The Washington times., 1920-07-25
RESOLUTE IS ; TO |
BETTING FAV0R|TE
Plenty Of Money in Sight on
Part of Yankee Backers, But
Shamr0CkerS Backward.

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big British boat is being handled by
her skipper has almost reached the
bursting point.
Capt. Jack Applegate, OF Seabright.
n. j., Yankee. did not pilot Sham
rock this morning on her trip to Am
brose channel lightship and back. He
left the British craft in dudgeon
early this morning before she got
under way. after a passage of words
between him and Captain Burton.
which is reported TO have been far
from pleasant. According to the ac-
counts OF this row which have leaked
out, Captain Applegate took Captain
Burton to task for his blunders OF
yesterday, and especially for the last
hitch under the Jersey shore. which
had been taken contrary TO Apple
gates advice.
Burton retorted that he was in
command and that AppleGate's advice
did not have to be taken" whereupon
the old Seabright fisherman laid down
the terms under which he would
serve.
CREW LOSES CONFIDENCE.
The terms, amounting to Applegate's
demanding control of the boat dur
iIlS the "tIt "
Captain Burton and Applegate left
the boat after expressing his opinion
of the way she was being handled.
Capt. G. f. Nicholson, Shamrock's de-
signer. did not start in the race to-
day, and Mrs. Burton stayed on board
the Killarney to make room for an
other man before the mast. In addi-
ton there were three other changes
in the crew.
When Captain Burton took his boat
to sea this morning ii looked as If
every one had stepped aside and
given him sole authority. But it j.
now an accepted fact that his crew
has little confidence in him as a skip.
per.
Both boats broke moorlngs at .
and rounded Sandy Hook under their
own sail.
AS the great racing machines dashed
around the Hook with piping breeze
on the starboard quarter and met the
ocean swell outside they threw clouds
of spray above their bows. The yachts
presented a wonderful picture in the
light of the morning sun. They were
footing fast and heeiing hard to the
freshcning breeze off the land.
SQUALLS GREW HEAVY.
AS the squalls grew more frequent
and heavy II was seen that the boats
would soon be in difficulties. and at
1:45 the postponement signal was
hoisted on the committee boat Barry
ton, the two yachts streaked for
home.
Coming into the anchorage inside
Sandy Hook occurrd q characteristic
incident which illustrates the differ
hat 40 Il 90 ha
boats. Resolute, when she had come
abreast her mooring buoy took in her
Jib and with a sweep to leeward came
up to the buoy under her own sail
in the midst of a sharp squall. Sham
rock made no attempt to perform this
feat; instead she saggcd by the buoy
with mainsheet payed out to keep the
mainsail shaking and allowed herself
to be picked up by her tender and
towed to moorings.
ROTH CREWS READY.
The fifth and final race in the in
ternational cup regatta tomorrow will
find the captains and crews of both
the Resolute and Shamrock " ready
to take almost any chances to bring
the trophy into home waters.
Both crews today went over every
detail of their sloops, preparing for
the final thirty-mile tussle which IL
to determine whether the Americas
Cup will remain in it's case at the
New York Yacht Club or journey
across the seas in the especially pre-
pared box ordered by the challenger
Sir Thomas Upton.
Rcsolute, Americas sturdy defender,
has mastered the Freen-tinted, snub-
nosed challenger twice. losing two to
the British scamen. The final plunge
to victory or defeat will be fifteen
miles to windward along the New
Jersey coast, around the marking
stake and return.
Shamrock, supposedly At her best