The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-15
THE CHALLENGER LEADING.
an Interesting Trial Race Between
the Upton Yachts

ROTHESAY, July l5-The trial race to-
| day between the two Shamrocks was over
a tnirty-six- emile course inside Of Cum
| hr"e Islands The yachts started from
Rothesay Bay at 12:35 p m for Wemyss
: Bay. Thence they sailed to Towmont
| End on the larger of the Cumbrae Isl
ands and back on an equiIateraI course,
| twice around a triangle. the ciTcumfer-
| ence Of which was eighteen miles There
wGs a fine sailing breeze from the north
west and the water was smooth.
1t was p run to Wemyss Bay and .
reach TO Tovmont End and a beat back
Both -5aamrocl>s sported jib-headed top
sails o-Sr HainsaiIs. foresails, and Jbs.
The preparatory whistle was sounded
from the Erin at 1890 During the inter
val before the starting signal was given
both boats Jockeyed in a clever manner
for the advantage Of the start. Sham
rock II crossed the line close to the pier
as the signal was given. Shamrock WAS
right n her wake about three lengths
astern-
Leaving the mouth Of the bay, main
bOoms were slipping off to staGboard. but
both entered the channel and got into the
passage without using their spinnakers.
Toward the point Shamrock I was so
dead astern that she was breaking the
new chaIlenger's wind The challenger
iuffed in order to come clear out and jib
topsaiIs were run up when they were half
way over
There was less wind on the other shore
and the pace dropped as they Iuffed up
for the mark IN the meantime the chal-
Ienser had been widening out her lead all
through The times when they rounded
the Erin at Wemyss Bay were:
Shamrock II I:c4:Z5.
Shamrock 1868
This IS equal to a gain OF about quar-
ter Of a minute Ior each mile a defeat
which for down the wind work is con-
sidered substantial
After rounding the mark the yachts
laid away on an easy reach along the
Ayreshire coast for Towmont End.
The challenger had the best of it in the
reach to Large Bay. where she led by two
minutes and twenty seconds. but. with a
dash Of the wind across the bay. Sham
rock ! diminished the gap between her
and the challenger and, as they Iuffed
around the Erin's bow. holding the Cum
brae enc on the starboard tack, the times
were:
Shamrock II. I:3215
Shamrock I. 1855
The challenger, on coming by the wind.
li'iiiSNidtFiy dropped neT JID tOpSau-
Shamrock / held on to hers on 4 short
board to the island shore and when they
went in stays to port they turned on pTac-
tically the same spot They held on this
tack for about five minutes and then the
challenger went in STAYS 10 starboard at
1-f1-S0- Shamrock I went on the same
tack two minutes later.
They were taking steady full breeze
with them on this board. which lasted
eight minutes. The challenger cast
around off F'intry Bay while Shamrock I
stayed under her stern as she came out
The course at that time had undergone a
change to the extent Of adding a leg from
Towmont End to Mount Stewart and
back.
Both ShamTocIss here set jfb topsafls
again in the softening wind and fetched
for the Erin on the starboard tack. They
went into stays and rounded the mark
the challenger at 2:0I-20. and Shamrock I
at 2,0S-40. having threshed over a distance
of four miles
With sheets eased a bit on leaving the
mark to start through the channel the
challenger stretched out hcr lead yisibIy
from Shamrock l.