Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-23
SHE Is SLIPPERY.
Shamrock Il Has First Spin in
American Waters.
Slips Through Water Very Easily and
Is Undoubtedly Very Fast.
Sails 9 Miles to Windward Against 2.Knot Tide
in 81 Minutes.


New York. Aug. 22.-The Shamrock
II had her first trial spin in New York
lower bay. today. and although it on
iy lasted ~ minutes il was a most sat
isfactory performance. Sir Thomas
Upton and Designer George l.. Wat
son, both of whom were on board, ex-
pressed themselves rs perfectly salts
fed
In sailing about s miles dead to
WinW&rd, against Il tWo-knot tide, she
covered the distance in = minutes ana
the reach back of six miles in 40 min
utes. The wind was fresh and fairly
steady from about south by east of
from 10 TO L knots strength. The
yacht carried mainsail. working top
sail forestaysail and jib.
AT times while on the wind she nut
her lee rail under a triile but She
showed herself we'll able to carry her
sail and appeared to he quite as stiff
as either The Constitution or the 60
lunlhia. li.r sails set remarkably
well for the FIRST time out
The trial was All in smooth water.
except during the last mile of The
Windward work. a slight clstcrly
swell made her pitch a little but not
enough to stop he" h-adWay to any eX-
tent. She makes very it'll" fuss under
her lee bow ana carries hardly any
puartering wave. Many thought her
pointing" was fully as close as that
of the Herreshon boats.
The yacht is so perfectly balanced
ION the wind that she carries neither
lee nor weather neim. her long tiller
being exactly amidships.
The crew trimmed and nan He'd sails
with smartreSG and nrcCisicn.
Accompanied by Hon. Charles Rus
sell. Designer George l.. Watson and
]. H. billiard of the Royal clyde
Yacht club. the Shamrocks owner
boarded the Erin and was taken with
his party to the Shamrock Then go
ing over To The Associated Press tug
UNIQUE. he greeted all the newspaper
men cordially, and went on board the
Erin to lunch.
Al go T. NJ. the cover was taken of
the Shamrock's ,rnainsail and in - min
utes was hoisted. Sir Thomas boarded
the Shamrock from his launch at % Al
2o3. the jill was broken out from its stops
and the Shamrock filled away on the star
board tack. heading across the bay for
the Say Ridge shore.
AS she came in stays two minutes later
the forestaysail was set and she was
then fairly under way for her trial spin
As she passed out by the forts she
caught the freshening breeze and heclin2
down gave the tugs trouble To keep up.
At SIS she spun about to the starboard
tack in Is seconds and stood into Graves
end Bay for minutes. Coming back
then she stood across the main ship chan
mel to Cravenshol buoy and on the next
tack fetched Coney Island point. passing
at s. 10 at an ll-knot clip.
Just when it looked as if the Shamrock
by her excellent pointing would be
able to fetch clear down to the southwest
spit on the port tack. around she spun
to the other tack and was Kept off for
home Now she began to run away to
the northward ut a 12-knot clip. Sandy
Hook boats, steam yachts. tugs. in fact
every vessel that had a whistle saiutcd
ALI the way to Stapleton, where she ar
rived at a few minutes before O'Clock.
The Shamrock will go out for lone,
trial spin tomorrow, extending down to
Sandy Hook ana perhaps she may try 70
cover the Americas cup course.
sir Thomas with Il party OF guests will
% to oyster Bay i'll the Erin. Saturday.
to see the races between the Constitution
and Columbia.