YACHTING

Southland Times, Issue 18856, 23 June 1920, Page 5

YACHTING

THE AMERICA CUP. TRIAL OF SHAMROCK IV. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, June 19. At Sandy Hook the Shamrock IV beat the 23 metre Shamrock by 27 1-lGsecs. The Shamrock TV’s time for the race was 224 min 2sees. It is now considered certain that Sir Thomas Lipton will use Shamrock IV in the Cup race. SIR THOMAS LIPTON’S CHANCES. Mr C. W. Sundstrum, of Dunedin, recently returned from a visit to America and in I the course of an interview on Saturday he j mentioned that while in New York he had I excellent opportunity of seeing Sir Thomas Upton's latest Shamrock, which was I built just before the war and has been held • up in New York practically over since. She had a very narrow escape from destruction j by fire us the shed in which she lay was | scorched, while on either side of her a [ dor.en of the finest yachts and motor boats jin America were destroyed. The Shamrock I is an extreme type, built entirely for racing jMr Sundstrum says. She spells power from every point of view and is of cxceedt ingly clever design. Mr Sundstrum. who ( was on board her, formed the opinion that if she got a breeze of wind she would lose her rivals, and the American yachtsmen them-elves were more or less afraid of he - '. The Shamrock has had several alterations made since she was brought across the Atlantic. They removed six tons of lead from her keel and slightly reduced her full- I ness forward. The general opinion is that, j on account of her greater size, she will have to give way considerable time to the de- ) fending yacht. Mr Sundstrum had a talk with the skipper and with Sir Thomas Up- i ton’s representative, Colonel Owen, and I they wer" very confident, as to the result j jof the race. The two American boats are J ! the Resolute and the Vanite, which have j I been holding a series of trials to decide i which is to defend the cup. The Vanite is • built of bronze, has a beautiful surface and ; looks an exceedingly pretty craft afloat. ! '.metig the American yachtsmen to whom ■ lie spoke, quite a number, although they i | were hacking their own boa), wou'd not j fori sorry to lepton win, mi '/.'count j j of the birr impetus thot it would give to the