The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-15
RESOLUTE LED
AT THE START
Displayed Better Man9u-
wiring in Opening Race
for Americas Cup
SHAMROCK WAS
LATE IN CROSSING
Great Flock Of Sight-See-
ing Boats Out to Wit
ness the Race

! llCoC GIlC lsdIC
Sandy Hook, July l5.-Resolute led
Shamrock across the starting line to-
day in the first Americas cup race of
1920.
| From the shore it was apparent that
Shamrock had made poor start, not
crossing the line until after the hsndi-
cap whistle had been blown at 1870
o'clock. The yachts crossed the line on
the starboard tack.
Shamrock was over the. line at the
starting signal, and her skipper, Cap
tain William P, Burton, had to recross.
Meanwhile Resolute slipped over in first
place. Shamrock recrossed about 40
seconds after Resomte and immediate
| ly stood after the American boat, but
| 200 yards behind. According to yachts
men, Shamrock's start to-day was the
worst ever made by Upton boat.
The official starting times We're: Res
olute l2:00:40, Shamrock l2;0l:3s.
1t was also announced officially that
the time allowance would be six min.
uttN ~ HtCuHuNs uuf W a fldiEf III
figures obtained by remeasuring the
Shamrock's sails.
AT ;05 p. m, with both yachts
standing off shore on starboard tack,
Resolute was more than half mile in
the lead and slightly to windward.
| The wind breezed again to six knots at
this point in the race.
Sandy Hook, n. j., July Is n A
yachting armaaa gathered off the Hook
to-day for the first Americas cup race
in IL years Private craft, excursion
boats and airplanes speeding south
ward across New York bay found nest.
ling behind the great ssndpit two
sloops that are the pride of Britain
and America Shamrock w, ehalleng.
er, with sleek green sides, and Reso-
lutte, defender dazzling in her coat Of
white.
Aboard them were Captain William
p. Burton and his crew of British tars
and Captain Charles Francis Adams
second. Of Boston, with his Yankee
sailormen.
With the start set for noon from
the Ambrose channel light vessel, the
rival shippers conversed with their
conditions which would determine the
course to set them by the race commit
tee They knew that the rule. called
for windward and leeward course Of
80 miles, but by the direction OF the
wind alone would the course be chart
ed
Both Shippers were hopeful Of bring
ing the races to brisk and decisive
close, with three straight victories, but
both were prepared to sail five races
and to start all over again another day
if race was declared off because the
yachts failed to finish within the six
hour limit.
Shamrock Gives Handicap.
With the Shamrock ", because of
her great sail area, giving the defen
der handicap Of seven minutes and
more or less If re measurement of the
ehallepger's sails alters figures
yachtsmen still were divided on the
question OF whether it was more
blessed TO give or receive time.
A ten knot breeze from the south
west aud smooth sea we're the favor
able conditions at $3.50 o'clock for the
first race.
In her almost barren hold the Sham.
rock " has stored her mascots. They
comprise the wooden American eagle
that was on the victorious yacht Amer
lea and boxes of four leaf cloyers from
Ireland and the United States.
Sir Thomas Upton, making his
fourth attempt to lift the bottomIess
pewter mug emblem Of sailing suprem
acy OF the sea, cast his eye 10 the
weather and remarked:
"lf the wind will hold its present
strength. IN ask nothing better for
the Irish challenger The Shamrock
" j. fine boat and ! hope to win. I"
A gentle rain fell IN the night and
with clearing weather an even whole
sail breeze sprang up from the south
west that held throughout the morning
hours. Weather sharps said the breeze
would haul more into the west by
noon, which would give the sloops a
Is mile beat to windward down the
Jersey coast and a run home
There was gentle swell 10 the sea
and the red -hulled Ambrose channel
light vessel, where the yachts were to
make the start swung lazily on her
anchor chains. Not crested wave was
TO be seen.
Crews Astir Early.
Captain Burton had his crew up
with the sun and before six O'Clock
boatload Of sailors were on their way
from the tender Killarney 10 the chsl
lenger to remove sail covers and send
head sails up with stops
MY opinion i that the first hour
Of to-day's race will tell the story Of
the Americas cup contest. said the
Shamrock's skipper. we viii then
know what each sloop csn do"
skipper Adams also had the ReSo-
lute's crew carly astir and ready to
make sail towers were removed from
the defender's mainsail and headssils
slowly edged their way up the STAYS
we should have 10 complaint to
make of this weather" said Captain
Adams. -and ] believe Resolute will
give a good account of herself
The dav broke hot and humid The
sun burned out the ofishore breeze and
poured it, rsys down upon the spec
tasors. Who o,rliPied ooigns of vantage
GA the highlands 20 witness the con
test.
The hreere was stit holding directis
out - the southwest a. ? o'clrck az
10 knots. and luulbcr hookers "a shore
sta-sd along % the southNsrd on the
sfarhosrf isck. making good tlne.
whirh presseed = fast race fer their
lighter sisters. the up ysrht sioups