Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-24
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lev MORN Nc JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRsl
Sandy Hook, n. j., July 24.-De-
fender Resolute tossed her six
minutes and forty seconds nandi.
cap overheard today and defeated
the British challenger, Shamrock
", boat for boat, in the fourth
race of the 1920 regatta for the
Americas cup.
The series now stands tie, and
TIE deciding race will be run to-
morrow. Shamrock won the first
race last TT ursday when an 9G"i-
cent to Rcsclute's risging forced
'1er out while far in the lead
Shamrock " scored the second
victory last Tuesday. Reso.ute
came back on Wednesday, running
a dead heat with the challenger and
winning by her handicap % seven
minutes and one second. Reso-
Lutte will enter tomorrOw's race a
favorite in the wagering, her two
victories having been more con-
vincing than Shamrocks.
Boats Show Speed.
Todays race was the fastest so
far, Resolute completing the thlr-
ty-mile triangular course in 3
hours, 81 minutes and 81 seconds,
Shamrock " followed minutes
and Al seconds later. but the actual
difference in sailing time was only
q minutes and IS seconds, Resolute
having led across the starting line
by % seconds -,
Although it lacked the thrill
ing neck and neck finish tnat put
Resolute's victory "Wednesday III
a class by itself. todays encounter
has q picturesqueness all Its own.
A heavy blanket of fog hung over
the sea at Ambrose channel light-
ship until within few minutes OF
the start, totally blotting out the
excursion fleet and the tall mast
ed rivals that were coming out
from their haven behind SANDY
Hook.
But suddenly the breeze
strengthened and the fog began
sweeping out to sea. AS the pail
lifted Shamrock with her sails set.
Ioomed through and bore down on
the mark like a huge gray ghost.
Resolute followed hard on her
stern. and after a bit of jockeying
about the lightship, they were OH
down the Jersey coast.
Resolute Is Cunning.
Resolute was at her old tricks.
She pointed high into the breeze.
When they swung about for the
first mark, Resolute's work into
the weather had gained her an ad-
vantage of more than a quarter
mile Again Capt. Charles Francis
against the wind with the result
that he was able to make the
mark without a tack. Shamrock
headed off more and was conf
PEELED to tack which brought her
around the mark nearly two min
utes behind Resolute.
The challenger gained on the
second leg, but still was far behind
when Skipper Adams Strengthened
Resolute out on the home stretch.
Shamrock was closing up the
gap when a freaky bit OF weather
blew I'D that fooled even the sea-
soned Jersey skipper. Capt. Wlillam
p. Burton, on the challenger as an
adviser. and robbed Shamrock "
of whatever chance she had OF taxi
ing the lead and winning.
Didn't Mind Squau.
The sloops were running last IN
a l5-knot breeze when signs OF a
terrific squall became apparent.
Shamrock " hastily took down
her club topsail and her large Jlb
tcpsail and prepared for rougn
weather. Resolute ploughed ahead
under full sail for a time, appar-
emily bent on getting in all the
fast sailing she could before the
sauall broke. And the squall didn't
strike-at least not with the IN
tensity Shamrock Tvs skipper OBJ
yiously had expected. '.-
There was a brisk bow for a
few minutes and a short torrent of
rain which Resolute weathered
without tdking in any sail save her
lib topsail.
A brief calm intervened and then
the wind picked up again Sham
rock caught it first and crawled
slowly up until she was nearly, IL
not fully, abeam of Resolute. But