Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-22
RESOLUTE TAKES /:
VICTORY BY EXACT
TINE ALLOWANCE
Defender and Shamrock
Cover Course in Same
Elapsed Time.
CHALLENGER GAINS RAPIDLY
IN LAST HOUR OF CONTEST
American Yacht Leads During
Most of Race. Adams Show
ing Superior Seamanship.
NEXT TRIAL on FRIDAY
Upton Boat Signals II Is Not
Ready to Go Out Again
Today.
Lipton Boat Signals IL Is Not
Ready to Go Out Again
Today.
Eny un,vers,i serylco \

NEW YORK, July 21.-Racin-
along under srinnakcrs archcd likoF
crescent moons, and ballooncrs like
big white billiard balls, Shamrock
and Eesoiutc. the two princesses OF
Sandy Hook. finished the third strus-
gle of the series in dead heat. to-
day.
The race is Rcsoute's on account
OF the handicap OF seven odd min
utcs the Shamrock is required by tho
rules TO give.
An id-timcr dug up out of an
Gent yachting annals the episode of
TWO cutters racing to tie on thn
clyde, but excepting this today's race
is without parallel. Shamrock got
away nineteen seconds bcft-c the
two minutes allowed for starting had
elapsed and finished exactly nineteen
seconds ahead OF the fleet defender.
y great whip Of wind nayed the
smali-waisted sloops along. and.
driving them here and there. pro
Nided unforgcttabIc pictures for on
lockers. Past the turn and bearing
down before the wind toward the
Ambrose lightship. across which tho
finish line stretches, the driving on
OF the speeding moths was partiru-
Iariy memorable.
InkcS Turn on Her Heel.
Rcsoiutc was leading at the turn
and as she took the turn heeled over
One thought her pennant must drag
III the water so far over did she
lean. In distance her advantages
was about half-milc, in time ono
minute fortyfve seconds.
Quickly shs righted herself and
d hat .-l.
her spinnakcr and balloon sails were
shaken down and. greedily snatchinE
in the wind, thrust cleaning bellies
out before.
~ this moment Shamrock swung
around. darling long and wide re-
Gcction into the water. Not until
the half-milc mark had she taken in
her head sails and wired out her
tninnaker ana balloon.
The wind was aback the two shins.
There was no tackins. 1t was all a
matter of cracking on. and voyaging
on as fast AS the wind The wind
lit it up to twelve knots. Once 1t
was fifteen. Both sloops tilted along
Kicking up a run OF lather all about
them
Lead Is Gun Down.
Shamrock crawicd ahead inchmeal
NJ i;25, after an hour on the home
Stretch. the green scow was $50
yards behind Rcsolutc. a quarter
hour later the wind stiTencd fore
arm and hooked it into the Sham
rocks sails and Resolutcs lead was
moved down to nifty yards. Nip and
tuck had it thereafter TO the
watchers it became Il race OF snails.
though the siowness of the racers
was beiicd by the creamy wake be-
hind them. I.ipton's darling edged
up. stealing the lead OF the Amcri-
can craft. foot by foot. Not far from
the finish line Stamrock's bowsprit
passed the stern OF Resoiutc. passed
1t and kept on. Fighting hard the
Yankee hooker was forced TO give
way. until Shamroclc passed her by.
the struggle at the tape was one
OF the most picturesque in the his
tory or yacht racing.
only one airpiaue buZzed ABOVE the
racers today. The spectator fleet was
also considerably reduced.
The start of the race and the beat
against the windward TO the first
turn was again dcmonstrative OF
Rcsolutc's ability TO point higher and
sail close 10 the wind
Shnmrocl> Wins Good start
Shamrock won away 10 a good
start ana bit into the whitecaps and
sea ridges with great gusto. She out
footed Itcsolutc easily. but as in
ether races her leaden headsails
swcp, her on TO lceward and off the
course. At one time /; appeared that
she might tack and successfully cross
the bows OF Ecsolutc, but not many
minutes afterwards when Rcsoiuto
had started on 4 tack IL became ap-
rarent that il was Resolute rather
than Shamrock who could do bows
crossing.
The scamanship OF Captain Burton
seems to have improved gresciy. His
winning away 10 the start and his
taking OF the turn showed conciu-
sively that he had learned some.hlns.
Shamrock hoistcd ID signal at the
close of the race. signifying that she
was not prepared to race tomorrow,
Notwithstanding that Resolute de-
clared her Willingness by signal. In
that event the race will take place
on Friday The next race Will be
triangular, three legs of ten miles
each.
Won by Exact Time Allowance.
Resolute, defender OF the Americas
Cup. won her FIRST victory over sir
Thomas l.ipton's challenger. sham
rock ~. today. by seven iniautoa and
one second. the exact :ime allowance
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