The sun., 1901-08-22

shape. There u lots OF work to be done
and am glad To hear that Capt. Sycamore
h, nas things all ready TO begin work a. once
The Shamrock will 60 out for q sail when
4 ever possible and tho more sailing sh.
gets the better she will be-
How much faster do you think the new
| yacht Il over the old Shamrock. Sir
IhomasF asked The SUN man.
In her last two races which were sailed
over a course IS miles In length she beat
, the old boat by nine minutes In fair sail-
ing breeze OF ten To twelve knots strength.
DO you think that the old boat was
sailing faster this year than she did when
she met the Columbia IN the Cup racesi-
There IL no doub, about that at all
The shamrock L. IN much faster boat
THIS yoar, but even In her improved trim
! do not think that she Is a. fast as the
Columbia. | think that this shamrock
Constitution or Columbia. and n ! did not
think ] had chance to win | would not
have crossed the ocean. j hope that tho
coming series of races will he Rs PHEASANT
a. the last were and that nothing will he
done 10 endanger the good feeling that
exists between the yachtsmen Of tho two
countries
Tho shamrock waa built for the weat her
conditions that prevail 81 Sandy Hook
and 10 rare under the rules of the New
York Yacht Club She " a good boat In
light weather and she is a good boat In
blow Blow high or blow low. sho sails
equally we'll
George l.. Watson. the designer OF tho
Shamrock III and who also designed the two
NalkyTie- and the Thistle. said he did not
see what lie could say The yacht talks
Tor me, he said We have done the best
We can and will try Ia make her a winner
Wont you say something about the
boat
sWen. shc's sharp AT both ends aud Is
rad thing In the way Of n racing mac line
She was built Ia race under a tonnage rule
that prevails here and had rule At that,
! think | really don't know how she COM
pares In rating with the Constitution and
have paid very little attention 60 that boat
having been busy with the challenger
We havs lots Of work 90 DO getting the
Shamrock II ready and will have 20 hustle
10 be In shape when the first race In started
Mr.. Watson was very much PLEASED Ia
hear that the Shamrock had been very
much admired by yacht designers and
builders. who had seen her In the dry dock
and was also pleased To hear that her un-
derbo-iy had burnished up az well at Il did
after having been 40 long IN the water.
The Yacht IL built Of immadium, which " a
bronze. but when asked the peculiar
properties Of that metal Mr. Watson said
he knew nothing about Il except that it
seemed Ia answer for lightly constructed
yachts and That was all he wanted to know.
The Hon. Charles Russell, n son Of Lord
Charles Russell of Killowen. late Lord Chief
Justice of England. was In the party He
was glad to ~ here again and thought that
the Shamrock had very good chance to
win the Cup this time and he hoped that the
Irish yachtsnen would have chance TO
entertain the American yachtsmen next
year
The Teutonic slowly steamed up from
Quarantine and Was saluted all the way.
An English tramp steamer hoi-tssd the
Shamrcck's signal letters :; II. VI. and
then a string 81 flags which meant In the
international code -Succcss- and the crew
gave three cheers for Sir Thomas The
Teutonic and the Erin both sienalled
Thanks and Sir Thomas Upton went to
the rail and wavei his hat to tie men which
made them cheer all the more
While the Teutonic was being warped into
the slip Sir Thomas was kept busy thanking
many of the Passengers for their kind wishes
He was asked for souvenirs and gave TO
some tho leaves Of shamrock which he |
carried In the lapel Of his cost He declared |
that he had had n most delightful voyage
He -aif We played all sorts Of eame~ |
Somet irne- lost and sometimes I won.
Now | hope that u Is my turn to win
Sir Thomas at first intended Co see the |
race between the Constitution and Column |
hia to-day. and postpone the sailing of |
the shamrock until to-morrow Friday |
10 considered an unluckv day by sailors |
and late last night Sir Thomas changed his |
plans.
DAVID Barrie, his personal representa-
tive said that Sir Thomas and Ills party |
would not see the Cup defenders race |
but would leave al II O'Clock and sail the |
Shamrock to-day for the first time On |
Sir Thomas will see he American
Yachts race and lie the guest of Tho SEA
Nanhska Corint hisn Yacht Club afterward |
II n dinner. az which Vice President Roose-
rel, and W u. Duncan. Jr. will be present
W q Jameson. who is 70 represent sir
Thomas Iipton on board the Shamrock IL
n the Cup races and Thomas Rstsey, the
viii sail from Liverpool ON
,oard the Campania on saturday and
apt Wrnge who was on board the sham
ock IN 100 and sailed the Mineola last
ear will leave Englnnh neNt week