The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-07-30
xM;.s hu Big Margin.

See ~ ~ResolAte gave the British
oha1leneer. Shamrock ~, the worsI 81
srahhino. of the 1920 regatta IN the
Snai a. ao raee of the series today, WIN,
ninr boat for boat by 13 minutes anu
Ak seconds-and the America !an
ons Yachting cup remains American
property. a ,aod and
rho advantage of a windward perm M
s1-h;cb Shamrock " had taken at the
s+art the fleet defender held leao
~ fonr minutes and eight seconds a at
the halfway stake of the So-m1is 5 :
course, and crossed the hnish i,he -
r,;nntes and FIVE seconds ahead: IN
al,,J;ng her handicap of six minutes
% snd Ao seconds, which she did not
aaed ResoIute won by - minutes
and 10 seconds. -, .o+o;r
In capturing sshe series anu t aro-
mo possession Of the America ~ w.
nhy I Reselute had taken two ttases rsees
pd' paS won out by: registering. es enlee
a;rht anu and imp essiye ylctorles. ::
Sarernck -JYs won the initial Iaes -,
snamtyAd % .he de-. ander was forced out Dy
wnen acisenfS .ns 10. her~rigging, and cap,
tured tn the second in q hlsk,e ns,st % Of
that left Reseiute becaimeo ,S H4ss Nv m
sha way. Resofute Won tne tnnu .;n,+es e
,ser I time allowance OF seven m heet
1 ned one second, running p deao neas ..e"
any o +be challenger. Her other Two
a.ar;as VII @ were won boat for boat
sep..& Roat Won"
Se;. Thomas Upton, owner OF the
Green challenger, voiced wnas Hp ;p+
feared to be the unanimous Seies -
IF vachtmen who had seen the nse I'VE
r.css when he declared tonlghs tna'
,ssthe best boat won: o.. +ho
When Resolute flashed across tne
Golden finish line that the setting sun
Rad laid down on the ripping wa
Tor Shamrock was a mile or more pe-
hind, her own great sails oei.ying
broadly, when the signal ball OF tne
committee boat dropped and the
screeching whistles and sirens from
the little fleet of spectators craft
proclaimed Resolute's victory.
The beaten Shamrock swept quick
ly down the course, striving to short
en- the intervening gap and salve as
much as she could the bitterness OF
her defeat.
But as if to emphasize the great
difference IL time between the two
finishes, the flaming sun dropped like
plummet into the deepening haze
and pale moon, which had been but
dinaly traced against the sky when
Resolute finished, stood out with in
creasing radiance when Shamrock
finally got over the line.
Resolute by this time had describ.
ed great circle and had come back
to the mark to see her rival finish
AS the challenger crossed the mark
her crew let out three ringing cheers
and the victor and conquerors re-
sponded with lusty cheers for Sham
rock and her crew.
Sir Thomas Upton, who built the
challenger in his fourth effort to lift
the bottomless old pewter mug that
is the America S cup and take it back
, 10 its original home in England
turned away from his humble sailing
beauty and sent his steam yacht Vic.
toria full speed ahead to overtake anc
congratulate the Resolute's crew. HI
returned just in time to see Sham.
rock cross the line.
The aged sportsman's gameness az
he drew away from his own sloop tc
congratulate the winner elected &
salvo Of cheers from those on boarc
the spectator craft, and Sir Thomas
responded as jauntily as if he hae
not seen his own fondest hope once
more bafied.