The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23

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 Resolute,. first across the line in the fourth race of the international series, beginning at one o'clock today, was in creasing her lead in the first hour of the race. Shortly after half past one with the wind at , knots and with the yachts beating windward on the first [ leg of the three legs of the race the Resolute was leading by quarter of a mile and was well tb the windward of the English yhcht.
 After Captain Burton started to let Shamrock run in order to forereach his rival the challenger appeared for "a while as if she was sailing back for , the starting line so badly she was thrown off apparently by the shifting wind.
 When the two yachts headed in- shore for the Jersey Highlands, Res folute gained constantly in the beat lwindward.
 Working inshore Resolute pinched tout further and further to weather, }whi1e Shamrock sought to overcome her rivals advantage for forereaching. IT'he defender heeled over in the light fbreeze more than the Lipton boat and ,ehowed the same marked advantage lin beating to windward In ground lewell with faint airs as she did in pre- Tvious races. The yachts at PA were 4r-xysVx 40 rr4t 6nr f6n Highlands where they hoped to get a fbit more breeze.
 At 1:2O the wind hauled almost to tsouth, letting up Resolute and putting liner more than a quarter of a mile Ito windward where she was almost kable to lay her course for the mark. At 1:3O the wind after having in- creased to eight knots went back into Sthe south-southwest, making 1t dead tRLhead to the first turn, with Resolute Lhalf a mile to iwindward and going lfaster than Shamrock which seemed doggy.
 As Shamrock was 23 seconds later than Resolute in crossing the line, but must give her today a time handicap of six minutes and 40 seconds, she must finish six minutes and Is sec onds ahead of the defender to W and six minutes and IT seconds to tie.
 The sloops stood well inshore to gain advantage of tide. The wind was just strong enough to drive them through the ground swell. Shamrock pounded and slapped in the roll and there was continual smother of water under her snub bow.
 At 1.37 observers ashore estimated that Resolute was leading by only a little more than quarter of a mile. Captain Burton evidently had given up trying to forereach the Herresh off sloop and was beginning to pinch Shamrock along the edge of the wind.
 At :50 when nearing the High lands, Shamrock had picked up with the aid of small baby jib topsail and was doing better in the breeze which had dropped back to six knots. Apparently the shippers did not find the wind they expected along the Jer- sey shore but they had the advantage of the tide and kept on heading in : toward Seabright. Shamrock cut down some of her rivals lead on the tack inshore, but at 1855 the Aneri- can slo,p was still quite a piece to weather.
 Sandy Hook, N. J., July 22-The tally was to 1 in favor of the chaI- tenger. which needed but one more victory to lift the America's cup, when Shamrock and Resolute prepared for today's race.
 '" liihc fIIu cciI SlptAHS IOue again side by side in the shelter of the Horseshoe after day of rest spent by the challenger in a Staten Island dry dock where her sleek sides under went another burnishing. Shamrock was also equipped with a. new top mast and a new topsail. The New York Yacht Club announced that pending a. commencement of the green s1oop the race would be run to- day with a handicap of six minutes and 40 second in favor of Resolute unless the measurement, probably af- ter the race, should alter these fig ures.
 An eight knot southwesterly breeze was blowing at s o'clock and witt passing to sea of an all night rain storm prospects for a race were good
 Sir Thomas Lipton felt that Sham rocks best chances of capturing tht pewter mug lay in today's contest ir which the Irish sloop had 20 miles O. reaching-a point of sailing in whicl she has shown superiority over Res olute.
 Should Resolute win today thu yachts will meet tomorrow over a 30 mile windward and leeward course and the chances for Resolute-a witcf at windward wCrk-in the deciding contest would be bright indeed.
 At 9:30 Shamrock slipped he moorfng and taking tow left fo
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