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Shamrock Finishes First in the 
Cape May Race. 
Old time yachtsmen are inclined to smile when 
they hear that the old schooner yacht Shamrock, 
launched in 1887, had probably won the $1,000 
Upton cup. They smile because they know what 
kind of sailing the good old Shamrock used to 
do years ago when rigged as a sloop, and it 
confirms their opinion of her as a good, honest 
boat. Now, with a snug schooner rig and such 
a combination to handle her as Capt. Charlie 
Barr, assisted by Lem. Miller and several of 
the Deer Island crew, she has proven her worth, 
and Mr. Frederic Thompson is to be congratu¬ 
lated for his wisdom in so providing his boat 
with such a winning crew. 
There were nineteen yachts that crossed the 
starting line in Gravesend Bay shortly after 10 
o’clock on the morning of July 4, and with a 
south-southwest breeze all hands crossed close 
hauled on the port tack. It was windward work 
to the Southwest Spit buoy, then the course was 
around Scotland Lightship, Fire Island Light¬ 
ship, down the Jersey beach to the Northeast 
End Lightship and return the same way. With 
regular dog days ashore the weather at sea was 
squally and it was due to the size of Shamrock 
which enabled her to carry on through these 
puffy spots that put her well ahead of the fleet. 
Gardenia, that slick little racing sloop, hung 
on to Shamrock for some time after the start; 
in fact, she was the leader on the way out to 
sea with Shamrock second, Mimosa III. third. 
Zinita fourth, then Tammany. Most of the 
| little fellows stood on in close to Sandy Hook 
beach looking for smooth water, but they had 
to take their medicine just the same a little later 
Four boats gave up the race and returned to 
Gravesend Bay on Sunday with their jibs car¬ 
ried away from diving bowsprits under into the 
sea. The big sloop Ondawa, cutter Zinita, 
schooner Vigil and yawls Sakana and Tamer¬ 
lane were the boats that gave up. 
I Mopsa, one of the old-time thirties, with her 
rig all cut down to a pole mast rig, sprung a 
leak in the hard pounding, and the pumps be¬ 
coming choked, all hands had to bale out by 
hand until they could get back to harbor. But¬ 
terfly, a sloop in charge of T. F. Day, went 
ashore on a shoal off Atlantic City in a fog. 
Signals brought the life savers to their assist¬ 
ance, and with their aid the boat was floated off 
j and proceeded on her way. 
Unfortunately those handling the race have 
not yet obtained the rating of all the boats that 
started, and as some of the boats still out are 
very small ones and receive a large amount of 
time allowance there may be some small craft 
slip in to dispute Shamrock’s right to the cup. 
That there were some lively times on the 
j beat down to Cape May Lightship, the follow¬ 
ing incident that befell the Shamrock goes to 
show. 
The seas became very heavy and the main- 
1 topsail blew loose at the peak as if a six-inch 
shell had shattered its fastenings. It was stop¬ 
ped up and the boat kept on her course. In 
trying to get things straightened out one of the 
1 sailors was sent aloft, and as the boat plowed 
j into the seas, diving headlong into every other 
one, the man in the rigging lost his hold and 
fell to the deck with a crash. He luckily, how¬ 
ever, slid down the mainsail and landed feet 
first on the cabin house. Dr. J. W. Pierce, one 
of Mr. Thompson’s guests, attended him and 
found that the unfortunate sailor had broken 
no bones. He was too badly hurt, however, to 
be of further use in the race. 
The cup presented by Sir Thomas Lipton for 
the race arrived at this port on Saturday by the 
•steamer New York. As soon as it is passed 
upon by the customs officials it will be taken 
to the Brooklyn Y. C. house and in time turned 
over to the owner of the winning yacht. The 
•cup is pronounced to be very handsome. It is 
of solid silver, with handles and cover of the 
Tudor period. The knob represents a figure of 
Victory standing upon a terrestrial globe, the 
cover being ornamented with embossed globular 
■decoration. 
The handles are in the form of female figures, 
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typifying the waves. The body is ornamented 
with shells and marine foliage and the panel 
with relief work representing an ocean yacht 
race. On the latter is engraved, “The Brooklyn 
Y. C. Ocean Race, 1908. Presented by Sir 
Thomas Lipton, Bart., K. C. V. O.” 
The stem is enriched with masks of Neptune 
and the flags of Great Britain and America, the 
silver base being relieved by a panel of sea 
nymphs and tritons. The whole stands more 
than three feet in height on an ebony base. 
Ocean Ra.ce to Hawaii. 
Four yachts are carrying on sail night and 
day, each tyring to get to Diamond Head first 
and win the race. Every other year a race is 
sailed between yachtsmen of Hawaii and Cali¬ 
fornia, and the previous winner, Mr. H. H. 
Sinclair’s schooner yacht Lurline, is in the pres¬ 
ent race. Gwendolyn II., of Seattle, and Lady 
Maud, of San Diego, are the other two Cali¬ 
fornia entries against the Hawaii, a schooner 
yacht built by popular subscription for this race 
by the people of Hawaii. 
President Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, pressed 
a telegraph key that fired the starting gun at 
San Pedro, Cal., on July 4. 
The time allowances being taken on the basis 
of half an hour for each foot are as follows: 
Lurline allows Lady Maud 8h. 9m.; Hawaii 8h. 
37m., and Gwendolyn 17IL 30m. 
It is expected that between twelve and fifteen 
days will be required to complete the race of 
2,220 miles. 
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yacht, but been prevented from doing so on 
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It is an ill wind that blows nobody good, so 
all you yachtsmen who have a little spare cash 
now is your time to invest. You will never find 
such a fine lot of bargains as are now on the 
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