Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-28
WORST DRUBBING
OF THE REGATTA
s.. FOR SHAMROCK w,

N"NHN'Hpcl FROM f.rSt i'IES.)
:. ing beauty ana sent his steam yacht,
: inc victoria. full speed ahead in or
: Ger 10 ove.;ake and congratulate Re-
: solute's crew. He returned just in
; time 10 see Shamrock cross the line.
Cheers for Irish Sportsman.
. the aged sportsman's gameness as
nc drew away from his own sloop 10
: congratulate the winner elected n
ta!vo OF cheers from those on board
: the spectator craft. and Sir Thomas
responded as taunt!ly as II he had
rot seen his own fondcst hope once
more baGled.
81! Thomas announced Immediately
after the race tina, he would build
now challenger and come across
again In 1922 10 have another try AT
: iitting the Americas Cup, provided
some other yachtsman did not chal-
f. !cnge and win the Cup sooner.
WAS heated BY n better boat" he
!: said Il have no complaint TO make.
EGt ! am greatly disappointed
IN some ways the race vas one OF
!. tho mos: exciting of the series. grs.
. s%S&lse IN i's ea:.y sr.kes Shamroc}.
ii n, 4, ee,enfd = come to life and
= ana second. after Rcsolute had rc-
+: established her supremacy. through
: th' uncertainty as 10 whether she
+ wou.d he able to hn!sh inside the
Thcre were, therefore. two races in
one one S.solute against Shamrock ana
: licsolutc against time, both OF which
me defender won Handsomely
~ noon i looked as If MI hands
= would have u come on. the follow
:. ing day. and Il was not untu half an
I. honf before the expiration OF tho
= waiting PERIOD that = brceza finally
= 60 me IN from the south southwest
=. IN, ne .9nmittec promptly seized upon
- inc 'R3te-Hnot affair TO start tho
= yachts for the wlndwara mark
Hon"rs OF start for Shnmrock.
Shamrock won All the honors OF
ne s'Atl. either because RcsClute had
49,, So, nHgf lnto me. same sluggieh
or because SGipncr Adams actiInilv
- sought TO give tina challenger every
- posSlh." advantage for once and take
- q NHaHe" ar uUtwcathcr!nE ~ on
- ponent on the way to the wlnaw9. -
= InAFk In any event Hcsolute started
(. ~ very bad pocket underneath
= sm' .lltlgh and TIA" green boat had
=: eEEerNiAns hfr own way for the frs,
- fifteen minutes
=. The Wind was scarcely more ,har
- y ,nrSs n,aa,s II the start and potl
- ne nahd.caH limit % TWO minute.
,o SaemgogE was tho ars, to cross
20 d"tcndc- Both rrasscd on tho s.3r
noari TACK and Shamrock being IN .
- ;,mm. Iiar% MY Yards to yrlndward
ne feaowea and % me sl-r-fsn q
- a! PECAN 20 fa.i on 20 lceWn-A
- The Nheaie had not been sailing 20,
-. minutes before taw of h1rras fC,,,
-; -. ca al Snrha 'ltc had 70 tack /.
- Shafnrnck' Instead of tnaktug ciso am
y. keen rSt"een your rnnnrer- a-J -
- her wind free held 5N !.
= kent clear OF Shamrocs ,horca,.er
a = D..
= for bctier draft of air ugds- -
= Jersey shore hut she t4ileg - 80.
- IL, while Rcsolute p'ckcl IN a f,yr,
go able slant OF shore. Stui I'm Non
~ ancr n" start Shamrock was ~
80: - In the lead and seemed abb. ~ no.
- couple Of points nearer the wtrG
- Evcrythlng seemed 10 be going l,-
60 usually well FOR tho green boat =,
- hopes ran high on tho yacht V!ciori
=: carrying Sir Thomas Upton
- Hesolutc Crosses shnmrocL's Dov
60 The Resolute began 10 pick VI n.
-. heels and forercach hcr oppono,
. ADAMS tackled twice before ne su
= ceedcd In getting across SharrocL
- bow, bnt he finally achieved this. ~
-. after that the race, as between =
- Two nohts, was over. Both held a.
-. of hhore and finally tackled for 4
- marx with about three hourg 10 mi
~ the race. 49,
g Resolute's lead at tho outer ma
- OF -FOUR minutes and eight snconds
- elapsed time seemed 10 ASSURE her
$50 the race. provided the wind he
$50 which Gid not seem possible.
$50 Ing within thirty seconds after rom
80 Ing. while Shamrock was more In:
1.-TWO mtputes getting out her big XII
~ EesolNe headed straight for
nuSh. but Shamrock Immediate