The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-02
The YACHTS MEASURED.
Columbia and Shamrock Pass
Through the Hands Of
Mr.. HysIop.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 1899-The yachts
Columbia and Shamrock are being mea-
sured at the Navy Yard this morning.
The crew of the Columbia bent her MAIN
sail soon after nine o'clock and Measurer
John Hyslop, of the New oYrk Yacht
Club, began measuring the yachts at $50.
He completed his work in one hour and
half. There were fifty men on board
the yacht at the time of the measure
ment.
The Shamrock arrievd at the Nevy Yard
from Erie Basin at $50. She will be haul
ed into smooth water and measuhed inn
medlately after Columbia. Sir Thomas
Upton, Admiral Beresford and the rest of
the Upton party, were present during the
measurement of Columbia.
After the Columbia had been measured
for the first time l. 700 pounds Of lead were
put into her hold to replace the dunnage
taken out Her water line measurement
as measured the second time is 50 feet 8
inches and small fraction of an inch.
The Eolum|bia's main boom is 105 feet 6
inches long, the same as the Denfender's. s..
The Colunbias spare boom has been used
by the Defender
The cup defender was measured by Mr..
John Hyslop, official measurer of the
New York Yacht Club.
At one o'clock the Shamrock was still
to be measured but preparations were be-
ing made to float the Irish challenger into
the dry dock at that hour, as soon as the
Columbia had been towed out.
Measurer Hyslop put the tape onu the
Columbia's hull twice and 1t was rot an
til 12:30 o'clock that he completed the
final measurement The water was let in
to the dry dock early this morning and
Hyslop there was nearly Is feet of water
in the dock, enough to float the CoIum-
bia with many feet to spare. The meas
spars first and after getting those figures
began the more delicate operation Of
measuring the overhangs.
Mr. HySlOp was assisted in his work
by Designer Nat Herresoff and Captain
Charlie Barr, while Mr.. ]. Cornell of the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club represented Sir
Thomas Upton. The forward overhang
measurements were obtained by hanging
a. plumb line from the top OF the stern
and with a long wooden rod taking the
distance on the surface of the
water between the plumb line and
boate- The stern overhangs measurement
was obtained in a similar manner After
making few calculations with the fig
,,,aa. ures obtained a1a by the first measure
Iselin and Mr. Heffeshoff. OF colum-
bias waterline length 1t was evident
at the water line was shorter than they
cared to have the Columbia sail on, so a
dozen men were sent ashore and going to
the tender Plymouth carried over a num-
Der of pigs of lead aggregating 100
Ssaa II Of Tn he ang wsre Places IN
stated that this weight was to replace
the dunnage taken out.
Mr.. Hyslop again measured the for
ward and aft overhang and after getting
the length over all informed the party on
the Columbia that her waterlfne length
was fraction over SO feet inches. This
appeared tod be about the correct figure
and. with stencil Mr.. Hyslop made a
V-shape mark in red on both the star
board and port sides of the boat abreast
of the c0mpanionway showing the
point at which the water came on the
hull. This was evidently done to avoid
any possible question as to increasing
ballast in the future. Among those who
watched the operation of taking the
measurements were Sir Thomas Upton,
owner of the Shamrock; Rear Admiral
Sir Charles Beresford, Mr.. Ar
mold Morley, Sir Henry Durdett and
Chevalier Martino. Rear Admiral Beres-
ford looked the Columbia over with a
critical eye and said in comparing the
cup defender with the cup challenger that
the American boat was much more SYM
metrical and graceful in appearance
He believed, however, that this was due
to the white paint with which her top
sides are covered and went on to say that
in his opinion the green paint on the
Shamrock made her look bulkier than she
really was and that if she was painted
white she would look fully as graceful
as the Columbia.
Chevalier Martino said that according to
his eye the Columbia was the best look
ing boat of the two from an artistic
Stanfnoint