The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19
American Boat Spreads 1000
feet More Of Sail Area.
CHALLENGER A LITTLE LONGER
Official Msasurer M,Wn Gave Out Erlct
Handicap as | Minute, as Seconds
for so Mile Course.

and the Reliance are now tugging at their
moorings I'm Sandy Hook bay. both ready
for the contest which is TO begin Thurs
day. They have been thoroughly groom.
Cd and yesterday after the finishing
touches were put on their underbodies
they were foated and then the measurer
Charles ID. Mower. OF the New York
Yacht club. put his tape over the two
boats TO find out how much time the Re-
lance has TO allow In the races.
The amount has been figured from
minute and half TO two minutes, but
as the exact lengths OF the water lines
OF the two boats could not be found out
this was largely guess work
When all the work had been done II
was officially announced that the Reliance
allows / minute. As seconds time TO the
shamrock III in each race.
This is "a large allowance. more than
many OF the admirers OF the Reliance
thought she would have TO give. and
those who believe in the ability OF the
shamrock 10 win are very much pleased.
Measuring the two boats was long
Job, but n patient crowd stood around the
two boats all day long. Early In the
and by 10 O'Clock there was no standing
room around the dry docks In which
were the two boats.
Metal workers were busy on. the Re:
bow.
A new piece OF bronze was put on the
pintle. and IL showed In marked contrast
70 the rest OF the bronze. being much
darker In color. The bronze OF the Re
dance shone like FURNISHED gold and the
bottom is beautifully smooth and clean.
THINGS ARE REVERSED.
The Shamrock is also looking fine. Her
underbo,iy is Hike piece OF delicate
porcelain. The paint has hardened we'll
and has been rubbed down until IL is
~ smooth as a piece OF glass. The
ecanolding around the two boats was
removed early and every one had a
chance 10 compare the two models.
The Reliance looks big and powerful
And dainty. She is big little boat. and
more than one in the basin commented
on the fact that she looked very much
ike the Defender.
In 1895. when the Defender was built
the Englishmen who came over called
her big little boat. The Valkyrie that
year was a brute. She was bigger in
Defender won.
This year things are just the opposite.
The Reliance is a brute. The Shamrock
Is little boat. She has shown In her
trials that she is fast She has beaten
tho hamrock I by large margins, and
she is to receive large allowance from
the Reliance.
Sir Thomas Upton and G. Oliver Ise-
lin were early in the basin looking over
the two boats. As usual, Sir Thomas
was the centre OF an admiring crowd
He was besieeed by all. and had 10 shake
hands with many until he got tired. and
took refuge on the Shamrock where he
had long talk with Capt wringe and
William Fife.
Later In the morning he met Mr. Tse-
I'm on the dock. and the two yachtsmen
chatted for time. While they were
talking a young woman approached Sir
Thomas. shook his hand and said I'VE
sll hope you will win the cup, Sir
Thomas"
Sir Thomas laughed and thankei her.
but Mr.. Iselin sad: "oh. no. we don't
and we are not going to let him win IL
we can help IT,"
MEASURED sPARs
About o'clock Charles d. Mower, the
ueasurer, and A. Bradlee Hunt, a mem
6er OF the club. went on board the Sham
rock TO measure her spars. Captain
wringe and Mr. Fife were on hand ready
Tor the operation. Headsails were sent
up in stops and Mr.. Mower was soon at
work. He measured from the end Of .he
bowsprit to the forward side OF the mast
and then the length OF the main boom
and gaff.
This work was comparatively easy. but
when the hoist was TO be measured Mr..
mower got IN boatswa1ns chair and
was soon swinging from the masthead OF
the boat. some IFS feet about the bottom
OF the dry dock.
II did not take very long 10 measure
the spars OF the challenger, and then he
went over to the Reliance and as Il was
almost high tide the sluices were opened
and water was let into the dock In which
the Shamrock was resting.
Mr.. Mower finished his work on the
Reliance. and by that time the Sham
rock was floating and he went back 70
the yacht TO get her water line length,
while the water was let into the dock
IN which the Reliance was standing.
To measure the water line length OF a
| modern cup yacht Is a delicate Job. The
forward and after overhangs OF these
boats are so low over the water that
II In easy TO make a mistake. The crew
In the yacht was gathered amidships
There were IS on board. Sir Thomas
Upton sat In the middle OF the deck OF
She yacht. and near him were DR.. NeaIe
and Colonel Sharman Crawford Cap
tains Wringe and Bevis stood watching
the operation. and the sailors were seated
on the deck.
GETTING WATER LINE.
Mr.. Mower dropped two plumb lines
one over the bow and one over the