New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
WILL SAIL MORROW.
THE SHAMROCK TO 60 OUTSIDE SANDY
HOOK ON MONDAY
THF STORM OF YESTERDAY PREVENTED
TIVE CHALLENGER FROM LEAVING
HER ANCHORAGE-A RIG CON
srGNMENr or SAILS


HER ANcHoRAGE-A RIG CON
srGNMENr or SAILS
owing 70 rho heavy rain Of yesterday morning
Sir Thomas Upton did not leave mo Flfth Ave
nuo Hotel until after II o'clock and ~ that
time there was slight break ir the sweepne
eastory clouds that gave n small promise of
something better. though it could only have been
tho keen interest in the preparations FOR the
coming sports that made the owner leave shelter
on such a day
Sir Thomas went down tho Bay on tho tug
James a Lawrence. which belongs to his char
tered fleet. soon after his arrival on board the
steam yacht Erin. which, with the rest Of his
hotlla. IS anchored off Tompkinsvillc. the skies
cleared biz, and tho hopes If those who were
waiting 20 soc the Shamrock sail ran high when
they saw four sailors ON the Shamrock 80 To
the middle of her manhoom and east loose the
lashings ~ her mainsan cover. This cover is
made in two parts as it would be too heavy to
handle iu one piece. and when this first move
toward getting under way was noticed there was
a small cheer on the press steamer
But nothing more than this done AMI at
I o'clock the crew trooped up from below lnl
dropped into the ongooat Of the Erin TO cross
To- dinner ON one Of the chartered steamers
Soon after this a large British steamer passed.
the Erin outward bound and signalling to the
yacht. The message read: I'VE are wishing Won
luck" There was some hustng ON the Erin
10 get out the code flags. but the answer Was
quickly set flying under the tratc stay
Thanks Report us an well" There wcre eX-
pericnccd hands al signalling on the Erin. and
the reply could be read on the outgoing steamer
cfore she got TOO far away; and she was
going ar rapid pace
soon after this the six expert sailmakers who
arrived from England Yesterday morning on h"
American Line steamship 81. Paul came 10
Tompkiusvile on one Of the Upton tugs. They
have come % this country 20 be handy IN case
any alterations are required on the Shamrock "
sails and In case of ripping or tearing or inc
canvases during tho international races they VIII
make repairs II is not thought that any of
the nev sails will require alteration. All the
sails that Ratsey has made FOR American ana
Canadian yachts. such as for the Syce the
Yam1. The Beaver the Canada and others htted
I'm thoir places ON the spars without the sniil-
in, oe bolt rope. and these men from iIatsey
lofts are brought here ln ease of accidents
David Barrie. who has lately looked after
many matters pertaining 10 the challenger m''
tho sarlnfakors ~ tho wharf and as soon as they
landed and had their baggage examined they
we're taken boy Mr Barrie to join the fleet an
choreI down the Bay
SIXTEEN RAI.Es OF SAILS
That W hich Mt Ratsoy said on his arrival a.
the Ffrth Avenue Hote proved true yesterday
s complete now set Of sails for the shamrock
a,rl..ed Yesterday morning on the St Paul. Ihere
,..re sixteen bales Of them and they we're CON
,,c,ei ~ David B4rao 0r tie shps manifest
was r:.e ent.,. .rVo r,ates er. sixteen o"'.'
o. e.is
n &C. bought that thc two stool plates are 10
le e..od Co., cover the holes i'm the deck when mo
ncavv skvlights are removed for racing FROM
what Mr. Ratsey said last night i appears Wa'
the Shamrock Will not show as large san
snread AS was expected. This last SUIT or canvas
....s ordered after the Shamrock had been tried
vlitb the Britannia, and after 1t was touna tha1
she. was roo stiff for the canvas then being used
which is the suit she is now to sail with IN n'r
first trials here There has not been a word said
about any larger main boom. and as Mr. Ratsey
saws the Shamrocks sail plan Will be only
.rabtlv larger than that Of Valkyrie III, 1t is
thouebr that the steel boom now In use VIII De
,.his enar is iO3 feet long but the present san
does not reach out t0 the end OF IL by t1o lc1' lc'1'
~ avon moro SD that there is considerable room
for a larger sail on the same spar
About > O'Clock reporter for ! NJ '1nnl[ '1oln,
won't an hoard the stcarn yach, Erin ana a@h'l
CIR Thomas Linton about his plans Ior siNlu-
,ho Shamrock her trials. he said that the ya'H,
,.o,,ld mot go out today Sunday, pui WoulH
leave her anchorage carly to-m'rfo" llellll,5 ,5
without fail. and takr a trial iIlp 'H 'd''N'
C,r Thomas has the royal gift Of rememhor-
ing names and persons Last sun''l,I ,@,,ln.I,,d
paper man had occasion to $50" him IN nE.iil'.
and mentioned that he had 'm' oyer '' SEQ i'9
mother When Sir Thomas saW ih' 7d"l, 'l'9'
Yesterday hr stepped forward and Sh'"N ndl,ls. y.
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