Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-20
Sir Thomas Upton Says ChaIIen
ger Will be Ready for Race
MENDED In THREE WEEKS.
AFTER Due consideration IL IL Decided
Not 10 Postpone Kace-shamrOck
In Designers Hands.

Weymouth Eng, April 1g.---The two
Shumrocks left here today for south0mp-
ton The challenger was towed by the
Erin. Sir Thomas Upton was interviewed
this morning before the departure OF the
yachts. Describing The accident OF last
week, he said,
when the challenger lost her mast
there was certainly six feet OF water
over her lee deck. Ny FIRST IMPRESSION
when the mast Went, was that the boat
was sinking. Hater, when | was able
10 scramble up on deck, | found every
thing gone ana the boat out doing rescue
WORK. / never saw the seaman Collier in
the water
Sir Thomas was bewlldered at the sud
dcnness OF the accident and SAID that
the scene that Immediately followed
seemed " him like the confused remem-
brance OF a dream. Questioned as TO his
future course, he said he meant To work
day and night TO get the yacht fitted In
time Tor further trials before sailing for
New YORK, HIS desire was TO avoid a
postponement of the races.
Mr.. Ward, Designer Fife and Captain
Wringe have had a conference and have
promised to put the challenger IN racing
Trim again IN three weeks IL Will be
n big job. Designer Fife has condemned
the BOOM mast and topsai spars Of the
yacht and they Will all be removed, as
Will the sails The decision against II
pOstpunement OF the races was reached
last night after long consultation, and
this morning Sir Thomas sent the fol-
lowing cablegram to q. A. CormaCk, sec
rotary Of the New york Yacht club;
90 am pleased 10 inform you that the
damage TO the Shamrock III Will be
righted I'm three or four weeks. There
Will be no necessity Of considering the
question Of postponement Please com
municate this to your committee ana also
convey my Warmest thanks for their eX-
pTesslUus OF sympathy,
Sir Thomas SAID ne saw nothing IN the
recent accident to lessen the great con-
iidenoe he felt In the Shamrock Ill.
III racing yachts are to be built he
SAID there must be some rlsh. II we
built vessel as safe as a liner We might
as well keep her at home Tor any chance
she would have of winning the cup.
Designer Fife took the same view. lie
has never appeared so confident as he Is
now Mr. Ward said he was surprised
and disappointed at the accident. The
crews were the same as those used on the
Shamrock H. lie explained that every
precaution had been taken; over 40 tests
had been made of the fittings, and ne had
had the utmost confidence IN every detall
Of this part of the equipment
The body of Collier mas not been re-
covered. Sir Thomas Upton has offered
Il reward for its recovery, and has made
provision for Golfers widow and children.
The wrecked spars of the challenger
were lifted 20 the quay today. Many
slghtseers were present 10 view the
wreckage. The shell OF the mast Is Of
extraordinary thinness, being of 8-l6-inch
nickel steel The length Of the mast was
l55 feet, and IT'S greatest diameter Y
inches. That the metal was very tough
is evidenced by the fact that 1t has bent
and rebent In various places without
breaking. II Is believed the next trial
races will take place ON the clyde in a
months time.