The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
RARE SPEED BY SHAMROCK.
THE CUlLLEReE6S WONDERFUL
REdCH IN The OPEN SE1.

In Run from sandy Hook to the Scot
| land LiRhtship She Covers the Distance
| at the Rate of Over IL I-e Nautical Miles
| An Hour-Sir Thomas Visits the Press Tug.
The shamroc had another trial OF Sandy
| Hook yesterday and won more friends by the
showing she made. She was sailed In brisk
| southerly breeze for nearly three hours and
| was tried cosehauled, running and reaching.
| and seemed to have more speed than she did
on the first days trial. Tho challenger was
Just as ST n as she was Monday. too. although
tho wind had little more weight in it and
there was quite jump on the sea. When
closehauled on the wind the Shamrock
did little bettor than II knots an
hour but the best piece OF sailing
during the trial was n reach from the Sandy
Hook IiRhtship to the Scotland lightship. Tho
distance. according to the charts. is four and
one eighth nautical miles and the course is
west by south The wind was south by east
bringing it on the yachts port beam, The
Shamrock started with small jibtopsail. but
took II in after sailing three minutes. and
then finished the reach with her mainsail.
working topsail. lib and forestaysail. She luffed
around the Scotland LiRhtship after sailing
~ minutes and 10 seconds. Figured closely
this Is at the rate Of 4 minutes and IS
seconds for milo or n fraction more than
thirteen and one-half nautical miles an hour
Considering the sails tho yacht carried and the
fact that her under body cannot be clean ed.
she not having been hauled out OF the water
since her races with the Britannia this was a
remarkable performance. When she Is in trim
and carries her club topsail. big jib topsail and
lug foresnil she will under similar conditions
be able to make better time than she did yes
terday
The Shamrock had on the suit Of sails she
carried in her first trial. To- day she will go
cut at 1870 O'Clock and Sir Thomas Linton
says that something new will be tried. 1t Is
expected that this will be a larger sail spread
which she can undoubtedly carry and carry
we'll
The strong wind that blow from the north
east all day on Monday died out during the
night and early in the morning tbs breeze
came from the south southeast Just as strong
as its predecessor. about fifteen knots The
wind kicked UP quite a sea and hose who had
seen the yacht sail on Monday in compara-
lively smooth water expected that she would
not DO SO wei when the waves were tumbling
against her nigh sides and slapping up under
her fun bow, The yacht had anchored in the
Horseshoe all night right OF he Government
the bay. Those on the two boats we're astir
early and on the Shamrock quite lot Of work |
Eing which had been stretched during the hrst |
trial. At" O'Clock she was ready to 40 outside |
for 70 her second trial, The jib and fore
$50 the ma nsail was hoisted. 1t was the |
same Piece q canvas that was, used on Mon
out to the end Of the boom and set |
more perfectly tnan it did whom first usol. 1t |
eash r0% Sn 10 0oHm and m luz to
to the end OF the poom,a IL a larger sail is to
he used another boom will havo 70 DO shipped
sail by tho sailors and Thomas RstseY Tho
ssimsker stood at the rail OF the Erin and and
hard to please. '"N''0'
N shape and Il was, twenty minutes. past 10
, clock when the ANCHOR was raised and a line
aiken ,,. from or the tug James 4. Lawrence The
Erin. with Sir Thomas Upton andChevalier do
% WAITING on x, The bridge 00wss h.5
stopped and launch from the Erin took Wiz
lam File. Thomas Ratsey and jesse Conn oil to
,sd racing s La9ht In tie meantime the tQpsqll
asy 1T had d5 sas s:1sf, s tssa
The + space bs,wsen ths gan and tho topmast.
ysTy LEX t1 sso foot d9.
between the mainsail and the mast above the
a. ,s sPF o'sfnst III. tou,t,.
b and crest brohen W ou, cast ssd tbs
y east. and the Shamrock. close hauled on the
'ea was forward Of the beam a"I but MlA i made
ss IN no Ssns Would TO the .ss
ltsr III bow, But instead Of Eoock dn
Rsu Ef fdo DSsd
instead OF being thrown up into the air and
allnG on the deck 0! the yacht as it does with
'ideways. The water seemed TO pile up to
coward rather more than 1t did on Monday,
there %ss re doE On 9S
water to show that big yacht had passed at
stayed thsre and sailed a. steadily as an old
Capt HoGarth was at the tiller and to judge
BY the little attention he raid to the stick the
vessel With ter steers but Tas Win n te! wSos
THAT THAT i. being done except those on board; The
straight and shows that she does not carry
ee helm that causes 90 much trouble on many
The stsrboard tack was only held for short
ims and then Capt Hosarth threw the Yacht
pS ri to st sss spun rrO1Hd 40
Her starboard higgins had stretched
5sscsp port and tack st IL isi5
IN this tack. Then her helm was put up and
son to ~ b back
' a 9rr the main sheer. and then Cart.
Tas lowered to port in quick time and the Biz
,iece OF canvas was SGT flying. English
iards.. and at the signal OF Capt. Wrnge
shot up from below deck like a cloud OF
team.
The sheet was made fast and the sail
lau!ed cupboard and in three min utes aft ar the |
.ybe had been made the Shamrock was sailing
before the wind with her big spinnaker draw
ng IKE team OF horses. Then the small lib
opsail was sent up.
on the wind the yacht travelled very easily.
The rode over the sea Just az easily as If the
yater vas as smooth as millPond. but once
n while one wave more vicious than the | ,
'thers would cause the yacht to roll so thai
Ter long boom touched in the water. She headed
ANDY Hook ieht:hlp. The tug jack DyKe
nan nan IN oharGe OF Capt John B; Fountain.
a fGht She can go IittIe better than twelve
he yacht. At 1888 O'Clock, when near the
,,andy Hook Lightship Can't. Hogarth orderei
he spnnaker in and IN quick time the big saii |
C% d1SPpsd t, to the deck and stowcd away be-
cen that It eNtendcd iust heYond Tho mi u |