The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20
SHAMROCK III LAuNcHED
inspection Shows Her Builder Has
Created New DESIGN.

.1rI IiassoW, March 19.-The Shamroo,,
! was launched at 1:15 D, IN, TO-DAY.
An examination Of Shamrock III &c
sn. > yat aeht was reVeal.t2 in the launchinp
shea, eeI.iialsa previous dispatches hv
., .he associated Press on the subject and
o,,oMea o., that Fife had struck out boldly
~ ehtlreiy ly novel lines instead of irving
,,ra.,ia ~ .aaRer or improve on either Of the
previous Upton challengers. 'i'
,.ooi. III reI predecessors, however, Sham
water line limit. Her length over all.
VIII be lao feet, The most strikine fea
;lure OF the challenger is her extremely
snort mn, just 20 feet long. Her
uiausht is Is feet and her fin almost
Lever along the bottom.
Typical English Gutter.
The lead in the hull is drawn wa,,
Gown the fin suggesting the deem bodv
typacai OF the British cutter. s
Altierlcan wheel steering for the first
,lnle replaces the British tiller, and the
lesson learned with Shamrock ID
.hIough her pounding in head seas has
leu TO longer and finer drawn bow,
giving the challenger the appearance of
5lpelng boat capable Of negotiating
comfortably any moderate sea.
win lesser draught and not so flat
hoored as the previous Shamrock, the
cnallenger Will not have so much stabil-
i.Si SO Fife has either gone in for a
lght weather boat or has cut down her
sail area. There are daring novel fea-
lures In design, the effect of which can
mot be accurately gauged except by
actual trial. They suggest the pos
Siplnty OF difficulty in getting the new
!poat TO trim steer and carry her can
N,ass. IT. however, she accomplIshes
fhese objects we'll, she will probably be
ny far the most formidable challenger
ever sent out.
Construction Of the Boat:
y The underbody of Shamrock III.ssis
painted with a white, anti-foulings COM
position. Her top sides are white and
she has broad bands Of green along the
waterline and rail. Her hull and plates
are all nickel steel, especially made.
The deck is of aluminium plates cov-
cred with wood fiber, which gives a
safe foothold. The workmanship Of
the yacht is superb in every detail, no
dent, rivet OF, joint being visible under
the polish of her paint After the
launching Sir Thomas Upton said;
My third and perhaps last attempt
at lifting the Americas cup will be the
most serious and, l think, the most
hopeful of all my efforts. The Reli-
ance may beat us, but it will not be
because I have not got the best boat
British brains and workmen can pro-
duce.
If the cup stays in America it will
stay there because of the extraordinary
genius Of the American yacht builder,
II he can produce still further improve
ment in his art / shall begin to, think
he is bit more than human. There
is no question but that the best boat
wins in these international races. I
believe Shamrock III. will come near
filling that bill"
Named by Lady shaftesbury.
Large crowds gathered at the Dennys
Yard at Dumbarton, in spite of a
drenching rain, which, however, ceased
before the launching occurred Sir
Thomas Upton escorted Lady Shaftes-
bury to the christening dias, where the
latter broke the bottle saying: II chris
ten you Shamrock, may God bless you
and may you bring back the cup"
Then amid loud cheers, Shamrock III.
slid easily into the water.
After more cheering the visitors pro-
Ceeded to luncheon.