Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02
Opinion Of a Boston Yachting ES-
pert Of Good Reputation,
HAS INSPECTED SHAMROCK.
Defects In Her Model According to
the view Ieid by American
Enthusiasts.

a. q. Mcvoy. tho Boston Iieralds
yachting expert. made an examination
OF tho shamrock. His comparison Of
the two yachts has convinced him that
the American yacht has more chances
Co win than the challenger. lie says.
'in tho nut place. the shamrock has
no round stern in the sense of the tow-
boat like that on the steam yacht Elcc-
ira or that on the boston yacht porc-
Crime. Her stern ia not much out
from that ot the Columbia. the only
difference being that tho unrni OF tho
Columbia hna "a sweep of ten inches 10
it from "a straight line across. while the
Shamrock has fully two feet 20 tho
sweep, and this great sweep Is just
what makes The difference between tho
Shamrock and the Columbia, and moth
Ing else except that tho Shamrock Is
tho noatrr 0f the two. ftUr stern Is
just like the is.footcr except pro rata
Tor the beam u b. wider quite 10 feet
across.
"lirr deck line forward has not the
fun sweep TO- % that Americana have
seen In the fastest flyers, Tor from "a
point In the wake ~ the mnHtH 90 the
steam head 10 comes ln bic sharp
and while the frames here ure fun be-
low, ut the toy they come up rather
straight aud do not naur out at the
head ls they do in the waist and alons
Che quurtrm,
"sho has shorter ovcrh1uginFs than
The columbia. especially thH bow. ON
quurtprur Wow thH sweep Go the stem
has the appearance 90 being Hnuhhod'
hut got broad on from 10 aud Do shows
nn gusy curve and hna nothing OF tho
quick, Hnub turn Co o.
IL u in the bow lines that The sham
rock differs from the Columbia more
than she does lu the quarters aud run,
ilpr bow BE- nlod pro rata Tor beam. and
while not Hu sharp nH tho Columbia,
atlll u lH not blunt and Dr. more like the
Niagara while the Columbia b. more
like the 3laf1utcr across both In her eu4
trance and the sweep uf her dock line.
Fife bias given the Shamrock fairly
full bow lines ANA they uro not 30
sharp ua the Nulkyric III, which has
grcator beam.
As she rides 90 her muoringH tho
Shamrock appears much larger than
tho Columbia and has a. more powerful
look. She seems. and iH bulkiur an over.
and as between her and the Columbia
tho latter 10 "a drlioatcly turned boat
while the former o. bigger and has not
the Tine fncy look OF the American
yacht.
"t'lfc 10 the Shamrock has gone TO
less beam than Watson did In the Val
kyflc III, and De has given his ship
a wider stern and fuller bow, In liEht
winds ana % sea, where tho Columbia
can drft Hp fast Americans have not
much Co fear from the shamrock In
these conditions, $50 when u goes 10
nerye hammer on end by wind and sea,
tho shamrock has mo- advantage over
the Columbia ana Il ID doubtful II she
will BE- uH good,
after seeing the Shamrock nj her
muurlugH and after following the Col-
uWhlA ln every race she has thus far
sailed, ! am stronger for the Columbia
than ever, and believe that she has
moro ohunCna Go win, as yachting
weather COMES ana goes, that the Fife
boat, and this opinion u shared By
yaChHmrn who size up matters la a
conservative way"
Wall streets Interest ln the coming
races 90 the Columbia and the sham
rock Tor the Americas cup was shown
when the nrat wager ou the result was
recorded. An enthusiastic admirrr Of
frrud odds uf three 10 one uu the Amer
lean yacht and succeeded IN placing
5000 60 $500, These odds may furnish
the basis of many bets within the next
few woke