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Shamrock still seemed to be expert
menting with his.
Resolute seemed to SILVER for an
instant when the squall struck. She
hceled a little more, then shot ahead
like a frightened sea bird. The black
clouds enveloped the racing yachts and
a sharp torrent Of rain beat down
upon them, but only for a few
moments. The storm passed as quickly
as 1t had come and the daring Reso-
lutte passed the conservative chal-
lenger.
The skipper Of Resolute took q
chance. The skipper Of Shamrock
would not. 1t was the day when the
race called for daring, for the same
gambling spirit that brought Columbus
across the ocean. From the point of
view of the sportsman this incident
was the epic of the race for the
Americas Cup.
Captain Charles Francis Adams had
the courage to stake everything on
the strength of his slender masts and
the toughness of his flmy looking
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American navy, the dash of John Paul
Jones, the damnthe-to rpedoes spirit
eff Farragut, the same sort of spirit
that caused Dewey to cut the cables
and make the dash into Manila Bay
The yacht race with squalls lowering
near is not always to the daring. If
that wind had been just bit heavier
the frail looking mast of Reso-
Lutte might have snapped as a mast of
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Captain Charles Francis Adams would
be remembered only as the reckless
skipper who had lost the Americas
Cup by his rashness. The GOODNESS of
Captain Burton would go down into the
history of British seamanship.
Adams's Faith Sustained
If a lucky ball had hit the vessel
of John Paul Jones on the waterline,
If Farragut had encountered torpedoes,
il Dewey had found the fleet that
might have been in Manila Bay, their
daring would have been rashness. If
the rigging of Resolute had given way
they would have said that Adams was
incompetent. But the spars and the
canvas of Resolute held and the faith
of Adams in his boat and in himself
was sustained
The rushing squall cast long black
shadow on the slate colored seas. By
some trick the shadow stretched from
Shamrock to the Victoria, from the
bridge of which Sir Thomas Upton
watched the latest wreck Of his dream
of cruising back to Britain with the
Americas Cup.
1t was like mister finger pointing
from the white Victoria to Shamrock
Sailormen, superstitious always, must
nave taken that for an omen, if any
thing like an omen were needed to
back the conclusion that Shamrock was
losing this race and would lose the
series for the cup. AS the sinister
finger pointed Resolute fitted through
the shadows into the light and primed
herself for the run home.
When the ballooner shot ont and
Resolute picked up speed the Victoria
LETT the place where Captain William
P. Burton had played safe and steamed
ahead to where the red and white light
ship was rolling. Sir Thomas's boat
came close to the finish line. pushing
her way through the lane Of destroyers
Defender Fits Home in Triumph
On came Resolute, fitting trium-
phantly now, while Shamrock sent out
at this stage. Before Resolute was
anywhere near the line the whistle of
the Victoria roared out hoarse greet
Ing, an acknowledgment of a victory
Clearly and spiendidly won. The
whistles of the other attendant craft
took it up
The series up to yesterday had
brought Sir Thomas so near to the reali-
cation OF his dream that the result
must kave been all the more cruel.
But he met it like a sportsman, and it
was Sir Thomas who gave the signal
for the greeting to Resolute. He had
sped to the finish line to give a sports
mans cheer, though he was standing
beside the watery grave OF his dreams
The asserting answer to the query
as to her readiness for the last race
to-day was quickly hoisted on the de-
fender. 1t came up on the challenger
after she crossed the line.
There was a blind curtain Of fog
over the sector Of sea near the light
ship at the time set for the race. The
fleet Of attending craft felt around in
1t cautiously, guiding themselves by
the moan of the lightships whistle.
The Victoria always lowered close to
the starting line.
The yachts were lost to view on the
trip from Sandy Hook to the lightshtp
and felt their way out beyond the
mark. The white curtain lifted gradu-
outlines through the lifting mists. The
sun broke out suddenly and Resolute
came up in q silvery sheen.
Resolute Is OF First
AT last the starting signal went I'D
on the officials tug, the Baryton The
clearing of the seas was swift, and
when the fog was lifted there was a
ten-knot wind blowing, and it rose
steadily to fifteen knots. Resolute was
over the line first as though she were
living thing imbued with the true
racing spirit, to get out into the lead
and stay there
The first leg was windward work, and
cajoling the wind always has been a
TASK at which Resolute, with Captain
Adams, has beaten Shamrock and Cap
tam Burton. The sloops stood off
toward the Jersey shore again, a
1amiiiar stretch, as it was very similar
to the first leg sailed in the first tri-
angular race
The breeze freshened steadily as the
yachts worked into it and Resolute
gained as steadily. At the first mark
Resolute swept around more than two
minutes before Shamrock came ND and
the defender started on the short reach
of the second leg. Here Shamrock be-
gan to close up that wide expausc of
slate colored water that lay between
them, but the closing up was so pain
fully gradual that it was hardly per
ceptible. The graceful defender was