The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-15

on Board Are Well-To Go to Eric
Basin to Fit Out To.day-First RACE
Between shanrocks on Juno ~
Trained Canary Adds Its Mascot
Powers to Those OF Pat and Mike.
The Shamrock ILL.,. Sir Thomas Lipton's
latest aspirant for Americas Cup honors.
escorted by the steam yacht Erin and the
Shamrock l., which is to be the trial boat
for the challenger, and conveyed by the tug
Cruis, r, arrived in New York waters early
yesterday morning after voyage Of fifteen
days and twenty-three hours from Glasgow.
Capt Matthew'S of the Erin said yesterday
that but for a gale last Thursday night
the squadron would have been In port
last Saturday. but if the gale was really
hindrance to the speed Of the vessels
it was also opportune because no one on
any vessel flying the shamrock flag would
have allowed the challenger to arrive hero
on the 18th Of the month. When this was
suggested to Capt. Matthews he smiled.
1t was 4:4O o'clock yesterday morning
when the tall masts of the Erin were picked
up above the horizon That yacht was then
twenty miles east Of Sandy Hook light
ship, and she was towing the challenger.
luTte Hllltb hSttTl Vi was ple Su8
Cruiser. which had the Shamrock I. in
tow. They were first sighted from the tug
Charles f.. Matthews, which had been
cruising of the Hook since Friday morning
with H. HER Davies. who represents Sir
Thomas Upton, on board. The Matthews
had left the Horseshoe shortly after the
wireless message had been received which
said the fotilla was approaching the Hook.
At eight minutes past o'clock the Erin
had drawn up on even terms with the tug
Matthews and three long blasts from tho
tug were sounded, saluting the visitors.
and the Erin acknowledged the salute.
At $40 o'clock the Matthew'S had ranged
alongside the Erin SO that Mr. Davies could
talk with Capt. Matthews. After finding
out that all was well, the Shamrock III.
was signaled to cast of the towline, and
hawser was passed to her from the Mat
thews. The Erin then fell back to the rear
OF the procession and all started OF again
for the Sandy Hook lightship.
Colors were set on all the vessels. The
Matthews set the British red ensign over
her pilot house and the private signal Of Sir
Thomas Upton, which is green shamrock
on a yellow ground with border OF green.
About sixty fathoms astern Of the tug was
the challenger, plunging easily into the
waves and looking every inch racer In
spite Of her small jury rig. The shamrock
few from her, swapping a challenge to all,
and on the jack staff over the taffrail was
the burgee OF the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
Next in line came the tug Cruiser, flying
the shamrock flag forward and the Royal
Ulster Club burgee aft. She was towing
the Shamrock l., boat familiar to all who
have taken any interest In yachting In
these waters.
Sir Thomas's first challenger was rugged
as she was when she came in quest Of the
Americas Cup in 1890, as ketch, and she
flew the private signal OF her owner and the
club burgee. Astern was the handsome
steamer Erin. At her fore truck was the
private signal; at her main huttered the
Stars and Stripes, and astern was the club
flag.
1t was an imposing procession and It
impressed everybody with the idea that
Sir Thomas Upton does not do things
by halves and that he will make deter
mined effort this time to -lift' the Cup.
When Columbus crossed the Western
ocean in 1902 and discovered this country
he had with him feet OF three vessels.
The largest OF the trio was the Santa Maria.
She was rs feet in length and her tonnage
100. The Nina and the Pinta were smaller.
measuring about sixty tons each. Column
bus had a crew OF 12O men all told. This
year, when Sir Thomas Upton Is to mako
his third attempt to win the Americas Cup.
he has brought across the same Western
ocean the Erin, 1857 tons; the Shamrock
ILL.,, l45 tons the Shamrock l.. 1S5 tons,
and the Cruiser, about 200 tons, and he has
on board these vessels SO men. There are
ffty-nine men on the Erin, forty-one
men on each OF the racing yachts and fifteen
men on the Cruiser.
From the time the yachts sighted the
Sandy Hook lghtship until they were at
anchor of Tompkinsville the trip was moro
like the welcoming home OF some con-
quering hero than the reception Of
challenger As the Matthews approached
the lightship tho first Of the Sunday e1-
cursion steamers that run to the fishing
banks passed out. The vessel was the
steamer j. s. Warden. and she had crowd
Of enthusiastic anglers on board. They
had sighted the Shamrocks long before
they reached the yachts and everybody
had crowded to the rails to get good look
boat in August. When they drew abreast
Of the challenger three hearty cheers were
given and three toots sounded from the
Wardens whistle. The Matthews acknowl-
edged the salute, and the crew on the rae
ing yachts waved their caps to thoee on
the Warden The Shamrock l. and the
Erin were saluted in like manner. Next
came the Edmund Butler and then the
Angler, and there was more saluting and
m1 At t Set sandy Hook light.hip was tho big
schooner Thistle, owned by Commodore
Tod Of the Atlantic Yacht Club. The
Thistle must have left her moorings by
sunrise to have got out there on time, and
the courtesy paid to Sir Thomas Upton
by the commodore Of the largest yachting
organization in New York harbor will be
highly appreciated by Sir Thomas. As
the challenger ranged alongside OF the
Thistle two guns barked a greeting and
the flags on the Shamrock were dipped
in acknowledgment. Two more guns spoke
to the old challenger and two more to the
Erin, and then the Thistle joined in the
procession, but she was soon left behind.
The challenger passed the Sandy Hook
lightship at o'clock, and the mariners on
that lonely vessel rang their bell gleefully.
The Shamrocks will furnish lots Of enter
tainment for the men on the lightships
OF the Hook this summer, and later on
those men who see that vessels coming
into this port are shown the way by the
lights OF their vessel will have chance
to see some rare sport when the thirteenth
aeriea Of raCea for tho famo,la Ametica'A