Show RfMOVfS S rNG Of DEFEAT SIR THOMAS LIPTONS FINE REATMNTY AMERICANS Admits That His Yacht Was Fairly Beaten By a Better Boat The Shamrock to Sail For Home New York OC 21Sandy Hook bay the scene of so much yachting interest during the pat month is deserted tonight to-night save for a few coasters and llsh enncn lying at anchor The emerald hued yacht Shamrock about which the British hopes have been centered and which has been fairly defeated in her races for the Americas cup was towed away soon after noon She now lies off 3 the statue of liberty In the upper bay ready to go into the Erin basin tomorrow morrow there to be stripped and re o ycelve her jury rig for her trip back to f Glasgow about a week hence l Early in the forenoon the victorious i r Columbia was towed to Tompkinsville and at 1 oclock she was taken In fr tow by the Corsair the flagship of the te New York Yacht club and towed up f the East river to New Rochelle thereto there-to be stripped and laid up In the near future No victorious yacht ever received k such a demonstration a did the Colum bia and her consort as she passed up thtf harbor Every steamer that had steam up and every vessel that had a flag saluted hei from the battery to Harlem and to New Rochelle The lender len-der St Michaels which accompanied the yachts also came In for her share of applause I Sir Thomas Lipton when seen by a z Associated Press represetttative on board the steam yacht Erin which anchored an-chored off TompkinsviHe Staten Is land soon after noon today said I hope to remain here for a week lj or ten days during which I shall visit F Chicago I have not attempted to doa do-a business since my arrIval having given oil my time to the Shamrock You may not believe it but I have more than 200 unopened letters which simply were over had t wait until these races 1 have nothing to say concerning result of the races except that my boat was not fast enough and that she was fairly and squarely beaten The Columbia lumbia is a wonderful yacht and I have ben more than fairly treated by my competitors The Shamrock will betaken be-taken to Erie basin where her jury rig will b put on her and we expected she will be able to sail for the other side accompanied by the Erin In about ten days Sir Thomas was very much impressed e by the cordial manner in which he was received on board the Corsair wa reived o boar yesterday terdayby Commodore J Pierpont Morgan Mor-gan and by Mr Iselln and his party who had sailed on the Columbia They are a fine set of men and true sportsmen added SIr Thomas |