The Washington times., 1920-07-18
ODDS STILL ON
YANKEE YACHT
Resolute Has Led In Both
Previous Races Saturdays
Race Was Disappointment.
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been picturesque, thrilling. and in
spots. without precedent. The start
In particular was brilliant and
spectacular craftsmanship. -
The day was clear and full of sun
shine. splendid for hiking, golfing,
baseball. any outdoor sport, In fact,
but lacking in wind power to make
q good day for yachting. A very
o.. REsoLUTE TAKES LEAD.
The warning whistle snorted short
ly after 1880 o'clock and the two
sloops rode to the mark. Shamrock
tried it's deep water darndest to steal
TO windward, but the swift pivoting
Resolute not only balded her, but at
entirely away and slipped past the
bow of her green opponent.
Shamrock footed IL fast under a
heavy topsail and although II drew
ahead, also drew rapidly to leeward.
Resolute sailed close to the wind
completely outpointing the other un-
der the slight spread OF her baby jib
topsail. The hour of the getaway
was :46, with a difference or sec
onds between the two.
They drew rapidly apart. Resolute
gaining to windward, Shamrock WIN
ming abeam. To explain in race argot
-Resolute was hugging the pore
while Shamrock was racing away on
over and beyond the fence, some
where In the space where the auto
mobiles were parked.
At 2:4S Shamrock in actual distance
straight ahead was leading by 800
yards, while from windward TO lee,
ward was tagging no less than ooo
Taking heed to the wisdom dis
played by the Resolute, Shamrock
shook out her baby jib and thereafter
pointed I'D into the wind somewhat
better. The two vessels were now
beating up against the vino.
A series Of lacking maneuvers en-
sued at this point which seemed 10
favor the Resolute until 1t became
apparent that the Irishman had zig
Jagged into a tipping breeze which
pushed her rapidly astern of the
Resolute. The latter orawled like
proyerbia1 snail. while Shamrock cut
down a lead OF almost half mile to
200 yards.
GHOSTS ON AHEAD.
The Yankee craft. however, was
happy from the penon on its topmast
clear down to its keen fin keel, only
few moments later. for just then its
tapering bowsprit edged into g cup
ping blower, the best the wind man
had brewed that date, .,s-.- IA.H
Resolute stretched a wall OF sail
and ghosted on ahead, circling ,9p ITS
heel around the first turn, all sails
checked out. Shamrock hung motion
lessIy, an alabaster pyramid OF can
vas. Her one swift spurt had be-
trayed her into a huge tear in the
wind, from which there was no es-
Gaping. Mechanically the squadrons
of onlookers repeated, "As idle as
painted ship upon painted ocean,
The Resolute flashed into the offng
until it became a white dart careen-
ing off toward nowhere. But even
the heft bellows which were blowing
into the Resolute kites at length
dropped down and disappeared. The
wind was not strong enough to pun
out the sails, only ruff1ing them
somewhat.
At Z o'clock. with the Resolute just
rounding the second turn, 1t was ap-
parent that there was little hope of
her finishing the race. Airplanes and
the big blimp, the sightseeing craft,
and the escorting yachts and destroy
ers turned back. Again 1t was Reso-
lute's day, but again the hoodoo had
been aboard and snatched away vic