Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
LACK OF WIND
|NPEDES RACE
Shamrock Crosses Starting
Line 56 Seconds Ahead Of
ResoIute at 1890 P. N.
RES0LUTE TAKES LEAD
Both SIoops Are Far OF
Course at 2.10 O'Clock,
Only so Yards Apart.

by Inc As@ofidted FHeH1-
SANDY HOOK July 26-Toda<'1
international Yacht race 10 un<ii
2:10 o'clock this afternoon had
proven little more than q drifting
match. At 2:10 the two sioops had
just steerage way. were ten miles -
leeward of the mark with ResoI1{e
about so yards ahead and zoe Fard1
to windward.
At o'clock the wind ualch h4d
been from the north hauled into fh@
east. making the first leg a b4a<.
Resolute took the abr first and be-
gan to move well ahead besides be-
ing to windward. At z:10 the tu6
yachts were a few miles southeast
Of the Highlands light standing
little west OF south on the port tack
At 1852 the race became l3ifi4
more than a drifting match. with
Shamrock ghosting about t5rfc
miles ahead of Resolute. but ~
point of position 1t was douotf41 i<
she was any closer to the onter
mark.
At 1875 the yachts were nearly
five miles off their course and with
In three miles of the beach.
At 1:41 the sloops took along On
southerly course. The Shamrock
was clear of any wind inferfersEce
by the Resolute- Shore observers
estimated that the Shamrock MA
leading the defender BY not more
than 200 yards although the oo<er-
ers on the official press boat had The
sloops 400 yards apart
At 1850 the Resoiufe passed
Shamrock on the way to the outer
mark and was holding the better
breeze. Resolute opened up her
lead by discovering puffs of air
here and there and ghoslinE aIoH*
in surprising manner. Fortune f4v-.
ored Shamrock when zepbxr en-
abied her to cut down 1oue 81
Resolute's dead which at osc1ock
was about $50 yards.
SANDY HOOK. July rs. sI1auI-
rock ". with which Sir Tho<u&<
Upton hopes today TO lift Arnerie4'5
cup, sped first across the line At the
start of the fifth international yacht
race which will decide the possesS;o1,
of the trophy off here today. Start
ing on her first fifteen mile run ever
a thirty mile course, a run south hy
west, half west. out TO sea. Shamrock
passed over the starting line ct The
Ambrose lightship az 12-30.z9 official
time. The Resolute followed fiffy-Sfx
seconds later, the official time OF her
start being 12:31:25. The starting
signal sounded at 1890. two post
ponements of fifteen minutes each
having been made since 2 o'clock.
the time originally set for the be-
ginning of the race. owing to the lack
OF sufficient wind.
A special weather forecast for to-
days race was: Winds on Sandy
Hook. moderate. mostly northwest
\ L. E. =. L
Shamrock after getting up her sails
this morning took tow and headed
for the Ambrose lightship Resoluzx
dropped her moorings at 1915 and
took a tow. Both yachts sent alofr
big club topsails as they moved ozl<
towards the starting line
Shortly before noon the regatta
committee set the signals for TIE
course; a fifteen mile run from Ann
brose hghtship south by west, half
west with a fifteen mile beat back
TO the lightship.
Despite the chilly breezes. several
thousand yachting fans left New
York and other nearby places tl1is
morning on excursion steamers. prl-
vate yachts and small craft Of an
descriptions for the final interna<
tional cup race OF Sandy Hook.
While the crowd was not as large
as Saturdays there was plenty nf
enthusiasm aboard and everyone an
peared TO agree that il was an ideal
day for the race. Because Of fHe
slight snap in the air spring coa<&
were much more in evidence than
duck trousers. AS for feminine az
tire heavy sweaters and thick sport
coats took the place of the daintier
summer attire.
Wind conditions made postpone-
ment necessary for the cup siaoH<
sauntering around the lighfs1ip
shortly before the start. found not
enough wind to watt them over f1e
thirty-mile windward and leeuac1
course within the time limit on tie
lightship the racers found a greedy
sea and seemed TO slide rather tA4n|
sail over the smooth water. scarcely
ruffied by gentle airs from the east
Trying out her sails, Shamrock feii
into a soft spot and had TO signal fSx
a tow. A bit of yachting cour<ez[<t
followed
Resolute's tug Harry r LytIe, Git
ing the flag of r. W. Emmor<. se<-'
ond. manager owner. came to {<tz
challenger's aid and gave her ttU,
When the yachts reached the Hsnt-
ship shortly after II O'clock, they
found that with the breeze hauled zlI-
{ the cast the race probab1Y would BE-
windward with the mark or fz1s
Long Island shore The ueather e'&s
clear.
At 1855 the breeze was seafee14
more than three miles an hour h&<
there was every Indication o< better.
conditions later.
With the wind hopping from fHe
northwest a run of fifteen miles zs4-
ward and thrash to windHaFd 1tue
was indicated.
All hands aoard the sleeps felt tEt
Inspiration that \ smart sailing e=IH1
brings, and there were early acti*zs54e
above and below decks. and sep2i18
hezdsaiis Up IN stops.
The crews receive hQu1< tor H4<1
racing start and get an added H*#4k
for every winning contest 9*e
Americans decl4fe that Ef<1I1+e #I'{
be returned winner toGAx 8l1& 6zr
Thomas Lip<on viii faiI = ~ld fIE7
cup