The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-31
WINS
FROM SHAMROCK
Americas Cup Remains on This
Side of the Atlantic Ocean
BEST BOAT WON
I SAYS Upton
In the Final Race of the Contest
Resolute Romped Away From
Challenger


Sandy Hook, July 2S-Defender
ResollIte gave the British challenger,
Shamrock w, the worst drubbing of
the 1920 regatta in the final race Of
the series today, winning boat for boat
by 13 minutes and As secondhand
the Americas famous yachting cup
remains American property.
Overcoming u 40 second lead and
the advantage Of q windward reach
which Shamrock had taken at the
start, the fleet defender held a lead of
four minutes ana eight seconds at the
half way stake Of the 80 mile course.
and crossed the finish line 13 minutes
and five seconds ahead. Including her
handicap of six minutes and 40 Sc
conds, which she did not need, Reso-
lutte won by IA minutes and As Sc
conds.
Capturing the series and retaining
possession of the Americas trophy
ReSolute came from behind after the
Shamrock had taken two races and
won out by registering three straight
and impressive victories. Shamrock
won the Initial race when the de-
fender was forced out by an accident
to her rigging, and captured the Sec
ond in tick q wind that left Resolute
becalmed most of the way. Resoute
won the third by her time allowance
If seven minutes and one second, rum
ing q dead heat with the challenger.
Her other victories were won boat
ior boat
sir Thomas Upton, owner of the
reen challenger, voiced what appears
% be the unanimous verdict Of yacht
men who had seen the five races when,
he declared tonight that "the best
boat won"
When Resolute flashed across the
golden finish line that the setting sun
mad lain down OIL the ripping water,
shamrock was mile or more behind,
her own great sails bellying broadly.
When the white signal ball of the
committee boat dropped and the
shrieking of whistles and sirens from
the little fleet OF spectator craft pro-
claimed Resolute's victory, the beaten
challenger swept quickly down the
course, striving to shorten the inter-
vening gap and +salve as much as she
could the bitterness of her defeat.
But as II to emphasize the great
difference in time between the two
finishes, the flaming sun dropped like
a plummet into the deepening haze
ana pale moon which had been but
dmly traced against the Sky when
hesolute finished, stGSd out with in
creasing radiance. When Shamrock
hnaliy got over the line, Resolute by
this time h&d come back to the mark
TO see her rival finish. the chal-
lenger crossed the mark her British
crew let out three ringing cheers for
the victor, and the conquerors re-
sponded with lusty cheers for the
Shamrack and her crew.
Sir Thomas Iipton. who built the
challenger in his fourth effort to lift
The bottomless old pewter mug that
is the Americas cup. and take it back
To It's original home in England, turn
ed away from his humble sailing beau
~ and sent his steam yacht Victoria
full speed ahead to overtake and con-
graduate Resolute's crew. He return
ed just I'm time to sec Shamrock cross
the line.
The aged sportsmans gameness as
he drew away from his own sloop to
congratulate the winner ELECTED a
salvo of cheers from those on board
the spectator craft and Sir Thomas re
sponded as jauntily as if he had not
seen his own fondest hope once more
baffled.
1T was a 80 mile windward and lee
ward race, this final contest of 1920.
startod i'm light winds after postpone
mont ut 10 minute intervals far two
hours and n quarter.
AFTER having been led by the cha1
tehser two-thirds of the distance to
the first mark. Il windward leg. Rcs-
olute crossed her bows ten miles from
the start and breezed into a lead
whIch sch maintained and steadily i'm
creased 10 the finish line. Bv the
lin'e' = miles Of the course had been
covered the defender was a mile ana |
a haif in the heal reaching back and !
forth on her way tS>ehe finish line.
AT one time toward the end she vos
TWO miles ahead Of Shamrocl, huf the
came up TO within . mill ~
the finish:
The Official finishing times were.
Resolutc 5:35:t5. Shamrock 5;48>9o |
fhe elapsed time were:
tesoiute 5:35:l5. Shamrock 5:4S:2o
ABOARD steam Yacht Victoria. .JuIt !
C5y wireless To the Associa4ed |
ffeSS) ~ am very sorry but the best
boat Won, was Sir Thomas Tiptca,,s