The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-23
Challenger and Victor Now
Have Two Wins Each.
Last Leg of Fourth Race Was
Seaman's Contest.
1T WAS FIRST REAL RACE
Challenger Minute and Half
Behind at Second Mark.
Last Five Miles of Race to Tell
the'Story.

Sandy Hook. July 23.-Resolute won
today's international cup race after a
spectacular finish and tied. two 10
two with Shamrock " in the fight
for the Americas cup.
The official finishing times were:
Resolute, 4:3s:25; Shamrock. 4.4s:Os.
Sandy Hook. July 23-Skippinx
along in front of Shamrock ". which
needs but one more victory to capture
the Americas cup. Resolute turned
the first mark of today's triangular
course at 2:34:47 and sped away on
the second ten mile leg. a reach out to
sea The green sloop followed the de-
tender around the first mark at
2:S6:5S.
With sails all filled the two sloons
pore away on the second leg OF fhe
triangular course. literally tearing +hr-,,
the water 1t was the first time of the
series that the yachts have been abie
to really race. The ResoI,,te t,,,rlas aois
tne second mark at 3:25:49 and fba
Sha mrock at 3:27:16
The challenger started the last Lao
OF the race with one minute and
twenty-seven seconds in addition 10
her handicap of six minutes and forty
seconds to make up. The chaYIenrer
was gaining on the Resolute al thev
slowly. very
Unable to Pass ResoIu,e.
| Unable to pass Resolute on the ser
ond leg, altho gaining Al seconds
shamrock rounded the second mark AZ
5:Z1:l6 after Resolute had turned -
S.zo'4S- The elapsed time showed the
= second leg; Resolute 5IO2; sham
/ rock 50:1s. The total time elan fo.
/ both legs were: Resoltite 1919
| Shamrock 2:25:2O.
rms gave Resolute margin of one
iilingte tnig!h ana TOUR seconds. plus her time
| handicap of six minutes and 40 sec
I onds which put her seven minutes a,,d
A seconds to the good. ''u
The speed of the two yachts on the
second leg was remarkable, avera ging
t.well up to 12 knots. ''s
Pull In Sails.
4 At I3:45 with a black souau ynakf,s-
up ahead. Shamrock took in her tnT,
sail A minute later ResoIiIfe ha,,1ed
her Jib topsafl and also prepared 70
meet the squalI.
Then the Wind Dropped.
At $3.50 the Resolute was leading bv
a quarter of a mile with the finish line
four miles away. Apparently mo most t'is ne
tne squall had passed for there vas
Dig drop in the breeze which at s.51
came around to the northwest. forcing
Sesolute to tack Behind her came
ly wind
A singular shift in weather eondf-
uons left both boats almost becaIn1ed
at O'Clock. four miles from the fin
lsh, put with Resolute quarter mile
Passed Each other.
shamrock passed Resolute within
three miles of the finish but at Ala
had not enough lead to win II pres
ent conditions held
a IL
Droke out, ballooner and blew past
the Shamrock.
Resolute Leads From Start.
] Resolute led Shamrock by % sec
onds in crossing the starting line The
first leg, a ten-fniIe beat to windvard
carried the yachts at first right under
tne shadow of the jersey headlaude
, where they were aided by a tide rift.
! Resolute led most of the distance by
, quarter to half miles. when sham
! rock, unable to fore-reach her rival
, came about
The Herreshof sloop managed to cross
the challenger's bows, come about
and plant herself in the windward
berth again which she had captured
from the start. Resolute fetched the
, first mark two minutes and eleven
: seconds before the challenger turned.
Shamrock Is Behind.
In rounding the first mark at
= 2:34:47 on her first long starboard
5 tack, Resolute found herself with an
5 elapsed time for the first leg of
1 1894 Shamrock. turning az 236.5s.
2 had an elapsed time of 1.35.02
This gave Resolute a gain OF one
J minute and IS seconds on the first ten
I miles, which with her time handicap
of six minutes 40 seconds. put her
: eight minutes and 2s seconds to this
: good
: At 2:45 the yachts had sailed three
: miles on the second leg. with Resciuts
! leading bv half mile and going strong.
/, The wind had increased to IL knots.
Made Real Speed.
& In starting the second leg. Resolute
took off her baby Jib topsail a minute
r before turning the mark. and broke
: out a reaching Jib. one minute after
rounding. Shamrock took nearly
three minutes in setting her reaching
1ib topsail and starting after Reso-
Lutte.
At 3 p. m. and the yachts for the
first time IN the 1920 regatta were
tearing thru the water. Shamrock
seemed unable measurably to cut
down Resolute's lead in the first five
miles OF the second leg
n Bear Is White Elephant