The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-23
lIP1ONs / BOAT ]! PASSES
AMERICAN NEAR FINISH !
But FA|LSIN LAST Mile
Yank Leads All Way 20
Final Leg Then Yachts
Run Neck and Neck.

!, Sandy Heod, n. ], July h.
ResOlute won tOday's intcrna..
donal Gun race after = spcctac.
ular finish and tied, two to twas
with shamrock Nv, In the fight
for the Americas cup.
Resolute crossed the line Arst
with minute and . half to
spare, according to unol6clal
timing ashore.
Shamrock, after Q long stern
chase around two legs Of to.
days triangular course, over.
hauled the defender within
three mile Of the finish, bat the
American sloop, breaking out .
big boll0oner, took the leaA
again within the last half mile.
and sped first across the aAish
line, beating the Challenger
boat, according TO un01ield
timing. 10
The official finishing times were:
Resolute, 4:39:25. -
Shamrock, 4:43:06. =
Sandy Hook, N. J.. July 23.-Res-
olute, defending the Americas cup.
dashed first across the line today
at the start of the fourth interna-
tional yacht race, which she must
win to prevent Sir Thomas Lipton's
Shamrock Nv from capturing the
priceless pewter trophy.
Shamrock crossed about half q
minute behind the defender, &C.
cording to unomcial timing.
With the starting signal sounded
at l p. m. Resolute crossed ct
1:O1:33, Official time, and Sham
rock 1t 1;01:56. Then both piung-
ed forward on the first l0-mile l6g
| Of the 30-mile triangular coprle, .
beat to windward down IN ystrSI
shore I. & z Z =
| Resolute Increases Gain.
Both yachts crossed on the star
board tack, and Resolute at ones
began to gain. When the two
yachts later headed inshore toward
the Jersey highlands, Resolute
gained constantly. AT I'LL p. m.
the American yacht was easily .
! quarter Of a mile ahead. @
As Shamrock was % seconds la
ter Than Resolute in crossing the
line, but must give her today .
time handicap of 6 minutes and 40
seconds, she must finish minutes
and Is seconds ahead OF the de-
fender to win.
Increases Lead.
The wind breezed up to 8 knots
an hour and came around SO 1t was
behind the sloops. The Resolute
added a quarter Of a mile to hel
lead and then the Shamrock gained
but Resolute was half mile te
windward and therefore that much
more nearer the turning mark. Tht
wind was now due south and Reso
lutte was well in the lead.
Resolute crossed Shamrock,
bow at 2:07 and after this maneu
yer, the press boat wirelessed tina
Resolute was about ZOO yard
ahead.
| on shore the wind seemed brisk
er and the yachts took more speed
their lee rails awash. -
Passes Mark at 2:34 p. m.
Skipping along in front OF Sham
rock Nv, which needs but one NOR
victory to capture the America
cup, Resolute turned the first mar
Of today's triangular course q
2:34:47 and sped away on the sec
ond 10 mile leg. a reach out I
: sea.
The green sloop followed the d.
fender around the first mark
2:36:5S.
Yachts Tear Through Water.
/ The wind increased to Is knots .
/ hour at p. IN. and the yachts Il
: the first time in the 1920 regattl
were tearing through the wate
: Shamrock seemed unable to CT
. down Resolute's lead in the first Fl,
2 miles of the second leg.
g At 3:15 p. m. the yachts hs
e sailed two-thirds Of the second le
: Shamrock was gaining, but vel
d gradually.
The speed of the two yachts .
2 the second Hg was remarkabi
!. averaging we'll up to II knots.
b At 3:45 p. M, q black squall can
4 up ahead and both sloops took
Itop sail.
Shamrock Goes Ahead. b
Il Shamrock passed Resolute witt
in three miles Of the finish. But
!. .t4:1l D, m. had not enough lead
win II present conditions held.
II A singular shift in weather. col
: tditions left both boats almost y
!. Gained at ( o'clock. four mill
= from the finish but with ResolN
ia quarter of mile ahead. At Al
= Ip. m. Z breeze came back.
Anerioan Bursfs Ahead. ts.
Il At 4:12 .. m. Resolute hoisted
a No. jib top sail and began ;
. close up on Shamrock. The q
Z sloops were within . mile Of q
q finish. at.s
; Halt . mile from the finish Res
: lutte broke ont . ballooner and dy'
past the Shamrock.
Raoo Tonefrow. ss
Despite annpuncsment 6Cm
II Statah Island iship51rd tha&
tc sleeps would - dry-doeked Il r
I'd olpta Won today, the regatta CO