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Show Persistence, Thy Name Is Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Llpton, who hap failed 'n four attempts to win the America's cup, the blue ribbon trophy of International Interna-tional yacht racing, is coming here in September to make what he terms "a flnu) effort to get the bloomln'mug." Sir Thomas, who has monopolized the challenging for the historical cup over a period of 23 years, and whose sportsmanship has won him the friendship friend-ship of thousands of Americans, wants to win the cup before he dies. It is bl hobby in life. After his Shamrock IV was defeated de-feated by the Resolute, the American defnder, In 19'JO, the Ulster tea mer-chnnt mer-chnnt snld: "I probably have more cups than any other yachtsman In the world. I have sailed In Germany. France, fsaln, England, Scotland anil Ireland, fiave won prizes In sll parts if the iiuerp?. nnd I sin mighty prom' of them, but I'd swap the lot for that cun I've tr!-1 four t!mg to get." With Just what kind of a cruft the lrls.li fporisiuan will elect to challenge U not knvwn, but It Is said he wants to change from a sloop to ft schooler, |