The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-30
Captain Bars Crew Fast Arriving at
Bristol Shops.
Will Commence Furnishing the Hull Of
Reliance Today.

or written In negative criticism OF the la
test creation Of Watson and Fife.
boat has ali the reiinement OF the sec
ond Shamrock, with all the power OF the
first one. and IL is just here that Mr.
Fife's triumph In this model will lie; IL
may be remembered that IL was said of
his first Shamrock that she was bull
dog while Columbia was sreyhouhd:
The new Shamrock looks as II she would
have more freeboard after all her weights
are on board than had Shamrock ii. The
forward overhang OF the new challenger
does not look at all excessive, but aft IL
Is of great length.
Altogether. she is the most beautiful
boat OF her kind yet seen on this side.
She was launched with her bowsprit In
position. II is beautiful spar OF Ore
gon. and much longer than was the bow
spirit OF her immediate predecessor. IL
is stayed with a bobstay and two
shrouds. all in single parts and Of enor,
from the mast holt in the decR to the
bowsprit end. Il is easy tn see that this
latest Shamrock will have an enormous
amount OF canvas in her headsa,ls. ,,,a
World says: "A very cursory examina-
ton OF the new boat was sufficient TO
convince the critic that the designer had
decided, rather than TO tinker with the
lines OF the boats already in existence
To strike out upon a hull which, in It's
outstanding characteristics, Is entirely
new. As has already been indicated,
the outstanding feature Of Shamrock NJ
is the manner in which the hull is filled
out and drawn down to the nm; with a
suggestion of more OF the full-bodied
British racing cutter than that OF the
fiat noored type which We have adapted
from the American centreboard boats:
THE fullness OF the body and the deep
guished from the fin is the most charsc-
teristic feature OF the new challenger
but when she is seen dry. the eye rs
again caught by the shostness OF me m
chief difficulties which has confronted
the designers has been the problem or
how boats up TO l40 feet over all IN
length could be well and accurately bal
anced upon fn and keel varying from 80
feet TO ~ feet. In Shamrock III this
problem has been boldly handled for her
Nm measures In total length not more
Another of the features which mark
ed Shamrock III from the cup racers
which preceded her was the manner IN
which the afterbody was drawn into thin
tanks and narrow counter. The wisdom
OF this course was debated at the time.
and is still debated. and II is noteworthy
peculiarity In draught the new boat IL
less than either OF the previous sham
rocks
''The deck plan OF the boat Is the pref
test seen on any challenger since VAT
kyrie III. BY being well drawn. fore ana
aft. the great beam loses much Of its
apparent size. and the lines run in fair
head. In comparison with the recent cup
challengers Shamrock III looks short, but
this is an Illusion which Is due entirely to
the fuller nature OF her hull
Viewed as a whole, the boat IL GER
tainly ona which will drive easily I'm light
winds. and her full and perfect curves
make IL certain that she will make good
weather of II under any conditions In
which racing ia at all possible. She diff
fers so much from the conventional type
OF cup racers that her real abilities wilt
not he known with certainty until the
trial races have been sailed. but the gen
eral confidence as already expressed has
undoubtedly an excellent foundation.