New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
SAIL DRILL OK THE SHAMROCK.
CREWS FAST WORK WHILE WATCHED BY
OWNER DESIGNER, BUILDER. MAN
AGER AND SAII,MAKER

With her owner, designer, builder. manager and
ssilmaker on board. the yacht Shamrock made her
seventh trial sail or Sandy Hook and the High
lands Of Navesnk yesterday. There a light
breeze from the east-northeast. sufficiently strong
to allow satisfactory estimate of her speed in
light weather.
Although al times the wind not more than
three knots. at no time did the yacht act slug
gishly. She slipped through the water at an smaz-
ingy good rate Of speed under light sails. The
water was smooth and under the influence OF her
great mainsa. and pressed speed OF nine knots.
the yacht made very small wave at the bow, and
left an absolutely clean wake. Her crew showed
eommendabe alertness in setting and shortening
SAL jumping al the word TO their stations, where
they attended strictly the duties assigned them
Sir Thomas Upton and his party left Newport
after midnight Monday. and the steam yacht
Erin arrived at her Sandy Hook anchorage at
uIam
Under the direction OF Navigator Hamilton the
crew Of the Shamrock turned-tO early in the morn
ING. and bent another mainsail; one that had been
used on the other side In the trials on the Clyde.
and which Sir Thomas declared was better than
ihe one used here. II is unquestionably a finely
naoe and splendidly setting piece Of duck. IT has
three battens in the leach like the other. and it
SET perfectly the head and luf.
soon after the mainsail set a big clubtopsail
was mastheaded, and after luncheon Sir Thomas
Upton, Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Jameson. Mr.. Watson,
n"O oeslgnea the yacht: MI. Denny, who built her;
nr Ratsey who made her sails and Commodore
hiliard. Of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club boarded
tne Shamrock At p. the yacht slipped her
moorings, and filed away the starboard tack in
hght breeze from the east-northeast. A medium
sleo jibtopsail was carried the jib and stay
sail
Trimming sheets down fat after passing the point
~ the Hook, the Shamrock stepped of at an eight
.,S asot clip. working her out to with fair
Hoe under her lee
Neg channel and IL took her only nine minutes to
esA us fui length-one and one-eighth miles Going
-poot 10 the port tack. Captain Sycamore kept the
Yacht going in the light breeze down the Jersey
coast
sae was st on the port tack. carrying the same
ssi al S:O7 off seabright when she was put about.
o series OF sail drills began. Seven men climbed
ut on the bowsprit. while twelve manned the bal
~ Aotopsail halliards. The small jibtopsail came
~ and was slowed on the bowsprit in forty sec
The next moment the ballooner in stops was
= E passed out. and snapped the stay so that
fss than four minutes after the orders were
down the great sail was set and fits sheet trimmed
10 sia sS O'clock the staysa and Jib were taken in
kept 80 s shs paooner 70 draw, and the yacht wa 8
sbo,. oh Tor home. Under this sail she was doine
wss seven Knots IN the smooth water rle breazss
Al sos ~, over nNe knots in strength
sta,, 80 o'clock Captain Sycamore p,ybea h.r q,
fbe bosIa the Dallooner came rumbflng doorn %
ane passsd - Ds caught by seven pairs OF hands
out \, sallooner was sent up IN stops and broken
Grabbed va EsA a beauty Suddenly sixteen men
ran forysrss ne sitsr after enc of the spnnaker boom and
and ne fnasthead from the fore hatch In ,bra
%sss thn hhan minutes from the time the order Ma 9
'eautfui linen sail was set. its thirty