The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
SHAMROCK DRAWS y FEET.
TWO FEET MORE THAN COLUMBIA
BELOW THE WATER LINE.

Drydock and Anchors ON Iompkinsvills
-shamreok's sphrs not yet stepped
The Shamrock draws 20 feet Of water. Her
depth OF hold. according to her Custom House
certificate. il 10 8 feet. Her free board IL about
<fsst amidships, 20 that she has a I'm below
her hall proper Of about 10 feet These figures
are based on Information obtained yesterday
from q very reliable source. The Informant
did not wish TO DO quoted. but said that he had
seen the decking plans for the yacht and that
they called for "a feet which was the drsuGht
Of the Shamrock. This makes the challengers
drauRht feet more than that Of the Coum bia.
II was rather q quiet day for tho sailors OF
the Shamrock yesterday. 1t was thought that
the steel racing mast would be stepped. but
Captains Hogarth and Wrinee. after q long
consultation, decided not TO put the mast In.
and last night were still undecided az to when
the spar would be put On board. 1t will prob
ably be some time to-day II the weather Is IA
vorabls. Tho sailors. however had plenty to
do. They worked with will and seemed much
better than they did In the heat Of the two pre-
vious days. DR.. Mackay reported that the mon
who had been Ill were all on the eonvalesesnt
list and would soon be we'll again.
Two more attaches Of the 1est Of Sir Thomas
Upton arrived on the Aurania yesterday and
were taken from the steamer to the Erie basin
on tho tug James A. Lawrence. They wore
William Crawford. the superintendent OF the
Fife yard ut Fairlie. and an assistant named
Fife. DR.. Mackay went over on the tug to get
them and their baggage. He said that as far
as no know the man named Fife was no rsla-
tion to the designer. although he might be-
There arc as many Flies Of Fairle a. there
are Smiths or Browns in any large city
remarked tho Doctor. Probably they all be-
long TO the Same family" The Aurania also
hrou1ht ovar aavaraI balaa ~ aaila fnp ha
Shamrock. which will be transferred to the
yacht or to the storehouse to-day.
A gang OF men was at work yesterday getting
the racing spars roady to be put on board and
another gang overhauled the rigging some OF
which was placed on the deck OF the yacht and
will DO sent up as soon 40 the mast 10 stepped.
The superintendent Of the dry dock said yes
terday he understood the Shamrock would
not be put In the dock until she had been COM
pletely rugged and IL was very probable that
she would not he hauled out to clean until Just
before the rnces. He said that there would be
no trouble In docking tho yacht In the big
C...,s u" 49,, w" 40.
Captaihs hoearth ana "r'nEe went 70 tho
The Yacht va" J IN cb,rr. -, John H.r,,toU tbs
navigator who hspsd bring the yacht across
the Atlantic. He will rem ain here until after
the Cup races and then take the yacht back
ar,in
aka"'
The Erin was fioated out OF the Dry Dock at
q an o,,joct T., TIA ,,orntnx and ,.ttb C.nt
- eo." :" VI" "'"A a'u Wv" N'p"
brendon OF tho Lawrence as pilot she went to
Com muuipav to coal. after which she pro-
oo W ''"'' ",'0' ""'.n e"' ~
oeeoed 10 her former anchorage on IomPkins-
villa Her topridos ra TO be painted vhite and
IL -. n, :, -. a, g., 40.
INC yecnt VIII % pun IN ehdPe reany lor tne
arrival OF Sir Thomas Linton As the Erin left
A.. - a. - q. p...i., ....L.
inc uook the Jug 81. fatrick PASSED ana shc gave
the visitor three blasts Of her whistle in aalute
C.rt M.t,h.w. tooL ~. =. M an, an -, aood
Cspt' Hat'he"s TOOK tnls az an omen OF eooo
luck , aou Ans"orea tne sal,''e Win three long
plasse rom the whistle on the Erin. CheHaiier
ae Aaf'ho was on the forward oecH as 'he
Erin mace the trir across inc harbor and made
several sKe'ches "hioh nc VII! use ID some OF
the pictures NO ]" 70 paint ilIustrat've OF his
Vis' mere no recognised george toulds
steAmeI h'aLan'a ione oeiore any ono else on
poaro o'o. oneVaier DC hnrt'ho saw the nrst
race Tor tho cup when the America won and he
mas seen several that nave been sailed on this
s,ds: ne mas great opinion OF the shamrocks
apiiity out says that TO nave arair race It 10 ABB
soiuteFy necessary that there should be plenty