Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-17
Resolute Leads Lipton's
Challenger By Close To
5 Miles On Second Lap

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| At 2:15 p. nj. both yachts were stilf
heading for Long Island on the STAR
board tack. Resolute had Increases
her windward advantage to one-third
| If mile. Shamrock continually sax-
ged of to leward in order to outfoot
her rival but although she forged
somewhat ahead she was too far Ia
leeward to profit by it,
Breeze Picks Up.
At o'clock the yachts were stun
| holding the starboard tack which they
took on crossing the starting line
Kesolute was more than half mile
to windward OF Shamrock ana less
| than half that distance astern.
| At 1902 Resolute tackled to port
and headed for the mark, Shamrock
tacking 80 seconds later, with Reso-
lutte nearly mile ahead.
AT S:15 the wind had increased 10
! six knots Shamrock took in her
number three baby jib topsaiI ana
set smaller one rather slowly. Reso-
lutte gained trifle during the shift
The yachts picked UP more breeze
while out at sea and at $3.50 wera
moving along fairly fast. Resolute
still maintained her distinct advantaqe
over her rival and at this time, barrinR
accident, looked to be winner as Shan
rock had to allow her six miutes ana
40 seconds handicap.
Shamrock First to Break.
Shamrock was first to break away
to starboard at 1921, followed at onea
by Resolute.
Shamrock held it only three minutes
when she came about in port again
being very slow in stays. Resolute
held on.
Resolute went about on the STAR
board tack at precisely $3.50, while the
Upton boat came about on the port
tack, again splitting tacks with tho
defender
After short tack on the starboard
tack, Resolute went about again on
the port tack and Captain Burton
elected to tack to stArboard again
with the challenger.
Resolute at S:35 went about ON the
starboard tack as she approached the
first mark. From shore she appeared
to have about three-quarter ni1a
lead over the challenger.
At 3:33 the mark of the first turn
was about tfour miles from Resolute
and about six miles of the thirty mife
course had bee covered.
Challenger Holds On.
Shamrock tackled to port at 3:40-
She semed to carry a bit of air with
her that the defender was not getting
and moved along quite rapidly in the
water. Resolute was showing a well
defined wake to her rival. Two min
'utes later Resolute also came ab0ut
on the port tack.
At $3.50 p m. with both boats all
most heading for the mark, three
miles distance range finders on the
destroyer Goldsborough showed Res0-
lutte 400 yards ahead to windward.
Four O'Clock found the yachts hold
ing together on the port tack far ours
at sea, heading for the first mark. In
the last half hour Of sailing the chaf-
1enger had hald her own with tha
American.
Shamrock Gains.
At o'clock Shamrock was still
gaining on Resolute, until she was less
than 200 yards astern but still was To
leeward. The wind dropped pack to
less than five knots and its softness
again threatened completed race.
At 4:10 Shamrock was 100 yards
under Resolutes lee with the first
mark about mile to weather of the
defender. During the last half hour
Shamrock gained steadily.
The two yachts wene about on the
starboard tack at 4:16. The wind han
dropped out a bit and the two big
sloops washed along the sea way. max
ing slow time of 1t.
start Postponed.
Sandy Hook, N. J., July 17--Tha
second race of 1920 for the American
cup was postponed at 1880 a. m. un-
til later in the day by order OF the
regatta committee.
A wind of three knots strength
from the northeast was blowing at >
o. clock this morning when the crews
of the Americas cup sloops. Resoiute.
defender, and Shamrock ", challen-
ger, began preparations for the secona
of the international races today.
Handicap Worries.
While Charles Francis Adams II.
skipper of the American sloop was
figuring out his days strategy. Captain
william p Burton, aboard Shamrock
also was going over his plans in de-
tail. For the handicap of six minutes
and forty seconds which the chalien-
ger must give Resolute to compensate
for a greater sail area, seconds are
more precious than gold to the British
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