The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-19
ALL REPAIRS ARE MADE
The Shamrock Is Now Ready For
Her Contest Today.
NEW MAST IS IN PLACE
Upton PLEASED WITH THE
SYMPATHY SHOWN HIM.
Says No Man Ever Received More
Cordial Greeting In America Than
He Has-Disappointed In Not
Having His Designer On Hand to
Look After His Yacht.

Having His Designer On Hand to
Look After His Yacht.
New York, Oct. ia half hour be-
fore sunset todav the Shamrock lay
inside Sandy Hook, gently Juggling at
her moorings. An eighth of a mile
away was the Columbia, idly rocked on
the ripple within the Horseshoe.
On board the Shamrock there was
activity. Her crew were completing the
stays to secure the new toDmast that
] had been set up at noon to replace the
| one carried away yesterday.
On board the Columbia there was no
activity. All were at ease. The crew
sat on deck, where everything was
ready for tomorroW's event. Captain
Barr leaned against the slide of the
| companionway and smoked. Meanwhile
he gazed across the water, watching
| the progress of preparation on the dis
I American craft indicated calm antici-
patton and serene confidence.
The stress of preparation about the
British Yacht well marked the natural
| anxiety there as to the performance
of the untried spar and the entire craft
| in tomorrow's weather. Early in the
day it had been the purpose of the VS.
itors to go outside with the Shamrock
and test her new equipment, but though
she came down the harbor from her re-
measurement early this afternoon, the
shortening daylight afforded too little
time after all had been snugged-
Too Late For Trial.
Meanwhile in the upper bay, off Bay
ridge, the Steam Yacht Erin, with Sir
Thomas Upton on board had been
coaling up. He had hoped repairs
might be finished in time to permit the
Shamrock to try out somewhat in
spin outside. At half-past 4 o'clock the
Erin steamed down to her mornings
within the hook. Standing on the
bridge, Sir Thomas observed the last
detail of her preparations, and lis hope
for spin out today gave way TO con-
viction of its imposslbility. As the
Erin's crew ceased turning and she
slowed down near her mornings, SIR
Thomas was peering through ms
glasses toward the narrows, where he
sighted the big liner Oceanic bearing
down, outward bound.
Il shan go outside with the Oca1nic,
he said, Ito bid goodby to Lord Beres-
ford and other friends on board"
A little later, while Sir Thomas
chatted and leaned on the ouarterdeck
bulwarks, little sloop sailed by within
hailing distance. Three men thereon;
each held aloft a mug OF beer ana
shouted heartily: Here's luck to you
for tomorrow, Sir Thomas. A half
amused smile overspread the face OF
the Shamrock's owner as he heard ana
lifted his cap.
Sir Thomas Is Grateful.
do you know he calculated, there
have come to me many evidences ol
good will. Here, for instance, adueq
Sir Thomas, selecting one from several
kilograms that had just been sent from
shore, here is some friend who says
Don't be disheartened; Shamrock
NAV lose, but Sir Thomas wins the re-
spect and good will of millions OF
Americans. and l can say now through
the Associated Press, to my own people
and to the American people, that nave
proved what 1 believed to be true that
no man ever met a more cordial greet
ing than l have here. No man ever
found more generous hearts, more will
ing hands, or more honest men than l
have since I-came to America. l have
proven this, l say, to the people OF my
own nation"
And the manner of Sir Thomas was
emphatic.
And if the Shamrock should lose
now, how long before her owner may
appear here with another boat TO lay
siege to the trophy?" was asked.
Talks of Future Conquest.
"Ah, that brings me back" said Sir
Thomas, Ito the greatest difficulty l
have confronted here. l must be sure
of a designer 1 cannot design a beat,
and I must be certain on that point be-
fore you talk of another attempt should
the Shamrock lose now.
You see I 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? Well, 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.
rs she on her true waterline-tne line
she was designed to sail on? We are
not sure. Her designer would knew,
but he has not seen his boat since she
was first measured. He is sick and IN
able to leave his room. We do not
know whether the Shamrock has ever
in these waters sailed on her true
waterline. She is certainly not now
sailing on the same waterline as when
she sailed in the Solent.
1.-The ballast put in the Shamrock to-
day was put in on Mr.. Flies advice. |
Has it been so placed so as to serve the |
exact purpose intended? We do not |
know to a certainty. He is sick and !
we have done the best we know how !
1t is a most serious handicap for us to |
be deprived of his personal direction |
and advice
The Shamrock's Measurement.
NIeasurer John Hyslop announced at |
the New York Yacht club that the new |
measurement of the Shamrock, made /
by him this morning shows the yachts !
present water line to be SS.95 feet and I
her racing length by club rule 102. 500 |
feet. He states that the Shamrock will |
now allow the Columbia sixteen sec
ones in a thirty mile course Tomor- |
rows race Will be fifteen miles to wind
ward or leeward and back, the start to
be made at II o'clock as usual.
The ballast put aboard the Shamrock
last night consists of pigs of lead
weighing about twenty-five pounds
each, made mandy in shape to stow in
between the frames of the yacht, down
as low as possible. where they will do
the most good. Three tons and a half
Of it was passed ON board and slowed
below Most of this weight was put
aft, Judging from the appearance of the
yacht today for she seemed to trim
mere by the stern than before.
1t was learned today that the cause
Of the accident to the top mast was
not the parting of the shroud at the