The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-07-15
ilIPoCK IN DRY DOCK
.,ee of LIPTON's NEW YACHT
.roco,sep BY AN EXPERT.

!, That the Boat Oo0kSa SHOWS "''
=. Beauty Hides the Fact That
She Is a Fighter.
shamrock III. and Shamrock /.
0'1 licked at the Robins yard, Erie
n brooklyn, the other morning,
t..oose Shamrock II. was stand
II hraced on the ground near
wi, W." visitors had the extraordinary
'o.oD Of seeing three challengers
ma regular flock Of British
~ 81, out of the water together,
~ Iohn R. Spears In the New York
.G..Ilv there was an early gather
~tha favored yachtsmen who had
Uaaons to visit the dockyard.
A aos the men Of note as designers
~ Iohn Hyslop, Henry ]. Gielow
: r, . Cox Of New York and w.
porgess of Boston
~ most striking and important fea-
: # the hull rs that the largest or
~ soc1on is several feet forward
~ middle section. Shamrock rs
weIl aft. Looking still farther aft,
+.os seen that the lines run into a
~rpabIv thin and fat overhang.
lean quarters are in marked con-
= with those of Shamrock l., and
entire hull is in marked contrast
ouso the center of buoyancy Is so
Nh farther forward.
Tsh all her low bdiges the challenger
romarkable dead rtse-that Is, the
- section at the middle OF the ship
,ps deep V shape below the curves
o,a the TOD sides turn into the under
ter body
hroadside view of this considerable
4 rise caused many spectators to say
she was there modelled after the
rmhia, but a view from forward
AVS that where Columbia's frames
straight from the turn Of the bilge
the hollow of the cardboard the
mes of Shamrock III. are curved.
IN the curve of the bilge and the hol-
of the cardboard each is a long S.
erefore where Columbia when heel
sails on q fiat floor Shamrock III. In
par circumstances sails on a round
floor.
m looking at the fin one saw that
curve Of the stem into the fin was
Oh longer than that in either Of the
er Shamrocks. 1t is shorter on the
/, think, than that of Reliance and
ger at the hull, while the area Of
plane of 1t n about the same or
Edbly a little larger.
notable popularity Of the fin is in
fact that the heel of it goes down
the water nearly two feet farther
u the toe. Another interesting fea-
e Of the fin Is the enormous bulk Of
d at the forward end, and it Is very
int, where that of the other two
bllengers was made wedge shaped
part the water readily. The bottom
the lead is fiat. 1t is q fin that
build let her turn quickly in stays,
one would expect it to lift as the
nded hull heels over.
is certain that Shamrock III. has
aTge displacement. She is just what
builders said of her in this respect.
is decidedly a wholesome" model.
With her great dead rise and her
ge bulk under water she is the exact
pOsite Of the Reliance. The yachts
n Of the world are to be congratu-
d, for now we shall see whether
he displacement with small wetted
face or small displacement with
&c wetted surface is better in the
Fch for the ideal racer model.
must not be supposed, however,
Shamrock III. is a typical British
Iter or knife blade model. Her beam
comes more apparent when she is
Of water, and several good judges
Elmated 1t at % feet 3 inches.
Flter seeing so much Of the model as
II in view from the brim of the
u, one readily believes that Sham
81 III. Is fast in windward work and
she will not be worried greatly by
bead sea.
very one will agree with Captain
vert Wringe when he said, Even
We don't win the cup we still have
BEAUTIFUL ship" She is beautiful.
must say that the grace Of her
Anes conceals, to a great degree, her
II sharps We're shy when asked
opinions, but Designer John Hys-
Tor years measurer for the New
III 1acht club, said:
one looks like an easy boat to drive.
uoesn't show the power she evil
uy possesses. She has a very diff
'nt section from anything they have
yusnt out before. Just see the con-
1'y OF her form forward. She has
a. strength forward, and there is
liability Of pounding in a seaway.
te Is nothing to kill her speed. She
Ooat that will heel very easily, but
- she does she will sail on very
Hoor' She is a wonderfully mod
y finished"