New-York tribune., 1903-04-09
.SHAMROCKS RACE AGAIN.
CHALLENGER THE FASTER
Uotson Pleased 7cith Her U'Hd7c0Fd
Woyb-.Sio7cer to LceTcaTd.

Weymouth April s.-With cIuhtopsallS S'' -
good twelve TO fourteen knot breeze ohahore, p
ising fast racing and thorough test oo'H %
and gear Shamrock III and Shamrock staT'eu ~
a. oee 4a,,,, tho wind for a leeward and wind"drH
trial Shamrock III was a good length ahefo dS
the boats were sent off: she gathered way go
and was off with double that lead before 'ns 'i"V
boa+ had fairly started. Booms were run on ana
Shamrock drew into the wake or the tup -
1orao- eet+ine between her and "the wind. lhS
advantage enabled the old boat to draw up SOM
what but as the hlanketing dld not ''S'
challenger opened away fast ana ran !" 80
fashion as helned to dispet the uou"'s as - "
speed when off the wind.
When the boats were three quarters on the way
to the Shambes Lightship the wind ore" Hioi7
westerly and Shamrock III had 10 run d - -
considerably more to the Westward 'liio -
aStern as they uffed for the shambles. oha1h-
rock led round the Hghtship- The times were
Shamrock .1o:45o2 Shamrock III -1o;4'.2o
Sheets were all home they came on the "lno'
ard the challenger gaining fast and trlne iieei'
went right mast and to leeward Of the older pod'
before they had gone mile to "lnd"aIu ~
holding this tack for twenty minutes 9l8iIio -
o,roe about and passed wide across the boWS OF
shamrock / and taking up position aheao ana
7,-ida to v-ind1-ard, pointing higher ana sdIIIHs
faster she gained on every mile. Inc IresIiii3
Wind caused some sea as the boats beat pack out
the challenger stood up well TO the Wlnd anu ''o
the seas easily. She again crossed the po"9 u
Shamrock / as they beat into the bay.
The times as the yachts turned the Hiii' " ~
finish of the first round were:
Shamrock Ill.,. :46:14 Shamrock
The challenger gained. therefore. eXacoy wv
minutes on a seven mile beat to Wlno"ard' 40 |
two Yachts rounded the Erin spinnaKers were go
for the next run to the Shambles smarter WIN
on board Shamrock I enabled her 10 HldAe uP
tu,ertx, seconds of lost ground. They maze Iaiily
level racing down the wind. the cialleIsei NJ
gaining apprecably in the first couple u llI!e9. ~
Tho wind held fresh and fairly steadS' 8ilo"ii'7
an honest trial of speed. Both boats were equaiS
ad 1,,- the wind and. sailing practcaiiy IN
the same water it took little over htty
n r,, the seven miles and the boats turned the
shanbIes on the second round as toiloWs-
Shamrock III .... 42:37 Shamrock 1---.-.l244'o
All sheets were brought aboard again as the
boats headed home. looking thought with the
breeze more westerly they might fetch through
Tho challenger gradually increased the gap The
yachts trimmed in close as they could lie 10 d
fine steady. breeze and both made short Work O.
the Journey doing about twelve knots The sham
rock III pulled ahead the whole time, gaming luly
three minutes from mark 10 marx Inc S8tI'''
finished the second round as follows:
Shamrock III 1911: :2s:35 Shamrock I---.l;9S:'s
After a short break, to enable George l. Wat
son TO land from the challenger, the boats were
sent off on another spinnaker run seaWafd. Inc
Shamrock Ill which had a short lead IN starring
wfdened the gap About mile from the Shambes
the spinnakers were taken in and the two boats
reached for the mark. which was turned on the sec
ond race follows:
Shamrock 5.5S.q2
This was a gain of about minute for the new
Yacht in the miles.
couple Of long tacks brought them home. Jio
+onsaiIs were set and the challenger rapidly opened
out a long lead, seemingly being we'll suited for
the freshening wind The times at the HI9h OF
the days work were:
The new boat had thus beaten Shamrock I
fo,,r minutes over the last seven miles turn TO
vindward. The yachts started on the days trials
shortly before 10 o'clock
the trials were regarded by experts showing
that Shamrock III is markedly superior to the old
hnat in fresher weather and open water.
In running off the wind in n light breeze Sham
rock I was only some seconds a mile slower. but
on the wind the challenger quite outclassed her.
The starting times were follows:
FIRST RACE
Shamrock III.. 95O:Ool Shamrock I........ 95o:o1
SECOND RACE.
Shamrock III ..... 142:O0i Shamrock I.--. 1:42:12
George L. Watson. the shamrocks designer. in
an interview this afternoon said he certainly did
NOT like the challenger or her first to Ieeward
to-day but her after performance he thought made
ample amends. Her windward work was already
UP to his best expectations. and he locked for fur
ther Improvement.
Mr. Ratsey, the sailmaker fenced the questions
of she interviewer, but admitted that the chai-
iengers performances were a tale of a very diff
fersrt kind TO that written BY Shamrock II.
1t is arranged if the conditions suit, to send the
Yachts tomorrow over a measured Americas Cup
course. fifteen miles 10 leeward and return