The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
OUT FOR AN AIRING
SHAMROCK lis SIXTH TRIAL SPIN
MOST SATISFACTORY TO SIR
THOMAS LIPT0N
CHALLENGER IS VERY FAST
1Lade Fourteen Marine Miles an
Hour for Five Miles With the
Wind Well Forward
Of the Ream.

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-The sixth trial
spin of the Shamrock II today, thanks
to a stiff breeze from the southeast, de-
velOped into a speed trial over a meas
ured course, the results of which are
considered satisfactory by Sir Thomas
Upton and his friends
Sir Thomas said yesterday that when
Mr.. Jameson arrived he would be in aD
solute control of the yacht He was on
board the Shamrock today, and in
charge of every minute of her trial,
judged. from the mastery way in which
she was handled.
Instead of going outside to sea he had
the yacht sent twice up and down the
main ship channel from the southwest
spit to Staten island and back, almost
every mile of which is marked by gov
eminent buoys, with the result that by
simple calculations it was found the
yacht had Travelled over certain portions
OF the course at the rate Of fourteen
knots an hour. Sir Thomas Upton
gauging her speed by that of the Erin
claims half q knot more.
PaSSing the spit buoy, soon after II .
all hands clapped on the mainsheet and
trimmed the sail down almost fiat for
the close reach, UP the main ship chan
mel. As soon as she hauled up on the
wind the yacht jumped away at twelve
Knot rate and against a three-knot tide
CHdQn6l
luted by the outward bound steamers
Up through the narrows and past the
Quarantine the Shamrock sailed until
1870. Capt. Sycamore then luffed ner
and swung her around to the port tack
for the return trip. This first tack of
the windward work brought the Yacht al
most over to Stapleton. Two more short
tackS put her through the Narrows At
point.
The picture the Shamrock presented
as she opened out by the point and got
the full force of the breeze was a mas
nlticent one. With her lee rail buried in
foam and her deck half way UP to the
mast with. flying spray, the yacht gave
an exhibition of sailing that astonished
those who were watching her
Capt. Sycamore then waited for slack
water to get better gauge on her
speed. When the channel was clear of
steamers he put her on the starboard
tack, and easing sheets went for the first
mark-the S. w. spit buoy. Gathering
way as she felt the strength of the
breeze, the green beauty sped away to
the northWard on her second trip at
steamboat speed.
George L. Watson, William G. Jane
son and Commodore billiard sat on deck
watching every detail Of the spars, sails
and hull.
At o'clock the yacht was headed back
to Sandy Hook on the port tack. nearly
elosehaAed, and with fresher breeze
lnan she mad before. Faster than ever
her lee rail down to fae water and often
taking little green seas over her lee bow
until her deck was wet clear up to her
mast coat, and half way aft. The Erin
coming up astern of her, was travelling
Is knots and it took nearly fifteen min.
utes to. overhaul and pass her, from a
point about an eighth of a mile astern.
From this it was estimated that fjIe
green yacht vas travelling quite fourteen
knots an hour for the five miles between
Coney Island point and the S. W. spit
buoy.
Sir Thomas Upton, who remained on
board the Erin all day, seemed particu-
larly pleased with the yachts perform
ance.
w. G. jameson. who viii manage fba
Shamrock IT. in her races for the Amer
1ca's cup, arrived here today on board
the steamer Campania, from Liverpool
L. w. RatSey, the saiImalSer whose
handiwork has equipped the challenger,
was a passenger on board the ST Paul
which steamer also reached port today