The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

UEo trophy rTCIu 1tS ALuorlCdA Ae-
fenders-It Will Prove the Warmest
Fight of Them All.
New York, Oct. 2-The first race Of the
International series between the Amer
lean yacht Columbia and the British
challenger Shamrock will be sailed to-
morrow, weather permitting, over
course Is miles to Windward or leeward
and return, off Sandy Hook. The start
is to be made at IL o'clock from Sandy
Hook lightsflip unless a postponement
is ordered. But no race of the series is
to be started later than 1890 D. m.
One of the greatest surprises for
yachtsmen since the arrival of the
Shamrock in these waters was the an
nouncement officially made at the New
York Yacht club tonight that the CO.
lumbia would have to allow the Sham
rock six and thirty-one -hundredths
seconds on 3O-mile course
1t was generally supposed by yachts
men who have seen both yachts under
Shamrock, by reason of her greater
sail spread and apparently larger hull,
would have to give the Columbia some
thing like a minutes time allowance
over the 30mile course which they are
to sail. 1t appears, however, that De-
signer Fife, while giving the Shamrock
larger sail plan than the Columbia,
has at the same time, SO constructed
her hull as to give her great free board,
less displacement and consequently
shorter water line by almost two feet.
AT o'clock tonight two Of the regu-
lation measurers' certificates one show
ing the Columbia's measurements, the
other the Shamrock's, were posted on
the bulletin board of the New York
Yacht clubs house. They were signed
by the clubs official measurer, John
Hyslop, and read as follows:
Dimensions: Length of water line,
Columbia 1896; Shamrock $3.50.
From after end of main boom to for
ward point of measurement: Columbia,
1892 feet; Shamrock, 1913.
From foresail of foremost to forward
point of measurement: Columbia, 1885;
Shamrock, 7S.46.
Extreme of spinnaker boom: Column
hia. 1875; Shamrock, 79.46.
Main gait: Columbia, Ga. 95: Shamrock,
67.64
Topmast: Columbia, $3.50: Shamrock,
4e45
Height upper side of main boom to
topsail halyard block: Columbia 1874 rs;
Shamrock, 12S28.
Square foot Of sail area. as per rule:
Columbia, 1146l; Shamrock 1875.
Sailing length, as per rule: Column
bia, 102.135; Shamrock, 1912.
The Shamrock's topmast measures
5S.6, one-fifth off, leaving 46.45 feet.
BY these figures it will be seen that
all the Shamrock's spars except the
fopmast are longer than those of the
Columbia. For instance, the Columbia's
main boom measures 10S.27. the Sham
rock 109.67, making the latter spar LAO
longer than Columbia's. Measure
ments of the gait show 2.6s in favor of
the Shamrock. The Shamrock's spin
maker boom is Gil longer than the Co.
er than that of the American boat
Judging from the stability of the
Shamrock during her recent trial spins
Off Sandy Hook, Designer Fife has
been able to give his boat greater
amount of lead ballast than at first
supposed by the yachting sharps VINO
have predicted that the Shamrock
would not be able to carry her sail
The yachtsmen at the club tonight
who heard of the measurements of the
two yachts agree that the Shamrock
will really prove a worthy antagonist
of the 10th defender of the Americas
cup. 1t was half past / to-day before
the Shamrock was warped into the dry
dock where the Columbia had been
measured and the caisson closed. max
ing the water smooth for the measure
ments Just before going on board his
yacht, Sir Thomas Upton said:
II am extremely sorry that Mr.. Fife
Is not present. 1t is very unfortunate
thing at this time. He is unable to
leave his hotel but i hope he can be
with us tomorrow during the race.
We have done the best we could with
out him to-day"
After the measurer's steel tape had
been stretched from the topmast truck
down the mast to the top Of the main
boom and from the bowsprbt to the
main boom end and all those who will
sail In the Shamrock during the races,
some 53 in all, including Sir Thomas
Upton, sat down on deck on each side,
amidships, while Measurer Hyslop,
Captain Hereschoff and Henry Lippitt
proceeded to measure the yachts wa
ter line. This work occupied two hours
and a. half. The yachts water line was
then marked on each quarter with red
letter avn at the bow by white stripe
across her beam.
At 4 o'clock Sir Thomas Upton and
his party left the yacht, the calsson
was swung open, lines cast off, and the
shamrock, with housed topsail, was
towed away from the navy yard by a
tug. She arrived and made fast to her
mornings in Sandy Hook bay at $40
p. m, receiving salutes as she passed
down the East river and the upper bay
from almost every passing steamer.
The weather Indications. according to
the special forecast sent out from
Washington, are that the wind will be
fresh from the northeast If SO, the
yachts will start from Sandy Hook
iightship and run almost dead before
the wind down the Jersey coast to a
point just beyond Long Branch.
The cup defender Columbia was the
first boat of the two to be measured
When the telltale on the caisson showed
that there was II feet of water in the
dock the Columbia fioated. but in order
to be sure the ship was off the blocks
the water continued to flow in until