Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-08
NEW BOAT BEATS Old
Fair Test of the Sailing Quail
tiles of Shamrock Iii Made
Today
SHAMROCK j EASILY DEFEATED
Leeward and Windward Trial for the
New Challenger in a Good Stiff
Rreeze-The Old Boat Beaten by
Two Minutes and Twenty Seconds in
Fourteen Mile Run.

Weymouth, England. April S.-With
fourteen knot breeze off shore, prom
/ Using fast racing and thorough test
both of the speed and gear, Shamrock
III and Shamrock started today down
the wind for a leeward and windward
trial. The challenger was two lengths
| in the lead at the start before the old
boat had fairly gotten under way. The
booms were run off and Shamrock
drew into the wake OF the challenger,
getting between her and the wind. This
advantage enabled the old boat to draw
UP somewhat but the blanketing did
not last and the challenger opened
away fast. When the boats were three
quarters on the way to Shambles Light
Ship, the wind drew more westerly and
Shamrock III had to run course con-
siderably more TO the westward and the
old boat led around the light ship. The
sheets were all home as they came on
the wind and the challenger gained fast
and went right past and to leeward OF
the older boat before they had gone
a mile to windward. After holding this
tack for twenty minutes, Shamrock III
came about and passed wide across the
bows OF Shamrock and taking up
position ahead and wide to the wind
ward, pointing higher and sailing faster
she gained on every mile. The chal-
lenger stood up well to wind and took
the seas easily. The time at the end of
the first round was:
Shamrock III. :46: IA.
Shamrock /, 11:47:50.
The challenger gained exactly two
minutes on the seven miles to wind
ward. AS the yachts rounded the spin
makers were set for the next run.
Smarter work on board Shamrock en-
abled her to make up twenty seconds
OF the lost ground. The yachts made
fairly level racing down the wind, the
challenger. not gaining appreciably in
the first couple of miles. The wind
held fresh and the boats We're equally
served by the wind and practically sail
ing in the same water it took little
over fifty minutes to run the seven
miles, They rounded the Shambles
with the challenger two minutes and
twenty seconds in the lead. Heading
for home the wind was more westerly
and the challenger gradually increased
the gap. Time at the end of the second
round:
Shamrock III, 1:2S:35.
Shamrock I, 1888: SIS.
In this run the challenger gradually
increased the gap. gaining fully three
minutes from mark to mark.
On the first run to Skambles on the
third round the boats were sent of on
another spinnaker run to seaward and
Shamrock III, which had a short lead
in starting, widened tbs gap. About
mile from Shambles the spinnakers
were taken in and the boat reached for
the mark. which was turned on the
third round as follows:
Shamrock Ill. 2:2s:05.
Shamrock l., 2:30:17.
This was gain of about minute Tor
the new yacht in seven miles.
Today's trial is regarded by experts
as showing that Shamrock Ill is mark
edly superior to the old boat in fresher
weather and more open water In
running off the wind in a light breeze,
Shamrock I was only few seconds
mile slower, but on the wind the chal-
lenger quite outclassed her.