The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

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races In 1885 she was placed at the dis
. posal of the America cup committee when
the Genesta's owners challenged. On the
death Of Gen. Butler the yacht passed into
the hands Of his sons. and they used her
chiefly for cruising. Occasionally she was
entered in q race. and then abe showed
remarkable speed The yacht has been
on several cruises Of the New York Yacht
Club. He owners Joined the New York
Yacht Club last year. s
The Upton Yacht sAamroek.
The challenger this year Is Sir Thomas
Upton. of Chicago. London and Dublin
an Ir.shman by birth, an Englishman by
residence and an American by business
interests and spirit. Mr.. IApton's boat Ii
to be called the Shamrock. but aside from
this and the fast that It will be sailed by
Capt. Archie HQKarth. little y known
about. the craft. Everything connected
with the design and construction OF the
Shamrock has been kept . close secret.
William Fife. the designer. has shown his
plans to no one aside from Mr.. Linton
and the Thorneycrofts. at whose yards the
yacht was put together. and strong
guard OF watchmen has kept out all In
qulsitive reporters. n sls to be an Irish.
outfit throughout, with the sole exception
OF the skipper, who Is Of Scotch birth.
When Mr.. Upton was asked why he had
said:
II did SO on the best available advice.
His record for the past eight years In
command Of Fffe-designed boats has been
one OF the most remarkable In British
yachting. Sailing In FIVE separate boats
OF Flies. he started In $40 races. winning
lSS prizes. OF which 14l were firsts Their
value was over 100. Hogarth under
stands how to get the last ounce OF speed
out OF Flies boats. and Fife believes In
him more than in any other yacht skip
per-"
1t is rumored that the Shamrock will
cost Mr. Upton close to $500 900 before she
goes into commission. He has given or
ders TO build winner regardless of ex-
pense. and the best talent in England and
Ireland and Scotland Is trying to carry
out these liberal instructions
Win the beam OF the Shamrock stated as
twenty-five feet. and nearly the same
draught az the Columbia, II can be clearly
seen that she has not the power OF the
Columbia, and can hardly carry the same
san Plan II b evident. judging by the
peam dimensions OF the Shamrock. that
Fife intended that his latest creation should
be fast. and ne evidently expects nasty
weather and a jump OF sea on of Sandy.
where Ills yacht may make better work Of
IL In sea. This idea however was some
what exploded In 1877. when the Thistle OF
twenty -one feet beam met the Volunteer of
over twenty-three feet. and In the going
on end performance the Volunteer In the
sea and wind beat the Thistle more than
she did on reach or run
II In quite evident that the respective de-
sisners OF the Valkyrie III, the Defender
and the Shamrock have been doing bit Of
guessing on the beam dimensions. for Wat
son went from twenty-five feet six inches
on the Valkyrie III. to tventy-s.x feet in the
Nalkyr.s III. and Fife has gone from twen-
ty-slx feet on the Aiisa TO twenfy-two fee,
on. the shamrock Reports have reached
this side that Fife has changed hI~ beam
dimensions from the original twenty -four
feet To those now held TO be correct lines
Whether this is go or not Fife only knows
but the Americans Will De better pleased
that he has gone to twenty-five fee, than
u ne mad stuck 10 the original twen,y-fo four
feet.
Fife. In the Shamrock. with a twenty-five
feet beam can turn out a eweeter turned
boa; than II she were beanier. though. so
FAR as the seaway performance of sandy
hook goes. Herreshof. after racing there
on the Puritan. MayfIower. Volunteer. Wig
liant. and Defender. believes that TWENTY
four fee; is better than TWENTY-FIVE Zee.
and his experience In both trial and cup
races - better than that OF Flies
II Is certain that the Shamrock Ii less
feared by American yachtsmen now than
Ehe was before her dimensions were
announced. Comparing Fife and Herres-
nom on the chance selec'ion OF dimensions
the former has shown nothing that would
place him ahead of the Bristol man. and
few VII argue that ne ia equal either az
inventor. hesrsman. or In an intellectual
capacity.
C"lumhis. the New Defenaer.
America viii be represented by the CO.
iunhia. which was launched the other day
from the famous Herreshoff yards at Eris-
ioi, X l. G. Oliver is~in II the owner OF
the Columbia. and both ne and j. Pierpnrst
Morgan. commodore Of. the New York
Yacht Club. under whoae eoioSs the Co
iumbia u to be sailed. have expressed