The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-21
SHAMROCK III. NAY RACE.
SIR THOMAS LIKELY TO TRY FOR
THE KINGS CUP.
Boat Is In This Country and Could Soon BE
Put in Racing TrIm-An American
skipper and Crew Dehirab'n-Old Cup
Defenders MAY Also Enter the Lists.

Boat Is In This Country ana C0uid SOON ne
Put in Racing Trlm-An American
Skipper and Crew Dehlrab'n-Old Cup
Defenders May Also Enter the Lists.
The Shamrock LII. is likely to be a starter In
the race for the cup offered by King Edward
VII. this year. Sir Thomas Upton now has
the idea under consideration and will make
known his determination as soon as he can
make his plans. The Shamrock Ill. is now IN
the Erie Basin. where she was hauled out after
her defeat by the Reliance for the Americas
Cup. AL her spars, sails and rigging are
stored here and it would not take long TO get
the boat In racing trim.
Sir Thomas wishes If possible TO secure an
American skipper and crew, and has now
under consideration the names OF some skip
pers who would be able to handle his boat.
To send a skipper and crew across the Allan
tic and take them home again after the racing
would be considerable expense and one that
1t is thought would be unnecessary. but in the
event Of not being able to get a first class
skipper here, Sir Thomas may send over
George Bevis. who sailed the Shamrock |. as a
trial boat for the Shamrock ILL Captain
Bevis Is one of the coming shippers on the
other side, and it has been said that when Sir
Thomas challenges again for the Americas
Cup Capt. Bevis will be in charge Of the boat,
II Bevis is sent here 1t is more than likely that
he will bring with him one or two men TO
assist as mates. To send a crew OF British
yachting sailors is a big expense. The men
not only have to get their passage money
twice across the Atlantic. but extra prize
money which they would lose through giving
up the racing season on the other side. These
items, in addition TO the salary roll and the
keep Of the men, would amount to quite alarge
sum. 1t takes q crew Of at least forty men to
handle the Shamrock ILL. and when she raced
against the Reliance she had sixty men on
board.
With the Shamrock Ill. in the race the
contest which Ia to be sailed OF Newport
on the cruise OF the New York Yacht Club
some time in August will take on somewhat
Of an International character. When 1t is
definitely known that the Shamrock is going
TO race here it is possible that the New YORK
Yacht Club may decide 70 put the reliance
in commission, or the Constitution and Column
bia may be fitted out TO meet the British boat,
King Edwards cup is open to al, YACHTS
S Yoak is Yacht sS be c feta RTfbbe FEE Winnsr 0 Z t to get ssG a
souvenir COMMUNICATING the event, and the
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is the ambition>of every owner Of a yacht
that has e chance TO win, Several boats Are
plan for these boats,
building at Herreshof's, which is to be named
Queen +. NJ. Smith has a sloop building
from Glslow designs a. Jacobs which n T.
new schooner Eclipse. building at Gloucester
and these boats win meet the Corona. owned
F. F. Brewster the Invader, owned by RoyA.
Rainey; the Rainbow. owned by Cornelius
MX@ aahslI: ib the M Ha96Hs' owned owned b & H William L;
Lippitt; the Nicola. owned by i, u King.
she yP PTSlPsS gbsri GsnS SThie sm By Il. G GoSid B RSk Ss
and, the yawl Visilant. owned by William E.
! fselin,
These boats will race in one class with time
allowance, and should furnish one Of the best
under the new rule Of measurement, but the
Shamrock II, Columbia. Constitution and
of draught. The Shamrock Ill, according to
those in a position TO, know, viii III the new
! The Reliance will be penalized very heavily.
but the Constitution and, Columbia will not
suffer so much. 1t is thought, that under
in commission. but that one of the other two
cup defenders might be sent out 10 meet
the Shamrock III.
Sir Thomas might pick up If he put the sham.
rock in commission. There is the Aston, Cup
for single masted ,%vessels and yawls. and the
New York Yacht Club and other clubs in these
waters would doubtless offer trophies for
races in which the Shamrock could take part.
. Ihee here may mSt be nome Espe diTf1ihS srs or In o S6mbaras
lively, few, men who can handle a big, yacht
like the Shamrock and these have all been
does not do very much for the professional
skipper. Most of the racing is In the smaller
classes and the boats in those classes are
do not have much opportunity TO start with
Il small boat and later graduate into the
larger classes.
II Sir Thomas can make his plans to put
the Shamrock III. in commission. he can be
assured that he win have all the racing he
wants and a season Of good sport.