The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-17
SHAMROCK TII,S SUPERIORITY.
Beats Old Boat q Minutes rs Seconds In
4O-Nsie Test.

The Shamrock III. gave another exhibit
ton OF her superiority over the challenger OF
four years ago in Il forty-milc test of Sandy
Hook lightship yesterday. The race was
to leeward and windward. and was sailed
twice over a twenty-mile course in breeze
that swept across the waters at about fifteen
miles at the start and gradually softened
until II was barely six knots at the finish.
The new boat covered the course in minutes
and Is seconds less time than the older boat.
and gained substantially on every leg. The
margin by which the Shamrock Ill. Won
would have been fully twice rs great but for
the b!ankcting OF the new boat in the second
run down the wind
The breeze was from the west northwest
when the yachts cast Of their mooring lines
The new craft carried the old mainsal in Thich
she made her early trials. the new bit of canvas
stretched stnrtS By the effect Of the heavy Winds
to iGc saimaker's loft 70 be trimmed
Shortly after 10 O'Clock mornings were
cast or. head sails were broken ont and under
| their, own canvas, the yachts, were beaded
| for Sandy Hook lightship. The challenger
| reached there IN advance OF her Older sister
followed by the Erin, Shamrock !, and the
| Cruiser in the order named. There was
q, pretty bit of iockeylns around the mark as ~
the trembling hulk. and the code letter r., "
denotnS the preparatory signal was sent
! nUtterlug 1IOit TO inc trldrlc stay Oh thc Erin.
Both lowered spnnaker poles to port and
sent the big sails up in stops.
The yachts crossed the line with the new
| bont in the lead, her sails swelling to the
| breeze and everything drawing. They were
! timed from the bridge of the Erin az follows
! Shamrock Ill, il:20Is; Shamrock L. ll:2033.
The challenger began to draw away from
| the older bont Mt once and quickly opened
! uI a big gap. After fOrty-hve minutes OF
! sailing the new boat had n lead oil a third
| OF mile. which was nearly a minute and a
| half under the weather conditions that pre-
! vailed. The boats we're timed as they
| rounded the outer mark: Shamrock Ill,
! l23A.N5: Shamrock L. l238l4
| Making allowance for the lead OF the new
| boat at the start she gained | minute and
| 81 seconds in the run 10 the outer mark. Both
| then fnttened sheets for the beat back 10 the
| liGhtshp. Tho new boat proved her super
! iOrity over the older craft as soon MS she was
| TANNED on the wind. Both weathered the
| hChtshp in two taCks The following times
we're taken ns they luNed around the mark
| Shamrock H. 2:ns 0s' Shamrock l.. 2l3:lS.
Theae figures exhibited a gain for the
challenger Of minutes 80 seconds for the
first half Of the forty miles. Both set spinna-
kers again to port. The wind had dropped
TO scarcely more than six miles when the
racers cascd sheets away for the second run.
The times taken at the turn were: Shamrock
Ill. s:243s Shamrock T.. 325:29
In the beat home the challenger again
opened up a vide gap. Even in the fast
softering windth older boat was rapidly drop
ping astern. But for the fact that the older
boat blankrted the challenger the margin
ould have been fully twice as much