New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-24


ock ", and his guests aboard the vac
rev after the defenders victory yeste
night, Boston, put in an extra word
you know, I am coming to Boston
I'm going to stand for Senator there
] want to be In a position to forgive
! them there for all that they did to my
friends who were in the tea business"
Assuming confidential tone. he
then said: "There's a report current
on board to-day that Lord Dewar is
engaged to three women here."
Il know YOU boys won'e say any
thing about it. Whisky Tom is worried
about it though because he can't marry
| them all unless he goes to Utah"
Breaking in, Lord Dewar said:
I've just returned from Africa,
where | have been living with the
! savages for some. time. There they
pay eight cows for a wife, and if she
has no children within a year the hus-
band takes her back to her father and
demands his cows back"
Don't you so to that country" said
Sir Thomas, looking at some of the
young women present.
| Thomas's guests, who was present at
the interview for the first time, then
broke in and said:
I've known Sir Thomas Upton for
nearly quarter of a century. He is
first class sportsman. He will fight to
the finish and he will fight fair He
has never wished to take the slightest
advantage of any one in a contest. He
always wants to treat his opponent in
the same manner as he likes to be
treated himself.
That's why he's as popular on the
other side as it appears to me he is on
this"
George Kessler a Guest
Among the guests aboard the Vic
toria yesterday was George Kessler,
foreman of a coal hoist in Philadelphia.
Seventeen years ago Sir Thomas
bought a newspaper from Kessler, who
was then a newsboy, rendered dollar
hessler bet the dollar on Shamrock III
against Reliance. and lost. He was in
vited aboard yesterday by Sir Thomas.
During the race the Irish baronet
posed for motion pictures with Kessler,
and then came over to the newspaper
men and introduced him. Here's a
fine young lad" he said. Gle is the
type l admire. He is working hard to
make good for the sake of his folks
and himself, and he is gradually climb
ing the ladder. l like his type far bet
ter than any blue -blooded snob."
Two other interesting guests yester-
daughters of John ("Honey Fitz") Fitz-
gerald, former Mayor of Boston. Their
father was run over recently by a
motor truck while saving some women
and children. lie was knocked uncon-
scious, and his first words on recovery
in the hospital were: "Thats too bad;
HOW I'll miss Lipton's races
years ago at Cowes during regatta
there. Describing the incident yester-
day Sir Thomas said: II had num-
Der of American guests aboard my
yacht Erin at the time. My captain
came to me and said: Sir Thomas, the
royal barge has just left the pier and
is headed this way. 1t looks as though
his Majesty is coming aboard the Erin.
II told my guests and the ladies
crowded around me and asked how they
should meet the King. The men asked
me what they should say. l showed
the ladies how to curtsey. Then they
all went below and put on their very
best clothes. My captain put on his
best uniformwith the shiniest buttons.
Confiscated Kings Launch
"Presently the royal barge drew up
alongside, and out stepped-not the
King, but Mayor Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton
"Afterward he told me that he heard
| was at Cowes and having some spare
time decided to come and see me- He
said he walked along the shore looking
for my launch, but decided that none
were good enough for mine. When he
found the best looking one, he decided
1T was mine and stepped in, directing
the crew to take him over to Sir
Thomas Upton aboard the Erin.
The crew, seeing him walk straight
up the royal pier to the launch, nat
urally thought he had received permits
sion from the King. Later told the
! King about the incident and he laughed
heartily at it, None but an American
could do that he said"
There was a record number of guests
aboard the Victoria yesterday. Aside
| from this it was apparently more
uneventful day than any previous one
during the races. There was a little
gloom at starting time, when a thick
| fog settled about the lightship.
This quickly cleared and the fifteen
minute signal was set When the start
ing whistle sounded Shamrock passed
over the line in the windward berth,
and there was great joy aboard the
Victoria. This was shortlived, how
ever, as Shamrock Immediately ran into
an air pocket and rested momentarily
/ becalmed. Resolute was more fortunate
and quickly gained the weather berth
after short tack This was the be-
ginning, CT Shamrock's ill-luck that per-
sisted throughout the race.
Steamer CabriIle Aground
ATLANTIC CITY, July 2s.-When