Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-15
ARRIVAL Of SHAMROCK L..
Sir Thomas Lipton's Cup Challenger
Safely Anchored at Temp
kinsville.
RECEIVED AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.
A Cursory Glance mt the CRATE Gives
Her the Appearance OF Being the
Fastest Bont Ever Turned Out In
british Watcrs-FeRrs CoIumbin
More than Independence.

New York, Aug. 12.-The new
Americas cup challenger, Shamrock
H.. lay al anchor off Sandy Hook
lightshp all night, and in the morn
ing was towed up the bay to Temp
hnsville, Staten Island. She will he
taken at once to Erie basin. where
she will be stripped and her racing
mast stepped. Her spars are ready
and there will be no delay in getting
her into racing trim. Whether she
will 20 into drydock Ia have her un.
derbody cleaned before her trials
outside is not yet known.
Received "a Lively Welcome.
The challenger Of 1901 received q
lively ard enthusiastic welcome from
every craft in the harbor as she came
mp the bay ia tow Of the tug Robert
lIaddon. The shippers of the tugs
loosed their whistles. and the New
York walled a salute with her siren.
The Erin ACKNOWLEDGED the salute with
three deep blasts. 1t was at her an
chornge overlooking the field where
she is 10 give battle, in September
to the defender of the cup that the
yachting sharps had their first
glimpse OF the new challenger 10y day
| light. The grace and beauty of the
lines Of her slender body were mar.
red by her cumbrous cruising rig
and the litter and confusion on her
deck as her crew were preparing &C
weigh anchor. But one glance was
sufficient 10 convince the experts that
Watson had built much handsomer
boat than the old Shamrock
She Looks Fast.
She looks the fastest boat ever
! turned out in British waters. One
| OF her beauties is Watson's peculiar
| tilt OF the counter. There is no fiat
ness or tumble home along the top
sides, and her great overhang gives
her the appearance of speed. She was
painted green like the Irish knights
first challenger, but the paint on the
| sides OF her upper works had been
scraped off in many places 10y the
seas she had encountered, and these
| spots showed the manganese bronze
! OF which she is constructed. She
raised her anchor and took the two
/ line from the lladdon at $50.
The Trip ~ the hay.
" she came mp The bay the crew Of
| the Shamrock. in dark blue sweaters
and white trousers and hats, lounged
along her deck, disdaihing oilskins &c
/ protect them from the dashes of rain
that fell AT intervals.
After leaving quarantine the noise
| AM din of saluting Whistles became
/ louder. Every craft steamed as close
a. possible to get better view of the
! boat. Hardly had her anchor hit the
| bottom of Tompkinsyille before
! throIgs appeared on hill and pierhead
| 10 study her lines with their glasses.
Was lowed Two-Third- OF the Way
Capt. Hamilton. navigating officer
OF the Shamrock, stated To a press
representative that the yacht had
been towed, about two-thirds of the
way from the Azores.
Prevailing winds sCuth-southwest
CAV, them fair wind all the way
They got in to the tail-end of an
easterly gale August and carried
away two topsail sheets. That was
the only mishap of the voyage.
Time OF the Voyage.
The total length of the voyage was
| 3,769 miles. and the actual running
time IA days . hours and A. minutes.
Capt. Sycamore, who is TO have alb
solutc charge OF the Shamrock III. in
the races, gave il as his opinion that
the Columbia is better boat than
the Constitution.
Capt. VIM. Matthews, the command
er of tn, Erwin, said; I'VE fear the
Columbia more than we do the Con
stitution."
THE PROTOCOL AGREED UPON.