The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-23
Americas Cup Defender
Dashed Over the Line
First in Fourth Race
MUST WIN TO-DAY
TO SAVE THE CUP
Both Sloops ere Reported
in Good Condition
for the Race

Sandy Hook. N. j., July %. -Reso-
lutte, defending the Americas cup,
dashed first across the line to-day at
the start of the fourth international
yacht race, which she must win to pre-
vent Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock ~
from capturing the priceless pewter
trophy.
With the starting signal sounded at
| O'Clock, Resolute crossed at l;0l :33,
official time. and Shamrock at l:0l:56
Then both plunged forward on the first
ten mile leg of their 30-mile triangular
course-a beat to windward down the
Jersey shore.
With the blowing of the prepara-
tory signal, the two sloops stood away
to southwark in the light breeze and
when the warning signal was sounded
at 1855 they were 800 yards to wind
ward Of the lightship. Then they came
about and reached for the line with
booms to starboard, but there was not
sufficient air to permit any smart jock.
ewing for the start. The yachts reached
fast to eastward of the committee
boat and then along the line They
had to kill time and stood away again
to the northward.
Wearing ship, they again stood
down the line from west to east.
Resolute planted herself squarely on
the Shamrock's weather.
The starting signal was blown at |
o'clock p. m. and Resolute crossed at
l:0l :33 official time, with the green
sloop % seconds behind her.
II was Shamrock to-day that hung
back and allowed Resolute to set the
pace. Captain Burton of the challenger
was very nearly handicapped having
only four seconds to get over the line
within the two minutes allowed after
the signal.
Both yachts crossed on the stsrboard
tack and Resolute at once began to
gain. Ten minutes after the start both
tackled to port, with Resolute 200 yards
TO windward, going quite fast, and
Shamrock almost becalmcd. The two
sloops broke out baby jib topsails on
crossing the line. There was a big roll
to the sea and the sloops pounded as
they moved away, causing them to
spill some Of the wind from the sails.
After Captain Burton started to let
Shamrock run in order to forereach his
rival. the challenger appeared for
while as if she was sailing back for the
starting line, so badly she was thrown
of apparently by the shifting Wind.
When the two yachts later headed
inshore for the Jersey highlands, Res
olute gained constantly in the beat TO
windward. At I:l2 O'Clock the Ameri-
can Yacht was easily quarter of a
mile ahead.
Working inshore, Resolute pinched
out further and further TO weather,
while Shamrock sought to overcome
her rivals advantage by forereaching.
The defender heeled over in the light
breeze more than the Upton boat and
showed the same marked advantage
in beating To windward in ground
swell with faint airs as she did in pre-
vious races.
At l:2O the wind hauled almost 10
the south. letting up Resolute and put
ting her more than a quarter If mile
TO windward. where she was almost
able to lay her course for the first
mark.
At 1880 the wind after having in
creased Ia eight knots, went back into
the south southwest, making II dead
ahead to the first turn with Resolute
half a miles to windward and going
faster than Shamrock, which seemed
logy.