New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
Upton Provides
ForChallenger
After He Dies
Will 10 Set Aside Fund i'm
Case Sir Thomas Fails TO
Achieve One Ambition
During His Lifetime
keady for 1922 Race
Asserts He Will Bid for
the Americas Cup Again
Unless Others Seek Honor

OHICSS OA1ICIS ktCGh IkU1lOI
Sir Thomas Lpton's game fight for
the Americas Cup over a period of
twenty years will be continued until
success is achieved. The aged sports
man announced this emphatically yes
toria, while watching his Shamrock
struggle vair,,y in the doldrums.
So keen is his desire TO win the
cherished trophy that he has made a
provision in his will, setting aside a
fund to construct challengers until the
cup is won back for England, should
he fail personally to achieve the am
bition OF his life. The fact that this
provision bad been made came from
board in his hearing, and he did not
deny it,
Regarding the immediate future,
however, he was very specific Discuss
ing the situation with the newspaper
men on his yacht, Sir Thomas said, in
response to question:: ain the event
p, Shamrock " should not win the cup
shall walt ten months to give others q
chance to come forward and challenge,
/ is no challenger I will challe<ge again.
u DIdW IldUS IUuHcOE9GIy
Y "The order will be given to the de-
signer to draw up his plans right away,
and the new Shamrock will be ready
for the races in 1922. But don't think
this will be necessary. Everybody will
tell you that q four-leaf shamrock is
lucky, and / am convinced that Sham
rock " will win for me-"
The weary day was somewhat re-
lieved yesterday when a giant aero
marine flying boat came alongside the
Victoria, and invited Sir Thomas to
take fight. Sir Thomas. who has
made several fights, declined, and
Larkin Of Toronto, went up for
short hop over the becalmed yachts.
AS they landed the regatta committee
or the Baryton hoisted the signal
calling the race off for the day The
signal was interpreted to Sir Thomas,
who said: IL am exceedingly sorry that
the race is off, but the boats couldn't
possibly have finished the course I
am hoping for better winds tomorrow"
Then, turning to his guests, he con-
tinued: "You had better get your winter
clothing out of storage, because it
begins to look as though we wouldn't
finish before Christmas"
Honor Only Object of Quest
Shortly after this the daily session
with newspaper men began. AS usual,
Lord Dewar and Sir John Ferguson
fanked their friend Upton and took an
active part in the verbal battle that
has been the feature of the interviews
AT the outset Lord Dewar, in seri-
GUS mood, said: II have known Upton
for thirty years and ] can say positive
ly that he has but one thing on his
mind-and that is winning the Ameri-
cas- Cup. This has become an obsession
with him. There seems to have been
some mistaken idea of his object in
contesting for the cup. but I can assure
you 1T is solely for the honor OF win
ming 1t. There is no other motive.
"Yachting is Lipton's SPORT and win
ject. In that parchment that we all
sign before crossing the River Styx
he has given the means to get the cup"
Before proceeding further Sir
Thomas read number of cable
grams and kilograms Of congratulation
They came from the uttermost parts
! of the earth-from Fiji, from Tas-
manlanand even from Denver. One,
/ from Tommy Church, the perennial
Mayor of Toronto, read:
Toronto Prepares Reception
Great public reception awaits you
here. Try and come and visit US as
! you SAID you would do when last | saw
you here. Your great patriotic serv-
ices to lift the cup are being followed
in this soldier city with the keenest
/ interest. Please do not disappoint US,
as this sporting city desires to greet
| you and tender its respects for ali you
! have done for true sport We salute
| you as one of the greatest sportsmen
! Of our day. Come to Canada and pay
us a visit at your earliest convenience
| Congratulations on your heroic fight to
I lift the cup. Well done, Shamrock"
Sir Thomas after reading it said he
would avail himself of the invitation
Another, from the Grand Lake Yacht
I Club, of Denver, asked Upton to at
gust 10, when the races for the Upton
Cup would be held. 1t said that while
the club was not the biggest in the
world, it claimed to be the highest.
Sir Thomas said he had been an hon
orary member of this club for many
years. He recalled mis- hrst visit to
the mountain city and said that he re-
membered a sign in one Of the restau-
rants there which READ: Don't shoot
the musicians; they're doing their
| damnedest.'
Mascot Minus Sea Legs
Kilkenny, the black cat mascot brought
aboard the Victoria Saturday by one
Of the guests, is still minus his sea
/ legs. Yesterday in the oily smooth
waters poor Thomas Kilkenny was still
a victim oil NAL de mer. and had COM