Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-09
OLD BOAT WINS
Two More Trial Races from
Ancient Shamrock !.
And Great Is the Rejoicing Of Sir
Thomas Lipton's Supporters.
Expectcd That Reliance Will Be Ready,


topsails set in good 12-to-14-knot
breeze of shore, promising a fast race
and a thorough test both of speed and
gear, the Shamrocks III. and l. started
shortly before 10 o'clock, Wednesday,
off down the wild for a leeward and
windward trial. The Shamrock Ill
was a good length ahead as the boats
were sent off; she gathered way faster
and WAS off with double that lead be-
fore the older boat had fairly started.
Booms were run off and Shamrock l.
drew into the wake of the cup chal-s
lenger getting between her and the
wind. This advantage enabled the old
boat to draw up somewhat but as the
blanketing did not last the challenger
opened away fast and ran in such
fashion as helped to dispel the doubts
as to her speed when off the wind.
When the boats We're three-quarters
on the way to the SHAMELESS lightship
the wind grew more westerly and the
Shamrock III. had to run a course con-
siderable more to the westward, throw
ing her astern as they luffcd for the
Shambles. The Shamrock |. led around
the lightship.
the times We're:
The Shamrock L., 10.1502.
The Shamrock III, 10.45.26.
Sheets were all home as they came on
the wind and the challenger, gaining
fast and a trifle freer, went right past
and to leeward of the older boat before
they had gone a mile to windward.
After holding tack for several min
utes the Shamrock III. came about and
passed wide across the bows of the
Shamrock /. and taking up a position
ahead and wide to windward, pointing
higher and sailing faster, she gained Oh
every mile. The freshenng wind caus-
Cd some sea as the boats beat back,
but the challenger stood up well to the
wind and took the seas easily. She
again crossed the bows of the Shamz =,
rock I. as they beat into the bay. 3
The times as the yachts turned the
Erin at the finish of the first round
were: :
The Shamrock III, 11.4G.14. j.,
The Shamrock l, 11.47.5O. =
The challenger gained therefore cX-
actly two minutes on a even-mile beat
to windward
AS the two yachts rounded the Erin
spinnakers were set for the next run to
the Shambles. Smarter work on board
the Shamrock | enabled her to make
up 20 seconds of her loss They made
fairly level racing down the wind, the
challenger not gaining appreciably in
the first couple of miles.
The wind held fresh and fairly
steady, allowing an honest trial of
speed. Both boats were equally served
by the wind and sailing practically in
the same water it took a little over
80 minutes to sail the seven miles and
the boats turned the SHAMELESS on the
second round as follows:
The Shamrock III, 12.42.37.
The Shamrock, 12.44.57.
All sheets were brought aboard again
as the boats headed home. looking as
though with the breeze more westerly
they might fetch through. The chal-
lcnger gradually increased the gap
The yachts trimmed in as close as
they could lie to a fine, steady breeze
and both made short work of the jour
ncy. doing about II knots. The Sham
rock III pulled ahead the whole time,
gaining fully three minutes from mark
to mark.
the Shamrock III, 12S.35.
The Shamrock l, 1883.
After n short break, to enable Geo.
J.. Watson to land from the challenger,
the boats We're sent off on another spin
maker run seaward.
The Shamrock III which had a short
lead in starting, widencd the gap About
Il mile from the SHAMELESS the spinnake1s
We're taken in and the two boats reached
for the mark. which was turned on the
round as follows: The Shamrock III,
300; the Shamrock t. 230l7
in hf hon, f..-s
the new yacht in the seven miles.
A couple of long lacks brought them
home. Jihtopsails were set and the chal-
lenger rapidly opened out q long lead
seemingly BEING well suited for the fresh
cnng wind
The times at the finish of the days work
were:
The Shamrock III. 3.2S 10: the Shamrock
!, 3.S31S.
The new boat had thus beaten the