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Show uu Upton's Challenger Launched at City Island CITY ISLAND, N. Y May 26. Sir ThomaB Lipton's challenger for the America's cup was launched here at high tide tonight, at the yards of Robert Ro-bert Jacob, where Bhe has been since last November. The groen racer, bearing bear-ing Sir Thomas Lipton's private signal and the burgoo- of tho Royal Ulster Yacht club, slid down the ways and hit the water at 7:15 p. m. As she took her first plunge since being altered, alt-ered, her crew and the representatives representa-tives of Sir Thomas sent up a cheer. Thoy all were of the opinion that Shamrock IV, is the most dangeroifis yacht that ever has come aftor the America's cup. As she slipped down tho ways tonight, to-night, Shamrock IV looked an entirely entire-ly different yacht from tho one that arrived from England fn August, 1914. The yacht's bow and underbody have been ohanged so much that sho never would be recognizad by yachtsmen who Baw the craft six years Sgo. Six tons of lead havo been cut off tho forward part of her fin and "lagged" to the bottom of the keel. Her bow has boen changed from a scow to lines resembling resemb-ling an extreme racing cutter. All agree that she has been wonderfully fmproved. |