The times., 1899-10-03

Length on load water line..--..- s9.68 s7.69
Length from after end OF main
boom TO forward point Of
measurement .------..---.-.-.-. 1el-6z 1918
Length from fore side Of mast 10
forward point Of measurement 1926 7946
Length q s7li.nsker pile. 1885 1916
Length q g2f f.-........-..--..... 64.95 67.6s
Length os tOpuast. ..-.-.......... G450 4SO6
Eighty per cent Of topmast...... 5l60 46 IS
Height from upper side Of main
boom 10 tops2l halyard block. 1s4.75 I2s 2s
Square root Of sail area..------.-. ll46l u6I5
Sailing iength.-..---....-..-...... 2l35 l0l 81
The Shamrock has evidently been light-
ened since she went out sailing for the
first time in these waters. owing TO the
fact OF her being shorter than the Colum-
bia- The Shamrock is much longer from tn ?
bowsprit TO the end OF the boom. The for
ward point OF measurement on a yacht is
midway between the JTb topsail stay and
the jibstsy on the bowsprit, and from that
point 10 the end of the boom the Sham
rock is 7-s1 feet longer than the Columbia.
Most OF this gain, however, is in the for
ward triangle. or the head sails. This is
shown from the forward side of the mast
10 the forward point OF measurement, the
Shamrock being Gil feet longer than the
Columbia II is believed by many that a
big head rig is not an advantage. especial-
ly when going to windward but II makes a
big difference when reaching and running
The sail area of the Shamrock is 13 490
square feet. and that of the Columbia is
1875, a difference of 355 square feet The
sailing length OF the Defender in 1895 was
190.36 feet II her length is the same this
year as when she raced against the VAL
kyrie, then the Columbia has had to allow
hfty-four seconds to her over a thirty mile
course. and the Columbia has Won every
race she sailed this year, having beaten the
Defender in each race TO save her time al
lowance-
1t was a busy day for Measurer Hyslop
and a very coid one, too. He worked
from early morning until nearly sunset at
the navy yard. Il is no easy task to
measure a modern racer. and Mr. Hyslop
is part icIlsriy painstalZirE The Shamrock
Ras iioaled Cus - me - Basin soon af-
ter o'clock this morning, and then the
tug John a. Lawrence took her in tow
and pulled her around to the navy yard,
where the Columbia was floating in the big
dock awaiting the arrival Of the challenger.
The Shamrock was anchored outside the
dock and the Lawrence took a berth near
the Wallace B. Flint. the tug that acts
for the Columbia Mr.. Hyslop was on hand
-Ork mo ouI the size OF the Colum bia.
The last spar TO be measured was the
spiDnaker pole and IL was found that IL il
was not cut down q few inches il would
be penaIized. Captain Barr got a saw and
took two inches of each end. When it
came TO measuring the load water line II
was found the Columbia was too short.
Seventeen hundred pounds of lead was put
on board TO bring the yacht down to her
proper bearings. Then all the measuring
had 70 be done over again, and il was long
after j O'Clock when the task on the Co
lumbia was ended. IL was 80 O'Clock
when the caisson at the end of the dock
was taken away and the Wallace b. Flint
passed line TO the Columbia. Then the
yacht was slowly pulled out into deep wa
ter.
The Shamrock had been drawn aside to
make room for the defender 10 pass The
two yachts were getting near each other
and for the first time there was q chance
10 compare the two. side by side. The
Columbia looked more graceful and her
overhangs seemed TO be much longer. Her
lines seemed TO be fine and easy, while tss
Shamrock appeared big and powerful. The
contrast between the sail plans of the two
yachts was great Ii was seen that the
Shamrock in spite OF having smaller top
mast had q much larger sailspread-
When the Columbia had been brought tC
within 100 feet OF the Shamrock Captain
Barr called his men around him and pro
posed three cheers for the Shamrock. The,
were given with a viii. Then Captain
Hogarth got his crew together and thre'
hearty British cheers rang out for tbs
Columbia Sir Thomas cheered as heartily
as anyone on board and waved his hat a
the same time. The Columbia after being
pulled well out Of the way OF any othe
vessel. anchored. When the dock was cieai
the Shamrock was warped in and the Gals
son closed. Measurer Hyslop, Nat G
HerreshoG. and Jesse Connell then went u
work CT the challenger. doing the same a,
had beer done on the Columbia 1t did no
take SO long 70 get through with the Sham
rock, however. IT had been expected tina
the Shamrock would be built up TO TIL
limit, like the Columbia, and il was a sur
prise to ali when il was found that Fiji
had designed her with more than two fee
10 spare
AS soon as the measuring had been com
pleted the challenger prepared TO 20 dowr
10 the Hook The Columbia in tow of tug
Wallace .. Flint, started shortly after ;
O'Clock. and she was saluted by all the
vessels in the harbor as she went The
whistle OF the Flint was constantly footing
in acknowledgment Of the saiutes. c
Oliver Iselin and n. G. Herreshoff waited
until Measuref Hyslops work had beer
finished on the Shamrock and then they
followed the Columbia on the ST Michaels
The challenger was aoated out Of the dock
about O'Clock She took line from the
tug James A. Lawrence and was soon OF
her way after the Columbia. Both racers
were safely at the Hook before 6 O'Clock
Before he left the navy yard, c. Oliyel
Iselin. in talking 10 a reporter, said: -
expect 10 win three straight races with the
Columbia. and ! think that the Shamrock
will be most dangerous in light weather
The yachts viii get under way early to-
n1orrow morning, and viii. IL is expected
do quite little sailing before the time fol
the races. Hugh c Kelley has been Sc.
lected as the representative OF the Roya
Ulster Yacht Club on board the Columbia
and Il r. Lippitt VIII look after the inter.
ests OF the New York Yacht Club on tn,
Shamrock.
There was a little betting on the result
OF the races during the day. Out-of- towr
money was telegraphed here to be placed
on the Columbia. A few wagers were laid
sf 10 to 8 OF the defender. One man be
s5ee 10 $500 on the Columbia One or two
wagers were placed al odds OF 100 to Is
The supporters OF the Shamrock wantes
better odds, which the Columbia men wer.
mot willing 10 give