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RACING YACHTS
WERE BECALMED
The Defender Was First Across the
Starting Line and Gained Steadily.
Lack of Wind Prevented Victory.

Starting Line and Gained Steadily.
Lack of Wind Prevented Victory.
New York, July 19-With the Amer
lean yacht Resolute, over four miles
in the lead of the Shamrock " and
with twenty miles sailed the second
race for Americas cup was called off,
The Resolute had ten miles more to
sail
The challenger was dim white
tower, hOpelessly outdistanced, when
the sun dropped toward the horizon
and registered 7.46, the end of the
siX-hour period in which the rules re
quire the race TO be run
The stay sails of the leader crumpl-
ed and disappeared as the James Do
herty, its tender, came alongside in
order to tow it to shore. Both watches
loitered on deck talking in whispers.
Two sailors broomtd the deck for rope
yarns and dust which has accumulat-
ed. The officers grouped ahaft the
mast quietly discussed the race Oc
caSionally squirt of passion lit uO
the sottO voice of the discussion, which
we venture to say, took the form of a
round cracking deep-sea cuss.
An eight-knot wind, which had swept
the Resolute far beyond the reach OF
to a thin puffer The sea which had
been scanned and puckered, showed
everywhere grease save in places
where 1t was dotted by catpaws and
wily-Waws. 1t was with difficulty that
the ResOlute rounded the second turn
off Long Branch.
The wind had by this time fresh
ened in the vicinity of Shamrock and
as Resolute rounded the white stri
angle, the Upton craft loOmed up
gaining in the distance. Resolute was
able to get only three miles from the
second turn when time was called
The Defender won her lead through
her good fortune in finding an oasis
of wind while Shamrock stuck becalm-
ed, thrusting her parched sails here
and there for a breath of breeze. II
turned the first mark 4.33.39, the Chal-
lenger in 5.10.05. The second mark
was reached in 7010 by the ResO,
lutte.
Up to the first turn, the race had
been picturesque, thrilling, and III
spots without precedent. The start
in particular was brilliant and spec
tacular piece OF craftsmanship.
The yachts will meet again over an
other triangle course
The first leg of the triangle course.
was a beat to windward in which Res
olute outpointed Shamrock, when the
American boat turned the first marx
Shamrock was lying almost becalmed.
making frequent tacks. The challeng'
er finally squeezed around the marx
with Resolute miles away, 30 minutes
and % seconds ahead.
Starting the second leg of the race
Resolute had broad reach across the
bay toward the New Jersey shore and
in a freshening breeze she fed swift
ly on a straight course with every san
drawing full and a frill of foam under
its bow.
Resolute was five miles ahead Wher
Shamrock came around the turn anc
started after the fleeing defender IL
looked as though Resolute was SURE
winner, but, when it was still toul
miles from the turn, the defender mel
a broad wind and was compelled &c
tack. while Shamrock, still carrying Q
fair breeze, gained rapidly upon II
until it's lead was cut down 10 t"e
miles.
Then Shamrock also encountered the
head wind, which had shifted TO the
southwest and began to beat u[
against it. Resolute ran into cain
snot and was caught in irons Wmle
making a tack.
When Resolute led Shamrock Nv
around the second mark 1t seemed
quite impossible that it could cover the
tan-mile reach home before the time
limit expired However, instead OF
asking the regatta committee 10 ae
clara the race off, Captain Adams
broke out a big reaching jib topsall
after rounding the mark and seemed
to he making every effort to get across
the finish line in time.
Shamrock was about one ana nan
miles to leeward.
A few minutes later the race "aas
called off.