The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-15

LEADING
RESOLU1E
Ideal Weather Conditions at
Start Of Yacht Race, But
Tropical Storm Breaks
Out.
RESOLUTE Is BEHIND
Challenger Got Poor Start and Trails
Along at Rear Of American
Until Accident
Happens.
|REsoLUTE Is BEHIND

I Hunted Press Leased Wire Service. /
ABOARD U. S. S. DESTROYER
GoLDSBOROUGH, July 15.-(via
wireless to the United Press .)-The
Resolute, defender Of the Americas
yachting cup, today got away to fly,
ing start in the frst of the series OF
races with Sir Thomas Lipton's chal.
Ilenger, Shamrock Nv.
Completing the first half of the
thirty mile course, the Resolute
rounded the outer mark at 2:52:54
about half mile in the lead OF the
challenger.
tis The Resolute W rs sailing with
throat halyards parted and the gait
half way down to the mast as re-
suit of a mishap and a half mile be.
fore she reached the outer mark.
The Shamrock turned the outer
mark at 2:57:S7.
i The Resolute, leading the Shamrock
by nearly five minutes, headed back
for the finish with two head sails
drawing and club top sails swinging
1 ihelplessly. Every effort was made
{ by the American crew to replace the
broken halyards.
| The Shamrock overstood the mark
and wore around with wide berth.
She passed the almost sail-less Reso-
lutte at 3 D. m, overcoming the big
lead gained by the Resolute at the
start Of the race.
Two men were sent aloft on the
Resolute to reeve new halyards. The
Shamrock made no effort to set her
spinnaker.
ResoIute Leads at Start.
[By Henry l.. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ABOARD U. S. S. DESTROYER
GOLDSBOROUGH, July Is. - (By
Wireless to the United Press. .)-Ideal
weather conditions prevailed as the
first of the series of races for Ameri
cas- yachting cup between Sir Thomas
Lipton's challenger. Shamrock w and
the Resolute, got under way today.
The regatta committee hoisted the
signal for a southwest by south course.
The breeze had increased to five knots
as the boats maneuvered for position.
The Shamrock was carrying main
sail, club top sail, baby jib, cap sail,
jib and forestay sail and the Resolute
the same.
Ten minutes before the start both
boats were holding about west on port
tack, with the Shamrock leading.
Suddenly the Shamrock hauled off
and around the light ship, followed
by the Resolute. Up to this time the
fight had favored the big green chal-
lenger
Five minutes before the start both
yachts were fighting it out to the
weather of the line Then they broke
I1l
ward.
The Resolute crossed the starting
line first at 12:00:40.
The Shamrock followed secons
later, 12:01:38
The handicap for the challenger
was announced as six minutes and
forty seconds. The change was due
to e-measurement, the regatta com
mittee announced.
The Shamrock got away to bad
start. She was over the line at the
starting signal and had to recross.
This gave the American boat lead
of two hundred yards.
Shortly after the yachts spun out
on their thirty mile course, the sky
suddenly became overcast and
heavy tropical rain began to fall. The
wind dropped to the faintest breath,
but continued from the southwest 4
The Shamrock headed in toward the
shore. The Resolute followed at
once and began to output the challen-
ger. The Resolute increased her lead
to three hundred yards.
Long peals OF thunder bowled across
the skies as the mist became thicker.
The yachts stood well out to sea in
an apparent endeavor to dodge the
fog and any stray outside breezes.
Backers of the Shamrock were
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