Show SAYS CAPTAIN SOLD OUT Statement Sir Thomas Tomas is Claimed to tc Have Eave Made garding Former Forer Race Bacu I Toledo Toleo 0 O Sept Sept 28 Several v 1 I Ialo published to the a statement was tie ago alo a a wa effect that Sir Thomas Lipton Linton on lit his S recent r ent trIp Across the waters wat rs to this thi 5 made the statement that one on S of hIs hl sold him out In the last las t race rac for tor This statement was wa 5 for tor one on e to B Wade years year of the foremost business roan men in this thi S city who said Sir Thomas Thoma made that tha t remark to him when they were fellow fello 5 passengers rs Sir Thomas promptly de denied den denied nied n d It It Mr lr Wade Vade remembered red that tat a n prominent nit nent t wholesale whole le merchant of at New York John Joan nl McCullagh of at the Belfast Linen i Handkerchief company had been P pr prent pins ant ent nt and overheard the statement He H e I was wa rather nettled netted at Sir Thomas curt cur t denial denil of the assertion and wrol wroL Mr McCullagh for tor confirmation of the th e matter mater Following Is the statement t made by M Wade and there thereto to IB i i the letter latter leter ue ile C received from Mr MI 1 g I Out Oit our second morning out from a Liverpool Friday Aug 16 1619 about abou Lt a a m Mr 11 John McCullough f New Net Nete V irk rk and the writer were it t the Ui e te wrier Uie heed head hed of the main on board the th e steamer steer Teutonic bound for or New YorK Yori when Sir Thomas Thoma came up the te stairs stirs I At the landing we arose and extended ci the morning greeting when he lie asked aske a us to be bo seated During the te conversation we wished I I he might win the coming race as we e I believed beleve it I would create crete a livelier in Iii interest telnet terest In yachting for the future when i unsolicited on our part and without it any reserve on art he went on to t 0 art tell tel us how his hit captain had sold out oU it two years ago for tor about abut or 0 I am ate not certain certin whether he said O BO i or OP but that his crew was as true tre as aU aUstel a S iS steel stel W Ye We thoa ted said tt t to him that when hf he hp found his captain vim not doing what was wua WI right richt ho hr li should have dis die discharged charged him Mr Lipton replied that tat ho he was wae not a sailor and that tat he could not sail san th the boat Dat but this time he had th the designer with him hm and Captain Sycamore who were the best and truest sailors In all al England In a general gen ral conversation he was quite Q tc severe with isis bis former Lorer Signed Signe B D F WAnE WADE HerA Her in is f he the letter he received WADE from Mr Ir McCullough Mr Ir B D F Wade Vad Toledo 0 O Dear Bear Sir Yours of ot Aug 25 received The conversation wo we had with wih Sir Thomas Lipton is correct I remember It J distinctly but there ther appeared In one of ot our papers pape the statement crediting Mr S Li F Wade which credits you with saying that Sir Thomas Thoma told you his c w was WIS disloyal H Hr denied ever making such a a statement and from your letter you evidently did not eith er Some reporter got gt your statement twisted twiste as a regards the crew and it I wee wc evidently shown to Sir Thomos Tomos as a he came cne out Ott with wih a prompt denial You have gut got gt the correct conversation on which wan waa Wn to the effect erect that the crew were loyal but that the sailing mae mas ma ter and those thone who were under und r him were at 1 Signed JOHN |