The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-13
SHAMROCK II WELCOMED
sALUTED As SHE WAS Up
THE BAY TIC TOMPKINsVILLE.
Lipton's New Challenger n Prettier
Yacht Than Shamrock I-Canada
Cup Race Won by n vad

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-The new Ameri-
cas- cup challenger. Shamrock II. lay at
anchor off Sandy Hook lightship last night.
and to-day was lowed up the bay to
Tompkinsville. Staten sland. She will be
taken at once to Erie basin. where she will
be stripped and her racing mast stepped.
The challenger received a lively and en-
thusiastic welcome from every craft in the
harbor as she came up the bay in tow of
the tug Robert Haddon. She had her first
taste of the enthusiasm with which she
was to be greeted when two tugs, filled
with newspaper men. and the steam pilot
boat New York reached her anchorage near
Sandy Hook lightship at daylight. The
shippers of the tugs loosed their whistles
and the New York walled a salute with her
siren. The Erin acknowledged the salute
with three deep blasts. 1t was at her an
chorage overlooking the field where she
is to give battle in September TO the de-
fender of the cup that the yachting sharps
had their first glimpse of the new chal-
lenSer by daylight. The grace and beauty
of the lines of her slender body were
marred by her cumbrous cruising rig and
the litter and confusion on her deck as her
crew were preparing to weigh anchor. But
one glance was sufficient TO convince the
experts that Watson had built a much
hGndsomer boat than the old Shamrock.
She looks the fastest boat ever turned out
IN British waters. One of her beauties is
Watson's peculiar tilt of the counter. There
Is no fatness or tumble home along the
top sides and her overhang gives her the
appearance of speed She was painted
green like the Irish knights first chal-
lenger, but the paint on the sides of her
upper works had been scraped off i'm many
places by the seas she had encountered.
and these spots showed the manganese
bronze, OF which she Is constructed. She
raised her anchor and took the tow line
from the Haddon at $3.50. AS she came up
the bay the crew Of the Shamrock, i'm dark
blue sweaters and white trousers and hats
lounged along the deck, disdaining oil skins
to protect them from the dashes of rain
that fell at intervals.
After leaving quarantine the noise and
din of s~alutiag whistles became louder.
Every ship steamed as close as possible TO
get a better view of the boat upon which
British hopes are centered, and tugs and
small craft putting out from shore
swarmed about her. Hardly had her anchor
throngs appeared on hill and pier-head 10
study her lines with their glasses.
Captain Hamilton. navigating officer of
the Shamrock. stated that the yacht had
been towed about two-thirds of the way
from the Azores. Prevailing winds meet
ing from the south-southeast helped them
ali the way. They got into an ~easterly gale
Aug. 4, and carried away the topsail sheets.
That was the only mishap of the voyage;
Inc tOtdl lenStn OF the NONaSe was 8, It's
miles, and the actual running time, IA days
g hours and 45 minutes.
Captain Sycamore. who is to have abso-
lutte charge of the Shamrock III in the
races. gave il as his opinion that the Co.
lumbia is a better boat than the Constitu-
ton. Captain William Mathews, the COM
mander Of the challenger said: I'VE fear
the Columbia more than we do the Con-
stitution. The limit has been reached be-
You'd any doubt, and few abroad believe
that the Hereschoffs have succeeded in
making invincible Improvement upon the
Columbia. The Constitution will doubtless
be selected 10 meet the Shamrock ii. be-
cause really she has not had a fair test of
her ability and is likely to do better to-
ward the end of the season. Every big
racing yacht does better during her second
season or toward the end of her first year.
The Columbia is at her best now. She will
never again be as fast as she is now. 1t
remains to be seen if the Constitution can
whip the Columbia repeatedly and con-
sistently in all kinds of weather. Person
ally | doubt that she can"