Colonel Roosevelt Praises Sir Thomas Lipton.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 238, 16 October 1901, Page 4

Colonel Roosevelt Praises Sir Thomas Lipton.

Colonel Theoloke Roosevelt (now Prosident), at the dinner by the members : o£ the Seawaiihuka Yacht Club, in New Yoik, • to Sir Thomas Lipton. complimented the latter and his countrymen on their sports- i manlike spirit in endeavoring ior the last ; fifty vears to take the America Clip back to i their native shotes. .. •* 1 am sure,” said the then Y ice-I resident. ( '• that 1 utter the sentiment of every club J member here when I express the hope that we will still keep the cup. Vet. if we lose it, we would be glad to lose it to such a sportsman as yourself. •• If vo't cany it away—which heaven ior-fend--all of us will try for the next titty years at least to pet it back again.'’ There were one hundred and six guests present at the dinner, which was attended [j-.- Sir Thomas J.ipl »n, it.tv.. 1 , Carrie, bis 1 representative in Ann tea. Dr Held Mae!.ay, E. L. Watson, and J. 3. Hilliard, commodore of the lioyal Hag Vaent Club. Sir Thomas responded with several graeei lul acknowledgment saying how greatly' flattered he felt at being the guest of such a yachting club as the Seawanhaka. As Sir Thomas seated himself, Colonel lioosevelt arose, stating that he wanted to say just one word. - Within a few days,” said Col. Uooscvclt, it will be lifty years since the America Cup came to this side of the Atlantic. I wonder if any of us appreciate or give full credit to the sportsmanlike spirit and the indomitable energy of the men who, throughout those years, have been coming to these shores time and time again, undaunted by previous failures, to take back the cup.”