The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-24
SHAMROCK GETS READY FUR TILT Large Force of Men Patching
 Up Loose Joints ID BE REMEASUREO TODAY Next Race Comes of Tomorrow and VIII Be Run Over a Triangular
 Course = London Enthu-
 siasts Give Up Hope.
10 BE REMEASURED TODAY

New York, August 23.-The Shamrock III. was towed today from her moorings inside Sandy Hook to the Erie basin, where she was at once placed in dry dock. When the water had been pumped out 1t was found that the straining to which she had been subjected in the heavy wind ward thresh yesterday had apparently started some rivets, for a gang of dock yard hands were set to work to tighten them. The damage, however, appeared to be trifiing. Her bottom was found to need only a little polishing and she was floated. She was ready for the re-meas- urement which will be taken early tomor- row morning. after which she will return to her moorings.
 Remeasurement This Morning.
 It is unlikely that the remeasurement will alter the time allowance any appre- ciable degree. as Sir Thomas said that should the additional weight of anchor and chain, which will be aboard when the tape is passed over her, increase her sail ing length, the original figure will be re- stored by the removal of other weights. The Shamrock l. also was towed to the basin, where she will await her owner s disposition.
 After seeing the challenger dry docked Sir Thomas took a party of guests in the Erin to Seagate, where they attended di- vine services on board Commodore Todd's steam yacht Thistle, after which the Erin went up the North river to afford the Earl and Countess of Shafts bury and the other foreign visitors an op- portunity to visit Grants tomb. This evening Sir Thomas and his guests at tended a dinner at the Oriental hotel, Manhattan Beach. at which Gen. B. c. Bates and General Corbin were present.
 Next Race Over Triangular Course.
 The next race, on Tuesday, will be over a triangular course. There was more than ordinary hustle for Sunday inside Sandy Hook today. The John Scully, one of the from the city bearing the racing commit- tee at an early hour, and the reasons for remeasuring the Shamrock were carefully gone over. Sir Thomas said that Mir. Fife had been informed that they need not carry chain or anchor
 However" he added. q have no ob- jection to offer and no fault to find, and as you see. I have sent the Shamrock up to the dock"
 No sooner had the Shamrock left than Captain Barr sent a line to his tender and Reliance went out beyond the Hook. The crew raised mainsail and jib, but the captain was undoubtedly just trying to set her sails. for he only cruised a little and returned In an hour The Reliance, left alone at the Hook, held receptions all day long to admiring crowds of en- thusiastic excursonists. One particularly large crowd was on board the steamer Plymouth. They occupied every square inch of her great decks and cheered and cheered again as they circled about the American defender
 London Gives Up Hope. London, August 4.-Saturday's race for the Americas cup received an ample share of attention in this mornings papers. Both in the editorials and in the dis patches from the New York correspondent of the papers it is unanimously admitted that the Reliance proved herself the bet ter boat in fair contest. Only the most slender hopes are entertained as to Sir Thomas chances of lifting the cup.
 Great sympathy and admiration are ex- tended him for his plucky and sportsman like fight. Little comment is made regard ing the remeasurement episode but satis- faction is expressed that 1t was Sir Thomas himself who discovered the neces- sity for again measuring Shamrock III.