Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
CRUSHING DEFEAT
Of Old Shamrock by the
Challenger, Thursday.
And Our Friends Across the Water
Are CORRESPONDENCE EIated.
The Reliance, the Fact Still Remains,
Is to Be Heard From.

Weymouth. England, April 9.-Over
S0-mile course Is to leeward and 10
to windward, the Shamrock III, today,
beat the Shamrock by II minutes and
26 seconds. Hitherto the challenger
had shown weakness down the wind,
but. today, she proved as good on this
point of sailing as on any other, and
better on all points than she had here
tofore shown herself. Over 10 minutes
on the run out from the turning point
at Lulworth Cove and over seven min
utes on the beat were the challenger's
sensational gains over the older boat.
A 15-mile run to leeward and a beat
home, giving a leeWard and a wind
ward test of 80 miles under conditions
similar as possible to those expected
during the races for the Americas cup
OFF Sandy Hook was the course set for
the two Shamrocks. The breeze was
very light, not over five knots as the
boats under club topsails, ranged up
for the start and We're sent off from a
markboat off Weymouth pier. The
starting times were:
The Shamrock l., 10;00;55. The
Shamrock Ill, 10;01;00.
The older boat was just showing clear
on the weather bow of the challenger
as they rounded the mark boat. Jib
topsails were broken out and the boats
reached off free across the mouth of the
bay to get clear water fG, Il straight
run down the wind. During the reach
the Shamrock I'LL, showed the same
form that puzzled yachtmen, Wednes-
day. After the challenger had closed
in on the Shamrock I. the latter opened
away again and as they reached past
White Nose the older boat led by near
ly half a minute.
The light breeze held well and the
pace, overhauled her opponent. When
abeam of St. Adams head, booms were
squared away for the long run down,
the wind following the Erin which
logged off the course.
The trim of the challenger had been
slightly altered from that of yesterday.
her anchor and cable being carried to-
day. The alterations were apparently
valuable, for she outran the Shamrock /
fast and consistently. and was about u
minutes ahead at the end Of the lceward
run.
On the beat homeward in slackened
wind the yachts made slow progress
Nevertheless the challenger showed the
same good windward work as heretofore
and steadily improved her lead.
In the opinion of experts the Shamrock
Ill was really driven for probably the
first time on the windward turn The
Shamrock L was hopelessly beaten from
start to finish and was wholly unable to
match the pace set by the challenger
The latter passed the winning mark over
II minutes ahead of the Shamrock J.
Yachtsmen consider this to be notable
victory and as showing the Shamrock
III to be a much more formidable chal-
lenger for the Americas cup than ever
her admirers have heretofore suggested
The official times were as follows:
At the start: Shamrock l. $500;
Shamrock III, 9.5S.27.
Seven miles reach to the turning Oft
Lulworth Cove: Shamrock /, 1889 50;
Shamrock III, 1040.12.
Fifteenmile run down the wind to the
Erin, Shamrock III, 1910; Shamrock /,
1.49.0f.
F'ifteen-mle beat home. Shamrock III,
4.S3.S so, Shamrock /, 4.5034