Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-19
Winds Balk Resolut,
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7:46:2S. but little more than % i
utes before that hour, ResoIut.
had nearly eight miles to sail-ao,
possible feat-and the committ.
hoisted the no race" signal. A,n
hour Shamrock ". was more A.
two miles from the stake tina, VA
have sent her on the last leg If
race.
The race bfH1gfr era gftras m,
The score still stands: Sham,
~, /; Resolute, 0-Shamrock N
having captured the first race I,
Thursday when Resolute was m,
to drop out because Of an acciaam
her rigging.
But the score does not tell III.
spective achievements of III.
boats to date. In every mimi.
both races, so long as she was II
tender, Resolute has shown her M
to the green invader from oyen
American yachtsmen are loud
their praise of Captain Adams n
the trim sloop he commands.
Today's near-race was run m,
conditions ideal in every particu,
save the essential one Of
breeze.
A bright sun shone down on
CLASSY surface Of the Atlantic M
a sky almost devoid Of clouds
great armada of pleasure Graf, ID
lazily at rest, their brass work d
varnish glittering in the sun d
their flags and pennants Aa,,,
idly in the still air when the I'd
tenders came out from behind d
Horseshoe of Sandy Hook for
start. A little feet of airplanes
one lone. silvery-sided blimp drift
overhead.
Shamrock towed by a tug
Resolute to the starting point
Ambrose Lightship. But that was
only time she was ahead.
Wind is Light
so still was the air that Shamrl
Nv had to call on her tug for al.
second time, after she had been 4
on, and a few minutes before I'D
when the race was scheduled to al
the committee had ordered a pa
ponement. AT 1:30 a breeze cam.
from the southeast and the com.
tee hoisted' the preliminary SGD
and ordered a beat southeast agar
the wind for the first leg. a red
west by south for the second AMI
run home before the wind. nor:hsa
one-half east, for the finish.
Captain Adams again appeare.
nave ut-maneuvered Captain VI
liam P. Burton of Shamrock "
the maneuvers at the start, and q
Resolute of in the coveted weai
berth nine seconds ahead Of
challenger.
The defender began a steady a
on Shamrock " almost imned!a.l
as the two sloops headed out 70 \
on long port tack.
ResoIute outpoints Shamrock
Resolute steadily outpoln,ed shl.j
rock w, edging onto the wind VII
her rival further and further 10 ~
ward. When Resolute made her Is
tack to starboard. after travels
about nine, miles and Shamrock ..
lowed her around. it was seen q
Captain Adams had gained in u
vantage of nearly a mile. ErtsG
asm ran high among the thouSr'
or spectators. crawling along bef-
the racers in craft of every size fH
Tiny power boats to sea going s;a
yachts and passenger steamers
shamrock spurted ahead then
was almost up with Resolute as A
neared the first stake. But Capt.
Burton was caught in calm
was not able to round the bQSaft
buoy until SO minutes later.
BY this time, Resolute heat'
directly ints the sun, was SO far an
that she looked like a saunt bat
spar, rising at a slight angle from
shimmering sea.
The spectator craft broke FORM
tlon here, many Of the boats putt'
on speed to overtake the scaddNa
Resolute, while few fingered bsa'
TO watch Shamrock's effort to owe
come the long lead. Shamrock =
warded the lingerers by putting
more speed and cutting the lead t''
oy about two miles. She vas 81
far astern, however. when Resos1
made the second stake. about "
miles of Long Branch. y. ]. u
broke out her balloon jib for ther
home.
But II had become obvious th2's
could not make the remaining
miles within the allotted ure ~
the spectator craft. including
airplanes and bl!mp. BEGAN turaI
their noses homeward. 4 few MI
utes later the committee hoisted
no race" signal and the yachts W
taken back in tow for the run 10"
Hook.