New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
YACHTING.
THE CUP CHALLENGER.
POINTS OF INTEREST ABOUT SIR THOMAS
LIPTON'S LATEST RACER.

London April N-Since Saturdays launch of
the challenger. Shamrock III. she has been taken
to the Princes Dock. Glasgow. to have her mast
stepped and her standing rigging fitted. This, II Is
thought. viii occupy about five days after the
work starts. and then she will proceed to the
Solent to join Shamrock I, which left last week
in charge of Captain Robert Wringe. The Watson
boat will be towed by the steam yacht Erin 10
Cowes. where her racing canvas from the Ratsey
lofts will be bent and an immediate start Will De
made In the trial
The first of these has been Professionally ar
ranged for May a. when both the Shamrocks will
be found flying the familiar green and gold private
signal bv which Sir Thomas Liptons yachts are
known in number of countries. AS 1T will be
necessary to distinguish the two racers when tney
contesting. it has been decided that the new
boat will be painted white her upper body. with
a green and gold band. This will be only while
the two craft together and for the convenience
and better sight of the spectators. but when the
challenger off Sandy Hook she will be in the
emerald green of the ''Ould Sod"
While in the Solent every opportunity VIII be
taken test both the yachts in all sorts of
weather. and before the Glasgow Exhibition races
that It may be possible to get fair idea of the
Watson craft before she enters into any regular
racing with other English yachts which will meet
her on the Irish and Clyde courses.
For the launching yesterday number of guests
made the passage to the Clyde in the steam yacht
Erin. but many of them went North on the mali
train. The Hon. W. ]. Pirie chartered the new
friends from Belfast and vicinity. including many
members of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club which is
the institution forwarding the Upton challenge
In order to get the boat ready at the appointed
time the firm of Denny Brothers had their men
working night and day. squad after squad OF fur-
ther workers being added. until during the last
fortnight the workmen employed upon the craft
reached the unprecedented number of five hundred.
At the launch Sir Thomas presented to the guests
souvenirs made of the metal of which the 1901
challenger Is constructed. The construction OF the
big pontoons not for the purpose OF secrecy.
which neither the owner the designer desired
but for the floating of the deep draught yacht over
the shadows in the River Ieven. One OF these was
placed under the bilge each side of the nm ana
they were designed keep the yacht six feet above
her normal water line
Notuithstan nding that Sir Thomas took a number
of people over theShamrock yesterday. they only
saw the decks and interior. while the pontoonS
concealed nearly all the business part OF the nun
II is however sufficiently clear that the BOAT
beam IS carried far forward and that the deck
lines begin to taper toward the stern at point
much nearer the bow than in any OF the previous
Gun Yachts OF yachts 1t has been sald 'nstl
Watson craft the reverse of this might Almost as
truly he said. In other words. the deslene. Mi laS
been most careful about the way the yacnt Vii VIII
leave the water, and has PROVIDED thaI sue 94i0
have little drag as possible