Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-19
TNE SHAMROCK IMPORT
cup Challenger Now at New York, to
Every Ones Surprise.
MADE A SPEEDY JOURNEY,
Left Fairlie For This Country Oh
Aug. 3 and Was Only Sighted
Once During the Whole
OF Her Voyage.

New York, Aug. 19.-The Shamrock
'he new cup challenger, has arrived
greatly to the surprise of yachtsmen
who supposed that she was still in mid
ocean and did not expect to see her for
several days at least. The cup chal-
lehgor passed the Hook in tow of the
tug Robert Haddon. From her main
truck flew the private signal of her
owner, the green shan rock in yellow
field, with green borders The ensign of
the British naval reserve had been hoist
ed to the head of Aer yawl mast The
code. signal flags $. II. Nj. X, indicating
hcr name. were strung up at the main
mast She was painted a light green.
Though not very beautiful in her present
rig, she looks n smart craft and likely to
give the Columbia a square fight when
properly fitted out.
Sir homas Lipton's steam yacht Erin.
which accompanied the Shamrock across
the sea. passed Sandy Hook close in the
wake OF the challenger. The Erin was
painted white. From her fore truck the
owners private signal was flying, from
the spring stay the code signals Il. c.
NJ. Is. We're displayed and the naval re-
serve ENSIGN hoatcd over her taffrail
When the yachts passed the Hook they
were salted by the marine observers.
David Barrie, Sir Thomas Liptons
representative here, went down to meet
the Shamrock in the tug James A. Law
renee, which left Pier I, North river.
The Shamrock started on her west
bound voyage from Greenock on Aug. 2.
Thousands of people lined the quays and
gave the yacht an enthusiastic send off.
Captain Hamilton of the Allan line had
been chosen to navigate the challenger
during hc1 ocean voyage. The Sham
rock proceeded with the flood tide in the
direction of ifairli2,
The Start From Fnirlie.
The next day. Aug. 3, she left Fairlie,
accompanied by Sir TbomaS Lipton's
steam yacht Erin. The Shamrock had
not proceeded far when slight mi chap
to her bowsprit occurred and she was
obliged to return. The damage was soon
repaired, and the yacht put t" sea again.
On Aug. I the steamship N'hmh;cl ar
rived at Limerick. Ireland, and reported
having seen the Shamrock in tow of the
Erin about ten miles southwest OF Tus-
cas- at T:15 O'Clock. on Friday. the 4th.
The Erin had Signal2d MIS- welt" That
was the last seen of the challenger until
she appeared off the Hook.
In view OF what Wer" understood to be
the III arrangements for her yovH"". and of
the statements made by her shippers and
Sir Thomas Upton just before the yoE-
age WIS begun. no one expected the
Shamrock 10 reach New York before the
last of Ibis month. On Aug. >, when the
Shamrock LEFT Greeuock. Sir Thomas
Upton said that she would sail via the
Azores. going quite TO the southward Of
the usual lines of the Atlantic steamship
courses.
Captain Hogarth, on Aug. 3, said that
he expected the Shamrock to reach New
York within % days. The shippers had
instructions t. navigate the Shamrock
under her own sail, except when the
breeze was Insufficient. The short tine
in which She made the trip seems to in
dicntc that the Shamrock was lowed
most Of tho way across.
The dimensions of the Shamrock are:
Lon%th, - feet 6 inches; length on wa
terline, - feet e inches; beam. "a feet 6
inches: dgit, 20 feet. IIcr displnce
ment is II tons. She is constructed of
nickel steel and manganese bronze.