The courier., 1903-04-04
PROVES HERSELF A RACER
SHAMROCK M. ABOUT As FAST As
THEY MAKE THEM.

oSOu ROCK Scotland, April 1--Thc
ohamrock III had trial Yesterday and
showed herself superior to the Shamrock
on all tho points OF sailing on which
she was tested. Tho yachts were out Ave
nhous; ,ha, ana experts expressed the opinion
ahdt tnc new boat demonstrated that In
hne weather she Is by far the fastest
chnIcngcr yet sent out The trial was
entirely In Hight winds and smooth water,
beat the Shamrock I as Tho latter never
Atlantic
Sunshine aud a lisht steady breeze had
succeeded the wild weather of the inst
week, and no time was lost i'm getting The
two Shamrocks OF. Though the breeze
was light IL was decided not to risk any
thing and the cup challcnger's working
topsail was accordingly set Shamrock /
followed suit
The challenger was the first to leavo
her moorings, and looked the picture
OF u racer az she headed on shore. out
Of Gourock bay the wind was so light
that tho motion was more drifting than
sailing. The Shamrock Ill slipped through
the water without leaving ripple and
carried her head well up The first time
the challenger broke tack IL WAS appar-
enl that by shortening her fin Designer
Fife had produced boat which was
fast on her heel. even compared with cup
racers. Sho carried her way right
through the turning. and was off on her
new course while the older boats would
have been still looking at II. thus show
ing hersclt free from the greatest weak
ness of the Shamrock H.
No Attempt ut Set Race.
There was no attempt mt "A set race.
The Shamrock ] went OF over a milo
ahead and then the sheets were trimmed
on both boats and a course was laid down
the channel. The two yachts were close
hauled while crossing the mouths of Holy
Loch ana l'och Long and the wilma was
squally and uncertain. They both sailed
faster as they got better breeze and
the challenger showed herslt to be n lit
tlo tender In squalls but she sailed with
her lee rail Just clear of the water.
she Travelled fast and closed steadily
upon the Shamrock /. Under the noun
famous Cowal peninsula the land breeze
came true and fairly fresh, and the
yachts went down channel on what looked
like real racing tests, In which the Sham
rock lll's greater speed was demon-
strated Sailing In the same water and
no better served by the wind the chal-
ienser pulled upon her rival like hauling
In n rope, as the boats fetched down
channel until off Weymss bay the sham
rock III lay better To the wind and sailed
faster. During this eight miles she had
closed on the Shamrock by fully "A mile,
ana at the same time had edged quite "a
quarter of II mile further to windward
Experts consider this performance alone
suffcient to stamp the Shamrock Ill as
being. under the conditions prevailing
this side of The Atlantic tn cnmnotn fo,, G,.
the Americas cup
The wind fell OF early I'm tbo ,f,,r,oon
as the Yachts reached out nf RnthaSo,,
bay. and along the Rute The Sbamr1ci,
| nj that time was nearer boIiing tba
chnilenper than on an, otbnr rni,,, ~,
sailing The Shamrnck III bnu,n,,,y
still proved the better bost ana goincJ :,
little The Yachts thon s0tiared SaW o',I
ran across tbn Firth fnr tba CaSS,,,.iI ~
shore with little difference In tboir raIa-
five nosItions orr Cnmbroe tba bnats %,,
arranuement reinined ono anntbar S pS
and started n fresh on a long r,,n tn MI
ward ond hack toward R1tbesav srnr,,
S'0'
Regarded rs Crucial Test.
. rms was considered crucial test and
" would nave been more satisfactory IL
there had been more wind. But as II was
the shamrock III behaved eXcellently
gong raster ana always holding the bet
Ter Wlnd than the older boat. On the con-
ciusion OF the windWard work turn
V.