Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
AMERICAS CUP HAS
DEF7ED Upton 3OYEARS
Famous Irish YdchtSmdn to
Make Fourth Effort for
Yachting Trophy Up.
Since 1851
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

SlNT1 EIGHT years ago. on the
~ dock OF the rova yacht squadron of
Cowes. Isle of Wight, England. they
set out on n table cup for the yachts
men of the world to race after, "The
Hundred Guinea Cup"
It's the same cup Sir Thomas Lin.
ton has challenged for again in 1920.
Thirty Farragut fashioned Schooncrs,
yachts. and every other kind of a boat
that wouldn't sink, tried for it the first
time up in 1851.
1t was won by the keel schooner yacht
America. owned by couple of New
Workers.. who sailed back here to their
native heath with the proud trophy.
1t became the property of the New
Yors Yacht Club, which subsequently
put it up for competition, giving foreign
nations the right to take n crack at it.
The old fashioned trophy was re-
chriStcped the "America's Cup"
Since it was made an international
trophy and carted away to America,
English. Scotch, Irish and Canadian
yachtsmen have strivcn for it. And the
greatest of these has been Sir Thomas
Lpton. the fighting Irish yachtsman,
beloved in this country and England
alike for his sportsmanship and his
earnest efforts to lift the cup.
He is entering the Shamrock for the
1920 embrogilo Next year will be the
thirteenth time the New York yachts
men will have defended.
"A bit of flood luck that says Sirg
Thomas. Your unlucky start is my
lucky one, you know"
A Bit O. Shamrock
$ The four leaf shamrock for luck on
its mizzcn. and the gag of the bloody
hand Of Ulster. for the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club. Sir Thomas says. this is
the last time he will challenge for the
classic trophy.
Because, | say. after that I will
be defending the bally thing, don't you
know
This is the famous Irishman's fourth
effort to lift the cup. 1t is the ambi
ton of his life to win that race. He
has spent fortune already and will
keep on till he is successful. he says.
~ have been twice offered pceragc
and | have declined he said recently.
81 have all the money man needs
and all it will purchase. There is only
one cup of happiness desire, and that
is the Americas Cup.
For his sportsmanship he has been
entertained by empcrors and kings. yet
man of more humble beginning can
scarce be imagined. They were s.
poor that at the age of twelve he wa,
taken from school to earn less than q
<l,T1 n,
Did ne buck? He did.
lie ran away from homc three year,
later and went in for spicc-and tea
He had some swell ideas on adver.
tisng which rcsuNsd in his ultimat,
possession of a cham of 42O, Lipton tc;
and spice stores.
Painted Pigs
One of his ideas was to paint some "
the pigs sroaming through the rutS o
the village streets on the vcrdant isle
and send them on their way with Zip
tons Tea painted in vermilion color
on the sides of their bacon.
He helped the Prince of Wales out o
a financial hole when the latter wa
broke it was said. by buying ono of tn
princes yachts. He gave it back us
present, thereby getting n strong dra
and in the confidence of the royal fam
lily. which was keen for yachting at tn
time.
Upton took up the fashion. and it ha
been the ruling passion of his life eve
since. In 1889 he made his first cffor
to lift the cup. His Shamrock | too
the wash.
Sir Thomas entered again in 100
with another the Shamrock II, whjc
lost.
In 1908 the Shamrock III rode tn
waves in the wake of the Reliance. whic
was flying the Stars and Stripes. II
1914 he challenged again and was ol
his way here with another member q
the Shamrock ", but had to run
blockade to get here at all as the wa
was on.
He arrived safely, but the race wa