Show OU OLD OL SHOCK COxING I Sir Si Thomas Tom May Eay Enter Her er in i Pre Preliminary Preliminary la Races 1 New York May 23 American yachts yachtsmen men and the members of the New York I I Yacht club in particular will probably be surprised to hear that Sir Thomas Lip Lipton ton has ha a double purpose in sending sanding both Shamrocks across the Atlantic at this time and that the old Shamrock Is not sent over simply to act as a a trial tia boat for Shamrock III II cables the Amer Asner Americans leans London correspondent It I is said that not only will wi the Sham Shamrock Sha Shamrock rock be used for a trial boat for the use new boit bott bo t but that It i is Sir Thomas pur purpose purpose purpose I pose to enter Shamrock I in the New NewYork NewYork York Yacht clubs cubs cruise and any races rae I and regattas regatta to which which she may be elig eligible elg ible ibie against the Columbia Constitution and Relace Reliance It I is I not Sir Thomas Idea to enter her ber herin bert herin in the t trial 1 and cup races as they would i of course eu be confined to a American f de designed designed signed sige boats bats but he thinks think the te ic ice people would like to see what the old oId Shamrock could do against the Amer American Amerlean ican lean boats and believes that that it would add addan addan addan an international flavor to the preliminary races rae that would Interest the te English and American people almost as much as a the CUD cnn races Sir Thomas Thoma and ad Designer Fife believe the old Shamrock never had a fair fal chance against the Columbia in 1409 1 owing to toI I Mr Fifes illness and ad that had ha her de dc designer e eI signer been on board she would have h ve siger made a better showing I London May ay 23 There have been few tew comments In the newspapers thus far tar on onI the s performance and ad such ach as I have appeared are congratulatory The Evening News sa says s sHer Her victory victor is as welcome in England Englad as In America Americ and ad interest in the to races has been distinctly stimulated by the fact fa that both the challenger and the te cup de defender defender defender fender are new boats bot and ad that at each ech is su superior superior superior to t the previous competitors |