The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-18
SHAMROCK AGAIN VISIBLE.
Comments Upon Her Appearance as
She Rests Clear OF the Water
and Free From Draplngs.

NEW YORK. May IA dispatch to
the Herald from Southampton says;
No, 5, Prince of Wales dock. South
ampton, saw a more than unusually In
teNsting sight when, clear Of the water
and entirely free from pettlcoaJs or
drapingS OF any character the sham
rock IL, submitted once more TO the
public gaze There we're among the
spectators some passengers. numbering
among them a few ladies just ready TO
~ aboard the 81, Paul for New York
while khaki was in evidence as Worn
by men just of the transports and also
new in young lads jus, going out
Some Scotch citizens hal arrived over
night from the Denny's yard. These
were busy all over The boat under the
Superin,andence OF Mr.. Wapi and Man
ager Leven, of the firm, Sir Thomas
Lipton, in fun yachting dress, was 4
keen onlooker, The designer. Mr. Wat
son, in a Scotch tweed suit and bow
Ter hat, watched every little operation
in his usual keensighted critical man
ner.
The challenger has already been tul-
ly described as 10 many Of her pecu-
lau'Ies. After what little sailing she
has done. however it is interesting TO
note that her tall, straight telescope
mast. set five feet In front Of the fore
foot ot her bulb keel. rather disturbS
ones idea OF sail carrying. From the
deck point OF view one might take
her as ;he advance half Of one OF those
close masted schooners the designer
gave the world In the Lenore, with
which he won the gold medal OF the
London Shipwrights' Society In 1882.
The bulb keel. under the main trunk
Of the vessel. which widens as It goes
down. is very deep. II does not seem
impossible that the boat was somewhat
strained abou, the ruider casing when
1t iuvoluntarily rested on the Solent
bank on her first sail-stretching spin.
The leverage at any rate was consid-
cradle and IL the hull was not damaged
some part Of her great nervous sys-
TEN nay have suffered. There are Of
course a large number OF rumors OF a
nIer head character floating about
Southampton but to these one has 10
pay little attention.
As 10 future performances In the
Solent and channel. much will depend
on circumstances. Fresh alterations
may bring out fresh accidents and dis
appointments and the interval between
this AMI the time for re-rlgging for her
outward voyage IS fast closing up.
The Man at the Wheel" in the
Yach,snan. criticizing the sailing OF the
new boat, says:
Monday was just such another breeze
as the Shamrock l. had on the last dav |
OF the cup races with the somewhat
effect Of enabling her TO |
show a clean pair Of heels to the new /
yacht. One should never, Of course. /
Judge the racing OF yacht by the !
first -ace. But in this instance the two .
boats were in practically the same case. .
Both have crews strange to them; both .
have new sails and gear. Even sup {
posing for the sake Of argument that
the skipper OF The new vessel is not .
keen 20 wind, a supposition we do not
entertain in the slightest degree, it
would puzzle him or any one else to
account FOR her being beaten.
"Oa reach. the Shamrock I. Is in
many ways quite as dark a horse as
the new craft and in her last race
had no chance 10 show she could reach
in 4 breeze Her superior power would.
We believe. have enabled her to beat
the Columbia on that point Even in
wind she was obviously badly handi-
capped IN that race.
In proper trim ana well sailed We
believe she would have beaten the CO.
umbia OVER the Weymouth course, not
BY 80 much. however as she beat the
new raft. This. however, does not by
any means argue that the Shamrock II.
was out Of the hunt. The breeze Of
Monday was not a cup breeze. II We see
the new yacht beating the old one by
ten minutes over 3O-mile course In
such weather, we shall consider her
chances good and should not care II
she were beaten by half an hour in a
lecent breeze.
IF Shamrock II. should turn out less
speedy than we hope. It would certain
Iy BE- a most amazing thing II after all
Sir Thomas Upton had to fall back on
the old boat and with her win the CUP.
Should such an event occur some Diff
fculty might arise under the deed Of gift
The New York Yachtsmen
know very we'll that the Shamrock /.
would sail vastly improved boa;
though their opinions as to her chances
might not be very nigh.
PRICE OF LEMONS STEADY.