The Washington times., 1920-07-15
Challenger Crosses Line 40
Seconds After ResoIute
Due to Bad Sailing.
DEFENDER GOES INTO LEAD
Rain SquaII Drenches Boat and
Nearly Kills Early Morn
ing Breeze.
by JACK VEIOCK,
International News Service.
Sporting Editor.


ABOARD U. s. s. GOLDSBOR-
OUCH, July 15.-Amid shrieking
Of steamer whistles Shamrock Nv
and Resolute were of here today at
II :01 eastern standard time) in the
first international cup race to be
held in American waters in seven
teen years.
Shamrock was first over the line
at the starting signal and had to re-
turn and recross it, Captain Burton.
or the Shamrock, making bad mess
| of the start.
REsOLUTE STARTS FIRST.
The Resolute slipped over In first
place. Shamrock re-crossed the start
ing line forty seconds after the Reso-
lutte got away and Immediately took
out after the American boat. which
was 200 yards away.
The start of the Shamrock was the
worst ever made by a Upton boat.
At :05 Shamrock, seemingly un-
able to catch Resolute, broke away
and headed inshore. Resolute follow
green boat Resolute was leading BY
300 yards.
1t was announced that the official
starting times were as follows:
Resolute 11:0o:40 eastern stand
ard time).
Shamrock II :01 :3S.
Official announcement was also
| made that the time allowance will be
six minutes forty seconds. There had
| been several conflicting reports on
this.
CHANGE IN HANDICAP.
1t was later announced that the
change in the allowance was due to .
remeasurement of the Shamrock.
At lilo a rain squall drenched tho
yachts and nearly killed the breeze
Resolute pointed higher, but Sham
| rock footed trifie astern.
At 1905 10th yachts were standing
off shore on starboard tack with Res
olute more than half mile in the
lead and slightly to the windward-
| The wind at that time had breezed up
| again to six knots an hour.
At 10 o'clock stray winds, mostly
southwest, just ruffled the lower bay
| but did not extend far off shore. Both
Resolute and Shamrock Nv had their
| mainsails hoisted and Resolute had
her club topsail The regatta COM
mittee tug, followed by the mark tug,
| passed down mainship channel and
out to sea. Prospects for a fast race
| seemed dubious.
| At 1890 new breeze came In from
southeast, and at lightship. the start
ing point, was blowing seven knots
and increasing every minute inshore-
| Resolute and Shamrock were coming
out before southwestern. Prospects
| for good race were moro encourage
ing.
| At II 80 a. m. the regatta commit-
tee hoisted the signal for a south
west by south course.
| MANEUvER FOR PLACE.
The breeze was scarcely strong
enough to stir the flags. Resoluta
reached the start at IL is, but Sham
rock was nearly half an hour late.
At IL: AS a. m. with the preliminary
signal, the breeze had increased to
five knots and both boats were
maneuvering for position. Shamrock
passed Rcsolute and then, turning
quickly, steered after. and passed
her, going quite fast.
| At IL 80 a m. both yachts were
holding about west on port tack with
Shamrock leading. Suddenly Sham
| rock hauled over and rounded light
ship, followed by Resolute. UP to this
time the fight had been in favor of
| the green boat.
At 1855 both yachts were fighting
II out to the weather OF the line. Then
they broke tacks and Resolute head
ed for westward end of the line.
while the Shamrock came round tho
committee boat
In spite OF the amended navigation
rules. the waters around Ambrose
Lightship were crowded with ship
ping. Big ocean-going steamers
crowded with siRhtseers. rolled In the
long swell. a feet of large power
craft nosed among their bigrsr
brethren. They had been couvergtno
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