The Washington times., 1903-04-11
Former Challenger Grazed
the Pleasure Boat Just
Priorto Completion of Her
Trial Race With Lipton's S
New Flyer.
Despite Accident, the Old
Racer Won From New
Shamrock by Three Min
utes and Forty-Nine Sec
onds, Time Allowance.

WEYMOUTH. April 1.-THE sham
rock ], just before the completion Of her
test race with Shamrock III today. col
Hded with the steam yacht Matador. and
had her bowsDTit carried away.
The accident happened shortly before
the race was finished. The old ehanen-
ger grazed against The stern OF the steam
yacht Matador. losing her bowsprit.
Did Not Affect Race.
Both yachts were sailing without their
spinnakeTs at the time OF the accident.
and In consequence The mishap had no
material effect upon the result, the old
boat defeating Tie new by minutes
and IS seconds.
The first regular match over a set
course between the Shamrock III and
the Shamrock I took place today. The
course was a triangular one, seven miles
on each leg twice around, making q
total distance of forty-two miles The
first leg was from Weymouth 10 Tul-
worth. the second. southeasterly. 10 q
mark OF Portland. and the third, back
TO Weymouth
There was a light sogthwesterly wind
and haze. The indications were for
better Wind later o. It is understood
that the challenger allows The shamrock
( ten minutes, but the exact allowances
is known only to the slippers Of the TWO
yachts.
Used American Rules.
The start was made under the Amer
| ica's Cup race. system. OF allowing Two
minutes 10 cross the lire
The yachts crossed the line as follows:
Shamrock I........-...-.....,- l.. 10:60:24
The challenger thus had az advans 4gs
of fifteen seconds in the run TO Tulworth
Cove. The yachts carried jib-headed
topsails over all the lower sails. The
spinnakers were cut to starboaFd as the
boats started on the run of seven miles.
The challenger went of fast, with the
Shamrock 1 clear IT her wake. blanket
ing her and keeping the initial lead from
being much increased
TIE breeze improved as The yachts
neared White Nose and the challenger
pulled quickly ahead TIE timings in
passing The coast guard station there
were: Shamrock III, 1925: 80; Shamrock
| I, 1o.24:S5.
At the END OF the seven-mile run at
the Tulworth Cove the timings were;
Shamrock III. 10,40:O3; Shamrock l.
New Boat Fast Footer.
| The yachts then hauled on the wind
| for the second leg. a beat 10 windward
| for seven miles TO a marx of Portland.
/ They went on Ion6 port tack without
! lib topsails Then the boats ttTew
around TO starboard in the mount Of
weymouth Bay. The challenger was
/ then one mile to wfndward and was
/ eating into the wind and footing re-
| markably fast They fetched the
weather mark OF Portland without fur
ther tacking and bore around as fol-
/ lows:
shamrock III, 11:4o:85: Shamrock ].
1f:46:S5.
The yachts then slackened sheets
and started on a broad reach of three
miles for the close Of the round three
miles away, the Shamrock having the
/ pest of a freshening breeze
Final Test.
+ The boats reached easy for the finish.
getting into smoother water. They IN
/ ished as follows:
Shamrock HI. i:4S:3S- Shamrock I.
1:55:09.
Taking the handicap as ten minutes
and adding the Shamrock IS elapsed
time at The start 10 the difference At the
finish Shamrock wins BY three minutes
and forty-nine seconds
Shamrock IS s9innaker bOom was
broken ia collision with the steam yacht
Matador. but il occasioncd no delay -
/ both yachts were sailing without spin
makers at the time.
NEWFOUNDLAND DOG KNOCKS