The sun., 1901-08-13

The Shamrock was towed bv the Erin
about two-thirds of the way There was
little that was eventful during the trip
The Cup-seeking voyagers saw only one
ship, the Spartan Prince, which was sighted
u short way out from the Azores, which,
rs the log shows. was left on Aug ?
We are glad to get here again" sang
out Capt. Matthews Of the Erin to Mr.
Barrie from the bridge Of his boat early
yesterday morning we had it pretty
hot coming over
The only !mishap to the Shamrock hap
pened on Friday last, when she encountered
the shank Of stif Southwestern Two
topsail sheets snapped. She would have
arrived here quicker but for encounter
ing this gale Ii was accompanied by
a head sea, delayed the boat several hours
and threw waves high over her
Under the chaperonage Of her towing
tug, the Shamrock left her anchorage
yesterday morning a few minutes before
o'clock. She went roundabout way.
eeeking the deeper water, which was neCps-
sary on account Of her hull construction.
The Erin got under way few minutes
later and took a shorter course up toward
the lower bay. The Erin had the Ameri-
can nag hying at her fore peak. and aft
the ensign OF the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
was whipping out She also flew q Sham
rock flag Her private signal flags werr
fiuttering, and the Shamrock. too. sported
her signal nag. which spelled $. NJ. Il. X.
=, The challenger came up through the
Main Ship Channel. while the Erin took
the Gedney Channel. At tho Southwest
Spit the two vessels met ard the Erin
steamed along behind tho Shamrock The
handsome steam yacht was about a quar-
ter OF mile astern Of her charge and tho
two boats made an attractive picture as
they slipped through the water their many
colorcd flags giving a needed brightness
to the general sombreness of the surround
ings.
The first greeting for the Shamrock came
from on the Long Island shore a cannon
booming welcome Before she had gone
much further there came three-g,in
salutation from the Crescent Athletic
Club at Bay Ridge, which was answered
by the incoming yachts. The Shamrock
carried at her stern a portable boat which
caught the eye Of many, the main ma
terra OF the boat being Of canvas and fas-
tened together by wooden ribs running
lengthwise
Quarantine was reached at $50 o'clock,
and IL did not take the two yachts long TO
convince the authorities there that every
body was all right physically This ra-
q,iroment being attended to, they went
slowly ON mp to their next stopping place
on Stapleton Several big passenger boats
from along the Jersey coast came along
about this time and those aboard made
the air ring and quiver with thoir cheers
and waving ~ handkcrchefs, all the boats
giving the regulation Welcome The deep,
big whistle of the Erin went through a
continuous performance for while, re-
spending to the noisy s,uteS, end the pas
senger boats took list 10 port aS those
on board rushed over TO get a look at the
latest asprant for the cup
shes "A peach, all right was 'hn com
ment Of one man on a passing boat ~ he
suspended himself in ilour-sack fashion
over the rail and hung there obliyious
Of his Uncomfortable" position until the
Shamrock was out OF sight. "Ies, she's
better looking rflan the Old boat was the
response of neighhor, but she's got 10
have moro speed IA well as looks To take
that little old Cup back with her.
The rowboat critics began pulling ont
from Staten Island a. soon ~ the Shamrock
dropped her anchor Unmindful Of the
rain there were groups Of Interested OBJ
servers al various points OF vantage AZ
Stapleton and Tompkinsville. but naturally
there were not a. many down TO SEQ the
boat as there would have been with good
weather or had she arrived al a i1ier hour.
The Staten Island Yacht club wl' one Of
those which greeted the Shamrock. There
was reception, much hand shaking and
glad 10 ses you old man" when IN" boats
came 10 a s'andstil and those on th" James
A. Lawrence. who had been OUT since Satur-
day noon looking for the shamrock, climbed
aboard the Erin That same expectant cN-
preston that ocean voyagers wear, whether
od-tinerA or nOVice-. when reaching port
frightened up the faces of crew and officers
as old acquaintanCcS were renewed and
strangers introduced Indeed. from the
moment they first caught sight Of the arena
in which the important tussle for inter.
national supremacy viii be renewed and
throughout the succeeding panorama sup.
piled by nature and man, the seamen and
their suporiors appeared to ENJOY every
minute ~ the time, their minds for the
time being relieved from thoughts ~ the
serious business ahead The Erin, 10y the
way. was a bit SCARED around the hull.
mostly from contact with the pier and at
the Azores where she took on coal She