The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-23
Sail Was Taken In and The Cup Challenger
Was Toxed 10 Her MuorIngs.
REPAIRS WERE MADE IN SHORT Time.
Yacht Will es Ready for . Trial Today-Ths Co.
.lumba Had Two Hours Run Ia Nara
gansstt Bay Yesterday.

New York, Sept. 23.-Good judgment
on the part of those in charge OF the
yacht Shamrock yesterday saved her
from what night have been a most Sc
rious accident.
After sailing in good strong breeze
over about five miles OF the course off
the New Jersey coast her crew found
that the bobstay was stretching, and
in danger of carrying away, 80 De-
signer Fife ordered the sail taken of
her, and she was towed TO her moor
ings in the Horseshoe by the newspa-
per tug Dickman. There the bobstay
and its fittings were taken OFF and put
on board the repair scow Ulster. Ii was
announced last night by DIR. Mackey,
representing the Shamrock's owner,
that the damage was trifiing and that
the yacht would sail again lin the MORN
ing.
Vice Commodore r. G. .Sharman Craw-
ford, Hugh NJ. McGildowny and Exec
utive Secretary Craig. all Of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club, were guests OF Sir
Thomas Upton yestrday on board his
steam yacht Erin.
When the Shamrock's tender the tug
Lawrence, came 10 New York yester-
day morning for coal and water the
flremen went on n strike and tied up
ohe boat Capt. Brangow engaged the
tug Adelaide to do the work OF the
Lawrence for the day. Soon after 10
O'Clock she towed the Shamrock clear
OF the Hook, when the latter proceed
ed to the east end OF Gedney's chan
mel under mainsail. tib, forestay SAIL
club topsail and baby jibtopsail.
IL was Designer Flies intention &c
sail the yacht over the regular triangu-
lar course. but after the Adelaide had
logged off 3Is miles from Scotland light
down ~ ad
there; so. starting from the .igitstip
at 11:49:45. the Shamrock, with the
wind at SW. by W.. blowing at g
miles an hour. and sheets fiat aft On
the starboard tack. covered tha: dis
rance I'm just Is minutes.
Gybing around the Adelaide AT II OF.
Capt. Hogarth brought the Shamrock
back TO a northeast course. heading FOR
the lghtship. with sheets eased off 10
starboard. When about half o. IN,
distance back the weakness OF the
bobstay was discovered sail was taxi
en- in at once, and the yacht towed in
as s.a Cd.
On the wind the yacht stood up well
tc her work, and she seemed II be d.
ing Eer best. She averag geu between II
ard L. knots during the trial.
Tire Erin came to the city during the
'fternGon for some more guests and
,raterlal for electrically H2hting The
y'cht during the Dewey naval parade.
Las; nIgnt they were having sort Of
d,e..s rehearsal OF the WORK The word
Erin" spelled i'm green incan1escent
tights ten feet egh. will be hung ie-
t"een tie masts over the smokastacK
Inder he fore gaff the Nm IN .,arI, viii
appear. end under the main gaff the
S'1rs and Stripes
The Shamrock covered he entire dis
slnCc OF five and three e-uuar-cr niles
fror, the Gedney's outer buoy II the
turning. III 30 minutes, SC seconds.
Columba's Shot Spin.
The Columbia went out yesterday for
a trial spin down the bay toward New
port. She was out about two hours and
during that time the crew had a grand
opportunity for practice. When the CO.
lumbia left Bristol there was a light
southerly breeze, which increased be-
fore the yacht returned.
IT was 9o'clock when the yacht left her
moorings off the Herreshoffs' for the
trip. Previous TO that time the crew
was Kept busy In preparing for the spin.
and the mainsail was ho.sted for nearly
half-hour before the yacht left. The
clubtopsail was also sent up as the
yacht left her moorings, her staysail
and jib were broken out of the stops
and the baby j'btopsail was set soon
afterward. With the light /southerly
breeze the Columbia worked well up to
the windwGrd i'm going down the har-
Dor toward the ferry way between Hog
island and Ferry Hin With her big
ma'nsail. towering clubtopsail. baby jib-
aopsail, jib and staysail drawing she
made pretty picture in the bright sun
light.
When we'll across the ferry way she
went about and stood over toward Hog
Island shoal lightship, where another
tack was made over under the coal
mines shore. All the trip down the bay
was beat to windward. and the big
cloud Of sail could be seen for long
distance.
Later. the Columbia headed up the
bay, her clubtopsail was taken I'm and
her working topsail substituted and
before the wind she came up like race
horse. The crew at once began the
work OF taking In the headsails. the
staysall and jib being done up in stops.