The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
THIS IS SMART SAILING.
FINE PERFORMANCE or THE SHAM
ROCK OFF SANDY NOOK.

Tho Shamrock made the BnarpS VINO nave
been watching her trials of Sandy Hook open
their eyes yesterday. There were several
yachts out to follow tho challenger over the
course and some pilots on the New York,
when they heard the time made. agreed that
the sloops performance was remarkable. She.
reached down the coast In breeze that was
from twelve to fifteen knots In strength. and
that varied a point north and south OF east.
Tho re ch to the so Inward was made in hour
= minutes 80 seconds. an average speed OF
1913 knots IN hour and she reached homo
against the tide in / hour IL minutes and 90
seconds or an average OF II So knots an hour.
Her average out and back for the thirty miles
was LOB knots an hour The reach out was
with the wind abeam and her sheets were kept
rather fat. They could have been eased at
least six feet more than they were. and 1t
looked MS though the yacht was not being
driven for all she was worth. Coming back.
the wind had shifted so that 1t was a point or
two forward n the beam and the yacht was
trimmed natter than when she went out. TAX
ing 1t altogether it was fine performance and
those who arc interested In the Shamrock
were delighted.
After passing the Scotland Lightship the
Shamrock beat about four miles to windward
IN light breeze and then ran back with spin
maker. She did not do so well on these points
of sailing and confirmed the opinion that
rencnlnG Is ner long SUIT, anu tndt sne IL not q
very fast boat in light airs.
Tho tug Lawrence towed the challenger out
side the Hook shortly after 10 O'Clock. When
the line was cast off the yacht was held In the
wind while the clubtopsa was sent aloft.
Capt. Hogarth selected the intermediate club
topsail. 1t is not the largest she can carry but
it is larger than any that have been seen on
the Columbia. While this sail was being
set the Erin went out Sir Thomas Upton
- NJ. l. D,,-l
as guests: The, wind was from the cast by
north. nice club topsail breeze. Tho sea was
smooth. but out to tho eastward the waves were
ST'd T'h '1% II. Day Rs5S ss
rock S snils were as perfect as ever. They had
sey and. the mainsail which was bent for the
first time on Thursday was stretched out to the
end OF the boom and gan.
1t had been arranged that tho yacht was to
reach to the south fifteen miles then to sai to
Wind '' Rad i2as would be "" almost 'f 10
2windw99Tdi aph then reach to the SECT ct.
s ana aaS fnshn Ss p %& The t6 5ai
distance for this course was thiTty.sx nspti,
1 she ree t%f ha p S
the Scotland Lightship healing due. south.
The Erin jogGS. down TO to the ng sh
and the Shamr1ek sailed arGrnd getting her
signal. Five ninutes later the preparatory
ssigna was given, and t shortly atterward the the
stood Tor the no on tho port tack. The lib
topsa was broken out and Just as the start
Hoearth sent the Shamrock over the line with
nll her canvas drawing we'll and with good
The wind at this time was bout twelve knots
an hour. but Il hardened as the yacht got fur
ing fast undor fifteen knot breeze. The sea
vas rolling, IN from the cast In lively fashion
Fife must have wished for. The yacht headed
south by east. and as soon as she crossed the
Dyimsn Capt Jack Fopntain shouted to his
engineer to open her up and the tug began
Il Ts Ct G G
Then the tug Increased her s.red to eleven and
s ss and 0 S s could hGa 90 Tss
low as close rs possible.
and nh lied bs s Ss in ts s. al :a ssf.s
,hat her rail waS down to the Ta'sr She was
a scared deer Every inch of her can
Ssins o'1 tS"rssuEh S .ssssa 'p sss
nndd C of hnF ssnS thu tho
was was more r%EeG than mile fe shead The shamrocf
was rapidly approaching the Lawrence. and i
fifteen S nm miles les fr.t' The LaSrense won. but
anchor at. 1888 ocIoCk and three minutes
later the Shamrock jib topsqii was lowered.
started on to rench back up the coast Her
been hour. 9 minutes. 30 seconds and her
average speed 1918 knots an hour ~ ''
There en- must have been some misunderstand-
TO the Sandy Hook Liehtship; she laid her
course e straight Tor the scotland hghtshp on
the beam and sheets were trmmed fatter than
they were on The reach 3qt The lib topseil
yaGs the HooE Rs
sea was smootherr and a baby Iib t2Egsal!!
10 the cast northeast, but the, yacht was
going almost as fast as she did on the reach out.
where shp was timed at 2:lO,2O. The reach
home had been made in hour. II minutes
Knots an hqut The thirty milos had been coy
cred in hours. 20 minutes. and 20 seconds
an average speed over the course of 1888
Arter. few minutes rest the yacht started
Sn% had Tss snd vhs
blowing east by south, She sailed around
thu tm. 1aGen E %ss 9n& o Ss sS 's sSd
on the star,hoard tack heading east
os1tus FoSs in and fe o e Gws ,
aey, alterations. that suggested themselves
The wind had fallen T. about eight knots an
doing anything, remarkable., She was not
pointing very high nor footing fast; After
about and headed south BY, east one hall east
She had worked in eight and half points.
watched the boat got into a heated argument
on the question OF her sailing faster, on one
tack than on another She was certainly slower
on tho port tack than she was on the starboard
tack. bat this was probably due to the wind
falling and not to any error OF building. Some
yachts do sail faster on one tack than on an-
other, but it has usually been found that they
have not been built true or their masts are not
Gettrue. The Shamrock tackled TO starboard
at 2:44 :O5, ana WAS ! seconds from full to full
Al 2:55:2O she tack cd again and the prepara-
tons were made Tor run back. The spin
maker boom was lowered on the port side at
2:5I 40 Al 2:59 the sheet was eaSed of and
lOiEtpI n ban ONT
The Shamrock had beat about four miles and
was due SOD OF tho Sandy Hook Ightship
She ran back three and oight-tenths miles and
made that distance in twenty-seven minutes
The spinnaker was taken in and the yacht
dropped her head sails. took tow from the
Lawrence and went to her anchorage.
On Friday evening smoking concert was
given on the Erin. at which several OF the
Army officers stationed at Fort Hancock were
present. Matthew: the Glngalese. setyant sang
which has proved so popular here The Erin
was beautifully illuminated during the evening