New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-19


Dykman she was only passing through the
water at the rate OF eight knots an hour. She
was then said to go just four miles in half an
hour That was at LII. when the log was ex-
amined. and she afterward went into the port
tack at 25. making the turn slowly IN eighteen
seconds
She was now heading south by west, and
afterward more westerly. the wind breaking
her Of first 10 south-sJuthwest and afterward
10 southwest by south.
The tug Lawrence. which was marking the
weathery turning point, was now lying motion
less waiting for the Shamrock 90 turn. The
tug was southeast by east. half east. from the
Shamrock but nobody board the yacht
seemed To appreciate that the tug could be made
on Immediately going about The yacht con-
tnued further TIL the tug lay east by south,
and she was running southwest by south, half
south
II is possible that Mr.. Fife wished 70 strain
the spars as much possible on the next leg
% fetch the tug. because In her next tack %
starhoard (made at 30 she held her sneets
fat although not close hauled Her line for the
tug was course over ten points of the course
she had been on before she tackled. That shows
how she OverstOod.
she vas now heading east half north and
vas racing along with her lee deck almost
awash and with a hard full In her hatteneo
sails Al 2:10 the crew began 20 lower the SPIN
maker boom IN port 10 prepare FOR the home
ward course after the q he.
GOOD WIND LOST.
The Shamrock rounded the tug Lawrence. TAX
ing an easy gybe and putting the boom over Al
PIP The spinnaker boom Immediately dropped
the rsst 81 the way. and the spinnaker went up
and out. tied in stops and looking Ike long
rope. She broke out her spinnaker az lido
just ifty-AvA seconds after her boom went over
She then took course about north northeast
and was making fine speed with the big wing
set 10 port She Immediately lowered her work
Ing foresail and sent UP her balloon foresah'
which is cut high from the deCk-almost hIgher
thar the men could reach. and the sail loses
lot 81 wind that might he used nv A lower f0ot'
Y was noticed on this that she I'D not set
her balloon jib. This remarked In SPIN
maker run she made in her second trial and ap-
parertly her sailors have not got onto the
Yankee trick ~ making the balloon IN "ork
with tho spinnakAr. Instead Of this they sent mp
a slightly larger iib topsau. which did not more
than half M the space that ought 70 have been
filed
WHAT THE LOG SHOWS
On the reading Of the patent log on the Dyk-
man II was found that the press tug had gone
through twerty-one and four-'enths knots IN
following the outward lacking o. the shamrock
This was not anything Ike the distance sailed
10y the Shamrock. because the press tug always
cut off the corners. and thus saved much traV-
cling Consequently the Shamrocks sailing
might easily be said 20 he TWO miles more
which would make her total logging between
mark and mark something Ike tWent y-IouF
knots. This TALES with what Is SHOWN py tI@
compass courses. which were caretuAy laktH'
the DOat never sailing as high as louI poll-s
from the wind II she had she would nave
logged twenty knots in beating fifteen miles
this being the length 81 the course and one tnlII
more. The extra mileage shows Where ner
The wind or The course homeward soon
proved unfavorable for the carrying OF a spin
maker and a. 22N she took II in and headed
80 80 bar course about northwest by west
on his run in the wind increased. and she had
f. ahaft the beam. she completely ran away
.rom the tug Dykman and hor own tuE Law
renee. and completed the distance 70 the Scot-
land Idghtship exactly fifteen knots. In hour
and q minutes. She arrived A. the lightship
Tbe time heating out was 2.l5,30. the run
ba * took ! hour 13 minutes. The total time &C.
cupied in sailing the course - thirty ana fot5-
tenth knots ffteen OF which We're 20 wincWari
The shamrock averaged 1892 knots - wind
ward in her beating to the outer buoy. In easier
figures this NAV he called six and three-quarters
knots dead 70 windward hour
And here % an interesting problem Can the
Columbia sail better than this TO W'nd"afd'
pointing higher. or in any other way
a report that Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Sham
rock had a narrow escape from being struck ~
Pinch shell sred from Sandy Hook yesterday
afternoon was denied last evening By Captain Rob
erts conmardant of the post on Governors Island.
. Captain Roberts vas IN command OF Battery A. 5tn
Artillery while r. was engaged IN target practice
ar Fort Hancock yesterday
The Shamrock vas not anywhere near our range
% fire 10 said and besides. We di9rt Ere
Pinch gun We fred a 10-inch gun using 90
shells that had beer made over 10 ~ T. I-s elNva-
ton was only FOR a distance Of As yards. which
. av-av inside Of any channel. and The angle of
Gre was such that there could be no ricochst. The
: saw her -u-n and come in and soe was nowhere
near our line of IRE
~ +a-ra- practice testing Of shells and guns was
gong on A. me sandy Hook Proving Grounds. and
- is said that scattering shells might have come
from there Men who were a. Fort Hancock "a
however that they had me Shamrock IN sight a..
frA -i-a and that 10 shot fel near her.
None ~ The officers who were a. me Proving
Grounds during ne day came ~ 70 Governor =
island as- niZht 80 t1at m statement could -
obtained from them