The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-19
TIME FOR The COLUMBIA
SHAMROCK VILE NOW H1TE1OIL-
LOW SIXTEEN SECONDS.
Challenger Yesterday-Three and One-
HalfTohs Extra Ballast Put lin Her
More Trim at the Stern-Ready for To-
days Race.

New York, Oct. 1S.-Measurer John
Hyslop announced at the New York
Yacht club to-day that the new meas
urement Of the Shamrock, made by
him this morning, showed that yacht
present water line to be 1896 feet and
her racing length by club rule 1O2. 1856
feet. He stated that the Shamrock
would now allow the Columbia sixteen
| seconds on thirty mile course. To-
| morrow's race will be fifteen miles to
windward or leeward and back the
| start to be made at II o'clock as usual.
When the Shamrock arrived at the
Erie basin ON Tuesday afternoon after
the accident to her topmast her cap
tains and crew turned to- with a will
to get the new topmast on board 1t
is fine spruce pine spar and it was
lying in shed on the west side of
Robins drydoek, alongside a new gaff
that had also been made ready for the
Shamrock in case of an accident. The
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deck before dark ready to be sent up
this morning The broken pieces of the
old topmast had been left The night be-
fore on the Ulster-the Shamrock's
storage lighter, anchored in Sandy
Hook bay-so the yachts decks were
clear of all the wreckage caused by the
accident. 1t was certain to be an all
night job to put the Shamrock in shape
for remeasurement early in the
morning, but the men never grumbled
when the word was passed after sup
per to pass extra ballast on board
This ballast consists of pigs of lead
weighing about twenty-five pounds
each made handy in shape, to stow in
between the frames Of the yacht down
as low as possible, where they Will do
the most good. Three and half tons
of lead was passed on board and slowed
below Most of this weight was put
aft, judging from the appearance or
the yacht to-day for she seems to be
more trim by the stern than before.
While some of the crew worked at the
ballast others put the torn club topsail
on board the tender Plymouth, where |
Mr. Ratseys sailmakers went to work |
repairing it by lamplight
BY lamp light too, the sailormen as |
sisted in cutting, splicing and sewing |
q new set of topmast shrouds from a |
new coil of Scotch steel WIRE said to be |
the strongest made. IT was nearly |
daylight when this important work was |
and the eyes of the shrouds fit |
ted to the hounds of the masts. The |
new toDmast shrouds from close in
spection, seem to be of the same size
as the main shrouds.
AT 7:40 o'clock this morning the re-
of the Shamrock was begun.
William Butler Duncan, jr., represent
ed Mr. Isein, and the New York Yacht
club; Sir Thomas Upton and the Roy
al Ulster Yacht club were represented
by William j. Connell, who also look
ed out for Designer Fife's interests.
Besides these Captain Nat Herreshoff
and John Hyslop, the official measurer
Of the New York Yacht club, went in
a small boat to measure the waterine
Of the yacht. This work was done in
the usual way.
Absolutely smooth water is necessary
to accurately measure yachts water
line so the Shamrock had been moved
between the steamship Remus and one
If the army transports. The ships top
mast had been sent up SO that the bot
.om appeared. Mr.. Hyslop sent a man
aloft in a bo'sun's chair to hold the
steel tape at the sheave of the mast,
while he was hoisted up in another
'hair to its heel This measurement
vas all that was necessary for the base
If the triangle had not been altered |
At $3.50 the yacht was cast off and tow
d by the tug Lawrence direct to San
ly Hook bay |