Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-14
OH, DEARY NE!
Shamrock Easily Beats Sir
Thomas Lipton's Fayorite.
Downs Shamrock Il in 2O-MiIe Run
by 5 Min, 5 Seconds.
Old Boat Shows Great Speed and Chaiien ge'
Is Second Best.

|
In both the Shamrocks. yesterday, In
| a hot. haZy calm, which gave little
promise Of racing weather. The yachts
| anchored inside the Portland break
water. During the night a fresh easter
iy breeze piped up and early this morn
| ing 1T was blowing half a gale and a
| big white yea was running outside. a
tri3l between the Shamrocks had been
| arranged but Capt. Sycamore decided
| tn wait until the wind moderated rath-
or than to risk his spars in such n
| blow.
ON the first sign Of lull sail was
| made on both yacht". The wind was
stiIl hard and fresh and n big sea was
running outside. hut IT was decided to
test the yachts in fresh as well as in
fine weather. The Shamrock l set ner
jib harder over her full main sail and
the challenger followed suit. Anchors
were tripped shortly before midday.
The yachts started from line out
side Portland brcakwatcr. a triangular
course was set To the SHAMELESS light
ship to White Nose point and home.
about 20 miles.
The Shamrock / led out to n good
start length ahead. Capt. Sycamore
hauled in his sheets and tried to reach
through to windward OF the leader. but
Capt. Wrinsc saw the mancuver and
lutTod and both yachts fetched high
10 windward for about mile. Finding
IL impossible to pass III" old boat on
the weather side. the challenger bore
away and crossed her stern. losing
some way. The boats then squared
| away and ran right down on n mark.
the new boat leading and holding her
distance without improving il.
TIE boats stayed round the sham
blcs lishtshlp as follows:
The Shamrock I. i2h.. I'm. 2s.
The Shamrock II. I2h.. I'm. as.
The next leg 10 White Nose Point
was dead to windward. The Shamrock
| took up position on the weather
bow Of her opponent and every time
| the challenger came about. Captain
| Wringe hove round atop or her. For
| over half the windward turn she was
| able to do this. The breeze held very
well. Every sail on the old boat was
! drawing finely and she went through
| the water as fast as the challenger.
Captain Sycamore threw the latter
about twice. apparently with the idea
of getting clear. but Captain Wringe
stayed with him. tack for tack ana
| held hs advantage when the boats
| wore around the Erin which went
| ahead and took up n position as
| weather mark.
| As the yachts squared away for the
| nome run the Shamrock led by about
! minute. Jib topsals We're set and
| boats ran back to the finish and the
old challenger again gave a fine display
down the wind. She drew out fast and
| continuously, and on the run OF six
miles gained four minutes. The follow
ing were the times of the yachts at the
| finish:
| The Shamrock |, Oh. en-. las.
| The Shamrock H. 2h., lin. 1873.
The older boat thus won the first set
| race.
| amateurs on board the challenger
| were inclined to be respondent over the
| results of today's race. One who holds
| out against this feeling. however. ar
sues that the conditions Of the race
| were such that the Shamrock I did
| nothing surprising in winning. As is
| proved in the ease of the Nalkyrie III"
he said. these tremendous booms and
CAMS carried by cup racers overburden
| them in any press Of wind or sen. one
day on the Clyde. in conditions vey
similar. the Britannia beat the Valky-
RE III. although the latter afterward
made the closest fight ever made for
| the cup.
| The alterations made in the Sham
| rock since her return are Just such as
would relieve her of the worst part Of
| this burden. | consider that, had the
new challenger's spars been changed in
| the same manner for today. she would
| have beaten the old boat easily. while
had the Shamrock / been in her
| American form she would not have
beeen anywhere in the neighborhood
of the line when the challenger finish
ed. In running and reaching this short
enin;s Of spaIs was all in favor Of the
Shamrock |. and in going to the wind
wa:G I've ncw yachts sack of main sail
! {. h"r no chance
NY. VIZ ison considers today'S results
81 unsatisfactory that he had decided
OIL and To take the new boat back to
southampton and to have her locked
In order to ascertain whether any of
INC plates We're displaced by the
grounding on the Dean bank. last
| week.