The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-15

the Yacht first Arrangements nao poem
made earlier in the week, though, ana the
pilots had to leave. and Capt. Coniey TOOK
charge
The procession was resumed only to be
stopped few minutes later by the parting
Of the small hawser that held the Sham
out and the length of the line increased
30 that at least 100 fathoms separated the
yacht from the tug
Greetings were signalled from the signal
towers on the point of Sandy Hook. and
the Erln's flags answered we them; Ihen ION
which was anchored in Sandy Hook Bay
babe the yacht welcome, and from there up
the bay through the Narrows to Quarantine
there was a constant footing or whistles
from excursion steamers, tugs ana vactlts.
The fotlla reached Quarantine at 945
o'clock, and DR.. Doty. the health ohlcer,
soon gave the vessels a clean bill OF heallh
Then they moved on to Iompklnsvil'e
where the challenger anchored at lo;l5
O'Clock, and the other vessels OF the squad
ron anchored around her.
The news of the arrival OF the ha!lenger
for the Americas Cup travelled quickly. and
crowds gathered on the piers at lompklns-
vile to have look at her Boatmen, IN
spite OF the Indictment weather were soon
doing rushing business. and parties we're
rowed around the fleet for quarter head
Excursion steamers went out OF their way to
let those on board get look at the sham
rocks and their escorts, and those vessels
that had musicians on board began TO pay
"The Wearing OF the Green. as they ana
when Hptons vessels were here before.
THE Shamrock fTI. is a handsome, craft.
and in comparison makes the old challenger
look coarse and homely. She has ME
graceful sheer that has characterized al!
OF Flies yachts except the first Shamrock.
Her overhangs fore and aft are moderate
co1npared with the Reliance. but she IL
much longer than the old boat. Her bow
has an easy curve from the. water line up
TO the deck line and resembles somewhat
the bow of the Columbia
Looking at her from broadside position
one wonders how she can carry her sail
spread as well as she is reported TO DO.
particularly when it is remembered that
when the yacht was launched it was said
that her beam was only 2? feet inches.
This statement, which was inspired by the
builders, is incorrect The Shamrock III
is at least "a feet beam, and looking at her
bow on or from astern she looks to be even
more than "a feet. She is low sided, but
probably has q little more freeboard than
the Reliance She is painted white and
has a small line of green along the water
line and on the sheer strake
Capt. Bob Wringe. looking well pleased
port, reported that all was well on board.
He said the yacht had made comfortab BILE
trip, except that on Thursday night during
the gale she rolled considerably and took
some water on deck
Have you got winner this time. cap
II think we have" he replied. and the
men on board smiled, too, in confident
way that showed they think good deal Of
their boat
The Shamrock I. is painted white like the
challenger and she has a green stripe on
the sheer strake Capt. Bevs. who is in
charge Of that yacht, is shorter and broader
than Capt Wringe so that he must be al
most as broad as he is long, The old cflal-
lenger had some paint Knocked of her
wise she looks well SIZE will be used az a
trial boat in these waters, and il has been
said that she will be entered in the races Of
the New York Yacht Club but this will not
be definitely known until Sir Thomas LIP
ton gets here next week.
Capt. Matthews Of the Erin was glad to
get In port again He does not like the Job
OF conveying Cup challenger across the
ocean, which he says means worry from
the start. His first question after telling
slow is the Reliance? What did she do
of the Hook"
He was told that the Reliance had given
a good account of herself and had beaten
said Capt. Matthews. "the Columbia is
not as fast as she was two years ago.
He would not venture an opinion on the
chances of the Shamrock Ill. being sue
ceesful, but he did admit that she was
good boat.
The yachts made passage OF 3,644 miles
from Gourock in fifteen days and twenty
three hours This is a few hours longer
than the Shamrock II. took In 1899 the
Shamrock l. crossed in fourteen days.
The tug Cruiser is slower than, the, Erin,
and that made the voyage rather longer
than 1t might have been. They left
Gourock on May 20, and had rough weather
of the coast OF Ireland, and the Erin and
Shamrock III. got separated from the
Cruiser and the Shamrock =, but when the
weather moderated they picked each other
up. They went to Fayal first, and as the
Erin had to coal there she went ahead OF
the Cruiser. The log of the Erin in brief
u as follows