The Washington times., 1920-07-23
BY FRANCIS j. WHITE.
IDterna tionaI News Service.


ABOARD U. S. S. DESTROYER
GOLDSBOROUGH. OFF SANDY
HOOK, July % (via wireless).-The
cup defender Resolute and the chal-
lenger, Shamrock Nv, started the nth
race Of their series for the Americas
cup at noon Eastern standard time)
today.
THICK WEATHER PREVAILS.
Thick weather, with rolling banks
of fog off shore, prevailed, and there.
was a five-knot wind from the south.
The race today will be sailed over a
triangular course. The yachts head
ed south-southwest on the first leg OF
the triangle, which was beat to
windward. The second leg will be
reach east by north, and the third
another reach to the finish.
Resolute crossed the line first.
The official starting time was an
nounced as follows:
Resolute, 1901 :33.
Shamrock, 12:O1:56.
Official announcement was made
that the time allowance in favor OF
Resolute today is six minutes and
forty seconds
Both yachts stood southeast on
starboard tack carrying jib topsails
and plunging heavily in southerly
roll.
Resolute began to pull away froih
Shamrock almost as soon as they
crossed the line.
Captain Burton, OF the challenger,
hung back purposely. allowing the
defender to get away first and set the
pace.
Ten minutes after the start both
yachts tackled to port, with Resolute
200 yards to windward. The Ameri-
can defender was making splendid
time, while IL appeared that Sham
rock was almost becalmed to leeward.
The wind hauled about to almost
direct south shortly after II o'clock.
letting up Resolute and putting her
a trife more than a quarter of a mile
to windward. She was good eighth
of a mile ahead at this stage Of the
race and almost able to lay her course
for the first mark.
EIGHT-kNOT BREEZE.
At 1915 o'clock the breeze had in
creased to eight knots and Resolute
continued to gain on the challenger.
Resolute started the race with a
number one baby jib top sail but
shifted 1t soon after the start to a
number three. Shamrock started with
a small baby jib but at 12:24 shifted
to a larger head sail.
At 1890 o'clock the wind veered
back into the southwest, making 1t
dead ahead to the first turn for the
racers. Resolute was half a mile to
windward and footed much faster
than Shamrock. The challenger SEEM
ed loggy.
Shamrock was not being steered as
closely as Resolute. She kept fall
ing off and Juggling half a point while
the defender held a steady course on
the wind. The Nicholson creation was
sailed as IL she carried a lee helm.
Shamrock also pounded much more
heavily than Resolute, and made a
great deal of fuss under her bow.
SHAMROCK FOOTING FASTER.
AS the boats neared the Jersey
coast, Resolute seemed to head off a
trifle. pulling slightly to westward
under the land. She held the tack
port. however. in order to cross a
dark tide rip.
At 12:dO o'clock Resolute was still
half a mile To windward OF the green
sloop, but Shamrock had gained a bit
and was footing faster.
At 1880, when nearly down TO tho
Highlands Shamrock had picked up.
with the aid OF small baby jib top
sail, which she set at 12:40. The
weather was clear at that time, eN-
cept for fog bank off shore. The
breeze was about six knots.
At 1880 the breeze hauled directly
south. which gave the boats still more
of beat At that time they were oft
the south end of the Highlands, about
two miles off the beach. Resolute was
about half n mile Nindward and that
much nearer the turning mark.
At :08 Shamrock, when within half
a mile OF Shrewsbury shoal. tackled to
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