The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-28
TRYING OUT THE GREEN YACHT.
Liptun's Challenger HnS Favorable
Weather for II Good Test.


NEW YORK. Aug 2S-Another rattliug
good wind and sea tLat was not too
rough for swift footing favored today's
trial spin Of the Cup challenger Shamrock
II. All the conditions for "a thorough try
ing out of the green yacht Were entirely
satisfactory, ami when she Slipped her
. mouriuEs shortly after Ie O'Clock this
morning. IL was said by those I'm charge
. OF her that I'm all probability. the yacht
would be tuned over the Cup course
This was just what all the old shellbacks
along Sandy Hook and the Atlantic High
lands wanted. for the watchers aflCat and
ashore were pretty well disappointed yes
terday when the Shamrock venturei only
"a little way out i'm tha wiud-tosscd ocean.
looked about her for "a moment. and then
turned tail
1t seemed this morning as though the
elements We're just waiting for tusslc
with the challenger and that they were
holding on at a strenuous pitch until she
saw fit 10 come out and do battle The
short spin OF the Shamrock yesterday
proved several things in the minds of
yachtsmcn who saw her She is unques-
Jiouably one of the stifrrst g1-footers that
ever raced for OF defended the Cup. In
wiudward she did not impress one with
the idea that she is invincibIe. but on a
reach. particularly a close reach, she is
like lightning. She makes a fuss in the
water. but she does not pound. All in
all, II Is generally agreed among men who
have seen many Cup races that the
Shamrock is a yacht TO be reckoned with
The challeuEers jib, staysail. and baby
jib tOpsail were sent up in stops at lu-Zu,
and short time later Sir Thomas Lip
ton, Commodore Huliard. and Mr.. Wat
son left the Erin and boarded the chaI-
lCuger At 1890 the jib was broken out,
and then the crew began hauling on the
throat and peak haIyards The mai lsaiI
rose steadily until it had arrived almost
at fun hoist Then ii seemed To catch up
near the throat Meanwhile moorings
had been slipped, and the challenger
drfted lazily over toward the southwest
spit. The mainsail hung half way mp the
mast Tor five minutes. and then II was
hauled up snug
Shortly before II o'clock Captain Syca-
more threw his charge uI on the wind and
the masthead men were sent scamperinp
aloft 20 prepare the way for the club top
sail The jackyarder began TO go up at
II o'clock, and was the same big snug
fitting piece Of canvas that was used yes
terday- As compared 10 anything that the
TWO Ferr. shoh yachts have carried, the
sail WAS enormous. but Sir Thomas is said
To have remarked yesterday that IL is
baby to another one that he has in the
hold of the Shamrock $ tender Porto
Rico. The sail was bundled slzilIfully and
was snugly sheeted al ll.15- When the big
club topsai had been made secure. the
staysai and jib topsail were broken out
and the Shamrock stood toward the
southwest spit with the wind just a triile
abaft her starboard beam.
1t was good ten-kuot blow but the
challenger took ii with hardly a culver.
showing Just the least bit of heel She
hit up a rapid gait in the smooth waters
Of Sandy Hook Bay and speedily over
hauled the feet tug. James q. Lawrence.
which had gone out ahead of her. The
steam yacht Erin. however. did not fol-
low the Shamrock. but lay in toward the
Atlantic Highlands.
just before ll:5J the American liner ST
Paul. outward bound. passed abeam Of
the green yacht and there was cheering
and waving Of handkerchiefs from the
deck Of the liner which the crew Of the
racer returned with hearty cheers. Five
minutes later the Sardini0u. Of the Allan
state Line, passed out and there was an
other interchange of greeting.
After luffing frequently between HIS
and 1870. the Shamrock bore away and
stood toward the NarrOws on a close
reach. Every piece Of canvas that the
challenger had out fitted superbIy and
not a cupful Of wind was lost At 1880
the yacht passed the West Bank light
house and broke out a big green Sham
rock flag