Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15

on a course southwest by south car
ried the yachts from Ambrose light
ship to turning point couple Of
miles off Asbury Park. With the hoist =
ing of the course signal the mark boat
Aileen Morse, under the command of
Captain Blk, steamed away to set the
turning mark-a white float carrying Il
red ball-off the proper position fifteen
miles away.
Tie yachts moved at fair speed in
the mild airs as they jockeyed for
positions behind the starting line. The
two sloops stood inshore on the port
tack, with Resolute to windward. They
came about and stood upon the line. At
II :55 the warning signal was blown
and a white ball hoisted.
In her almost barren hold the Sham
rock has stored her mascots. They
comprise the wooden American eagle
that was on the victorious yacht Amer
lea and boxes of four leaf clovers from
Ireland and the United States.
Sir Thomas Upton, making his
fourth attempt to lift the bottomless
pewter mug, emblem Of sailing supre-
macy of the sea, cast his eye to weather
and remarked
IF the wind will hold its present
strength, III ask nothing better for my
Irish challenger. The Shamrock Nv is
a fine boat, and ! hope to win."
A gentle rain fell in the night, and
with clearing weather an even whole
sail breeze sprang up from the south
ing hours. Weather sharps said the
breeze would haul more into, the west
BY noon, which would give the sloops n
fifteen beat to windward down the
Jersey coast and run home.
There was a gentle swell to the sea,
and, the red-hulled Ambrose Channel
Light vessel, where the yachts were to
make the start, swung lazily on her
anchor chains. Not a crested wave was
to be seen.
Crews Astir Early
Captain Burton had his crew up
with the sun, and before o'clock
sailors rowed from the tender Killarney
to the challenger to remove sail covers
and send headsails up with stops.
"My opinion is that the first hour Of
today's race will tell the story of the
Americas cup contest" said the Sham
rocks skipper, "We will then know
what each sloop can do"
Skipper Adams also had Resolute's s
crew early astir and ready to make
sail.
Covers were removed from the de-
tenders mainsail and headsails slowly
edged their way up the stays.
I'VE should have no complaint to
make of this weather." said Captain
Adams, "and believe Resolute will
give good account of herself"
"Sir Thomas's ship should make il
interesting" added the American skip
per, as he surveyed the green bodied
Shamrock from whose towering topmas,
futtered Sir Thomas's flag.
The day broke hot and humid. The
sun, a great copper disc in the sky
burned away the haze that hung like
blanket offshore and poured its warn
rays down upon the spectators who
occupied vantage points on the high
lands to witness the contest. Some OF
these were armed with ancient marin,
glasses and draw telescopes who's,
power of magnifying was Of such un.
certain quality that one could see nearl,
as well through one end of the glas:
as the other.
The breeze was still holding directl,
out of the southwest at 8 o'clock al
ten knots and lumber hookers offshor,
stood along to the southwark on the
starbard tack making good time, which
presaged fast race for their Lighter
sisters, the cup yacht sloops.