The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-20
After Being Passed by
Resolute, Britisher Again
Went Into Lead
FORMERS BALLOON
GAVE TROUBLE
Would Not Break Out and
Had to be Hauled
Partly Down

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Thomas Lipton's challenger, Shamrock
", sailed over the starting line ahead
of the American defender Resolute in
to.day's race for the Americas cup
and breezed away on the first ten mile
leg of thirty nile triangular course,
reach out to sea.
Although Resolute was second across
the line. the ballooner on the Irish
sloop would not break out and was
hauled partly down. Five minutes aft
err the start Resofute had nearly caught
| Shamrock.
The starting signal was blown at
l2:l5. Shamrock crossed at l2:l5:40,
official time, and Resolute al l2;l6;26.
At 1922 Resolute jumped into the
lead, passing Shamrock to leeward aft
er the challenger's crew had cleared the
fouIed jib topsail At 1880 Resolute
had increased her lead 10 geo ysrds.
Before the starting signal was sound.
ed, at l2:l5, both yachts eircled about
the lightship on the windward end Of
the line. All doubt as to who would
| command Shamrock was removed when
Captain William r. Burton, criticized
for his handling of the challenger in
the first two races, was seen at the
. wheel Mrs. Burton was seated as usu-
al in the eompanionwsy,
Starting on the first leg Of the tri-
angular course, reach south soath.
east, both sloops manuyered for their
place at the line. Five mintues before
the start they ran up their iib top.
sails in stops.
Resolute came down and tackled un-
derneath Shamrock, then both stood
along, only fifty yards between them
and Shamrock to weather. Shamrock
broke away and headed back for the
lightship, followed BY Resolute. The
wind was very soft and the yachts
moved slowly.
Shamrock led across the line at
l2:I5.4s. followed by Resolute at
l2:I6:26, although Resolute allowed
the challenger to start first, the Upton
craft had trouble with its ballooner,
which would not break out and partly
hauled down, the British sailors work
ing feverishly to clear the foulcd sail.
Nearly catching Shamrock FIVE minutes
after the start. Resolute sailed past
her TO leevard at 1922 Having cleared
the fouled jib topsail. the crew Of the
Shamrock set their spinnaker II did
not draw well. and Resolute sped On
with her big ballooner bellying out and
the other headsails drawing well.
II was evident to observe that sail
handling on the challenger had been
bungled The spinnaker was taken in
at 1925 and smaller reaching iib
set. This also failed to I'll qujcSly
and ten minutes after the start Reso-
lutte was leading by fifty yards.
At 1880 her lead was 200 yards. She
was slipping along smoothly and fast
under her maiusail elubtopsail and big
baIlooner. shamrock was steadily drop
ming behind because her hesdsails re-
fused to fiji. and il looked a. il her
skipper was in trouble again.
At l2:2S Shamrock lowered her tore
staysail and iib and set an English
bowsprit ,pinnsker or balloon fore
stavsail She still clung to her number
one reaching topsail By this time Res
olute was three hundred wards ahead,
At 1880 Resolute Vas sailing along
easily with her hallooBcr drawing
snlrudidly. while shamrock was fan.
piua the wind ont of her small reach
ing jib top.ail and the little forestay
ssH that looked ike fisherman :
forestaysaiL - il was hoisted only
half way 10 the cross trees Yacht
ing experts eould not understand why
Captain Burton did not sci biz bal
Iooner. Al lsss5 the breeze bean
( hauling 10 the south Resoluts broke
out her iib and prepared 20 beat 70
! the fret marx. Shamrock vas half =
nne ssferu, but someHhat q weather