The Washington times., 1903-06-19


Ming the Americas Cup. are now "hign
and dry at Erie Basin, South Brook
Ign.
The Shamrock III and the Shamrock
1 are in the big Boston dock. having
their underbodies cleaned after their
Atlantic voyage. while the Shamrock II
stu occupies a shore berth. where she
was placed nearly two years ago. The
latter will not do any more racing, as
she is slowly going to pieces. The
Shamrock L still retains a place in the
yachting world. while the Shamrock III
has her history to make.
Upton Confident.
That she will make It In way to call
forth praise all connected with her fam
lily believe. Sir Thomas Upton is conf
dent of the result of his third mission 20
America. and it is said is already men
tally wondering how the cup will look
In the cabin of his steam yacht. the
Erin
II was daybreak when the Shamrock
III and the Shamrock were floated into
the dock. but 1t was two or three hours
later before their underbodies were in
full view
With the erection of the necessary
staging about the Shamrocks their pros
pective crews began the work of clean
ing and smoothing their bodies below
the water line. The older Shamrock is
In the upper end of the dock, and while
receiving some attention, the new boat
In the lower end had the crowd about it.
His Best Boat.
The Shamrock III is probably the best
boat Sir Thomas Upton ever has sent
over Cor the cup. That is the unani-
nous opinion OF the men who from their
experience and knowledge of racing
craft are entitled to a hearing. She IS
handsome and smartly turned boat
She has the appearance Of a racer.
Her plating is of nickel steel. which
Is covered with a white composition
that is hard and has a smooth surface.
Her deck seems stamped American all
over. and could be easily mistaken for
the Columbia.
The overall length of the yacht is 1877
feet. Her beam, that much disputed
point and regarding which so many dis
forted reports have flashed under the
Atlantie. and published abroad. is "a
feet 3 inches.
Her draught is greater than that OF
the Shamrock II and less than the sham
rock l, being quite 20 feet inches. Yarns
have also been told about this feature OF
the craft and her real draught may Re
surprising TO many
Heavy Displacement
The new boat. instead of being OF light
displacement, has a heavy displace-
ment-not far from $50 tons. She has
very slack, easy bilges and a distinc;
floor. The bilges run with an easy sweep
into the keel or fin with full garboards,
SO that the midship section is of the So
form and there are no distinct straight
surface lines OF floor at any point.
Her dead rise Is greater than that cf
the Shamrock I and Shamrock II.
Her greatest immersed transverse sec
ton is about "a feet abaft her mast.
The original lines are round. without
any semblance OF straightness being 90
servabIe.
The fin or keel is very thin at the
upper part, but widens at the bottom TO
about forty inches. II Is from z feet
to feet shorter than that of the sham
rock 1. The lead is full and blunt for
ward.
Her after overhang IS about "a feet
sndsthe forward overhang about % feet.
The rake OF her stern post is almost the
same and also IN the same position as
that OF the Shamrock l. the I'm being
shortened a. the forward end.
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the heel OF the stern post. and then it
rises forward in a straight line about
one foot in twelve.
Sail Plan Unchanged.
The sail plan of the challenger will
have about the same area as the sham
rock /. though It will be differently
arranged. The perpendicular OF the sail
plan will be six or seven feet higher
than -on the Shamrock l. Her boom
Will be about three feet shorter than
that OF the Shamrock /. and her forward
triangle reduced the same number of
feet.
Her steel mast is 20 inches at the bot
tom and rs inches at the hounds. 1t
buries nine :eet in two thicknesses OF
plating. s-32 OF an inch each, and has
eight full angle longitudinal stineners
and rings every ten feet.
With her short and high sail plan, the
new challenger ought 10 handle well
under all conditions. All who have ex-
pressed an opinion on the point believe
aer best point OF sailing is on the wind.
one of the points in which the Reliance
excels.
With very correct figures to guide
theD, It has been estimated by those
Interested that the new Shamrock may
receive about one minute forty-fve sec
oDds from the Reliance in the races TO
come.
The yachts will be foated on Monday.
BY that time the lighter spar of the
Shamrock III Will have arrived. and 1t
will be stepped without delay.