The evening world., 1903-07-16
OLD SHAMROCK !.
CROWDS THE NEW
Lipton's Challenger 0utsaiIs
Her Running Mate Less than
Five Minutes in Thirty-MiIe
Race Off Sandy Hook.
The Start.
Shamrock Ill- II 22 20
Shamrock l--.- -- II % 20
The Finish.
Shamrock llI------ ---- o5 %
Shamrock I---- --- 10 22

HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, n. j.,
July l6,-Shhmrock III. sailed thirty
mile leeward and windward course off
Sandy Hook Lightship to-day in two
hours forty-thrce minutes and three Sec
onds IN breeze that held at fifteen
miles an hour during the run down wind
and beat home, except for brief inter
val of the windward work.
The Shamrock L.. starting on even
terms, w3s beaten four minutes and
tifty-nine seconds over tho entire course.
Ut this the gain OF the challenger to
leeward was two minutes and two sec
onds and on the beat home two MN
utes and hfty-seven seconds. Deducting
her proba bic allowance, the Shamrock
III. won by net time of two minutes
or less.
the test was almost true In every par
| tlcuIdr. botn OF the yachts qualities
and the seuInanship. except that sham
rock l. wss poorly fitted with a cluO
Il lUpsail. when uaSSed badly at the head
after the inlsn Doth racers set span
| makers Tor run uown wind again,
staniinS out at sea to the eastward.
In the ten-mile run TO the outer mark
Shamrock /. gained nedrly three min
| utes on Shamrock III.
In the ilgnter air shamrock III. began
10 run away IRON the older yacht, wn.el
| tel. asteIn anu to lccWird. Four miles
| from tne Iisdtsnlp tnege was u male OF
open Hb.er oelween them.
shamrock ~, nnlsheu the second race
| At i.oo.A. Shamrock crossed at 5,Vl.o2
Erin took up her position Tor the
start at IL o'cIOCk. rhe Crulzer starred
| 10 log OH course uue east. Erin sel
| me warning siBpal AT llll, ana the
| racers OeSdn JutkeyiuS Tor the start.
| Inc start was MADE at II l.2l2O, Win tne
| DDOms
| 10 SlarDoard tor u run over the ftrst lex
OF the course. The wind had hauIed TO
| uue west.
Both yachts broke out spinnakers to
port II mnute ailer CROSSING the line.
shamrock /. beng little handler in
SestInS the kite sneeted home. sham
| IoCk al. luHeC into the weather berth.
out did not run lapidIy away from tire
| irIal morse tnougn the wind held true
| at fifteen miles AN hour.
Capt. Wrinse didn't lose sight OF the
fact tnat he might be overhauled and
began lutttnR match, forcing sham
rock /. to nortnward OF the true course
waih would give hlm an advantage -
the outer marx. The cnalenger's ciuO-
| tDpsall drew far better than that worn
| by the other Shamrock, which latter
bagged badly at the head and club.
Ine challenger beat her mate two min
utes and two seconds over the fifteen.
mile run to leeward. with the older yes.
sci handicapped by poorly hitting club.
topsails. Both took In spinnakers as
they rounded the cruiser and sent uI
bauy jibtopsails for the thresh to wind
ward toward the Sandy Hook Lightship
Shamrock III. had sailed the first leE
In ! hour. IA minutes and seconds, q
rate OF about ~ 1-6 miles an hour
Shamrock III. stood on port tack, as
| did Shamrock |. Capt. Bevis, on the
latter. shifted to starboard. an effort Ia
coax Wringe into splitting tacks with
him, hut was compelled to resume the
port lay. The wind was falling. giving
the challenger an advantage.
The challenger finished 4 minutes 5
seconds In the lead. making the thirt,
miles In hours . minutes Q seconds