New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-24
Lipton's Smile
ails to Cover
Grief at Defeat
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day for the Shamrock colors. AT the
very critical moment in the race the
club topsail of Shamrock Auttered
momentarily in the teeth of a sudden
squat, and then came down. 1t was at
this moment that she was actually
overhauling Resolute, and practically
the very same second Resolute was
compelled to come UP in the wind with
trouble in her staysails. Had the club
ttopsall OF Shamrock held she might
have turned in winner
Sir Thomas watched this anxiouslv.
puzzled expression written across the
lines in his face. He turned to his ad
vlsers, but they, too, were apparently
unable to explain, although theories
were put forward later. This was the
critical moment of the race, and Sir
Thomas knew it.
Later after the race was ended q
crazy yawl with a small motor in it
deliberately cut across the bows of the
Victoria, while the latter was running
full speed. 1t looked absolutely certain
the yawl would be run down and the
guests aboard the Upton yacht held
!
of the crash.
The yawl cleared by less than a foot,
while its occupants looked up and
Jeered at the Victoria A few minutes
later the same yawl tried to repeat
the maneuver in front of a coast guard
cutter, but at the critical moment
thought better of it and sheered off.
This was the only bad incident in a
we'll policed course.
Sir ThOmoS nrAoraA bic ,%oic 70
steam into Sandy Hook Horseshoe Bay
so that he could cheer the victorious
Resolute and her crew. The Resolute
was already moored to her buoy when
the Victoria arrived. Captain Adams
was about to step into the launch along
side, when thunderous cheer broke
out on the Victoria.
He stepped back on board the trim
white sloop and called out to his men,
Now. then, boys, three cheers for
Shamrock"
Just before Sir Thomas began his
customary session with the newspaper
men, Commod ore Aemiiius Jarvis, of
the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, one
of the Irish baronet's advisers, ex
planned the dropping of the club top
sail on Shsmrock in the following man
ner:
Captain Burton did exactly the cor
rect thing. A heavy squall was APP
preaching. He probably figured to him
self as follows: I've got to allow Reso-
Lutte seven minutes on the handicap
and | simply won't be able to do it,
as it stands now. Here's the squall
coming, will douse my club topsail.'
Had the squall struck the two
yachts with full force, it would have
torn the masts out o. them with the
topsail up. Resolute, by keeping hers
up, took this chance. If she had been
struck, Burton would have walked
away with the race, as he was then
in a condition to meet the squall.
Burton Took Chance
fortunately only the edge of the
squall reached the yachts, and it then
petered out. Burton took the gamblers
chance, and if it had come out he
would have been the smartest man go
ing. AS it was he was unable to set
his club topsail again and was COM
PEELED to use his working topsail in its
place"
The daily conversational tilt between
| Sir Thomas Upton and Lord Dewar
lacked much of it's humorous character
yesterday during the session with the
/ reporters, and was almost serious
| throughout. At the outset, however,
| Lord Dewar fastened to make the fol-
| lowing statement:
The magnificent manner in which
| the course has been policed and the
| perfect arrangements and organization
for keeping the crowd back is a system
that is worthy Of emulation in Europe
! have never seen anything like it be-
fore. ! admire particularly the manner
in which your navy has co0perated
and the perfect work the dstroyers
have performed.
| to express and that is my admiration
! for the sporting instincts of the Ameri-
can woman. 1t is remarkable to realize
that they get up between A and 5
o'clock every morning and stay under
/ every inconvenience to watch these
races, especially when they do not get
| home from the course until around
midnight.
at is much more than we can say
of European women. 1t is long day
/ for a man, let alone a woman. The
! sporting instinct of the American
woman is surprising and admirable. "
Sir Thomas FASTENED to add his own
admiration to that of Lord Dewar
/ 1--WE raced many years in all parts OF
/ the world" he said, "but I've never
/ been on any course that has been kept
clearer than in these waters. There is
no place In the world where the ar
rangements approach it.
1--WE never seen such a good course
in England"
/ Assuming lighter vein, Sir Thomas
/ said:
| "If should be fortunate enough to
win -morrow-oh! there'll be Jazz
dance on board here alright"
/ Then, turning to Lord Dewar, he
added, with twinkle in his eye: and
| positively know none of us will be
sober, eh, Tom"
Then, turning to Margaret Strick-
land, the young Boston reporter, whom
he addressed as Boston" Sir Thomas
said:
"Iust before you go to sleep to-