The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-29
Easily 0utsaiIed the Old
Shamrock.
FIRST TEST ON THIS SIDE
The Shamrock III Gained a Minute
in Every Mile Of the
Course.

New York, June 29-Sir Thomas Lip
toms new cup challenger, the sham
rock III. has been given her first test
in American waters in an informal
trial with the Shamrock |. or Sandy
Hook. In the first ten miles Of a fifteen
mile beat to windward iii a very light
air the new boat beat the old one about
ten minutes and in a run of fifteen
miles TO Ieeward nine minutes. After
beating offshore from Scotland light
ship for ten miles the Shamrock III.
turned about and rejoined the older
boat, after which they sailed down
along the Jersey coast past Long
Branch and then squared away for
Scotland lightship again There was
long gentle sea, and the new chan
lenger slipped cleanly over II, making
little fuss under her bow.
Taking into consideration the asser-
ton by English yachtsmen that the
Shamrock L Is ten minutes faster IN
thirty mile course than she ever was
and fully as much faster than the
Shamrock H., the new boats first per
formance on this side Of the Atlantic
marks her as probably the most dam
gerous challenger Sir Thomas has
brought over. IN light air and smooth
water she showed herself 10 be very
fast. The chief purpose Of the trial was
TO stretch the sails and resume the tun-
ing up Of the new boat
Sir Thomas Upton, who sailed on the
new bout says that he means to have
bis yachts out every day Il Is possible
to take them out
In the first trial against the sham
rock l. the towlines were cast Of at
1920 Sir Thomas aud Designer Fife
boarded the Shamrock III ANA Colonel
Neiil the Shamrock l., and the yachts
started to beat seaward against a four
knot wind from south by east The
Shamrock III. was slightly in the lead
at the start and began at once 10 add to
it. After making a short tack toward
the Jersey shore the yachts headed of
southeasterly
Points High and Foots Fast.
The new boat pointed higher and
footed faster than the Shamrock /
They headed out to sea for more than
two hours, and during all that time the
Shamrock IL. gained steadily At 245,
when the challenger was leading the
Shamrock by ten minutes, the sham
rock III. turned about and ran back 70
rejoin the other Crossing the wake OF
the old boat the Shamrock III was
given freer wind and sent of for a
Ave mile run at fast clip down along
the Jersey coast
AS the Shamrock l. did not keep tn
close company with the new boat, there
was NO opportunity to compare the
boats in that point Of sailing. The
Shamrock III had passed Long Branch
several miles offshore, when at $40
both boats came about and. starting
close together, headed for Sandy Hook
with spinnakers set Before light
wind they ran fifteen miles along the
coast to Scotland lightship. saluted By
passing steamers.
The Shamrock III quickly began to
gain on her trial horse and IN an hours
sailing and when the boats had sailed
over nearly half the course had estab-
lished lead of nearly half mile,
This Is called the best point Of sailing
for the older boat
The Shamrock III. passed the light.
ship at 5:52, while the ex-ehallenger
was about a mile astern, The sham
rock |. reached the lightship at COL
but had lost some time BY taking III her
spinnaker before reaching the finish
The challenger continued under hei
own sail to Sandy Hook The sham
rock L was towed in by tie tug Cruizer
Sir Thomas has on board the Erin a
beautiful silver cup which he will pre-.
sent to the San Diego Cali Yacht club
as racing trophy X Is inscribed
'grhe Sir Thomas Upton Cup