The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-19
SHAMROCK TAKES BALLAST
A. A RESULT SHE HAS TO GIVE
COLUMBIA TINE ALLOWANCE.
Pleasure IT His Reception In
Anerica-Thiaks His Defeats Are
Due 70 the Sickness 81 rife.

Anerica-Thinks His Defeats Are
Due 20 the Sickness OF rife.
NEW YORK. Oct IA half hour be-
side Sandy Hook. gently tugging at her
moorings. An eighth OF a mile away was
Columbia, Idly rocked on the ripple
within, the horseshoe. On board sham
completing the stays to secure the new
topmast that had been set UP at noon to
replace the one carried away yesterday
On board Columbia there was no ac-
on deck, where everything was ready for
tomorrows event Capt. Barr leaned
against the slide on the com panionway ana
smoked. while he gazed across the water.
watching the progress OF preparation on
the disabled opponent. Conditions aboard
the American craft indicated calm antici-
patton and serene confidence
Busy Day ON Shamrock.
The stress OF preparation about the Brit
ish yacht well marked the natural anxi-
ETY. there as to the performance Of the
untried spar and the entire craft In to-
morrow's weather. Early in the day 1t
had been the purpose Of the visitors to go
outside with Shamrock and test her
new equipment, but. though she came down
the harbor from her remeasuremens early
this afternoon. the shortening daylight af-
fortfed too little time after all had been
snugged-
No Chance for Trial Spin.
Meanwhile In the upper bay, off Bay
Ridge. the steam yacht Erin. with Sir
Thomas Upton on board, had been coal
ing ship. He had hoped repairs might be
finished in time to permit Shamrock
to try out somewhat in a spin outside. At
half past o'clock the Erin steamed down
to her mornings within the hook Stand,
the last detail Of her preparations. and
his hope for a spin out today gave way to
conviction to its impossibility- As the
slowed down near her moorings. Sir Thorn.
as was peering through his glasses toward
the narrows where he sighted the big
liner Oceanic bearing down, outward
Il shall go outside with the Oceanic
said he. Ito bid goodbye 10 Lord Beres-
ford and other friends on board"
Good Wishes for Upton.
4 little later while Sir Thomas chatted
and leaned on the quarter deck bulwarks,
little sloop sailed by within hailing dis
lance. Three men thereon. each held aloft
= mug of beer and shouted heartily Here's
half amused smile overspread the face of
Shamrock's owner as he heard and lifted
his cap.
"Do you know" he CALCULATED. "there
have come to me many evidences OF good
will Here, for instance" added Sir Tho7-
as. selecting one from several kilograms
that had just been sent from shore, here
is some friend who says:
Don't be disheartened: Shamrock may
lose. but Sir Thomas wins the respect and
good will Of millions Of Americans and
can say now, through the Associated Press
to my own people and 10 the American
people that have proved what believed
to be true that no man ever met more
cordial greeting than | have here. No
man ever found more generous he arts, more
willing hands or more honest men than 1
have since | came To America. I have
proven this say to the people Of my own
nation" and the manner OF Sir Thomas
was emphatic.
And II Shamrock should lose now. how
long before her owner may appear here
with another boat TO lay siege to the
trophy" was asked.
Handicapped by Flies ILLNESS.
'Ah, that brings me back said Sir
Thomas. ito the greatest difficulty / have
confronted here. I must be sure Of a de-
siener l cannot design boat, and must
be certain on that point before you talk Of
another attempt. should Shamrock lose
now. You see l am seriously embarrassed
because OF Mr. Flies Illness. l have not
seen my designer in over three weeks We
take In over three tons OF ballast today do
You see? Wen. then. We suffer because Mr.
Fife Is unable TO be about and direct these
matters. that none of the others of our
party are skilled In. Is she on her true
water line-the line she was designed to
sail on? We are not sure. Her designer
would know: but he has not seen his boat
and unable TO leave his room We do net
know whether Shamrock has ever in these
waters sailed on her true water line. She Is
certainly not now sailing on the same water
line as when she sailed in the So,ent The
ballast put In Shamrock today was put in
on MT. Flies advice. Has IL been so placed
SO as 70 serve the exact purpose he intend
ed? We do not know 10 a certainty He
is sick and we have done the best We know
how. Ii is most serious handicap for us
TO be deprived OF his personal direction and
advice" "''N'
Shamrock Has to Give Allowance.
Measurer John Hyslop announced at the
New York Yacht Club that the new meas
urement OF Shamrock. made by him this
morning shows the yachts present water
Inc 10 be ss.s5 feet and her racing Ienrtn
by cub rule 10? doS feet He states that
Shamrock will now allow Columbia six
teen seconds In thirty mile course To-
norrow's race VIII be fifteen miles 10
windwsrd or less and back the start 10 b,.
made at II O'Clock, as usual
New ballast on Board.
The ballast put aboard Shamrock last
nieht consists OF pigs Of lead weighing
about twenty-five pounds each. mace
ANDY In shape to stow In between the
frames Of the yacht down a. low az pos
sibie, where they viii do the most good
Three tons and n half Of 1, was passed on
Board ard slowed below Mos, OF this
weight was put az. Judging from the ap-
pear.nre ot the yacht today, for she seem
I'd 10 ;rim more ny the stern than before.
Why the Mast Broke
Il was learned today that the cause OF
the accident 10 the tonuaast was not the
parting OF the saroui al the min as was
generally supposed The mast Itself broke
arst. not being able To stand the strain
brought cPon Il by the wrenching swing
OF The great club tonsaI spars when me
yacht plunged Intp the head seas
one % the shrouis broke, {, is sad when
the wreckaEe went down 20 ee3zrf
Shamrock picked up her OH green moor
ing buoy on tha horseshoe at II ~ this
forenoon Half an hour after making the
anchorage the new topnast shrouds and
STAYS were SCI ~.
When Erin arrived n 40 from Ray