Republican farmer., 1920-07-23
RcSOlutc Off First In Second
 Race For Cup

graphs taken from an airp1ane just after the start to show that the chal- lenger was leading.
 Claude Hickman, navigator of Shamrock ", said in regard to the criticism of the Shamrock's start in the first race that the Shamrock's s jockeying was spoiled by the squall-
 Sir Thomas is said to have told friends here that he will challenge again i2 Shamrock W fails to lift the cup.
 SeaWurthiness may win or lose the cup.
 "Resolute had an accident Thurs day." said MT. Nicholson We had one, too, but were more fortunate. We may have one today. But under the condition of a cup race construc- ton counts as much as sailing abil- ity.".
 Robert W. Emmons End, managing owner of Resolute said
 "I have seen nothing to change my opinion that we have the better boat.''
 Breaking out jib, Shamrock drop ped her mooring buoy at 9:22 and moved slowly out to Sandy Hook point. The wind was light
 Reso1ute was still at her moorings when the challenger rounded Sandy Hook point
 The Shamrock looked like a paint ed ship upon a painted ocean, She was barely in motion and her big white sail contrasted sharply with the northward. Captain Burton finally gave up the effort to get to the light ship under his own sail and at 10:07 o'clock took a tow from tug. At 10:15 a. m. stray airs, mostly east er1y, were ruffling the sea around the lightship.
 The air was clear and the weather prophets predicted more wind from the eastward at noon which would give the yachts a beat off the Long Island shore, a reach toward the Jer- sey shore and another reach to the finish.
 Reso1ute dropped her mooring buoy at 10:21 and took a tow from a tug for the starting line.
 The race, if sailed under condi- tions at that time promised little more than a drifting match The wind was feeble and hardly sufficient to belly out the kites of the cha1leng- CT and defender. Soft spots showed here and there on the sea and the sky was clear and c1oudless with nc signs of wind. At 10:30 a. m. 1t was a flat calm at the Ightship with no breeze in sight A long sleepy roll was making in from the southeast Shamrock ". and Reso1ute found nothing more than a cupful of wind and a flat sea when they lowed out to the starting line at Ambrose Light ship just before noon today. The yachts sloshed and wallowed in the milk ground swell and their | sails Tapped lifelessly in the dead air. The regatta committee eignalled | a. postponement of the race until later l in the day. at IS minute intervals. No signs of wind were observed ir 1 any quarter and even should a star | be made in the triangular race the l shippers that have handled coastwise | ships along these shores declared that no finish could be made within the 1 time limit of six hours given for any | contest.
 l Under the rule, the regatta com | mittee could postpone the start 'unti | six hours before sunset. The sun sets | today at S:23 D. m. daylight time SC that the yachts, if they start today | must do so before 2:23. At 12:30 catspaws from the south | east began to ruffle the seas and give | the yachts more steerage way. The, | even had life enough to f1utter tht l "G'' signal flag on the committed l boat