Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-08-17
ARRIVAL 0F Shamrock |.
si, Thomas Lipton's Cup Challenger
Safely Anchored at Tomp-
kinsville.
RECEIVED AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
A Cursory Glance at the Graft "''eS
Her the Appearance of Being 'he
Fastest boat Ever Turned o"' "
british Waters-Fears columns"
More than Independence

New York, Aug. 13.-The ne"
Americas cup challenger, Shamrock
IT, law at anchor off Sandy HOOK
Hphtship all night, and in the morn
| ing was towed up the bay to Iomp-
kinsville, Staten Island. She "ih DC
taken at once to Erie basin' where
she will be stripped and her racing
mast stepped Her spars are reaoy, a
and there will be no delay IN getting
her into racing trim. Whether she
will 90 into drydock to have her un'
/. derbody cleaned before her triaiS
e outside is not yet known
j. Received n Lively Welcome
G The challenger of 1901 received a
!, lively and enthusiastic welcome from
q avary craft in the harbor as she came
't M the bay in tow of the tug ROBERT
.e Haddop. The shippers of the tugs
loosed their whistles, and the Ne"
lie York walled a salute with her siren
u The Erin aclnowleded the salute WIN
ye three deep blasts. 1t was at her an
e. cborage overlooking the fleld "ner'
Of she is to give battle, in September
rs ia tbe defender of the cup that th'
"a Yachting sharps had their mrs
D. ,y,imnse of the new challenger by DAY
Iiobt, The grace and beauty OF tn
n lines of her slender body were MAJ
" red bv her cumbrous cruising rig
-, and the litter and confusion on ne
deck as her crew were preparing I
weigh anchor. But one glance wa
sufficient to convince the experts tina
Watson had built much handsome
ltn lno hoat than the old Shamrock
She Looks Fast.
yhI She looks the fastest boat ey'
3be turned out in British waters VI
,ao, s her beauties is Watson's pecuhi
rsn tilt of the counter. There is no ia
g moss or tumble home along the to
con sides. and her great oyerhang CIV
,ud her the appearance of speed. She w
bad nainted green like the Irish knlgh
first challenger, but the paint on I
sides Of her upper works had be
Err, scraped off in many places oy
seas she had encountered, and the
'sed snots showed the manganese proI
Of which she is constructed
raised her anchor and took the "
=, line from the Haddon at 5;50'
az The Trip Up the Bay
'''N As she came up the bay the crew
Al, Shamrock, in dark blue sweat
ln. and white trousers and hats, loun
sup along her deck, disdaining oiIsklns
u :, ~ protect them from the dashes OF
. ~ that fell at intervals.
llIP After leaving quarantine the NJ
li' and din of saluting whistles bect
" IL louder. Every craft steamed as G
d IN as possible to get better view OF
Dyes, boat Hardly had her anchor hit
ano bottom off Tompkinsville bel
'eam throngs appeared on hill and plerf
the +o stndy her lines with their glass
skull was Towed TwO-Thirds OF the "
a the Can't. Hamilton, navigating OF
rime of the Shamrock, stated to ?
as ar representative that the yacht
rank been towed, about two-thirds OF
with way from the Azores
Prevailing winds south-south
gove them a fair wind all the
bER' They got in to the tail-end Of
easteriy gale August 4 and cal
the away two topsail sheets. That
the only mishap of the voyage.
Time of the Voyage.
.eto,y The total length of the voyage
90 N 3,76g miles, and the actual rur
~ ia. time IA days hours and As mini
hoy lS - If Capt. Sycamore, who is to hav
~ a,,;. =. solute charge OF the Shamrock
.;rta,+ rtu+ the races gave it as his opinion
,i7 ,, v'.n' the Columbia is better boat
the Constitution.
oo"i i, u Capt. VIM. Matthews, the conn
ol 'ne er of the Erwin, said: I'VE fea
mem, Columbia more than we do the
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