The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-25
DIMENSIONS OF SHAMROCK II.
AND COLUMBIA TAKEN.
LATTER GIVEN 30 SECONDS
Sir Thomas Upton Much Pleased at
the Result, and Expresses Him
self Confident OF Win
ming.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Sept 25-The official
measurement of the cup challenger
Shamrock II and the cup defender CO.
lumbia We're made public last night at
the New York Yacht club.
The result was in the nature of sur
prise, for it showed that Shamrock H.
which is the larger boat, so far as sail
area and displacement are concerned,
allows only 43 seconds to the Columbia
over the 30-mile course on which the
contests for the Americas cup are to be
sailed.
:. The Shamrock has a shorter water
line length. She has a longer spinnaker
BOOM longer topmast, longer gam
and carries more canvass.
M Watson, the designer of Shamrock
II. by keeping down the load water line
length of his yacht has got the better
Of his rival, Mr.. Herreshoff.
Measurements of Yachts.
The sail area of Shamrock is larger
and by judicious handling of mis- spars
Mr.. Watson is only penalized 43 seconds.
The measurements follows:
Length of load water line: Columbia
S977 feet; Shamrock 1925 feet. Length
from the after end of the main boom
70 the end of the point of measurement
or the end of the bowsprit where the
Columbia 1927 feet Shamrock 1S403.
The foreside of the mast to the end Of
point Of mea surement end of bowsprit
as above: Columbia 1886 feet; Sham
rock 1928
Length of spinnaker boom: Columbia
1880 feet: Shamrock 1928.
Length Of main gaff: Columbia 64.e4
feet; Shamrock66.17.
Length of topmast: Columbia 64.64
feet (minus one-f1fth, Sill feet; Sham
rock 6S1S tminus one-fifth, 54.54 feet)
Uper side of main boom to the topsail
halyard block: Columbia 1874 feet;
Shamrock 1889
The square root of sail area: Column
bia. 114.90 square feet; Shamrock. 1888.
. Both boats were measured with 50
men on board.
Allowance for Columbia.
The difference in the sailing length of
the two boats is 435 feet. This. COM
puted on the time allowance of the New
York Yacht club, gives to Columbia an
allowance Of 43 seconds in a 30-mie race.
While the approximate results of the
measurements We're told to Sir Thomas
Upton he could scarcely conceal his joy.
We thought" he said. that the
Shamrock would have to concede far
more time. All hands now believe that
our chances are better all the time for
lifting the cup. Mr.. Watson has shown
his talent in this.
Il do not pretend to a mathematician,
but I will not say if the result of the
calculations has been very gratifying.
All the crew of the Shamrock now be-
lieve that our victory is certain
Butler Duncan, who is to represent the
New York Yacht club on Shamrock. did
not care to express an opinion. He said
the two yachts had a striking resem-
b!ance so far as their -ottors were
concerned.
Sir Thomas Upton took an eager in
terest in every movement of the meas
urement and Butler Duncan was there
to lend a helping hand.
The measurements were taken by
Jy John Hyslop, the measurer of the
New York Yacht clug, Designer Watson,
Mr.. Jameson, E. d. Morgan, S. ". Kane,
Hoyt c. Iced and others.
Work Began Early.
The work was begun on the Sham
rock II at 10 O'Clock in the morning At
2 o'clock the Columbia was warped into
the same dry dock that harbored her
rival.
The comparison between the two great
yachts, for the first time in close quar-
ters. led to much argument.
Clearly the masts of the Shamrock
was loftier than of the Columbia Clear
ly, too. was the circumstance that
Shamrock had a much stouter spar than
that Of her rival.
The diameter Of the lower mast and
the topmast of the challenger is several
inches greater than that Of the defender.
The sail plan. too. of the challenger
may be open tc scientific criticism.
While her muslin is admirably adapt
"a tor pleasant weather. It Is tho1xht