The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-24

I 49, agreed half a dozen voices
On sympathy Dom him"
There is no possible doubt IN the
minds Of those In charge OF Resolute
that hhe wIniwin today. There is
no such word as love IN their lexicon.
Robert w. Emmons, George r. Baker
81. and the others associated with ].
p Morgan In the cup defending syn
dicate could not have been made 70
believe ten days ago that the cup
could have been tilted 80 far from
It's American pedestal as It ives when
Upton won one race BY Resoiute's
breakdown and another by the deft-
ness with which shamrock slipped
home through fiuly winds last Tues
day They nave exhausted all the
misohances that could be. They can
see no reason but rank bad luck,
such as an unthinlSabls accident 70
1lieir yacht or rig. which could
account for a win BY shamrOck ~.
to-day, @
sHAmRocK's MEN ARE NOT DIS
COUhA0Ep
II words mean anything Skipper
william p. Burton. Designer Charles
Nicholson. Capt. Duncan Neiii, navi-
gator; Claude Hickman and L. j.
Garrett. Royal Ulster Yacht Club. an
Of them associated with Sir Thomas
Upton IN his arEosy for yachting
glory, are not cast down because their
lead In the tally Of races has been
cut down from two 10 nothing.
''Como 10 zee M hfter the race"
they said before they cast on to-day.
wen give you full particulars OF
the great Shamrock victory" And
Col. Neill 10 particular added;
I'VE wlll win this last race. mover
fear. And when any OF your people
come over 20 the other side 20 look
az the cup you may be sure you'll ind
cork In the bottom o. u as long a.
we hold IT," We
Nicholson admitted with his always
refreshing frankness that he had
learned enough since he came over a
few weeks ago 70 enable hlm 70 build
a yacht far better adartod e. racing
Ia American waters than the Sham
rock Nv. He added: ''But that's no.
thing 10 be downhearted about, as we
intend 70 show You BY winning this
last race" ."eH
No fiaw or weakness developod In
either yacht in yesterdays race to
cause anxiety or precautionary re-
naira last night or to-day. Both
shamrock and Resolute were ready
70 sail to-day as they were yesterday.
The weather prospects for this af-
ternoon are vague 70 the experienced
students Of the winds which are
brewed to mix In the angle between
the Jersey shore and Long Island
Since the end of last nights race
warm, suitry blobs OF air. apparently
straight from the tropics, have been
mixed through the keener and more
refreshing north Atlantic breeEes
which have been sweeping up the
coast. 1t Is tho local prediction oi
those reputed 70 be weatherwise that
to-day.A breezeH win be southerly and
the course, like that OF wednesday,
wiil be straight down the coast and
back.
The Saturday holiday and the crit
icsl value OF = victory In to-day'S
race TO either side, brought Oul
crowds OF witnesses afioat and ashore
such as never were before seen. II
was estimated by the number OF
yachts and commercial steamers
which slid past the Hook or came u
rest inside Its harbor encircling arm
In the morning hours, that the ex'
cursion neet was to be higher thaa Il
had been except on the first day.
Visitors 20 the Killarney had from
Nicholson Cap. Burton was thor
oughiy tagged out by tho days ex
ertion--an account Of one or two fea'
lures OF yesterdays race which haE
stirred the interest OF spectators. HI
was asked whether any accident o.
irregularity, such as the outwarN
gbucilling Of .he aft deck under tn
strain Of the pull OF the sheet Thurs
day, had caused the peculiar acttol
OF Shamrock ~. when she was ap
proaching the beach below the High
lands on the starboard tack. Sham
rock. which had been pointing int
the wind just as closely as Resoiut
and seemed 20 bs footing bit faster
had slackened speed ana tuIne'
away from the wind, losing headwa
and distance.
"Ws ran into q calm spot" sal
Nicholson. "And as a new bi eez
reached, II kept following US aroun
% we could get no good Of IT, Tha
very thing cost US at least four min
utes then and there"
A counter comment by one or th
sailors on the Shamrock ~. on Nicho
sons statement showed that a
aboard Of her were not quite OF
mind regarding the cause OF the los
of those precious four minutes. BAL
this man;
SHAMROCK MAN EXPLAIN
LOWERING or CLUB ToPsAIL.
sFOliowed Us around. eh7 II ths
another way OF stating that we u
the wind get away from uH--7as ana
happen to any sailor any time-an
then turned ourselves round iooldn
Tor Il Whore II wasn't 10 get IL Dacl
a