New-York tribune., 1899-09-23
SHAMROCK IN FINE BREEZE
,,NNED ON WIND. SHE MAKES ELEVEN
AND A QUARTER KNOTS.
,errARrxG THE ERIN TO JOIN IN THE REcEP-
TON TO ADMIRAL DEWEY

Nc
TON TO ADMIRAL DEWEY.
rre-vthing was favorable for the shamrocks
= trial Yesterday There was fne breeze
,,o,ine at the start-perhaps eighteen miles
- This came well off the Jersey coast, giving
~, water and making everything favorable for
80. .,-,e The trial OF the yacht a short one.
-. sha appeared with her largest mansan set.
"a when the club saftopssh and three headsaus
-sre sent up the sPars and rigging had their
.,g.h well tested. In Of the pufs the
s.acnt was heeled over angle greater than
.be had shown before.
rhe highest speed recorded by the patent log
.. s,aven and one-ouarter knots. when the yacht
-. TANNED or the wind and eleven and half
-. when harder pull given TO the sails
~ Shamrock hoisted her racing mainsaN be-
,o-a 70 O'Clock, and then sailed out past SANDY
80, point IN company with the Upton chartered
-. The steam yacht Erin had not left her
.,o-age AZ that time. AR. Barrie, the agent OK
=. Thomas IApton. had brought down more guests
=. ,bs Erin earlier IN the morning These were
t,,gh NJ McGidowney who was one Of SIT
,-no,,as.s committee which came TO New-York
-. vaer 70 hand IN his challenge TO the New
1-.-k Yacht Club: Major sharman era wford' the
r.se,ta-tve OF the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
~ vas or the same committee. and Mr. Crais'
-. inside secretary OF the Royal Ulster facht
C,ub Prince Leopold &c Croy and Prince hegi-
~ 40 Croy Of Belgium had gone the previous
evening 49,. .....-s.v -
~ shamrock sail as the boat did not arrive
- tn racing until Fife. the sailing master
=, The Shamrock. had completed the day sa'"i's.
49, II o'clock the Shamrock reached the outer
- =, -9dnev's Channel and there hoisted club
,o,sar that was not % the largest size II was
,,,re -rettv freshly al the time, and as tne gan
- Vas set 70 windward II was fattened haro
s,,s- the peak halyards as it went UP. There
80 small hole torn in It as Il as'ended.
w. The sail was sheeted out and the cIuo
,...es .o the raH the Shamrock took several turns
s,ore starting or her test course, and here II was
-, that Fife was IN full command OF the snip,
.s,rg his orders IN tones loud enough 70 be nea3o
&c. distance Although II has been known tha'
re had a good deal 10 do with the sailing o. the
nost Yesterday was the first time IN which ne was
seer - se in full command or the vessel
AL RESPONSIBILITY on FIFE.
,.,. ,ains the case. IT will not be necessary 10
- st.cuss the yachtsmanlike abilities OF the two
csr-a,-s Hogarth and Wringe. THESE men no"
.'r,,lv steer the yacht and help in other ways
n NO all responsibility will now rest, not only
=. ,bA designer OF the vessel. and the one VINO
or6sred tho spars. but also as the man VINO VIII
hold suprems control OF all the English cha"enseF
will dc IN her races =,
rro-, a yachtsman's point of view, this Is m
o-,sD- i has been learned authority, WHICH
r.rr,- A. present be mentioned, but which may ne
Yssa-5e1 as satisfactory, that there is no one 10
i-yar lug ADELAIDE was sent out course
- S,.. v,est 10 log OF ten-u!le leg and then
pio.hoa NewYork and took her tine n So fr5r
;S4 scotland Idghtship whose position on the chaI'
Is deAnitely marked. - - ro..
Bovsver' that did not matter. because the press
tug Is own patent los TyaT2 TaiG9 ba as knot thai
Tug that held the same pace.
FRESH WIND AT THE START.
r4o ,,d uss blowing fresher al the start. II :38.
.hs- af,ervard and the Shamrock. after setting
wo-k.ng fbtopsan. started of al rapid pace
Some OF the puffs laid her down TIL the strains
must have been great all over. But the me wire
rigging did its work. and there were no signs o.
@ Sheets one BY one !sSgn II n "a b; bs as 49e,S ifS
dose on the wind though perhaps not closer thSh
"T in1 i45 She IVES doing exactly eleven knots an
hour but later she received better full ana @ oit
sons an ne log For about half knot on the
course out she was doins eleven and nan KNOTS
The tug Adelaide stopped laying the course when
she had .ogged fye and one-haf knots. ana the
s55-5ac1es Fife then wore ship at 2 o7 20. and
rayei away to a quarterly course back tor the
Scotland Lightship, heading about northeast oy
!, was az easy run back and the foFesan was re-,
leh,s5.p This spoiled some OF the speed but she
passed he mark at 1229 A. having mace ne pas pas
ssge % four and one-half knots in - minutes ana
Ths tOpsal was tnen lowered anu q --:o7
tho ac1t was hove The steam launch from the
Er,r was lowered. and Fife and Ratsey went PACK
70 the steam yacht. which then steamed ava! ~
Eev-YO-k -, ,-.-
Lste- n the day It was found that The seizns
on the bobstay had been showing signs OF sippInE'
and IN order 10 avoid any further strain on II M.
Fife deemed IL wiser 70 return 20 harpor' ""e'e
this was attended To-
FIR THOMAS CHARTERS ANOTHER TUG.
sir Thomas Upton has chartered the steam tug
Volunteer for the purpose % using her during the
races u is thought that The other tugs now char-
tered except the Plymouth. Will he required on the
racing course and that another will be wanted 70
keep up communication with the shore, ana 10
convey guests 20 and from the Erin.
All dav Yesterday the three regular electrclans
belonging 10 the Erin and also several others rom
New York were AT work preparing me steatu
yacn- s7r her illumination on the night OF lhe
the stern Il The vessel ana pass over ootn mas
heads down 70 the oowsprit end BY means OF a
neat and strong framework made or gaivanlzeI
ror rfre The word Erin will be SHOWN IN nuse
letters from the highest deck. More tnan three
thousand electric lights viii be shown on the EeS,,
and sne Will certainly be one Of the best exnloI's
of he evening The test made last night was
.-- .
The Shamrock will be sailed to-norroW oyer o a
measured course. and the members OF tne ~ a.
TTste- Yacht Club now on board are LOOKING Iol
ward 20 see the performance OF their representa-
Tive boat
TPrAT. SPINS POR THE COLUMBIA.