The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-27
SHAMR0CK'S TRIAL A FIZZLE
C4LMS SPOIL PLAN TO SAIL OYER
 CUP COURSE.
Challenger Displays Number of Fine Satls-Made Slow Progress Against the Tide - Belief Among Those Who Watched Her Performance That She is Not the Crack Light w eather Boat Supposed.

New York, Aug. 26.-Calms to-day
 interesting trial spin of Shamrock II
 off Sandy Hook The cup challenger
 left her anchorage at 10:30 under main
 sail jib, ,staysail, babyjib topsail and
 working gaff topsail and with a breeze
 from the northeast she stood out for
 Sandy Hook lightship, conveyed by the
 steam yacht Erin.
 Sir Thomas Lipton, Designer G. L..
 Watson and Commodore J. B. Hillard,
 of the Royal Clyde Lacht club, were on
 board the Shamrock, as was Naviga-
 tor John Hamilton.
 As soon as the yacht reached point
 about mile south of the lightship the
 babyjib topsail was taken in and a
 larger one hoisted. This was substi-
 tuted in ten minutes for a still larger
 one. then a big reaching topsail was
 set and finally ballooner. All of these looked well, fitted well and seem-
 ed to do good work while they were set.
 The water was absolutely smooth all day and the yacht slipped along at fve-knot gait making very little fuss at the bow whenever there was wind enough to fill all her sails. There was much disappointment because Captain Sycamore did not send up a clubtopsail but Sir Thomas explained later that a new clubtopsail and other sails were expected by the steamship St. Paul. The tug Lawrence was sent to the city for them, but she had not returned at sundown.
 At 2:40 when the ballooner was sent up in stops and broken out, light breeze came out of the southeast. The yacht swung around and under the in fluence of the new breeze the yacht be- gan for the first time to move off at a respectable gait. Trimmed just right to catch every breeze the enormous ballooner gleamed like white silk in tle sunlight in strange contrast to the Big yellow mainsail. The yacht as she travelled created scarcely ripple in the absolutely smooth water.
 For an hour and twenty minutes the Shamrock sailed straight course for the point of Sandy Hook, scarcely g. rope being touched during that time by the crew. She was stemming SlTOIlR GUD liuG anu IIldue SlOW plOBi eso. At 4:O5 her ballooner was taken In and at :15 she was given a tow line by the Erin and brought to her mooring buoy in the bay. She made fast to 1t at 4:40, the nnainsail was lowered. its cover put on and all made snug for the night.
 Those who watched the boat in her work during the entire day were con- vinced that the visitor is not the crack light weather boat that her people would have everybody believe. It would not be a wide prediction to say that she needs lots of wind to get around. and that she will prove to be a heavy weather boat rather than a speedy one in light airs. Had the Constitution | been alongside of the Shamrock to-day | the prospective cup defender would | have walked all around the visitor in | the calm light winds that prevailed af- | ter 11:30.
 Sir Thomas Lipton was asked If there was any truth In the story published | in western paper to the effect that he had told a fellow passenger on the | Teutonic he had been sold out two years ago by one of the crew of the Shamrock I. "There Is absolutely no truth in the statement" said he. Tt is simply absurd. You can deny it and you cannot make the denial too strong"
 Sir Thomas seemed very much dis turbed about the matter. Of the days sail he said: "I am quite satisfied with the spin as far as it went. It gave us B chance to try our light sails but I wish we had had more wind I hope for better luck tomorrow. We have very little time before the races and we intend to go out every day if possible at 10 o'clock"