Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-21

ca's cup, sailed home wing and wlng to her second victory over the defend. CT. Res0lutt, today and placd herseli within striking distance of the coveted trophy Tomorrow's meet-lf she Wlns twill cilnch the series for Shamrock ". while Resolute must tage three straight to keep the famous cup on thIs s.dc of the Atlantic.
 Today's race, the first of three starts i., which bath yachts crossed the flnlsh line saw tne trim hull of Sir Thomas L;pLon's emerald challenger ana her vast srread Of white canvas always In the le:;;- save. for brief period at tbe start when her balloon jib top sail fculed as t as broken out, ana ResoIute temporarily forged into hrst p!ace.
 Thrills Saved for Last F Miles
 The drills were all saved for the last twelve miles of the thirty mile triangular sail. Both boats had iaz- ed along in, vagrant breeze, sham re,.k steao1y drawing away rom her ei:stening wIile pursuer, until the challenger came within about two miles of the second mark. mere Sne caught a freshening northwestern anu spurted up. breaking out her balloon jib topsail and spinnaker as she rounded the stake, for wing ana WlllS run home before the breeze.
 Resolute was still fiounder1ng along in a near calm, more than a mile from the stake. Suddenly the. breeze struck her and the trim craft heellnS over until her decks were aWash, iarted forward in pursuit. She seenleu fairly to leap through the sea. nlnslns he white spray high as she tore .Ionr She gained the mark in in credibly short time and swinging close to the buoy broke out her ballooner and strained forward like tnoroush- bred on the home stretch.
 RlIt a tricky breeze which had ap- ,earad to favor Shamrock from the start, had given the challenger 100 great a lead to be overcome ana sne swept across the finish line at Ambrose Channel lightship nine minutes anu sT Seconds ahead of Resolute-a vic .ory by two minutes and 70 secohos tfter the handicap, imposed because or ,er greater sail area, had been deduct d.
 Crew Congratulated.
 When sine had crossed the finish line through the screeching fleet of spec. .sltor craft. Shamrock swung about and .4.itss.ed Ieisurely back to watch ReSo- .,fe come home. Hats waved and aankerchiefs fiuttered congratulations o shamrock INs crew as she swept pack tttough the fleet with her sails oeilying taut Ieal.ed from the whistle of the com nittee Loat indicating Resolute had .rt.ssed the l4ne, but the whistle was ,.svrr heard. l. was swallowed up III he din that acclaimed the defender Ecsolute. the Ct1eated, received, II any tl.ins, d g;eateT ovation than oio Shamrock, and despised the oads against Ter Ter supporters could pc heard oil every hand pfed1ctlhg she would yet WIn :he series. They DO lteu out Ina: the first race, last Thursday, Nas lrss through an accident to her rigging wien thc defender was la F. he lead a.d tfat on the second at tenu. Saturday, which ended In no race" Resolute was far in the lead when the coEt.st was called off at the sxperiatIor Of the allotted racing FlIne-
 No Actual Test Yet.
 Although Shamrock won today, Res olutes supporters insisted that fickle b.eezes had given victory to the chal- Ieuger. Neither boat, they averred, has mad an actual test of her sailing capa- hilities in the present series. Sham- rock " today-so argued the pro Resolutes'-not only got most of the uuffs cf wind while Resolute was drift ing virtually becalmed, but had the wind shift so that Resolute's favorite windward leg was entirely eeliminated from the race. Shamrock TVS strong forte is said to be in running before the ind and on the reaches.
 The crowd that witnessed today s encounter was the smallest that had turned out for any of the three meets. There was the usual quota of power yachts destroyers and steamers, ana the airplane fleet and solitary naval hl.mD scared overhead, but the smaller craft were not out in force. And many If fhe craft that did turn out for the ace departed before the real race be- gan. apparently believing the meet l 0ould prove a repetition of Saturday $ mo race" ..,
 Shamrock tore her balloon jib top sail slightly on the home stretch put otherwise both craft came through III 5ne shape. and before being towed ln- 10 the Horseshoe of Sandy HOOK potn hoisted the pennant that indicated their readiness to race tomorrow.
 The regatta committee of the New York Yacht club annorrced tonight ibot the Iacnts will raoe tomorrow The cuntes. will be oVe- a tL-rty nile m zvind,Vgri and leedv -t' C coiI SC. Ine committee stated that there would pc no change in the arrangements ana that the time allowance is expected to remain the same as today's.
 Gentle Winds Forecast for Today.
 Gentle shifting winds, mostly south srIv. with fair weather, was the weather bureaus forecast for the yacht race tomorrow.
 The regatta committee at noon today hesitated fifteen minutes and then de sided that the westerly breeze would holt and hoisted signals for reach south zoutheast, a beat about west, and another rsach northeast by north
 Fight For Position Dull.
 The fight for position was rather dul as Skipper Adams made nc effort to gail fine lead and allowed Shamrock to eros! as sine pleased SS seconds ahead, whicl extended Resolute's time with her tin' allowance at the finish to minutes anC sq seconds. It looked like a very libera margin for the defender, but it wa found to be too small 10 give her thu race.
 The first fifteen minutes were featured by bungling sail-handling on Shamrock The balloon lib refused to break out ant finally when yanked, it fouled around tn stay Then a spinnaker was tried an, found set poorly Two or three othe head sails were set and taken in Durin; these experiments Resolute walked righ into the lead and 1t looked like a repeti ton of Saturdays contest.
 Finally Burton settled down on