The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-23
Made n Good Showing and Gave Evil
dence of Being Sailed by "a Com
petent Crew of Scots.
POOR WORK OF CONSTITUTION
AGAIN DEFEATED By COLUMBIA,
THE OLD CUP DEFENDER.
Beaten Over Two Minutes in a Race
Twice Around the S~eawanha-
ka Triangular Course.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Sir Thomas LIP
toms new challenger for the Americas
cup, Shamrock III, had her first trial spin
in New York lower bay to-day. and al
though it only lasted ninety minutes it
was a most satisfactory performance from
start to finish. Sir Thomas Lipton and
Designer George l.. Watson, both Of whom
were on board the yacht during her trial,
expressed themselves as perfectly salts
fed with the result.
In sailing about eight miles dead to wind
ward against a two-knot tide she covered
the distance in fifty-seven minutes and the
reach back of six miles in forty minutes.
The wind was fresh and fairly steady
from about south by west and of from ten
to twelve knots strength. The yacht car
ried mainsail. working topsail. fore stay
sail and jib. At times while on the wind
she put her lee rail under a trife, but she
showed herself well able to carry her sail
and she appeared TO be quite as stiff as
either the Constitution or the Columbia.
Her sails set we'll for the time out. The
mainsail, a splendid piece of duck, with
narrow cloths and wide seams and of the
crosscut pattern, was set for the first time
to-day. 1t fitted TO perfection, with the
exception perhaps of a slight looseness in
the leach, which can be remedied by in
sorting three batters, for which pockets
are already supplied. The head sails set
well. as did the jib-headed topsail she car
ried.
The trial was all in smooth water, except
during the last mile Of the windward work,
when she passed out by Coney Island point.
There a slight easterly swell made her
pitch a little. but not enough to stop her
Roadway to any extent. She makes very
little fuss under her lee bow, and carries
hardly any quartering wave. Her wake is
clear and smooth, and from observations
taken from directly astern, while she was
close hauled, her sails trim very fiat, and
she is able to lie within four points of the
wind with every sail full. Many thought
her pointing was fully as close as that
Of the Herreshoff boats, but that remains
to be seen. The yacht is so perfectly bal
anced ION the wind that she carries
neither lee nor weather helm, her long tiller
being exactly amidships.
During the eight or ten tacks she made
from her anchorage to the buoy at the
junction of the swash and main ship chan
mel, where she turned back, the average
time from full to full in stays was about
seventeen seconds. 1t was plain, however,
that Captain Sycamore was not putting her
through her best PAGES in that direction.
The crew trimmed and handled sails with
that smartness and precision that shows
experience and thorough knowledge of their
boat.
After the yachts anchor was down Sir
Thomas boarded the Associated Press tug
and told the reporters that the Shamrock
would go out for a long trial spin to-mor-
row, extending down to Sandy Hook, and
perhaps, If there was clear weather and a
good breeze. she might try to cover the
Americas cup course outside the Hook of
Sir Thomas, with a party of guests, will
go to Oyster Bay in the Erin on Saturday,
TO witness the races between the Constitu-
ton and Columbia on Long Island sound
under the management of the Seawanhaka
CorinthAan Yacht Club, whose guest he will
be at dinner that night.
Sir Thomas Upton was informed last
night. ii is said, that C. Oliver Iselin would
accept the bet of So, 900 offered by c. Arthur
Pearson, OF London, on the Shamrock. Mr..
lselin. Will. yachtsmen say. take the Con-
stitution end at even money.