New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-28
Flood Tide Car-:zs Reso.
lutte Toward Ter Goa:
When the Wind Fails;
Time Is 5 Hrs, So Min.
Contest Is Delayed
Two Hours by Calm
Garbage Barges, Blocking
Course, Cut Off the
American Sloop and
Nearly Make Her Lose
By w. 0. Mcclellan

The Americas Cup is safe by
good fair mile of slate colored water
off the Ambrose Channel. Catching
the last breeze before the twilight
calm, the defender Resolute crossed
the finish line in the track of red
sunset just that distance ahead Of
the challenger Shamrock. The time
for the victor was hours 81 min.
utes Is seconds.
1t was close to being no race at
all. If it had taken Just a few min
utes more the course would have to
be Travelled gain. The wind was sci.
dom over six knots, and more than
once the two tall yachts lay becalmed
on the oily seas. 1t was an over.
whelming boat for boat victory, bus
painful and monotonous race to
watch.
Upton Comes Up
AS Resolute set out for the finish
mark on the last tack, the steam
yacht Victoria, with Sir Thomas Lip.
ton on the bridge, forged up to- the
finish line. The genial old baronet
stood erect, looking into the red sun.
set until they cheered him from the
destroyer Semmes. He lifted his car
and ordered the steam yacht to over.
take Resolute, which was skimmina
about beyond the finish line. Sir
Thomas waved his cap to the vic.
ferrous skipper and crew.
When Resolute shot across the Inns
Sir Thomas replaced his cap jauntily
and was quite ready to admit the supe.
riority Of the defender that had
snatcned the cup from him when il
was almost within his grasp.
"Resolute's the better boat" he said
heartily. Il have no excuses to offer
We did our best, skipper, designer and
crew, and we have baen beaten fairiv
and squarely. l have been treated
Throughout with the greatest fairness
and sportsmanship by Americans and
am taking home the very best mem
cries of this contest.
Il shall wait until next year to give
some one else a chance to challenge
and then | shall rechallenge myself"
Race Was Decided Early
The race was decided early. This
time Shamrock was off first with the
wlnd-what wind there was-but Just
Two hours after the race had started
keso!ute had worked up and, coming
ABOUT on the starboard tack, crosses
the bows of the challenger. The rest
was merely wondering whether or moi
the race would be finished on time.
Fate in the form of dirty a-goina
tug towing two huge garbage barges
tried to intervene for Sir Thomas and
Shamrock early in the race. The bid
green challenger, off in the lead. was
working up the wind, with the white
defender to leeward.
Up ahead doomed the tug Helmsman
gong about her business with the two
| garbage barges, occupying a quarter OF
a mile of sea at least. The mind OF
the skipper Of the tug was concentrat.
ed upon garbage and he paid no heed
The garbage had to be moved.
The audacity of the garbage barges
so daZed the shippers of the various
submarine chasers and the destroyers
that before move could be made the
course was blocked by the Helmsman
and her unsavory consorts. Shamrock
/ leading, managed to pass the tug and
! her tow, but Resolute had TO go off on
/ a wide tack.
The destroyer Semmes put after the
! Helmsman, and Captain Bully Norton
demanded TO know through mega.
phone, What in he'll do you mean By
stopping the race?" or words to thai
effect.
Shamrock Makes Big Gain
Whereupon the skipper of the Helms.
man picked up his megaphone and,
dlverting his attention from hij
garbage barges for second, asked:
BE them boats racing?"
Then he sheered off somewhat in a
huff at being interrupted in highly
| important work. For a few moments
it looked as if those two hitherto un.
known and unsung garbage barge.
might gain international fame. foi
Shamrock picked up big gain. If she
could hold that gain to windward ana
widen 1t out on the run back she nigh
win by grace of two garbage barges.
But this was not to happen. Tht
wind began to die down TO whisper
and mutterings, and Resolute crept "
and up. Once the defender tackin.
to starboard tried to cross the bows O.
Shamrock too early and had to pn
about again. But ten minutes or s.
later she came to the starboard ana
planted her graceful silhouette direct;
before the snub nose of the big greet
boat.
And so they passed along, with II,
distance widening SO slsgly and 81
painfully that there seemed 20 h,