The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-11
Shamrock in Dry Dock at Erie Ba'
sin and the Reliance Goes
TO Bristol.
BETTING IS NOW TWO TO UAE.
Measurements Will Be Made To.
Day to See How Much Time
the American Boat Must
Give the Challenger.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Aug ia score Of men Usf0
at work to-day putting coats Of white
enamel on the underbody OF the cup chAi-
lenger. Shamrock III. now in dry dock h
the Erie Basin In addition. q score Of ship-
wrights and machinfsts were at work under
the supervision of the foreman OF Denuy'o,
ship yard. where the sioop was built. TESTING
every part Of her hull and standing and
running rigging.
The challenger was doated into the dry
dock at 10 o'clock yesterday morning aads
nnl se H q ser vs1
especially foul. and the work Of scf1pinG
on the scum preparatory to painting tie
bronze under body was completed In com
paratiyeiy short time. a1s
The first thing tomorrow morning thu
water will be let into the dock and Cuafaan-
Yacht Cub. will pass bis tape ossr the chat
lenser- This will settle . question which
has long been mooted one among yachts-
must allow the cup hunter. This has been
variously reckoned at from one and one
half to three and one-half niinutes- i ais0
has been stated that the boats, 90 IT =
their bulls are concerned are practtealg
up to the ninety-foot water line, and thd
sail area alone win determine the time
which the defender must allow the aha0r
~ RELIANCE AT BRIsroL. =
Sir Thomas Upton and his atviser1. II II
said. estimated that the Reliance must allow
about two minutes to the challenger.
Meanwhile the reliance has gone to Brio-
toll. where Designer Herreshon u locking
to to stand the wear and tear Of the cosfs =
defender viii 50 down to New RosheIs ID
'n Tine f 10 'T racs vii be sailed 1Asns,
the next on August 2 the rsmainins OATS!
being August =. 2, and 3 The ar.t. third
leeward or ieeward and windward, and the
second and fourth races will Be over tn
angular r. e1qrse ne entire eodrss VII h,n %
one-sixth greater than land mile
In event of an accident in the course Of
it Whatever advantage she Il able. Ths
course. as usual. win be patrolled By rev-
enue cutters. !
e'e berg Displayed. and in steamboat circles
It Is said that every available crAft within
l..-ss nj nave been chartered before
boats and tugs already have been chartered,
and from Boston comes word that there -
brisk demand up there for excursion craft
Upton PARTY BETTING. s. :
1t was said to-day that some members e
2-to.l money which was offered yestefdsy
BY Wall street men. but the report could
however. among Sir Thomas and his stsR
VI advisers as regards the ability OF the
sloop to win the cup.
Sir Thomas said last night that unless the
age of miracles has returned his sIoep
party were no less optimistic in their stafe-sl
neuts- Is
s;r Thomas expressed himself to-day ~
highly pleased with the result OF the faeES
against Shamrock ! in American wAtenc
In the twelve races which the challenger
has sailed against the old yacht Oh Sandy
Hook the average time by which Shamroek
III has won over a thirty mile course dGure1
out something over eleven minutes
Ii was learned to-day that CaptAS
wringe had invited Captain Bevfs Of u
old yacht to sail on the Shamrock m ne
the cup races. Captain Bevfs 70 n1e
skipper and according to all the experts.
has done wonders with the old yacht. no .
further alteration. II h said. VIII be made
In the trim Of the yacht.
Misseari valley League. q.
At SprinGneId: =. 3.
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Batteries Springfield. Kane and wood: Pits,
burg. Terrence and RedmAn- y
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