Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30
Weather to Suit the Shamrock Gave
Her a Stiff Trial.
BOBSTAY ALL BUT PARTED.
speed Just Under twelve Knot. PER-
iormance PeII short OF Yachts
mem. sanEuino Expectations.

iOhn II. Spears In the New York
World has the following to say regard
ing tho shamrooks nrat performance IN
a stin breeze;
shamrock had a smashing breeze for
her trial outside OF Sandy Hook yester-
day. Just such a breeze as she needed
10 develop any weak point about Apara
or rigging
Half an hour after she spcared her
canvas and headed away fos uisi Tho
strain proved too much for the bohttny,
The rope did not break, but Il was
manhoHtly falling and further trial
had to be abandoned.
shamrock got away from her buoy at
10 u. m. a half gale was blowing-thc
wind being rated at from eighteen TO
twenty knots. Moreover Il was a south
west wind, on shore, and the sea was
smooth. The conditions were, therefore,
precisely what Shamrock wanted 10 de-
vciop her best speed. according to all
that has been said by her friends.
SPREAD SAIL IN HALF GALE.
That they were right In saying she
could carry sail In such a wind was
concluelvely proved after she had
crossed the bar. for she sent Up a club
topaail II was the smallest she has
spread. but there were twelve cloths IN
II outside Of the sheet. and each cloth
Il two feet wide less an Inch seam. The
NWNkNAA AiWlNNANl NMflNhNaWN' ANFA w
yond the end OF the gaff. When To this.
with the stayHail and jib. was added
windward 80 tOpsall. the spread Of can
vas for windward work was simply
enormous.
"The tug Adelaide started away 10 the
southwest 20 lay a course % fifteen sea
miles. Shamrock took a turn to north
ard Of the steam pilot boat New York.
lying N ths entrance TO Gedncy'a Chnn-
mel and then turned and came shccring
down 90 aouthard. her 80 top sail Just
lifilng In a twenty knot brceze. and tho
sea smooth. save for the tumble and
froth q the offshore wind.
THE wind varied; Il came In puns
frequently. Shamrock gathered way In
remarkable fashion with every pun
and then lost Il quickly as each pun
passed.
give miles away from tho pllot-boat
Nir. Fife who had been doing captains
work, giving orders to men nl0ft NJ well
a. on deck, ran forward for look at
the head isalls and under her bows.
moment later he ordered down the jib
Adelaide had broken down and
anchored. and was nj this moment close
ahead Of the Tying yacht No sooner
| had the little ilb been taken down than
shnmrpck'a helm was put up. and run
ming on wind the cup Challenger
| rounded tho tug ha n she had intended
II
| spectacle M the wind caught the yacht
hbcam. for she heelod IN her lee rail
| for once dipped out Of sight and the
smother swlshed well up the lee deck.
/ A moment later bhe got around before
tho wind. and. jibin over ran away be-
| fore II with boom broad on.
| shamrock was 30 minutes and 70 Hec.
onds standing close hauled over a board
Ok Knots long.
"Her speed was Just under ~ knots m
hour. She was raced FOR all she was
worth for more than ave mheA and
that IN the heavy wind with a smooth
sea- which friends Of Shamrock have
wished for IN race days. The Wind was
not f0r a moment less than 10 knots
II was Wisii Air. Fife ran forward Tor a
look AZ the hoadFcnr that the strain on
/ the hobstny was observed.
AFTER rounding the mark Shamrock
was towcd In.
"The hobs,ay was repaired by niEhi
and Shamrock will 70 out for another
trial today.
"Col Sherunn Crawford, Mr.. Null
downsy and Mr. Craig, representative
of tho Royal Ulster Yacht club wer,
on Erin yesterday.
"The talk about starting the intcrna'
tionnl races AT 3 u. m. instead % II
meets general approval among yacht'
men"