The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-03
.SHAMROCK'S THIRD TRIAL
AGAIN PROVES SUPERIORITY
 OYER THE OLD BOAT.
Splendid Work to wIndward in Which she Gains Four Minutes in Half Rl Hour-Sptns on the Clyde Concluded Going to Weymouth for Races Over Measured Courses.

Gourock, Scotland, April 2-The third series of trials of the Shamrock III. was held to-day, under conditions simi- lar to those of yesterday. The wind had rather less strength, but it was fresh and squally at times. This was welcomed, as yesterdays display of the challenger for the Americas cup left a suspicion among some yachtsmen that there might be conditions under which the Shamrock I. could almost, if not quite, hold the new boat. The latter's gear, which was stretched under yes- terday's strain, was set up afresh yes terday evening.
 The boa.s started on the first trial to-day from off Toward Point. There sheets were trimmed and they reached along in close company till abeam of Skelmorlie Buoy, where they luffed and beat to windward to Rothesay, three miles, In fore-reaching in a fresh breeze, the challenger again showed great ability on this important point of sailing, and went further ahead and further to windward on every tack, and in half hours sailing beat the Sham rock l. by four minutes.
 The next trial was spinnaker run down the wind. The breeze was steady and of moderate strength. The Sham rock l. was given lead of exactly one minute, but in a twenty minutes run the challenger closed the gap, over Tapping her, and ten minutes later had drawn clear ahead. the distance cov- cred being between four and five miles. After starting on another turn to windward, from Largs to Rothesay, about six miles. Shamrock III. again outfooted her opponent on every tack. The wind freshened, but the fresher 1t came the better it seemed to suit the new boat, which finished this beat to windward half mile ahead. On turn ing the yachts set their spinnakers for another trial down the wind. The Shamrock l. was about three minutes astern at the start but with better wind from the bay she shortened the gap until she was barely two minutes behind, and these positions were nain- tained to the end Of the run. Starting on another beat back across the Firth, the Shamrock III. eXcelled all her previous performances on this point of sailing, and gained .considera- bly, over mile on a beat of about five miles, and when they squared away for the run home she led by mile and a half.
 1 On the broad. easy reach up channel the Shamrock I. had the advantage of
 a big reaching jibtopsail against a small similar sail on the Shamrock III. 1 Nevertheless the former was not able 1 to hold the challenger, which dropped her rapidly astern.
 This finished the trials on the Clyde.
 They will be resumed off Weymouth | early next week with set races over measured courses.
 The Shamrock I. leaves here tonight in tow for Weymouth. The challenger and the Erin leave Gourock Saturday. It is expected that the two yachts will race on Tuesday.
 To-days trials were planned on the
 principle of the majority of the Amer 1 ica's cup races, the yachts going to
 windward and to leeward and were 1 chiefly remarkable for the first appear 1 ance of the challenger under her spin
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