The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-21
DEFENDER LAST
ALL WAY ROUND
Challenger Makes Bad Start,
but Soon Takes Lead and
Holds 1t.
BIG SAIL SPREAD COUNTS
ReSolute Is Sailed In Faultless
Manner, but Is 0utlucked
for Wind.
By ARTHUR F. ALDRIDGE.

Shamrock loosened yesterday an
other peg which has been holding the
Americas Cup here since 1851, and by
winning has two victories to her
credit. She needs one more race to
carry away the famous trophy, and
Resolute, the defender must win three
straight TO keep II here. The race
over a triangular course Of 30 miles,
was sailed in a fitful wind. which was
from west by north at the start and
ended coming from west southwest.
There was no windward work at ALL
but instead there were two legs OF
reaching and one of a run with spin
maker.
Shamrock won by minutes q sec
onds elapsed time, or 2 minutes 26 Sc
onds after the allowance of minutes
second had been deducted. On the
first leg after a woful start Shamrock
beat Resolute minutes S5 seconds
actual time. On the second leg she added
minutes 81 seconds to the first gain.
and on the third leg she outsailed the
Resolute by 5S seconds.
II was most interesting race to
" atch but very hard one to sail. be-
cause It was battle Of nerves and keen
watching. On each yacht the many
different puffs OF air coming first one
way and then another were noted, and
then the skippers had to Judge which
was the better move to make. Skipper
w. P. Burton on the Shamrock retrieved
himself and sailed the yacht In a mas
terly way. and, after overcoming
handicap at the start, the Shamrock
overhauled the Resolute. Then, getting
the luck that usually comes to the lead
ing yacht, he succeeded In getting across
the finishing line we'll in the lead.
The Resolute. too, was sailed well, as
she always is No serious errors Of judg-
ment or OF handling were made. She
was outlucked with the wind. but that Is
a fortune Of war in yacht sailing. 1t
was surprise to the majority who
watched the contest the Shamrock did
so well in what was generally termed
Resolute weather. but the extra sail on
the Shamrock told we'll for her and i'll
for the defender.
When the yachts reached the Ambrose
Channel llghtshlp the wind had died
down considerably. II had blown itself
out during the early morning, and some
wiseacres declared II would be no race.
The sea was smooth, but the ocean roll
coming from the south southeast was
longer than II had been In past races.
Each yacht was in the pink Of condition.
The more Shamrock sails the better she
seems to get, showing that she was not
in shape when the series began. Reso-
lutes sails which had been -recut, also
fitted we'll. and the little boat-little
compared with the challenger--was the
centre Of admiration by all. Designer
Nicholson had elected to let Shamrock
carry her big club topsall. II. is taxed
In measurement because OF its size. and
the allowance to the Resolute was :
minutes second. a big handicap to
overcome,
The course was signalled. at IL 40
o'clock and the tug was sent OF TO lay
the turning marks. The first leg was
south southeast the next leg west by
north. and the third northeast half
east. II possible the first leg OF tri-
angular race Is laid to windward, but
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