The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-22
NEWPORT SELECTED.
Definitely Stated That
Races Will Be
There.
ERIN IS DRY D0CKED.
Shamrock Will Be Cleaned
and Polished We'd
nesday.
ERIN is DRY DOCKED.

New York, Aug. 21.-The day races
between the yachts Columbia and De-
fender Will be sailed on Sept. 2. and 6,
off Newport. Circulars giving the de-
tails of these races will be issued in a
few days.
The final selection of the Newport
course for the final trial races, to select
defender for the Americas cup,
meets the entire approval of the man
aging owners of both big sloops. In
fact, it is understood that c. Oliver
Iselin and William Butler Duncan re-
quested that this course be selected,
chiefly for the reason that the starting
point is easier of access than Sandy
| Hook, and again because in the event
| of an accident to either hull, spars,
rigging or sails, of either yacht, more
than day can be saved in reaching
the Herreshoffs, where an or any of
those repairs can be made.
William Butler Duncan, who has
charge of the Defender, is in town. He
was seen at his club tonight, and asked
to verify the statement about the races
taking place off Newport. THAT state
ment is correct" said he, the races
will be sailed off Newport, during the
| first week in September, and it would
be nonsense to sail them anywhere else.
The course is infinitely better than that
| off Sandy Hook for obvious reasons,
and l am very glad we are to sail
there"
The occupation of the Tompkinsville
boatman is Aone-for the present at
| least. Sir Thomas Liptons steam
yact Erin and his challenging yacht
| Shamrock, both left their anchorage
| this morning and went to the Erie
| basin, where the Erin was dry locked
and the Shamrock was moored to one
of the piers south of the dry dock.
BY shutdown the hull of the Erin had
been cleaned and painted below the
water line. Tomorrow she will be
| painted above the water line, and We'd
nesday she is to be floated out to make
| room for the Shamrock, which takes
her place in the dock.
AS soon as the Shamrock was made
| fast to the pier, the steam derrick Ann
| pion went alongside and lifted off her
main boom, gaff, top mast and square
sail yard. The main mast and jigger-
mast will not be taken out until she
comes off the dry dock, it is said The
| crew were engaged during the after
1 noon in transferring all the mess gear
| and the stores to the tender Nonawan-
| tucka, upon which the crew is to eat
and sleep until the Plymouth comes
| from Boston.
| The Shamrock's chronometers were
| sent on shore today and by noon to-
morrow she will be stripped of every
ounce of superfiuous weight.
The underbody of the Defender was
painted this afternoon for the first time
| in the history of the boat. The paint
is of dark green and was mixed in the
Herreshoff works. If it proves of the
requisite character after a good trial
and resists marine growth, it will I'M
| doubtedly be tried on the Columbia.
Heretofore the boats both have been
| painted as far as the water line, while
| the underbodies have been FURNISHED.
The Columbia was hauled along the
Herreshoff wharf this afternoon and
| there are indications that her pine mast
will be- unstepped tomorrow All the
| interior fittings were taken out of the
| new boat and hereafter the officers and
| crew will live exclusively on the tender
St MichaelS.