Show ROOSEVELT FOR AMATEUR SPORT Presents Cup to Owner of Vim and Praises Sportsman Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Sportsmanship ship of Germans Oyster O t r z Bay N Y Sept S pt 11 President placed himself on record to today toda today day da as a an nn enthusiastic supporter of ama amu amateur tf ur sports sport Ho also took occasion to th a n new link ot of friendship between tho United States and una Germany Ho ib did this by b making the official pre of ot the Roosevelt cup to the tho A Yacht club lub the troph which was wa won by the yacht acht Vim of that club during the recent international races Mass In which several severn I Ger German German man Than bouts boats competed unsuccessfully The presentation was made on ou board the presidents flagship the Mayflower anchored in the entrance to Oyster O ster Bay After tho presentation which was wit witnessed witnessed by a dozen representatives of the yachting fraternity including several members of the German crews and mem bers ls of the cabinet an elaborate luncheon was served in the dining rooms of the little cruiser In presenting the trophy troph the president said aid that he wished wl ed to give his most hearty to amateur sports of nil all 11 kinds lunds Otherwise he remarked he would not be oe participating in the th function and the trophy would not boar bear his name Germans Great Sports The president next commended the of tho the Germans They had ho lu 1 said demonstrated that they could withstand the supreme test of sportsmen they could lone lOBe gracefully While the president congratulated the th winning club most heartily ho he said there was a note nott of regret In his endorsement because the had lost However he felt fIt great rt n satisfaction that the yachts which had C como orne across the ocean for the race had 1 hren pen in tha tho th winnings Referring to the theme thene me cne ne race won von on by a German yacht Speaking more seriously serIous the president said paid aid there thero was a side to the races just xin Im and to the function taking place pIn co which meant far more to the German and American nations than the winning of the cup ep that in the tho sportsmanship of th two 1 1 wo nations was being developed a n fra fraternal fm ra feeling which was most desirable for lor tho the welfare of both countries The cup was presented present at the conclusion sion slon of the speech to Commodore Trenor L Hi Park owner of or the Vim Toast to Emperor William When luncheon was served President Roosevelt proposed a toast to the em emperor emperor of oC Germany This was responded to later by Captain one of the German representatives In a toast to he ho president pr of or the United States Stat s Jn ln n pro proposing proposing proposing posing the toast the German captain took occasion to voice the cordial feeling which ho ne said his fellow yachtsmen felt for American amateur yachtsmen n He said it I had nd a n pleasure to lose if that was to be e their fate to so Stir representatives of the sport He commented comment d on tho the fact that tat every possible advantage had been bet n nn f n th the strangers in I these waters wn The rhe he toast concluded with three rousing cheers fr the president After the luncheon Captain Yf of 11 c the German Gf Yacht club delivered to th the president nt personal m he bore from Emperor r William und anti from his brother Prince Henry Henr of or Prussia These Thell messages mE 8 were not male made m l public and Captain Veits ells said the messages the president re ret t were regarded rt ns fiS equally iS s con conf f although h the captain was most enthusiastic tlc In his endorsement of Pr l d nt Roosevelt elt H lIp is indeed a II great he com corn commented l Both the th Pm eror and the he pr president dent have many mam striking points of or simi 1 rity and they should and must muM mu t meet |