The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
WAITING FOR SIR THOMAS
SHAMROCK WILL PROBABLY NOT
BAIL UNTIL HER OWNER ARRIVES.

to the Horseshoe To-day-Sailors Are
RehearainE n Song to Sing to Sir Thomas.
Tho Shamrock was at anchor all day yester-
day. and those who had hoped to see the chal-
lenRer for the Americas Cup get under way
and sail were disappointed. Some who had
not realized that II takes time to get racing
yacht In shape to sail had thought that when
she left the Erie Basin on Tuesday afternoon
she could put her sails on In a few minutes.
and that she would ne sailing all day long yes
terday. They went down to Tompkinsville to
sec the yacht leave. and some even went down
to the Atlantic Highlands to watch the yacht
from that point. There is lots OF work to be
done yet before she can stretch her sails. and
Captains Hogarth and Wringe are not skimp-
ing any OF the work.
During the morning the Stacks In the shrouds
and stays was taken up and more OF the rum
ming rigging rove. While one lot OF men were
attending to this work. another gang was bus
lily engaged scraping the wooden spars. When
this had been done. they we're vanished and
the metal spars we're painted. aud now look
more like wood than ever. The blocks were
all scraped and painted. and the matches were
covered with the skyights which were all var
nished. The deck was holystoned. and by
nightfal tho Shamrock was as neat and trim
as the proverbial new pin.
The sails have been put on board and some
OF the saint kers who arrived last Saturday on
tho st. Louis were at work on them at times
during tho day The Shamrock is now all
ready for her sails: the only reason they were
not bent on yesterday was that the spars were
wet with paint and varnish. The sails will
probably be bent this morning and then
IL is possible that the Shamrock will be
towed to the Horseshoe and she may
then hoist her sails and go for trial.
This. however. lie very doubtful. as it is
generally believed that the yacht will remain
of Tompkinsville until the arrival OF Sir
Thomas Upton. and Fife and Ratsey. who are
wanted on board to see that everything is all
right. Will Fife will look to the rigging and
trim OF the yacht and Thomas Ratsey will see
that the sails are as they should be. A trial
would be useless without these men on board.
David Barrie returned from Boston yester-
day morning with Capt. Matthews and Cheva-
ler dc Matino. the marine artist Chevalier de
Martina visited Admiral Sampson and Capt.
Chadwick on the flagship New York
while in Boston. Mr.. Barrie said that
he had seen the Plymouth. the vessel
that is to be the tender for the Shamrock.
and that she would be here on Sept s ready
for service The Plymouth belongs to the
Winthrop line. She was built in 1897. Is $50
feet long. 30 feet beam. & feet draught and is
expansion engines and can steam sixteen miles
an hour. She has an outside license and can
accommodate $50 passengers. In addition to
the quarters for the officers and crew she has
eleven staterooms
The members Of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
have chartered the steamer Argonaut and that
vessel will sail from Cardiff on Sept. 20.
with many members Of the club who are COM
ing here to witness the races for the Anne rica's
Cup. This vessel has tonnage OF 1924 and
is fitted with engines OF 1000 horse power.
Her Captain is Robert Roach and the vessel
will DO In charge Of Dr. Lunn.
All who went to see the yacht yesterday
had fine chance to examine the rigging
which has struck everyone with being so sim
pie and so light. The Jaws OF the gaff
are very different from those on either the
Columbia or Defender or any other OF the large
single stickers in these waters. Instead Of being
the usual prong shaped Jaws they are shaped
like a diamond somewhat. and are covered
with white leather. This leather slips up the
mast very easily. The mainsheet is oper-
ated through triple block on the traveller
and then through a double and a single block
on tho boom. The Valkyrie had four block on
her boom for the mainsheet and the Defender
In the cup races In 1895 had two double blocks
The rudder post comes through the deck about
sixteen feet from the after part OF the yacht and
the tiller 10 about fifteen feet in length This
tiller Is OF hollow steel and it is covered over
with canvas. The boatmen at Staten Island
did thriving business all day long. Hun
dreds OF excursonists went to Tompknsville
to have a look at the challenger and many OF
these were rowed around the yacht.
Several OF Sir Thomas Liptons personal
friends have chartered a steamer to 60 down
the Bay and meet the Campania on her arrival
here on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.
They invited Gov. Roosevelt to be one of
the party. The Governor. however. found that
he could not accept on account OF his trip
through the State but he will send his Military
Secretary. Col Treadwe. as his representa-
tive. The party willlinclude Adrian Iselin Jr,
and Edward A. Sumner
Some OF the men in the crew OF the Shamrock
have very good voices They amuse them
selves In the evenings with imrrom ptu'concerts
on board the Nonowantuc. Just now they are
practising new song with which they will
greet Sir Thomas Upton upon his arrival. This
song is about the Shamrock and the Columbia
and the first verse is like this:
Your health. good Uncle sAm. and yours. too.
what ere bstde. may fortune your bumpers still
Join hearts across the ocean in jolly song or two,
God bless dear Queen Victoria and Yankee Doodle
too"
Gallant shamrock II you win hll your bumpers.
'Tair Columbia. II you lose. try again another
The chorus to the next verse substitutes the
word Columbia for Shamrock and Shamrock
for Columbia. There are three verses.
ANOTHER BRUSH OFF NEWPORT.
The Columbia A9ain Show. Har Hal. .