Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Tho international Yacht Races.

Sir Thomas Upton. the notody achtman who has sailed the coors OF
England against the American up contenders Tor many years is a firm C.
lever in the old adage: IF at firstly you don. succeed, try and try again. Ow-
ing to the outbreak of the wal the cup races. which were scheduled for tho
late summer Of 1914 and again In 1915, had TO be postponed. Sir Thomas
1914, and given several trial spins. owing to the war however the aces
we're not conducted.
There were three yachts participating in the trial races to determine
which one should represent the United States. The Resolute. with an over
length Of los feet, 745 feet o. the waterine, a II rot beam lf25
foot draught made the better showing of all three. This Herreshon contender
sailed I'm eighteen races in 1914 against the Vaniie and the Defiance, the
other two American yachts entered in the trials Most of these trials we're
over courses Of so miles off Sandy Hook and despite the fact that a time
had to be given the Rmolutelbecause o. her being ten feets shorter
actual elapsed time. The Resdute carries a total .sel area of $500 feet as
comparable 5000 by either the vanfle or Defiance.
As thu Resolute proved in her trials that she va the logical contender
against the shamrock w some facts about the size OF her spars might be
Interesting. Her mast is ninety -four feet high. while the topImast adds IN
other thirty feet The boom is sevonty-fve feet long an the gar forty
eight feet. A bowsprt extending lA5 feet cupboard maxi possible he
handling of large jrs The baseline Oft the sails is 1870 feet
The fastest time ever made by the Resolute in n ta1 race was in Long
Island Sound N M g., 1914, whens she defeated the NauitNI the elapsed time
of the Herreshon yacht for thirty miles being 3 hours minute u seconds
Although England has been sending chauengers over To the United
States Internationally since 1881 not n OF their crafts has ever been able to
American sailors. Sir Thomas is now bringing from England the Shamrock
which e will use against his shamrock I to gko the challenger some try
latter par OF tho ann as has always beer customary.
The first of the Shamrocks came to this country in 1892, the Columbia.
Americas defender al that time, winning with a ten minute margin. Tho
Columbia represented this country until 1903 when tho Reliance was built
she meeting the Shamrock III N three races In that year.
The Resdute is scheduled to be launched from its winter storage sheds
at Bristol Rhode Island Inc hst week In May Owing to the proximity OF ne
Sandy Hook Course to Perth Amboy many local yachting enthusiasts and
lovers of he water are planning to make a trip to the Hook and witness the
races Tho trials prior to the actual clash between the American and British
yachts, will also be interesting dghts.
Although confident of a victory with this try al the American cup Sir
Thomas Upton will be forced to put his racing machine IL p against N of
the most perfectly designed racing yachts ever turned out by American skilled
boat builders The Resolute in the trials showed her ability trc cut the water
like a keen nifes blade to carry IN enormou moun Of saila M work close
into the wind. III crew which will be selected to man her Will be composed
of TIL bstA American racing yachtsmen lin the game.
1t should DO another big summer for Ameriea-this yacht a being
of every sport Imaginable are expected to hrstunted states athletes
lhonors.