The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-15
SHAMROCKS SAFE IN PORT
LIPTON'S ARMADA" ARRIVED ATIO:2O YESTERDAY MORNING.

Rather Rough Voyage but No Accident Occurred-Crews Numbering 158 Men All WeII-FIest saIuted All the Way Up New York Harbor-New Boat Far Handsomer Than Other Shamrocks.
 New York, June 14.-Safe and sound, after rather rough passage from Gou- rock. Scotland, of sixteen days and twenty-two hours, Sir Thomas Lipton's latest challenger for the Americas cup. the Shamrock III is now lying at anchor off Tompkinsville. S. l.. where she ar rived at 1920 this morning, in company with the steam yacht Erin, which lowed her most of the way across the Atlantic and by the Shamrock I, lowed by the British tug Cruzier. The 156 men who manned the yachts and the conveys are all well, and there were no accidents to mar the passage.
 Between Gourock and Fayai, Azores, where the steamers stopped for coal, calms and saually weather were en- countered. The Erin and her tow be- came separated from the Cruizer and the Shamrock before reaching Fayal, but they never lost sight of each other after leaving there. The weather was fairly good except on June 12, when the yachts were caught in a gale from the southeast, and while it blew very hard and a heavy sea was running, the yachts shipped very little water and no damage was done.
 The tug Charles F. Matthews. in charge os H. Hiers Davies met the yachts at daylight twenty miles east of Sandy Hook lightship. Pilots Thomas Conley and Frank Thompson were put on board the Erin at sea, and the Mat thews lowed the Shamrock II to quar- antine, the Shamrock being lowed by the Cruizer.
 The yachts passed Sandy Hook light ship soon after o'clock this morning. They were saluted by several vessels that passed them, all the way to the quarantine. When they arrived there the crews of the yachts gave three cheers for each other as they stood lined up on deck. Both the yachts flew the pennant of the Royal Ulster Yacht club.
 The new challenger is a far handsom- CT craft than either the Shamrock or II. She looks not unlike the Columbia above the waterline, and her beam seems greater than either of those yachts. She lowed easily making very little broken water at the bow. and leaving clean wake Her captain, I Robert Wringe, says she behaved splen- didly under all conditions of weather during the passage across the Atlantic. She is rigged as a sloop with a short bowsorit. and topmast over a short stout lower mast.
 The Shamrock I has the same rig with the addition of jigger mast aft. The latter steers with tiller. and the for Iner with, a small wheel
 Following is the log of the Erin for the passage: ,.......
 S. Y. "Erin.''
 Abstract. of voyage, sailed from Gou- rock ,. nl.. Thursday, May 23, 1903. % May 18th, noon, distance 200 miles; May 30. noon. distance 200 miles; May 31 noon. distance 2S5 miles; June 1, noon, 280 miles: June 2. noon, distance 2S4 miles: June 3. arrived at Fayal (Azores), a. r1l., distance 236 miles; June 4. sailed from Fayal at 4 p. m.; June 5, noon. distance 194 miles; June 6, noon, distance 234 miles: June z, noon, distance 238 miles; June B. noon, distance 233 miles: June g, noon. dist ance 229 miles; June 10, noon, distance 233 miles: June il. noon, distance 193 miles; June 12, noon, distance 225 miles; June 13, noon, distance 195 miles; June IA. arrived at Sandy Hook, a. m., distance, 1855 miles. Total distance, B. GA miles.
 At 12:30 this morning when the Erin was 100 miles east of Sandy Hook the wireless telegraph operator on the Erin succeeded in raising the Coney Island station. Captain Mathews then sent the following message to be cabled to Sir Thomas Upton;
 "Fleet arrived safely Sandy Hook. Ex- perienced rough weather during voyage. Shamrocks all right. Wireless working well 100 miles. Mathews
 The reply to this message was receiv- ed on board the Erin by wireless from the Coney Island station at S:55 a. m.
 Delighted receive good news. Convey to Rll officers and men my best wishes. 1 hope they are all well and fit as tiddles.
 ''Lipton."
 As soon H. Hier Davies, the American representative of Sir Thomas Lipton, reached quarantine he sent the follow ing cablegram to Sir Thomas:
 Both Shamrocks arrived safely. Met by tug Matthews with Dayies pressmen on board. Great reception from cheering hoi- day makers. Daves."
 Tn Commodore Rohart K Tod of tbe Atlantic Yacht club who met the yachts in his schooner yacht Thistle at Sandy Hook lightship. MT. Davies sent this message:
 Greatly appreciate compliment accorded Shamrocks and Sir Thomas this morning.
 Davies"