The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
Cuts a Fourteen Knot Clip in a Speed
Trial

New York. Aug. 31.-The sixth trial
spin OF the Shamrock II today, thanks
TO a stiff breeze from the southeast,
developed into speed trial over
measured course, the results or WhlSh
are considered satisfactory by Sif
Thomas Upton and his friends Slr
Thomas said yesterday that when MI.
Jameson arrived he would De IN abSo-
lutte charge of the yacht he was OF
board the Shamrock today ana N
charge every minute of her triai' 3 IGis,
ing from the mastery way IN Whlch
she was handled.
Instead of going outside to sea he
had the yacht sent twice up ana ooNN cow
the main ship channel southwest SPIT
TO Staten island and back, almost every
mile of which is marked by government
buoys with the result that Dy slinple
calculation it was found that the yachI
had Travelled over certain portions on
the course at the rate of fourteen knoIS
an hour Sir Thomas Upton, guag-
ing her speed by that of the Erlh'
claims half a knot more
Passing the spit buoy soon aIter II
O'Clock. an hands clapped on the main
sheet and trimmed 1t down Almost IA
for the close reach Up the main snip
channel AS soon as she sailed UP on
the wind the yacht jumped away al
twelve knot rate and against three
knot tide. All the way up the channel
she was saluted by outbound steam
ers.
Up through the narrows and past
quarantine the Shamrock sailed until
1890. Captain Sycamore then lufted
her and swung her around TO the port
tack for the return trip. This first tack
of the windward work brought the
yacht almost over to Stapleton- TWO
more short tacl<s put her through the
narrows. Afterwards he brought to
Coney island point
The picture Shamrock presented as
she opened out by the point and caught
the full force of the breeze was mag
nificent one. With her lee rail buried
in a smother of foam and her deck wet
half way up to the mast with flying
spray. the yacht save an exhibition of
sailing that astonished those who were
watching her.
Captain Sycamore then made for
slack water to get a better gauge on
her speed. When the channel was all
clear of steamers he put her on the
Starboard tack and easing sheets, went
for the first mark-the southwest spit
buoy. Gathering way as she felt the
strength of the breeze, the green beauty
sped away to the northward on her
second trip at steamboat speed. George
L. Watson, William jameson and Com
mOdOTe Hilliard sat on deck watching
every detail of the sparS, sails and hull
At 3 o'clock the yacht headed back
to Sandy Hook on the port tack, nearly
close hauled and with a fresher breeze
than she had before. Faster than ever
she Travelled under its influence, put
ting her lee rail down to the water and
often taking little green seas over her
lee bow until her deck was wet clear
UP to her mast coat and half way aft
The Erin, coming up aStern of her. was
travelling fifteen knots and it took her
nearly fifteen minutes to overhaul and
pass her from a point about an eighth
of mile astern. From this il is esti-
mated that the green yacht was travel
ing quite fourteen knots an hour for
the five miles between Coney island
S w Spit buoy.
Sir Thomas Upton, who remained on
board the Erin all day. seemed partic-
ularly pleased with his yachts per-
Torrance