The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
Upton TO Be READY
Says Shamrock III. Will Be on This
Side for the Races
& This Fall.
Has Already Ordered New Sails
Sorrow Over the Loss Of
Collier.

Weymouth. England. will not Interfere
with the boats presence in time for the,
races on this side this fall Sir Thomas
Upton made an announce cement to that ef-
feet yesterday. ~ - y gtsE:$ &,VzS$y. ~
MY INJURIES added Sir. Thomas, are
painful" was badly shaken by the fall
and have severely smashed hand, but;
everything is insignificant compared with
the loss 2of poor Collier, who was killed
in the. accident and who has been con-
tinuously int my service since rthe time of
the first Shamrock. You can rebuild a,
yacht, but, you; cannot replace a man.
Sir !Thomas Lipton is the recipient OF
over 200 telegraIns Of SYM pathy. King Ed
ward wired his regret at the injury to
Sir Thomas Upton and his grief at the
loss of life. i...: :. q" s. ;.;;.a;..'. I.
New Sails Ordered.
Sir Thomas said he had already wired
orders for new sails and dotheys were now
under way. Everything will depend on
Designer Flies verdict. He will decide
what Is, to be done and what alterations,
af any, are necessary. ~,
II do not think said Sir Thomas,
i, "that there is anything structurally wrong
with the Shamrock III, or that 1t will be
necessary to change anything or alter
the trim Of the boat, The accident was
due to- a weakness in the minor rigging
which wrecked everything ~: Il 80.
Flaw In the Steel. I%@ e.
The catastrophe was SO sudden that it
was over before those aboard realized that
there was the slightest danger. @.&
d, Generally speaking. the yacht and gear
were quite fit to stand all racing strain.
The whole accident originated in an un-
suspected flaw In a turnbuckle seye-piece
of steel, little thicker than a. mans
thumb. ~, *-..-.'-I : :.'. q :.5
Possibly the strains were calculated too
fine; in any case! one aturnbuckle going,
the others followed instantaneously, de-
priving the mast of it's chief support, the
weather shrouds. "S",.'> -' -''..
No spar ever built or grown could stand
unsupported to this press of canvas, much
less the light steel shell to which Mr.. Fife
entrusted It.. The mast apped off For,
tunately it fall clear or there might have
been a heavy loss of life.$ Il ! ~ E.. = .s =,
The mast is now in four pieces. It will
be impossible to repair it, but most Of
the rigging was duplicated beforehand, so
that 1t will only be necessary to replace
the mast and sails. is... 81
! H.: Press Opinion. :, -. J. :
All the ally papers in London express
in editorials this morning their regret at
the misfortune which pursues Sir Thomas
LiptOn'S courageous attempts to lift the
American cup: Several papers for the
first time admit that high hopes were en-
tertained Of his success and trust that the
inevitable delay will not spoil Shamrock
Ills chances. The Standard thinks that
a further explanation of the accident is
needed. = It remarks that the last time it
was,a bolt that yielded: now it is a. screw
that snapped, and says: .a-.,
I'VE do not hear that these breakages
occur in the American boats. =
The Standard fears that Sir Thomas
Lipton's chances, at no time very good,
now are less than ever. Another paper
asks why there were no life buoys
aboard to throw to the seaman. Collier
who was drowned. IS.
The Field publishes an exclusive analy-
sis Of the American cup challenger. AS
slrning that Shamrock I. is in the same
trim as in 1901, the paper considers that
Shamrock III. could allow Shamrock L.
about Is to 1S seconds per mile If she
can carry her SAIL continues the Field
the challenger is likely to prove Slippery
it will be because Herreshoff has made
some great advance in the speed Of his
new boat on a reach 1t would not be
easy to design a more weatherly boat
than the challenger. and In theory it
should not be impossible to design a con-
siderable faster boat for reaching or run
ming Thus if the Reliance proves to be
an enlarged Sakantula or Marjory. the
chances are that She will show-such as
tonishing speed that the valuable
wea atherly qualities of the finer type pos
sessed by, Shamrock III: or Columbia will
be greatly discounted: Previous attempts,
concludes the Field, to construct enlarged
Sakantulas. however. have been attended
with very little success. .''i;@- - ~
-. Loss is s25,ooo. :.
The Shamrock III. is being apidly over
hauled. The destruction of her standing
gear was almost complete. Everything
above deck must be renewed. The wreck
ing crew is not trying to save much. the
object being to clear away the wreckage
as quickly as possible. The 2gaff is badly
dented but may be repaired, the boom is
practically uninjured, the topsail yards
are useless and the sails, are ruined
.Lloyds' agent inspected the damage to
day. No official, estimate of the loss is
available but it Is thought that $25. .OOC
will cover everything. This, however, is
largely Speculation: y = =