New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
ADMIRLNG THE SHAMROCK.
MANY GAZE ON THE CUP CHALLENGER
AS SHE RESTS IN THE DRYDOCK.

For more than three hours yesterday morn
ing laymen, boat builders, yacht designers and
| experienced yachtsmen stood. craning their
| necks and twisting their heads from side 70
side to catch better glimpses of the Shamrock.
which in the drydock at Robins shipyard,
Erie Basin The Cup challenger entered the
dock at o'clock, an hour after the Erin vacated
it. There was twenty-five feet CT water in the
dock when she drawn in, and her draught
is 20 feet inches. The pumps were set at
work, and in half hour the yacht rested on
the keel blocks. The crew began at once to
shore her up. BY II o'clock the snoring was
finished and in three-quarters of an hour more
the Shamrock stood revealed in all her beauty.
visible from the lowermost edge of her keel to
her truck.
All this time the sides of the dock were lined
with sghtseers. They watched the water lower
inch by inch. and observed every line OF the
keel as it came into view, and formed sep
aratey and collectively a single opinion-"She is
a beauty"
AS she lay there before the water began TO
fall many, deceived. perhaps. by the bluntness
Of h,r chopped off nose. thought she was too
full at the beginning of the bow. They soon
saw however. that she has shoulder but
slopes out gracefully to the point Of greatest
BEAM which is amidships, and thence declines
in graceful curves which flow TO her counters.
Brought into nearer view by the perspective OF
the little basin of the drydock her immense
overhang was more apparent than it was when
she lay in the outer water. and there were not
lacking those who thought it was too great.
But when the contour of the keel. with its
great bulb. with the metal inside the plates,
was revealed. few dissented from the opinion
that it wculd give her an advantage in a short
sea- and would not trouble her in any other rea-
sorable racing weather
The bulb is less pronounced than in some Of
her predecessors, but all the weight is below.
Her keel is longer drawn out and less chunky
than was expected. Still most of those pres
ent who had been forceful in their predictions
that the Cup good lifted" already,
were not so certain after they had looked upon
her lines All agreed. however. that she is a
Yankee model Indeed one of the officers of
the Erin practically admitted that the Yankee
boats had been used in designing the Sham
rock
I'VE have the Columbia to beat" he said as
be stood at the bottom Of the drydock and
looked up at the lines of the yacht land it was
certainly natural that we should have try at
building a vessel somewhat similar. She can
not race on the other side. and not built for
work there. We in Yankee waters and
have to sail under Yankee conditions"
The keel did not suffer much on the trip
over There was little dulness of the bronze.
but that was all Men worked all day with
emery paper and oil, securing the keel and
making it bright Captain Sycamore said he
thought all would be ready to have her out OF
drydock tonight. She will be taken away as
soon as possible. and her sails and rigging will
be rut into position. The yacht will be ready
to greet Sir Thomas Upton when he arrives
next Tuesday on the TeutOnic
A cable message was received by Mr.. Barrie
yesterday from Sir Thomas, sent just before he
latter sailed from Queenstown. 1t said: Now
ready to leave Hope everything Is making
progress"
ANOTHER sENDOFF FOR SIR THOMAS.
Queenstown. Aug. 15-The White Star Line
steamer Teutonic which left Liverpool yester
day with Sir Thomas Upton and his party on
hoard for the United States. by way OF this
mort. arriving here this morning. sailed from
Queenstown at 1910 m Sir Thomas received
q great sendof from the members Of the Royal
Cork Yacht Club who went out to the Teutonic
in a body to bid farewell to the owner Of the
challenger for the Americas Cup. The visitors
took breakfast on board the steamer with Sir
Thomas. Brief speeches of the usual character
were made. Both George L. Watson. the de-
signer. who joined the Teutonic here, and Sir
Thomas said they expected the Columbia would
be the Cup defender.
w G. Jameson, the amateur yachtsman who
will represent Sir Thomas on board Shamrock IL
In the races, sails for New-York August "a from
TiverpooI on board the Cunard Line steamer
Campanta
CONSTITUTION AND COLUMBIA READY
THE TWO YACHTS ANCHORED AT CITY ISL
AND LAST NIGHT,
r., 1-.,,,,,,oD and the Columbia came down
through the Sound last night and anchored at City
Island Both are ready for to-day's race. which
NAV be TO windward and return or on a triangular
course as the wind may demand.