Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-27
By FRANCIS j. WHITE,
DtarnatfopoI News Correspondent.

international news NoEEtepolAAcAti-
ABOARD L. s. s. GOLDSBOROUGH'
off sandy Hook. \. J., July q (via wire
less After waiting more than two
hours for wind the regatta committee at
Is o'clock eastern standard time), this
afternoon sent Resolute and Shamrock
" away on their deciding race for
Americas cup. The yachts had drifted
about the starting point since II O'Clock
in the morning awaiting the starting sig
nal.
The committee sent up a signal for the
race to be, over a course fifteen miles 20
windward to q point of Asbury PARK
and a ffteen-mile run home. The vino
was about three knots when the race
started.
Shamrock was the first to cross the
starting line. Both yachts sent up their
baby jfbtopsails in stops when the pre-
Ifminary signal was hiven fifteen min
utes before the race. They jockeyed
about. maneuvering for the advantage at
the start
BURTON GETS
BETTER START.
Both yachts hung back at he starting
signal and failed to reach the line be
fore the handicap limit expired at the
end of two minutes Resolute was TO
Ieeward and Shamrock in the better place.
It was the first time that Burton had out
maneuvered Adams
1t was announced that the official
timers had caught the yachts crossing
the line exactly the same mSEnent-1 IL
(eastern standard time).
The actual time Of the start officially
was Shamrock, 1 IL 90; ResOlute, ! II 40.
It was announced that both yachts had
failed to cross within the two minutes
handicap allowed and therefore their
starting time would be rated as III.
Two minutes after the start Shamrock
tackled on Resolute's weather and the lat
ter came about Immediately. Shamrock
appeared to be about fifty yards to wind
ward Of Resolute and in a fine position.
Shamrock gained the lead at the start
BY running across 10 the lightship and
then tacking back quickly while Resolute
wore around.
Shamrock came back and was well on
Resolute's starbOard beam. This killed
the defenders wind and put her back.
Fifteen minutes after the start sham
rock was 100 yards 70 weather and gain
ing RAPIDLY. AT / 80 Resolute tackled TO
starboard and held OF shore to avoid
running into e tow OF barges. Sham
rock held on for the Jersey shore.
SHAMROCK SHOWS
UNUSUAL SPEED.
Experts were surprised by the speed
Of Shamrock. It was the first time the
big green challenger had succeeded in
holding the defender to such a disad-
vantage
For the first three miles the breeze was
not over three knots, but Shamrock
seemed to slip through the water easily
At :35 Shamrock was leading by a
quarter OF q mile.
At 40 Resolute was evidently grad
UalIy working to windward of Sham
rocks wake but the green boat was well
out ahead. Both yachts were holding
for the Jersey shore on port tack
AT 1.55 Shamrock was half mile ahead
Of Resolute. Experts agreed it was the
hest race so far Of the series.
Shamrock tackled of short at :04, hav-
ing approached TO within 4 mile Of the
beach. Resolute, unable to cross Sham
rocks bow, at ? :OS. tackled 100 yards on
her. Both yachts held of shore on the
starbOard tack.
Resolute started to gain at . 30 the
American boat working out to the wind
ward while Shamrock was being pushed
to hold the lead.
At 2.30 the yachts had covered about
half the first leg Of fifteen miles with
Shamrock still holding a slight lead.
Both crews were astir at dawn today.
Decks were swabbed down and the de-
tenders hull above the wateriine washed.
Andrew Applegate, the albright fisher
man who piloted Shamrock last Friday,
was not aboard the challenger during
yesterdays unfinished race. Mrs. Bur
ton, wife Of the skipper, was in her usual
place in the challenger's cockpit.
The regatta committee announced that
the Resolutes time allowance would re-
main at six minutes forty seconds.