New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

went over the line at l:ZZ IN the
weather position after Adams had made
no attempt whatever to take that berth
himself. The Upton craft passea under
the stern Of The lightship and seemed
to have every possible advantage in
the getaway. The defender went up
toward tho committee boat and crossed
close 10 her stern exactly 10 seconds
after her opponent had gone over.
Right here began aa pretty q wind
ward duel as was ever staged by con-
testants for the Americas Cup. For
Burton it was a desperate one, calcu-
lated to tax his skill to the utmost,
for, he knew he could not point as
high as his rival and would have to find
some other means of getting TO the
outer mark first. The first five minutes
OF yesterdays beat demonstrated clear
ly Resolute's superiority in windward
work.
The little white sloop seemed to be
sailing directly into the teeth Of the
wind and every tack found her rival a
greater distance in her lee. Sham
rocks windward work yesterday, how
ever, was vast improvement over her
showing IN the ffteen-mile beat in
Thursdays race.
starboard tack and Shamrock, with
Jersey coast pilot added to her after
guard, Immediately shifted over to
port and began long hitch for the
beach. Captain Adams appeared to be
entirely dsinterested in this maneuver
on the part of the challenger. He gave
his entire attention to his old game Of
eating into the wind leaving Shamrock
to go her leeward way alone
Hoped TO Outfoot Adams
Burton appeared to believe that he
could outfoot Adams and gain sufi-
Gent lead to enable him to tack across
the latter's bow, and in this wav get
out of her lee. His early tactics in
the windward leg were ali made with
TINS idea in view, but VIXEN the long
port tack failed he must have known
INC feat was impossible.
The challenger moved along at great
speed on this tack. and at 1852 went
over TO starboard in desperate effort
to head off the defender. 1t looked for
a time as though Burton's plan was to
be successful. but as Adams held to mis-
port tack and the two yachts began 20
converge it became evident that Sham
rocks fast footing to leeward had not
gwen her sufficient gain to enable her
to weather the defender.
Adams waited until he was certain
that Burton could not get out from
under his lee and then he tackled. and
1T was apparent that he was still far
to windward of the challenger. Burton
trled every trick he knew TO get out
from under Resolute and made a num-
Der OF short bitches of hardly one
minute duration. They gained HIM
nothing and in some instances worked
out to the advantage of the defender
Defender in the Lead
O'c ~
had increased to twelve knots and the
two yachts were close hauled and cut
ting through the water on their beam
ends. Between 2:15 and 2:30 the
Sloops tackled a half dozen times, Bur
TON taxing the initiative in his struggle
TO free himself of Resolute's lee. He
'rled everything known to the game. in
Guiding fake tacks, but the maneuver
ing 2vailed him nothing, and at 2:3O
5he defender was 765 yards in the
lead, according to the range finder on
the bridge of the destroyer Semmes.
In this battle for the weather berth
the two yachts made more than twenty
tacks between the starting line and the
outer mark
Both yachts made the mark on the
starboard tack, Resolute at this time
appearing to feel the fresheninr breeze
more than the challenger, judging by
the way she was heeling as she
swooped down on the stake. She
rounded at 2:24:4 with a lead of two
minutes and four seconds.
The handling of the defender on the /
turns was snappy piece of work her
ssplnnaker pole being in position be
fore she was Strengthened out for the
run down the wind That sail was up
in stops before the turn was made and !
when the order came to release it the |
great wing splashed out on the port
side without a hitch. A few minutes
later balloon jib was set.
Challenger Cuts Down Lead
Burton duplicated these moves after
he had rounded the turn. but it looked
or moment as though the spinnaker
stops were going to cause the boat
the same trouble she had on Tuesday
with her ballooner. The spinnaker was t
lnally set, however, and the balloon /
Jib followed it quickly.
Inc long stern chase after the pace /
Resolute then began in earnest.
with the wind dropping gradually until /
IT was hardly more than eight knots.
Although Shamrock's spinnaker and
balloon jib appeared to spill the wind
a great deal it was plain that she was
picking up foot by foot the ground size
mad lost In the windward leg.
When the yachts were half wav
home, or seven and one-half miles from,
the stake they had just turned. ne
challenger had cut down Resolute's !
lead TO 450 yards; but it was obvious