The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-17
SHAMROCK AND
RESOLUTE RACE TODAY
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must be signalled and SO on until
the wind freshens UP sufficiently for
the race, or it is definitely post
lponed.
Catspaws from the southeast began
to ruffle the seas at 1880 and gave
the yachts more steerage way. The
delay signal flag on the committee
boat even began to flutter.
The two racers after casting off
their lines, drifted about under stray
lcatspaws which did not have even
power enough to ruffle the sea. A
long, sleepy roll from the southeast
rolled them gently.
Several dirigible balloons Joined the
laerial fleet.
The fleets carrying spectators were
considerably larger than on Thurs
day, the day OF the first race.
The Victoria, Sir Thomas Lipton's
yacht, was crowded with his CUES 3,
several of whom arrived from Liver
pool early today for the races. The
Corsair, J. p. Morgan's yacht, also
lcarried large number of passengers.
The yellow pennant with its blue
tail, the delay signal, was still flying
from the committee tug at 1915. II
the race does not get under way SIX
hours before sunset, it must be post
|poned until another day. The sun
will set today at 7:23. standard east
ern time.
The wind freshened up bi. al /
p. M, and preparations were being
made for the start.
The breeze had increased to three
knots and the sea was ruffled for
quite a distance from the light ship.
At 1:12, the delay signal was haul
ed down from the committee bsat
and arrangements made to sound the
preliminary starting signal. three
minutes later The wind was nearly
southeast.
AT 1:16, the committee hoisted the
signal for a triangular race, the first
leg southeast, the secoai west by
south and the last leg north by east,
half east.
The preliminary signal was net
flown at lis, however, the commit
tee evidently waiting for the 1870 in
terval.
The preliminary signal was sounded
at 1870 for start fiftae1 minutes
later.
The Shamrock tried twice to blan-
ket the Resolute, but each time the
defender slipped away. The boats
at one time were within biscuit toss
of one another, sailing side by side.
Seven minutes before the start,
Shamrock broke out large reaching
lib topsail which seemed unwielay.
Boxing the Compass.
IBy Henry L. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NAyESINK HIGHLANDS, N. T.,
July 1.-THE breeze was boxing the
compass early today, making impos-
sible any forecast of the direction OF
the triangular course over which the
second race of the 1920 Americas
yachting cup series will be sailed.
Resolute's main sail went up few
minutes after the Shamrock. Sham
rocks mainsail went up before nine
a. m.
Excursion steamers, their decks
crowded with people were rapidly
coming out Sandy Hook bay was
dotted with feather-like sails. Air
planes roared overhead. Weather
conditions at $3.50 were perfect ex-
cept for the gentleness of the breeze.
The Shamrock slipped her mornings
at 9:25 a. m, ana under indihsdii, Ciuo
topsail and jib started for the Am
brose Light starting point of the race.
The green sloop with her canvass
beautifully set, glided around the
Hook at a surprising gait, considering
there was not enough wind to stir
the leaves on the trees.
A fleet of small yachts followed in
her wake acting as train-bearers TO
the challenging Irishman's queen.
An hour and half before the race
was to start, the Resolute cast off
her buoy and made for the Hook with
her main sail, club top sail, foresail
lib and baby jib topsafl.
The Resolute was taken in tow by
tug, rounded the Hook in a cloud
of soft coal smoke, and headed for the
starting line There was fiat calm
at Ambrose lightship with no breeze
stirring from any direction. A long
sleepy roll was making in from the
southeast.
An hour before the starting time,
the weather continued clear and the
air lifeless.
The regatta committee announced
the handicap of the Shamrock to the
Resolute will remain at six minutes,
forty seconds.