New-York tribune., 1903-06-15

with a gun Tacking when they had passed.
she accompanied the fleet in as far IS the
entrance to the East Channel, when she re-
turned to her anchorage at Sea Gate.
Out of a black bank of clouds in the south
west a great waterspout formed and burst
while the yachts were passing in by the High
lands. No vessel it, but it a
sight to in this latitude. and old sailors
say they never saw one before off Sandy Hook.
On the Bar the Shamrocks hawser snapped in
the heavy ground swell but another was quickly
passed out from the tug and no time was lost
The Erin had the Stars and Stripes flying at
her main truck when she passed Sandy Hook,
where the code flags meaning Glad 20 see you,'
were flying shore. The Erin answered
Thank YOU with her flags, and passed up the
main snip channel whence the Shamrocks had
preceded her.
The yachts got an exceptionally hearty recep-
ton they neared Quarantine. Steamers sa-
luted with flags and whistles while their pas
sengers frantically waved at the yachts from
every deck. Off Clifton the doctors boat went
alongside Shamrock Ill There was scarcely
need of anything but glance at the sturdy lads
in blue guernseys-for they had put on their
Sunday rig on the way up-to see that there
were no sick ones among them. A clean bill of
health was given to all the fleet, and they passed
on to TompkinsviIle anchoring there in line
with the Erin at the southern end, at 1920
o'clock. The distance from Gourock to New
York had been covered in 16 days % hours
When asked to describe his trip Captain
Matthews of the Erin said: "Of course we had
some rough weather for part of the way. but
not enough to bother much. you will see
by the made every day. That south
easter we had yesterday about bad
any. There was plenty of wind. and quite tidy
on. We lost track of the Cruiser and Sham
so of
caught us at Fayal. and then kept together
for the rest of the passage"
Just as the yachts had all anchored the crew
of Shamrock L. led by Captain Charles Bevis.
gave three cheers for the crew of the new chal-
lenger. In moment these men lined up on the
port side of the challenger's deck and returned
the compliment with will. There is board
the Erin as mascot a canary in a cage. that
pulls string, that rings a bell and does many
little tricks. Pat and Mike, the wire haired
terriers that were presented to Sir Thomas the
last time he here, also are looked on mas
cots They have grown TO be mischievous but
not vicious animals.
The new challenger Is far handsomer craft
than either Shamrock or IT, She looks not un-
like the Columbia above the waterline. and her
beam seems greater than that of either of those
yachts She tows easily. showing extremely
little broken water at the bow and leaving
clean wake. Her captain. Robert Wrlnge, says
she behaved spendidly under all conditions Of
weather in the passage across the Atlantic She
is rugged as a sloop. with short bowsprit and
topnast over a short, stout lower mast. Sham
rock 1 has the rig. with the addition of
iigger mast aft The latter steers with tler
and the challenger with small wheel
At 1880 o'clock this morning. when the Erin
was ore hundred miles east OF Sandy Hook. NJ.
A Horton. the operator of the wireless tele-
graph system board the Erin. succeeded in