The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
KHAMROCK III. LOSES IN RACE
FINISHES IN FRONT, nut OLD
MOAT WINS on ALLOWANCE.

7 boar WINS ON ALLOWANCE.
Heavy wind During Latter Part OF First
= Nstai Net to Advantage Of New Yacht
- A-ohamrock LIS spinnaker Boom
Brvken In Collision with steam Yacht.
Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUN.
WEYMOUTH. April 1.-THE first regular
. match over q set course between the Sham
: rock III. and the Shamrock J. took place
: to-day.
M. course was from Weymouth to Lul-
/. worth Cove. southeasterly to mark on
Portland and back, twice around. a total
distance Of thirty-four miles.
There was a light southwesterly wind
& and haze. The indications were for better
/. wind later on. 1t is understood that the
challenger allows the Shamrock !. ten
minutes, but the exact allowance Is known
only 70 the shippers Of the two yachts.
The start was made under the Americas
Cup race system. Of allowing two minutes
20 cross the line.
= The yachts crossed the line Us follows:
Shamrock 10 90 90
sShnnrock 10 % -
The challenger tfaKs had the advantage
; of fifteen seconds in the start Of the
: nun to LuTworth Cove The yachts carried
;jib-headed topsails over all the lower sails.
Tho spinnakers were out to starboard as
the boats started on the run OF seven miles.
The cha llenger went of fast, with the
4 Shamrock /. clear n her wake. blanketng
her and keeping tina initial lead from being
much increased.
The breeze improved as tho yachts neared
White Nose, and the challenger pulled
quickly ahead. The Things in passing
the coast guard station there were
shamrock III. io?;o
At the end Of the seven-rnile run at the
Lulworth Cove mark. the Things were:
Shsmrock III ..........''.'''..''' 10 oas
Shbfnfock J. ''''''''''''''' ~ ~ %
The yachts then hauled on the wind for
the second leg, beat to windward for
seven miles to mark on Portland. They
: went on a long port tack without jib top
Z sails Then the boats drew around to
starboard in the mouth Of Weymouth Bay.
: The challe1 ger was then one mile to wind
ward and was eating into the wind and
footing re narkably fast. They fetched
the weather mark of Portland without
further lacking and bore around as follows:
Saamrock ii 70 IS
The yachts then slackened sheets and
started on a broad reach Of three miles for
the close of the round. three miles away.
The Shamrock I. had the best Of the fresh
2 Inning breeze. The times at the end Of the
FIRST round were; =
-sHfsmrock .....'''''''.''.'.'''''''''' ~
-&hamrocA l. IL oS ~
The wind siren, thened slightly and IA
vdscd Shamrock l. on the second spinnaker
run 10 Luiworth Cove. Jibtopsails were
also carried. The timings at the lee mark
were:
shamrock I'LL .............,. IL ~ 81
6ucmrock l.. IL " -
=. This was a gain of minute and 81 seconds
Tor the challenger. There was a rising
sca and an increasip g wind throughout the
thresh TO the weather mark and jib top
sails we're slowed. Both yachts threw
OF considerable broken water. The Sham
rock I. gained in the harder weather, and
the Things at the mark were:
Shamrock H.. % 81
The boats reached easy for the finish,
se,ting into smoother water. They fin
-ished as follows
Shamrock III '''''''''''''''''''''''i
Shamrock l. e spnnaker boom was broken
in a collision with the steam yacht Matador,
but 1t occasionad no delay. After the col
l..
take in her spinnaker, the Shamrock III
also at once gathered in her scudding sail
and the run was continued without spin
makers. In spite of the mishap the Sham
rock l. sailed splendidly The accident
was caused by the over-eagerness Of those
on board the Matador to get snapshots
OF the racers. The steam yacht came too
close and Shamrock lis spinnaker boom
caught in the Matador's forestry, carrying
that and the bowsprit away. Nobody
was injured.
- To-days match establishes the fact that
; the challenger is thought to be about ten
minutes better than Shamrock I. in light
TO fresh winds. At no time was the breeze
Of greater velocity then fifteen knots an
hour and there was very little sea. The
challenger heeled a little more than the
old boat, having a couple Of planks awash
at the strongest blow. but she was stiff
: at that, and all through retained her steady
action, entering and leaving the water as
gracefully as in lighter weather.
To-day's trial is regarded as perfectly
satisfactory to the Shamrock iii. II is
calculated that the challenger lost four
minutes through the southering OF the wind
: on the second beat. Besides this, the
Shamrock /. stood further to the eastward
on the starboard tack and had the westerly
setting ebb tide under her lee bow keeping
her up to the windward, 20 that she reached
with started sheets for three parts OF the
distance, while the challenger. holding
more to the westerly course for the weather
mark, lost the benefit Of the wind changes
and had also the tide against her on the last
starboard tack.
West Field for Athletics.