The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-21
Shamrock Il. WINS ONE
SHOWS HER Predecessor HER
HEELS IN RACE OF
FIVE HOURS
BEATEN LESS THAN A MINUTE
Course Was TrianguIar, and the
Wind Steady and Light Enough
for TOpsaiIs to BE
Carried.

RYDE, Isle OF. Wight, May 20.-The two
Shamrocks raced today over an open sea
course, the first leg Of which is a beat
from Clashot castle to mark outside
the Nab lightship, and Shamrock L. won.
The wind was steady from sFhe East and
was blowing a club topsaik breeze.
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin
toWed the yachts clear of the Isle of
Wight and then both set their lower can
vass. The chaNenger's new mainsail, al
though hoisted for the first time seemed
to sit to perfection, better even than tho
Shamrock l. s mainsail. When the Erin
gave the signal to start the challenger.
as usual, was kept a trifie in hand she
followed the Shamrock I. about three
lengths astern, but a length to windWard.
In fine, fresh breeze the boats heeled
well over to the press OF their enormous
sails, making great progress. The first
tack was to starboard and they fetched
along ten or fifteen minutes, both lying
equally close to the wind and apparently
footing at about the same speed. The
Shamrock L tackled and the challenger
also came round under her weather guar
I ter. The challenger then pulled up and
the yachts fetched along, beam for beam,
in a long, fast leg towards the island
shore.
When they next went about they were
still close together, but as they hove
about at different times there " ; a con-
siderable gap. AS they sto5J or again
in d northeasterly direction at tal5 time,
half an hour from the start, the boa s
appeared to be practically on the same
footing as when they started, neither had
secured an appreciable advantage Turn
ing at the weather marx, the boats hoist
ed sheets and ran along the island shore
for a breeze. AS soon as they j.b5ed
round, the Erin was still in close COM
CD MI,
boats went over, sheets well out, for
broad and easy reach for the line whence
they had started The challenger held
her lead on this point of sailing and was
first to cross the line. The time at the
finish of the triangular aceprse of about
seven miles was as follows1
Shamrock H.. 4:4:40iShamrock I....4:5:25
The course gave them q fair test in
beating TO windward and reaching free.
For the purpose of testing the yachts
down the wind, booms weres squared away
and sBinnakers were set, for finishing
trial before the wind from the Nab light
ship to Southampton water. The Sham
rock H. continued to hold the lead,
which she had gained over tine triangular
course.
The wind was fairly steady when they
started the running trial and the new
challenger crew away IL excellent fash
ion.
On the short run from the Nab to the
Warner lightship, she gained more than
a couple OF minutes and passed the War
ner, leading By minutes ana seconds.
From there nome the wind was soft
and catchy and the gap was rapidly
closed and opened as they ran for their
moorings.
From start to finish the race was a
good one, Tne challenges loss at the
start was due TO the fact that her sails
We're not sheeted home and the manner
in which she caught the ex-challenger
in cross-tacking SHOWS that she viii come
in for much credit in future trials.
Sir Thomas Upton, in discussing the
race. admitted he had felt some disap-
continent in the early part of the con-
test, but the manner with which the
challenger gained on the old boat showed
that when sac got into trim she would
be all right.
Mr. James Watson expressed the
opinion that the Shamrock II. had
showed, after she had got her mainsail
fixed, that she was by far the best boat.