Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-15
ARRIVAL Of SHAMROCK l..
Sill Thomas Lipton's Cup Challenger
Safely Anchored at Tomp-
kinsville.
RECEIVED AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.
A CursOry Glance mt the Craft Gives
Her the Appearance of Being the
Fastest Bont Ever Turned out in
British Wnters-Fenrs Columbia
More than Independence.

New York, Aug. 12.-The new
Americas cup challenger, Shamrock
H., lay at anchor off Sandy Hook
lightship all night, and i'm the morn.
ing was tOwed up the bay to Temp
kinsville, 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 drydock to have her un.
derbody cleaned before her trials
outside is not yet known.
Received IA Lively Welcome.
The challenger of 1901 received a
lively and enthusiastic welcome from
every craft i'm the harbOr as she came
up the bay in tow of the tug Robert
Haddon. The shippers of the tugs
loosed their whistles, and the New
York walled salute with her siren
The Erin ACKNOWLEDGED the salute with
three deep blasts. 1t was at her an
choragc overlooking the field where
she is TO give battle, in September
| to the defender of the cup that the
| yachting SharpS had their first
| glimpse of the new challenger by day
| light. The grace and beauty of the
| lines Of her slender body were mar
red by her cumbrous cruising rig
and the litter and confusion on hel
| deck as her crew were preparing &c
weigh anchor. But one glance wa,
sufficient to convince the experts that
Watson had built IA much handsomer
| boat than the old Shamrock.
She Looks Fast.
She looks the fastest boat cvel
turned out in British waters. One
of her beauties is Watson's peculiar
| tilt of the counter. There is no fiat
ness or tumble home along the top
sides, and her great Ovcrhang give
her the appearance of speed. She was
painted green like the Irish knight.
first challenger, but the paint on the
sides of her upper works had beer
scraped of in many places by the
seas she had encountered, and these
spots showed the manganese bronze
of which she is constructed. Sh'
raised her anchor and took the two
| line from the lladdon at $50.
The Trip Up the Bay.
rs she came ny The bay the crew o
the Shamrock, in dark blue sweater
and white trousers and hats, lounget
along her deck, disdaihing oilskins It
protect them from the dashes of rail
that fell at interN ais.
After leaving quarantine the nois
ant din of saluting whistles becam,
| louder. Every craft steamed as clos,
as possible to get Il better view of tn
boat. Hardly had her anchor hit The
bottom of Tompkinsyille before
| throTgs appeared on hill and pierheaC
| to study her lines with their glasses.
Was lowed TwO-Thirds of the Way
Capt. Hamilton, navigating office
| of the Shamrock, stated to Il pres
representative that the yacht haC
been towed, about two-thirds of tn,
way from the Azores.
Prevailing winds sOuth-southwes
| gave them fair wind all the way
| They got in TO the tail-end of al
easterly gale August 4 and carried
away two topsail sheets. That wal
the only mishap of the voyage.
Time of the Voyage.
The total length of the voyage wal
3,7Gy miles. and the actual running
time IA days hours and 4j minutes.
Capt Sycamore, who is to have alb
| Solute charge of the Shamrock IL. il
the races, gave it as his opinion tina
| the Columbia is a better boat thar
the Constitution.
Capt. VIM. Matthews, the command
er of the Erwin, said: I'VE fear tn,
Columbia more than we do the Con
stitution."
| THE pROTOCOI AGPEED HpON