The Monticellonian., 1901-08-16
ARRIVAL OF SHAMROCK |.
Sii Thomas Lipton's Cup Challenger Safely Anchored at Tomp-
 kinsville.
RECEIVED AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME,
A Cursory Glance nt the Craft Gives Her the Appearance of Being the Fastest Boat Ever Turned Out in British Wnters-Fears Columbia More than independence.

New York, Aug. 13.-The new Americas cup challenger. Shamrock H.. Iay at anchor off Sandy Hook Ightship all night, and in the morn ing was lowed up the bay to Tomp- kinsvlIe. Staten Island. She will be taken at once to Erie basin, where she will be stripped and her racing mast stepped. Her spars are ready and there will be no delay in getting her into racing trim. Whether she will go into drydoek to have her uu- derbodx cleaned before her trials outside IS not yet known.
 Received n Lively Welcome
 The challenger of 1901 received a lively and enthusiastic welcome from every craft in the harbor as she came up the bay in tow of the tug Robert Haddon. The slippers of the tues loosed their whistles, and the New York walled salute with her siren The Erin acknowleded the salute with three deep blasts. IL was at her an chorage overlooking the field where she is 10 give battle, in September. to the defender of the cup that the yachting sharps had their first glimpse of the new challenger bv day light. The grace and beauty of the lines of her slender body were mar. red by her cumhraus 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 much handsomer boat than the old Shamrock.
 She Looks Fust.
 She looks the fastest boat ever turned out in British waters. One of her beauties is Natson's peculiar tilt of the counter. There is Ho flat ness or tumble home along the top sides, and her great overhang gives her the appearance of speed She was painted green like the Irish knights first challenger, but the paint on the sides of her upper works had been seraPed off in many places hy the seas she had encountered. and these spots showed the manganese hrenze of winch she IS constructed. She raised her anchor and took the two line from the Haddon al j:3o.
 The Trip Jp the Bny.
 As she came up he bay the crew ot the Shamrock in dark blue sweaters and white trousers and hats. leansed along her deck, disdairing oiIskius to protect them from the dashcs of rain that fell at intervals.
 Alter leaving quarantine the noise anc din of saluting whistles became louder Every craft steamed as close as possible 10 get better view of the boat. Hardly had her anchor hit the bottom of Tompk insvlle before thror gs appeared on hill and pierhead to study her lines with their glasses Was Towed Two-Thirds of the Way. Capt Hamilton. navigating officer Of the Shamrock, stated to a press representative that the yacht had been towed. about two-thirds of the way from the Azores.
 Prevailing winds sOuth-southwest gave them fair wind all the way. They got in to the tail-end of AT eastefly gale August 4 and carried away two topsail sheets That was the only mishap of the voyage.
 Time of the Voyage
 The total length of the voyage was o''6g miles. and the actual running time II days g hours and 45 minutes.
 Capt. Sycamore, who is to have ab- Solute charge of the Shamrock II. in the races, gave it as his opinion that the Columbia is better boat than the Constitution
 Capt. Wm. Matthews, the command, CT of the Erwin, sad: We fear the Columbia more than we do the Con stituton."
 THE PROTOCOL AGREED UPON.