The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-22
Resolute Wins on Time Allowance;
Tied with Shamrock on Ela@ Led Time;
First Drawn Battle in History
of the Cup Events-Recalls
Famous Duel of Shamrock
II and Columbia IN 1901

sandy Hook " J.. July 2l--Resolute.
defender ot the Americas yachting cup.
came back today after two straight de-
feats and won magniiccutly over the
British challenger. Shamrock ".
Shamrock finished a scant half boa;
length ahead. with. lead OF - sec
onds. but as she had gained precisely
that advantage at the start. the race
was--'miraculously in yachting events
dead heat over the 80 mile course. Ne
Solutc won by the amount OF her handi-
cap. seven minutes and one second.
>ShamrOck ", with her greater speed
of canvas. would not be denied ana
slowly. but steadily ate UP the inter
vening distance. until. with litlr more
than a mile 10 go. her bowsprit reached
then slowly began to creep past the de-
tenders stern.
Gained Inch by nch
Inch by inch. as the spectators watch
cd breathlessly. Shamrock " moved up
and up. \ mile from the stake. they
were running neck and neck through
the flufy little white caps turned up
by the breeze They appeared so close
together from the press boats that it
from challenger TO defender. Actually.
ahe distance &as several boat lengths
Shamrock ~ kept up the steady
crawl ahead until at the half mile
mark from the line. she was nearly a
full boat length ahead.
Then Resoiute caught a tiny extra
pun OF wind from somewhcE". and
Straiping like n thoroughbred Ader the
ceptibly. She had got her bow about
even with Shamrock's lowering mast.
when Il pun of steam from the commit
tee boats whistle registered ShamrocKs
finish.
Resolute In weather Berth
But the finish didNnot provide all tho
thrills OF the race. Shamrock ". jock
eying for position. seemed TO have got
ten the advantage at the start. and
started on q starboard tack In the
solute. offered little opposition. electing
to wait for the port tack which came
within few minutes.
1t was a question which would have
the weather berth when they met. but
Resolute gained It by scant 100
yards.
sharp tacks. in which shamrock ~
tried 10 cross Resolute's bow. The nim-
hle yachts were like playful swallows.
darting first to port then TO starboard,
then back again to port-oftentimcs al
most before their sails had fillcd on the
preceding swing.
When they had crossed the tfnish.
both yachts hoisted the C flag that
indicated unwillingness to race tomor-
row and Il was announced the next
start would be Friday.
Later II was announced shamrock
presumably for cleaning and polishing
OF her hull.
Sandy Hooks. y. j.. July 21.-The
feated Shamrock ". In their series for
the Americas cup by her time allow
ance and not n second more.
The elapsed times OF the two sloops
was exactly equal after their struggle
over a thlrty-mile windward and lee
ID 10
the result was in the nature Of para
dox for whereas. Shamrock was first to
cross the finish line and took exactly inc
same number Of seconds to cover the
give Resolute time Allowance OF seven
minutes and one second to compensate
for her greater sail spread.
Th. elapsed times Of both yachts was
4:O3:OS by official figures. Unofficial
time gave Shamrock ono second mora
elapsed time than Rcsolute.
The series now stands: ShamrocA ::
Resolute /. There will be no race to-
morrow as planet. planned because ca ST. the s gree %n
derbody scraped by order OF her ownef.
Sir Thomas Upton
Today'S tie. beat FOR beat. was the
first in the history Of the cup races.
The finish Of the frst race won by Reso-
lutte In the 1920 reRatta\ not only re-
called but surpassed the contest be-
tween Shamrock IL and Columbia in
1901. when tho yachts finished two sec
onds apart.
The next race will he Friday
The official summary:
Yacht. Start Ptnlah
Resolute ............ l:0o:41 5:O3:G
Shamrock IV........ l:Vu:22 S:OS:-S
yacht. Elapsed Corrected
T1me. Time
Resolute ........... t:O3:nh 3:So:oo
Shamrock Iv....... E03:o6 4:o3;OS
Resoluts wins by seven minutes ono
second corrected time. elapsed time tic.
The Race In Detail.
Sandy Hook. July 2l.-Fighting hard
70 prevent Shamrock " from winning
n third victory which would mean that
Sir Thomas Upton would finally lit
the Americas cup. Resolute rounded tho
halfway mark In today's 80 mile wind.
ward and leeward contest. well ahead OF
Shamrock
Resolute turned at the mark at 3:2l.I
unofficial time and Shamrock at 3:23:O6.
The first leg. a Is mile beat To- wind
ward furnished a pretty race as the two
yachts headed In until within mile or
the Jersey coast.
Shamrock crossed tho line le seconds
ahead Of her rival and after snort