiers At
camps and in billets, returned on the
Aduitsn'a aud will 60 to California.
Mr.. sothern said the Americans in
England were sadly Ia need NJ enter
talnmcnt when ne and his wife arrived
there.
VIII Irwin. the writer. was another
passenger. returning from stay with
the American army of occupation III
Germany, he said Bolsh evign in Ger
many Is largely part If the German
propaganda 70 imrrese the allies The
Germans. l;c declared. have enough
food for April, but after next month
the situation without outside help will
be serious
Troops aboard included the Eighty
18th division of drafted men from,
Michigan and Wisconsin and the fs6th
field artillery brigade made up of mcn
from California and tho Northon
Pacific s.atcs.
The Eighty fth division was never
in action As "a unit, serving as "a re-
placement reservoir for every Aneri~
can division in France,