The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
SHAMR0CKS IN ROUGH SEA.
STEERING TRIAL OFF SANDY
 HOOK YESTERDAY.
Aequits Hsrseir w.Ii-poss some Wonderful wsndwara wsrk- Ees,soid Boat by Six minut.s,n Eight Miles of fssiIing-Lee Rail. Ear Undsr Water Most of che Time.

Water Most of the Tfms.
 Atlantic Highlands. N. J., July. 3O.-Iu a sea rougher than any she had ever raced in before, and with a wind which at times blew more than twelve knots an hour, Shamrock III. experienced-h her most severe racing trial to-day and ac- quilted herself as became a candidate for the Americas cup. Her perform ance in eight miles of windward work, in which it was estimated that.shes beat her elder sister by six minutes, was surprise even to some who have watch- ed her for weeks. Hitherto Shamrock l I. has always given the challenger l.rather close rub whenever the wind hal ] been high, but she could not do it to< day.
 | As MT. Fife wanted to finish stretch{ l ing the challenger's new nlainsan n{ l course was set when the fleet reached 1 Sandy Hook lightship. MT. Fife semi | the two boats away for close reack | enthusiastically in wind from west bS south and about ten knots in velocity They started at 11:0S, Shamrock III- | hugging the lee quarter of the other I boat. With sheets eased and every stitch of canvas drawing, the boats went tearing off shore at a twelve knot pace and right into the.teeth of a short, sharp sea. They made asstirring spec | tacle, leaning until their lee rails were hidden in froth, the water often up to l their hatchways. Occasionally both would jump into a sharp sea, bury their bowsprits and send the father squirting from under their bows for yards side- wise and in little clouds over their l decks.
 Once 1t looked to those on the Erin as l though the challenger buried her whole I bow clear to the mast In the brine. 1 Even the taIl-bowed Erin dipped her I bowsprit once Steadily the challenger
 drew away a few hundred yards and to I leeward. It was dangerous racing ii1 I such rough water, and after half m ! hour, when Shamrock III. had a corl-l 1 fortable lead over Shamrock L, they I went about and ran back to Sandy l Hook lightship. They started nearly even for the run back.
 At the turn of the lightship at 11:35 Shamrock III. was thirty seconds
 ahead. Both boats were fairly flying. Hauling oh the wind for beat down the Jersey shore, Shamrock III sur- | prised even her admirers. Shamrock l.. which usually held close to the chal- 5 sl.lenger in a smart wind, quickly dropped away to leeward, while the challenger l gained minutes on her by outpointfng 7Ehers
 Il For an hour and seven minutes they worked to windward. the sea becoming
 smoother as they got in the lee of the land. At 1 o'clock, when off Sea Brfght 4 eight miles from Sandy Hook lightship,
 the challenger was six minutes ahead : of the old boat and straight to wind~ sl ward of her. Tn puff split about two feet long occurred near the pea.ko | the mainsail of Shamrock l.. and the trial was abandoned.
 Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy I L. Woodruff sailed on Shamrock I. to- day. <
 Sir Thomas received a dispatch from
 Commodore Jarvis. of-the Royal CaIia-
 dian Yacht club to-day saying the club
 would take cruise to Niagara to well come Sir Thomas when he takes lunch- con at the Queens hotel in Niagara Falls on Sunday. He also received q
 cablegram from Commodore ShafburyI lsaying that the Royal Ulster Yacht club
 at a dinner at Bangor with Lord
 Charles Beresford and officers of the ! Channel fleet present sent best wishes for the success of Shamrock IT.
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