The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-25
TIME ALLOWANCE UNCHANGED
SHAMROCK MEASURED WITH
ANCHOR AND CABLE ON no. Ard.
Removal OF Ballast OiYsets Additional
weight--'Trim OF Yacht Appears Diff
ferent--Race To-day VIII ne over
Triangular COnrse-Reliance's Spin.

lnS DnATuOCk III. WdS HN1u1uhCu Ny
Charles d. Mower the measurer Of the
New York Yacht Club. in the Erie Basin
yesterday morning. The waterline length
was found to be 1918 feet. AZ the last
measurement it was s09l feet, 80 there
is practically no change. The allowance
that the Reliance has to give Is minute 81
seconds over the thirty -mile course.
While the challenger was in the drydock
her underbody was cleaned off, but the
report that she had started some rivets
and that these were hammered up was
absolutely denied by Sir Thomas Upton
and Capt. Wringe.
The water was let into the drydock about
8 o'clock in the morning and the yacht
was afioat soon after that. Some time
before o o'clock the Erin arrived In the
basin with Sir Thomas Upton, William
Fife, Col. Sharman Crawford and others
OF the challenger's party. Sir Thomas
and Mr.. Fife at once went on board the
Shamrock and Mr. Fife looked to zee that
everything was all right before the
measurer arrived to do his work
Soon after Sir Thomas reached the yacht
the tug Unique, with Robert Bacon. the
New York Yacht Clubs representative
George Cormack, the secretary OF the club;
George Pense and the regatta oommlttee'
s. Nicholson Kane, Newbury ID. Lawton
and Edward II Wales arrived. Charles
ID. Mower and his assistant, A. b. Hunt, were
on hand early, and by O'Clock the work
of taking the waterlinc length began
Measurer Mower, Designer Fife, Secretary
Cormack and Mr. Hunt got into punt
and we're warped alongside the Sham
rock, and then the batten was Heated on the
water under the bow and the stern to get
the length OF the overhangs. When the
first measurement had been taken 1t was
found that there had been quite little
movement on the later in the dock ana
so it was decided to measure again. Then
MIR. Mower told Sir Thomas that the differ
ence was so slight that it would not make
any difference in the time allowance.
The yacht was measured this time with an
anchor and cable on board and with fifty
six men. Ballast had been removed to OIL
set the additional weight, and Mr.. Fife had
figured things 80 nicely that practically
no change had been made. 1t was thought,
though, by some who were watching the
Yacht that some slight change had been
made in the trim and that the yacht hoated
higher out of the water forward than she
did when she was measured before.
The measuring was hnisiled shoItly AFTER
10 o'clock and then tile yacht VAS Warped
out OF the basin and line passed 70 tne
aug Cruiser. ,
Sir Thomas Upton, before he boarded
the Erin, said: I'VE are still hoping for the
best and will make as la. q fight as posi-
bic with the Shamrock. il IL a serious
handicap to have one ra, scored against
l,.t u,rba b1n mi
row and things be even. You know the
Cana lans in the recent contest for the
(unata Cap won two races before the
American boat scored at all. and then the
American boat won three straight. We
realize that we have hard work ahead Of US
TO beat the Reliance in any kind u sailing
ar weather. Tomorrow we have trial
al reaching and we hope to do better
Sir Thomas was asked il, in the event OF
being beaten, ne would try again for q
Cup He smiled and replied: You must
excuse me- | am too much engrossed IN
over we Mill think of plans for the future
Then the Shamrock Ill. and the first
challenger were towed down to the Hook,
al d the Erin followed. When the clal
lenger reached her moorings the sailors
began to unbel d the mainsail and to get out
sails that we're TO be overha.l,d A new
mainsail was taken to the yacht from the
Cruisc and bent on. 1t was hoist, and
carefully inspected by Mr.. Fife and Capt.
Wringe, and it fitted much better than the
sail used in last Saturdays race, which had
pulled out Of shape. The Shamrock did
not leave her moorings.
The Reliance had short spin yesterday
morning. MIR. Iselin and his friends on
the Sunbeam reached the Horseshoe about
midnight on Sunday, and the strengthened
gaff was taken down to the Hook then.
The spar had been strengthened at the
Erie Basin under the supervision of Mr..
Herreshoff. piece of steel has been
riyeted on the port side for distance Of
about twenty feet 1t is an inch and a
half wide and starts from point about
three feet from the gaff.
There was a nice sailing breeze from
the southeast and the sea was quite rough
outside the Hook. 1t would have been
an uncomfortable day for the excursionists
II there had been race. The mainsail
of the Reliance was hoistsd at o o'clock.
Headsails were then sent up in stops and
a No. club topsail was sent aloft. Mr..
Iselin, DR.. Monahan, Herbert G. Leeds,
Woodbury. Kane and Newberry D. Thorne
boarded the yacht when all was ready,
and a few minutes before 10 o'clock the
Yacht slipped her moorings and started
out on the port tack. She gybed and reached
toward the point of the Hook and then
sailed up the harbor toward the Narrows.
The defender was saluted by all passing
her flag in answer to the footing Of the
whistles.
She sailed about the harbor for about
an hour and half and during that time
several changes were ma 10 in headsails.
The club topeail she had up seemed to be
a new one. 1t fitted well and special care
was taken to sheet it down properly. The
wind lightened considerably while the
yacht was sailing, but she moved about
fast and finally picked up her mooringf
at 1888 o'clock. Then the mainsail was
lowered and the sail covers put on. The
men had a rest after that and will be il
fine condition for to-day's contest.
Mr.. Iselin was seen on the Sunbeam
after the trial, and when asked If the Guy
was safe said You can never tell about
that until the yachts have crossed the line
In the last race
The race to-day will be over n triangular
course, each leg to be ten miles in length
The first leg is to be laid to windward i
possible, and the two other legs will b.
will be made at the Sandy Hook lightship
if the course can be laid from that p int
at II o'clock, the preparatory signal beipG
made at l045.
It looks as though it would be ligh
weather contest. Forecaster Emery yes
terday gave out the following weathe
bulletin:
"The winds Tuesday over the interna
tional yacht race course will be light to frest
and variable, though mostly from some
eastern point; unsettled weather, possibly
showers
Betting upon the result Of the races was
practically at a standstill in Wall Street
yesterday. As had been expected, the fact