The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21

Sandy Hook, N. J., July 21.-Wlth
two victories to her credit Sham
rock w led across the starting line
In today's race for the Americas
cup, which Ia defended BY the Res
oluta. .s
The Upton sloop needs but one
more victory to lift the cup.
After sounding the starting Sig
nal ut p. m, Shamrock crossed
at 1:00:22, and Resolute at 1:00:ll.I
oticial time, and .breeSed AwaS -
the frst 16-mile leg AZ their 1esnlna
vindWaTst sT6ur5GI
At t:l6 ns N. Shamrock had :
iead Nof, one Si8hth Of Z mile and
appeared to be gaining rapidly in
the four-knot breeze. Resolute. al
though to windward, appeared los
ing. At 1880 p. m. Shamrock had
increased her lead to three-eighths
Of mile.
At 1:40 .. m. Shamrock was well
ahead of Resolute and 1t seemed as
If she could cross the defenders
bow II she went about to margin
of several hundred yards.
Defender Gets Advantage.
Shamrock was going along in .
surprising fashion. At 1:50 p. m.
she was within two miles OF the
Jersey highlands. Resolute man
aged to cross Shamrock's bow at
l :55 and after both yachts had
tackled. was 200 yards ahead.
Boat for boat, it was q tight race
with the advantage so far lying
with ResOlute. which crossed the
line 10 seconds behind the chal-
lenger and now was leading by
probably 10 seconds:
At 2:O5 p. m. both yachts stood
in-shore toward Monmouth beach.
In the rolling sea Resolute nego-
tiated the water better than her
rival.
ResOlute Leads.
With more than half the course
to the outer mark cOveSed at 2: rs
p. m, it was estimated that Reso-
lutte was leading by a quarter mile.
At 2:35 p. m they stood out to
sea and it looked as IL they would
be able to make the turning mark.
Resolute was leading by three
! eighths Of mile. The wind had In
creased to nearly 10 knots and the
sloops' lee rails were awash.
Resolute gained slightly on every
hitch as the sloops tackled the Jer-
sey shore.
At 2:50 the yachts were still
standing OF shore for the mark
/. five miles ahead. The breeze in
creased to IL knots. x
The naval blimp, Clio, which has
been observing the international
yacht races, came to grief today
just as the yachts neared the line
and fell into Jamacai bay near the
air station. The five members ol
her crew and three newspaper men
aboard escaped with no worse than
| a ducking.
On Home Stretch.
In elapsed time, Resolute had sn
advantage Of two minutes and foul
seconds in beginning the second
and last leg. plus time allowances
OF seven minutes and one second
which the challenger must give her
A mile after the turn both yachts
broke out ballooners. Res0lute
seemed covered with bulging can
vas.
At 4:10 the yachts had sailed hall
OF the homeward course and were
within seven and half miles Of the
finish. Resolute was leading BY
40 yards according to range nnderl
on destroyers following the race
The wind held about south, blowing
s to 10 knots an hour.
Shanrock Gains.
At 4:16 p. m, however, Sham
rock began picking up on ResoIute
gaining IS or so yards to q mile
Six milea from the iinish the chai
lenger was 500 yards astern. =
| At 4:4o p. N. Resolute vas otil
leading by 200 yards with less thaI
l1ive miles 70 60. The wind hA
dropped to six knots.
1 At 4:46. p. m. the yachts wor
within three mflee Of tho finish an
Resolute xaa lsading By ~ yardl
t3he Ntn9 ~ uoll - -
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