Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-10
TWO sHAMRocKs IN A RACE
sir Thomas Upton Trying Out Hts
New Challenger with
the ola.

GoURoCK, Scotland. May s.-The two
sha.nrocks we're sent on this morning over
a racing course OF forty miles. starting
from Gourock. around Marks at Powder
buoy. Hunters quay and Skelmorlie. The
wind blew about Ugh knots and was
strengthening. The start, which was in
formal. took place at 1880. Both yachts
carried club topsails. Shamrock l led wide
to windward Of the challenger and ahead,
Before a mile was covered, however. the
challenger had worked to windward and
had drawn level with the other boat. Cap
tain wringe then eased Shamrock III with
the object Of giving the boats an even
start on the long run to leeward from
Powder buoy. which was turned as follows:
Shamrock III. 1912 :s5, Shamrock 1. l042:5S.
S~pinnakers we're then set and the Sham
rocks started down channel to Skelmorlie,
the challenger opening a way steadily
Only fair set going Shamrock III ran
away from it's opponent I'm great shape and
they passed Gourock as follows: Shamrock
III, 1O:59:3 30, Shamrock I, u:0o:5o. The old
boat brought up a better wind and was
closer off Bullwood. There the wind drew
southerly, spinnakers were taken in aud
the boats fetched down on the port tack.
The challenger beat Shamrock I by four
teen minutes six seconds over about eight
cen miles.
During a series Of informal spins Sham
rock III was apparently able TO take the
lead whenever Captain wringe desired. The
latter. however, was foiled in one ma
| neuver. Fetching up from Rothesay, close
| hauled, the challenger closed rapidly on
Shamrock 1 and headed II with the object
| Of passing to windwsrd, but Captain Bevls
suddenly luffed l, forcing Cap
tain wringe in shore, where the wind was
lighter. For three miles the challenger
sailed close by the weather quarter OF its
| opponent, but was unable to get past.
subsequently the yachts started on an
other spinnaker run.
of Greenock E~splanade. Shamrock 1 had
half a minute lead. but the challenger
passed It in a little over a mile. The chal-
lenger's gearing stretched during the trials.
After passing Lunderstone bay, tho
yachts squared away for Rothesay bay.
| The boats were not racing. but were merely
sail-stretching In Rothesay bay club top
sails were exchanged for working top sails
and a fresh start made. On the return
journey the old boat took the windward
berth and had a decided lead. but abreast
of Loeb Long the challenger sailed through
! Shamrock Is lee and was thirteen seconds
ahead Off Gourock pier.
The yachts ultimately were sent off on a
real racing trial. The challenger out
pointed, outran and outreached the Older
boat. They ran first with spinnakers to
Cloch, hve miles and Shamrock III caught
and passed it's opponent and led 1t by quite
a quarter OF a mile at that point. The
boats were then broad reached to Skel-
morlie buoy. The wind was a trihe I'M
steady and the challenger was rather bet
ter served. 1t beat Shamrock 1 hollow,
turning the Skelmorlie end of its nine
miles sail nearly eleven minutes ahead.
Reaching back up channel to Cloch the
challenger further improved until IL was
two miles ahead. The finishing stretch was
by the wind and the challenger continued
to open away and scored a decisive victory,
finishing fourteen minutes and sixteen Sec
onds in front of the older boat.
Reliance Fails to Race.
BRISTOL, r. L., May 9.-Reliance reached
here from New Rochelle today. having beer
lowed from Cornfeld Light because of the
light wind. Although everything was ready
underbody might be cleaned, a brisk north,
east wind was flowing and 1t was de.
cided to give the new yacht a spin instead
of putting it on the ways.
Constitution also made preparations to &c
out and from the haste displayed, II wa.
thought 1t was trying to get ready to give
Reliance a brush.
When Reliance left it's anchorage, how,
ever, Constitution did not follow. Instead
II was taken in tow by it's tender anC
started westward. Reliance sailed bac l
and forth about the he rhor far so,.oro