The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-13
CHALLENGER is GOOD
AMERICAS CUP DEFENDER MIST,
Do SOME TALL STUNTS TO
HOLD THE TROPHY
HER LINES OF THE FINEST
Great Beam of Shamrock II
Yachting Experts, Has Been Most
Admirably Disposed OF by
Designer Watson.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Shamrock TT
as she lay at her anchor off s;taT,Ieta,, q
l., today, had many visitors She u.s., -
ain1hed by the critics and nautfcal 81
perls and the general verdict WAS that
sne looked handsome But the go,
sraee1ul lines of a racing yacht above +he
wafer line are not the factors that nro-
ouce the speed that wins prizes. saw
experts. 1t IS the form of the craft no
low the water liAe-the shape of the
under body in fact-that does successfl,I
work In the way of lifting cups. Thai
SHAMROCK II. Is by far the handsor,ss+
ana most graceful yacht that has ever
challenged for the Americas Gun must he
conceded by ALL She easily outcIasses
tiie I1rst shamrock. Shamrock 1. had an
ugly, coarse bow that used to pound and
batter the water whenever the sIiettas+
senDIanee of a head sea was raised
Inc DOW of Shamrock II. reminds one
OF that Of the Columbia 1T has vast
penetrating power. 1t will divide the
water with ease. 1t cannot be denied
that Mr.. Watson, the designer of that
WONDERFUL boat, learned much from the
IrteIllgent study of the bow of the
STIoriana' that marvellous Herreshon
production that revoIutionized racing
yachts. The whole forebody of the cbai.
Iehger, in fact, shows a clever adaption
ana sklIltul modification of the forward
sections of all the good parts of the
Watson and Fife and Herreshon Gre
atoms
The stern. too, tapers beautifulIv Mr.
watson IS nothing if not artistic. The
curves of his boats are admirable in
deed. The graceful way in which MT
watson has disposed of the great beam
OF the challenger, the factor which in
combination with her ninety tons of lead
gives ner immense sail carrying power.
IS indeed, a wonder Of naval architecture
The beauty of the lines and the facility of
the curves lead one to believe that the
under body has some surprises in store
From the water line to the rail. or
rather the covering board for rail she
mas not, Shamrock II. has all the attri-
putes OF racing yacht. She will cut the
water clearly and she will leave little
russ behind. That is all that can be pre-.
dlcted OF boat whose mysteries OF
underbody nave been concealed from the
vulgar gaze. When she was launched a
pontoon disguised ner Ever since spe-
claI efforts have been made to hide her
from profane vision. There are a few
tnlnSS that cannot be hidden She has
the same powerful bowsprit fittings that
characterized the two ValkyrIes. me
same deck purchases for f1attenfng in
sheets, the same turn buckles for setting
up the standing rigging that have been
day of Thistle down to date She steers
with a tilIer and from all that can be
gathered from the conservative men
ABOARD she is an excelIentIy balanced
boat always under her helmsman's con-
troll and never showing a tendency to
take charge of herself in a brisk squalI
Capt. Sycamore says she has been i'm
proving all along. The skipper is a
modest man and when the tug Lawrence
flowed 3g9f1
at a little after 4 o'clock this afternoon
a big crowd welcomed the Irish yacht
Mr.. Barrie, who looks after Sir Thomas
LIpton's interests in the United States,
was in charge Of the challenger. Al
rangements were made to take out the
jury mast of the Shamrock tomorrow
morning. Then the racing mast win be
Stepped-that gigantic spar, loWerrnast
and topmast combtned-the like of which
never before has been seen on a single
masted craft. After this the yacht will
be put into drydock and the. accumulation
of seaweed and barnacles removed.
Judging from superficial observation
there is little marine growth on her hull
On her starbOard bow there is a Lg
patch where the bright green paint of
her topside has slipped off as clear as
though a sharp scraper had been at work
Otherwise the craft seems to be clear.
The jury rig under which the yacht
crossed was evidently intended for tow
ing. The gaR topsal, loose footed at
that, had very little pulling power. The
stump topmast was only capable of set
ting mere rag of a sail and the square
sail yard dashed on the port side of the
deck had never a sail bent TO it. No bow
spirit and no jigger mast were there 10
offer obstacles to the crew. All sails
We're set and taken in without difficulty.
After the steam yacht Erin has been
put in drydock the Shamrock VIII be
hauled out for cleaning. Then and not
till then will the shape of the chaI-
lenger be revealed to the public eye.