The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-10
MEASURING OF THE SHAMROCK
TT WILL TAKE PLACE AT ERIE
BASTN TOMORROW MORNING.
Upton COtcric Thinks Difference. Between
the Challenger and Defender WIN he
One OF Sail Area Only--lrish Yacht
Goes I'm the Dry Dock for Cleaning.

! Shamrock III. Ia again high and dry in The
| big craving dock at Erie Basin. into which
! she was warped early yesterday morning, and
at dawn to-day her crew. assisted by the fore
! man from Dennys shipyard. where the Gun
! hunter was built, and score OF machinista
and shipwrights, who assisted In the building
| Of the craft, will begin work testing every
part OF her hull. standing and running rig
ging. Another gang of worknen will be
busy enaneling and polishing her underbody.
which does not entirely satisfy Designer
Fife. Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning the vessel entered the dock. The
sailors meanwhile swarmed around her sides
with long-handled brushes and cleaned every
vestge of sea scum from her body and fin.
Early tomorrow morning Charles Mower
the official mensurer of the New York Yacht
Club. will pass his tape over the Cup hunter
and determine the amount of time allow
ance she will receive from the Reliance. This
has been variously estimated to be from
one and one-half minutes to three and one-half
minutes over the thirty-mile course, but
those OF the Upton party best qualified TO
judge said Yesterday that both boats were were,
the difference between them would be of sail
area only. The invading fleet expects the
70 be tre less thin I've minutes
figures will not be- made public until the COM
mttee Of the New York Yacht Club makes its
detailed report on the eve OF the frst race. 90,
Thomas spoke with the utmost confidence
relative to the chances of the Shamrock.
in the contests for the Cup that will begin
ten days from to-day.
Unless the age of miracles has returned,
he said, the Shamrock will win There is
everything in her favor and her record shows
consistently a wide margin OF excellence
over the Shamrock l.. which we know Is very
much improved over her form four years
ago.
The Irish Baronet expressed himself as
being highly gratiiied with the trials OF the
challenger both in british waters and on
this side Of the western ocean. " These trials.
he said. have been more extensive than have
ever been given to any challenging boat.
She was launched on March II. After few
informal spins she met the Shamrock L.
over measured course on Aprils. when she
pcrimental spins were made. but only hve
real races were arranged before she was
1--WE races she defeated the older boat CON
sistently. The average time by which the
challenger won in these races was 10 minutes
and u seconds over thirty;;mile course.
Since her arrival on this side of the Atlantic
the two boats have sailed twelve races. in
which the element of luck did not figure
to = dominant extent: The average Of time
boat defeated shamrock J., computed for
seconds. The races in which luck was a
figures: otherwise. according to the COM
putHtion made by officials on the Erin he
margin of gain. reckoned in all kinds Of
weather, shows something over 70 minutes
superiority of the new boat over he thirty
mile course. The former figures show that
the new boat has been even better by COM
parison on this side OF the water than before
she voyaged across the ocean and this against
u craft whose present form according to Sir
Thomas and his coterie Of experts is vastly
improved over the form she showed four
years ago against the Columbia
Yesterday afternoon Commodore Ledyard
visited the Irish knight on the Erin. and Fred
n Brooks the Wall Street broker. who Is
handling the wagers of several prominent
Stock Exchange houses. spent fully three
hours on the Erin. He said he had Il large
amount of money to wager at odds of 2 to
on the Reliance and his visit was 10 find some
takers among the retinue OF Sir Thomas.
That sportsman said he never bet on yacht
race. but others on board talked earnestly
with the commissioner. When he left the steam
yacht he said there would be some Shamrock
money in the vicinity of the Stock Exchange
this morning. Vice Commodore John II.
FlaGler, Mrs Flagler and large party were
entertained by Sir Thomas on board the Erin
asst night