New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-17

was lar from pleasing to her owner.
de is still confident. however, that she
can go out and win the cup without
being assisted by any more accidents
TO her opponent.
The weather forecast for to-day in
ufcates southwest winds FOR the second
contest. They are expected to be light
IN the morning with increasing velocity
IN the afternoon. The sky is expected
to be overcast and some of the old
snefibacks at Sandy Hook said last
to see squali or two before the race
was finished.
II the forecast proves to be correct
and southwest wind prevails, the first
leg to-day probably will be ten-mile
beat into the wind to a mark a few
miles off Long Branch. This leg would
carry the racers down the beach and
would keep them in sight of persons
on shore.
Stiff Test To-day
This course would provide run to
the. second mark straight out to sea
and close reach to the finish line.
With a steady breeze no better test
could be devised for the yachts than a
course OF this character. The setting
OF the course and the direction in which
1t shall be sailed are entirely in the
hands of the race committee and will
not be known until few minutes be-
fore the preparatory signal is blown.
The direction of the wind at the start
ing hour will be the deciding factor.
The fact that to-day's race is sure to
provide at least one leg in which the
Yachts will be reaching has given Sir
Thomas and the challenger's afterguard
considerable confidence. This is a
point in sailing in which Shamrock has
excelled and Resolute has shown to
poor advantage.
In all her trial races against the feet
23-meter boat Shamrock invariably
made her greatest gain with the wind
over her quarter. Resolute, on the
other hand, proved at Newport that she
did not shine in d reach. In this phase
OF wind jamming she took many an
embarra ssing drubbing from the
Nanitie.
On the windward leg to-day Resolute
should open up lead over the Sham
rock that ought to counterbalance
gain in the reach. On this theory the
issue should be decided in the run
down the wind. Both yachts are fast
in this game, but Resolute will prob
ably have the edge on her rival if light
airs prevail. If there is a wind like the
one that carried Shamrock to the finish
line in Thursdays race the American
boat will have her hands full to finish
within her time allowance.
Resolute's Backers Anxious
AS the situation stands this morning
on the eve of the second, and prob
ably the most vital of all the cup con-
tests, Uncle Sam has one somewhat
nervous eye on the fragile hull of
Resolute and the other on the weather.
1t is generally admitted that the sue
cessful defense of the cup depends
not so much on Resolute's speed as
on her ability to hold herself together
in a blow. That she will encounter
blow, and probably heavy one, in the
course of the three races she must
win If the cup Is to remain in this
country is considered a certainty.
When she meets this weather the cues
ton of the worlds yachting supremacy
will be decided. 1t will also be ascer-
tanned whether Nat Herreshoff has
sacrificed seaworthiness for the feet
ness that goes with lightness Of con-
struction.
There was every indication last night
that the loss of the first leg on the
Americas Cup had resulted in awaken
ing unprecedented interest in the yacht
ing classic. There was a popular feel
ing before the first race that the
British boat could not win and that
the cup was in no real danger. With
33 1-3 per cent of his ambition already
realized, Sir Thomas Upton looms up
this morning as an actual menace to
the safety of the trophy. The green
flyer must win but two more races to
remove the aged trophy from the COM
Portable moorings it has enjoyed since
1851.
Official Conditions the Same
course the conditions governing to-day's
race will be identical with those of the
first contest. The yachts will be towel
from their respective anchorages in
Sandy Hook Bay by tugs and will be
released about II o'clock in the vicinity
of Ambrose lghtship. The starting
line will be between that aged craft
and the committee boat Baryton.
Shortly before the starting signal is
set at 11:45 daylight saving time) the
course will be announced. The warn
ing signal will be hoisted at 1850 and
fhe yachts will be sent away promptly
at noon. A period of two minutes fol-
lows the starting signal during which
the racers may start and have their
actual time taken. If they go over
the line after the two-minute period
has elapsed they will be penalized for
the delay. If neither of the contest
ants finishes within time limit Of
six hours the committee will declare
the race off.
The third cup battle will be staged
off Sandy Hook on Tuesday, and if
further contests are necessary the sail
ing dates will be announced by the
Americas Cup Committee.
BY taking the first race Shamrock
sent the betting in this city to even
money on the series. In Wall Street
Yesterday there were many wagers
made at odds of 2 to l that Resolute
would win the second contest.
J. P. Morgan's Corsair, flagship of
the New York Yacht Club, will again
act as the guide boat in to-day's strug-
gle, while the two outer marks will be
set by Captain Louis r. Blk in the
seagoing tug Aileen Morse.