The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29
SHAMROCK SOON TO SAIL.
CHILLEyGER EXPECTED TO BE RIG
GED BY TOMORROW NIGHE

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| The Shamrock improves in appearance
every day. She 10 fast approaching her racing
trim and now looks very yachty. Her topmast
is set up on end and the shrouds and stays are
placed. The bowsprit has been rugged. A
| coat OF green paint has boon given the top
sides. improving the yachts appearance Won
derfully. She 10 now floating almost to
| her line and when the sails are on
board and the crew ready to handle
them she will go down to about her racing
length. Capt Hogarth expects to have her
completely rugged by tomorrow night, and on
Thursdaythe Shamrock will be flowed to moor
inRs that are TO be put down in the Horseshoe
Then her sails will be bent on and she will be
ready for a trial sail.
Tho riggers. in charge Of supt. Crawford
were at work early yesterday morning and bs-
gan to set up the topn asst. which had been
housed since Saturday afternoon. The shrouds
were fastened to the head. and then the big
SPAR which seems to be a very light one. was
slowly ho!sted until II was in the required
position and then 1t was made fast The
topmast shrouds. one on each side. led
over the end OF the spreader. These
shrouds were stretched and the mast
properly adjusted. Then the riggers
went to work on the other shrouds.
and those who watched them work learned q
new wrinkle in the way Of rigging a mast on a
cutter. Just about fifteen feet below the
sprsader on the forward side OF the mast was
small strut. and at this point two outriggsrs. or
small spreaders. were attached to the mast.
Those spreaders appear to be made Of ealvan-
lied iron but they may be OF nickel steel. After
these spreaders had been properly fasten ed. the
masthead shrouds were passed over them and
led to the turnbuckles at the chain plates
each side OF the yacht. These spreaders are
nh,N,tN Ia L.. l.. A.
the mast very materially. II they had been used
on the Columbia at the time her mast went by
the board 1t is thought the accident would not
have occurred. The pictures OF tho Shamrock
that were taken while the yacht was in Eng
land do not show these spreaders. which led
those In the Erie Basin yesterday to
think that 1t was a new idea that had been
suggested by the Columbia's accident. The
strut at the forward side OF the mast is about
the width OF the mast and has three inches in
1t over which the forward stay passes.
The topmast is stayed by two shrouds that
lead over the spreader to the chain plates.
From the mast there are six shrouds Three
lead from the mast head direct to the turn
buckles at the sides. one on each side leads
over the small spreader and two lead from the
upper spreader to the chain plates direct.
On the mast there are four blocks,
made OF aluminium for the peak haiyards
and on each side Of the mast Is a single block
for the throat halyard The rigging appears to
be very simple. very light but strong The
turnbuckle on the bobstay is right under the
outer end OF the bowsprit. and 1t can be tight
ened very easily while the yacht is under way.
Mr.. Barrie chartered another vessel for the
Shamrock fleet yesterday. The new craft is
barge on which will be placed the extra
spars. sails, rigging and fittings that may be
40 no Ahon
they have been put on board. the
barge will be towed to the Horse shoe
and will remain there until after the
Cup races This barge made the eighth
vessel OF the squadron. There are the Erin,
Shamrock. the two tenders. Nonowantuc and
Plymouth. the tug James A. Lawrence, two
launches and. as an extra boat. the tug Ade-
laide. Mr.. Barrie went to Boston last night to
see how the work on the Plymouth was pro-
crossing. This vessel 10 to be ready By Sept.
@. and will be the tender OF the yacht until
after the Cup races. Mr.. Barrie received a
cablegram from Sir Thomas Upton yesterday
morning from Queenstown. thread:
Il am now sailing. Hope to have the pleasure
OF seeing you on Friday. Upton"
When Sir Thomas Upton arrives he will 90
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. and II he lands on
Friday night he will sleep on shore. On Satur-
day morning he will board tho Erin
and 20 down the bay to look tho Sham
rock over Mr. Barrie. talking OF the plans
Of the yacht said: We are in a great hurry
now to get out OF tho basin and hope to do so
on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning
We want to be at anchor in the Horseshoe
when Sir Thomas Upton arrives. The sails OF
the Shamrock will not be bent until she has
left the basin. and 1t 10 very probable that she
will have one or two trials before the Campania
arrives"
The Ethiopia which arrived from Glasgow
yesterday had some more rigging for the sham.
rock. and people are begin ming to wonder when
the shipment OF things pertaining to the chal-
lenger will stop. The Ethiopia had. according
to her manifest. one spar and case OF bob
stay plates and bolts. These were transferred
to the Erie Basin storehouse
1t was learned yesterday that the rig put on
the yacht WAS the one she carried I'm her races
with the Britannia. but not the rig she will
have when racing against the Columbia. The
present rig will be tried. and after few days II
Will be stripped of and larger one substi-
tuted. II 1t Is found that she can carry it.
In her trials In England everyone agreed
that the yacht was under-sparred and Mr.. Fife
had new and larger spars made as we'll as a
suit OF sails to fit them. These spars arrived
here last Saturday and are now in the Erie
basin. There is steel mast which 10 ten feet
longer than the present spar. q topmast
seyenty-one feet in length or nearly nine feet
longer than the spar now on the yacht This
is steel spar. 1t Is fourteen inches
In diameter at the th!ckest rart
and tapers gradually to four inches at
the truck. There 10 new steel gan 81 feet @
inches in length. 1t is II inches in diameter
where the peak halliards are attached and z
inches In diameter at the jaws. There Is a
club topsail yard ~ feeti in length and 10 inches
in diameter and club topsail club SO feet in
length and varying from inches to 8 inches
In diameter. There Ia also q spar that on
the manifest was called a jibboom. This
Is DO feet In length. 8 inches In diam eter at
the ends and II inches in diameter at the
thickest part This jibboom has suggested the
idea that perhaps the double head rig 10 to be-
abandoned and single lib used In its place.
The jibboom Is used on the foot Of this lib.
The spars that were brought over on the
heSaba are all made OF wood except bow
spirit which 10 Of metal and 10 hollow.
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