The America Cup challenger, ” Shamrock IV.,” was launched at Gosport on Tuesday, the 26th, just as the guns of the old “Victory ” were thundering out a royal salute in honour of the Queen's birthday. The new yacht has a length on the water-line of 75 feet; an over-all length of nIo feet; a beam of 23 feet. Her draught is 13 feet 9 inches, increased to 23 feet with centre-board down. The height of the mast is 16o feet. The bowsprit has zo feet outboard.

The sail-plan will be lofty and narrow. Three masts have been built, two of wood and one of steel. The mast was stepped and the work of rigging begun almost immediately after the launching. The customary bottle of wine was broken over the yacht's bow by Lady Shaftesbury. With ” Shamrock IV. ” Sir Thomas Lipton will make his fourth attempt to recover the America Cup. Our photograph shows well the unusual lines of the yacht. The deck is narrower by several inches than the extreme beam.