Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-21
pt0n's Craft Winner by
Y Minutes rs Seconds,
Official Time.
PIPER BURTON REDEEMS
HIMSELF IN CONTEST
iolutc Gains Rapidly in Last
1alf-Hour, but Fails to
Make Up Early Losses.
NOW HANGS IN BALANCE
|cnty Years Grip on Trophy
tests on Defender Winning
Three Straight Victories.
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EW YORK. July 2O.--Amcricus
.nty-year grip on the iuterna-
al yachting cup hangs by %
er today, the result Of sham
SIS clean cut, magnificent victory
r RcsoIutc.
nc tea Kings mayournccn wheeled
winner by more than ten minutes.
tracting from this the handlcap
seven minutes odd. leaves tho
m i!icr two precious minutes adj
tagc.
ar hack In tn. history OF the cup
iegics II Is related that "a British
ht bcstcd q Yankee craft when
latter lost a topmasi. Last Thurs
the Shamrock Of this day crossed
line winner. but again an acct
was responsible.
I'rinmph IL UnsuiIird.
1amrock OUTRAGED. outluckcd Reso-
today and the triumph is un-
led by accident or other detrac,
cause. The victory crowns Tea
is twenty-onc ycara Of striving
BRING back 10 the British lsles the
erlca's Cup. Sir Thomas has the
,wo-thirds over TO Ireland now.
nc yacht America brought the Gun
America IN 1851. and since that
ant day the trophy has never
II In danger.
feeling OF sympathy surgcd ont;
the spectator fleet 10 Captain
liam =. Burton. OF the Shamrock.
he two racers luffed TO the mark.
gas Burton's test race. His honor
Victor in a thousand races was at
ke.
urion ouiguessed Adams and
@mrock slantcd ahead, thirty-clEh.
Ionds to the good. Aboard the
mrock some one fumnlcd tho
|nnakcr and a rocking throng saw
prizc british crew lose itself in
folds OF tho big sheet
Rrsniuic Slips to Lead.
|scSolUte stepped into the lead. took
|g strides before the wind and
gIed it with her AZ size went.
|tmrock's skipper, ratified. pcrhaps
3;cr;ain, for the momcn, bv the
|'behavior Of the crew. holstcd and
|'crcd sails in quick succession.
INtth twenty minutes OF tho start
less than nvc changes were made.
Isolute hoofed II mcrrily. her bal
i!h curling on the halyurd ironcd
by the breeze.
he !caf-colorcd racer cared up 20
|stward for a wind and found il.
|ls quest for "a wind made sham
X, made Rurton. and won the race.
|c wind ,wirlcd its corkscrcw into
smrocks ballooncr. starched the
ak jib. shaped for all the world
10 sail on a iied Sea fclucca. and
und up Rcsolutc's Head TIN moth
i remained OF II.
ur Minutes Ahead nt I'Irs, rurr.
Shamrock jihbcd and Gu, across
|soiutc's bows and drove on TO the
itlturn and rounded il four minutes
tho good. Up 10 tho second leg Nat
'tches OF quiet hecalmcd the two
'ft. Occasionally Rcsolu,c edged
|. but with saddcning regularity the
pie OF lipton's eye won back and
ded on.
ihort'! before the second turn.
;ich lay not more than "A mile and
nan OH the coast OF North Long
anch. an cight-k knot howlcr clhowcd
way into the calm and lifted the
der ahead. Sails which had been
bbing' spillins the wind. suddenly
gan l" sing as they strained on
tir booms and stays.
shamrock whistlcd as she rounded
; second leg and entered the home
'ctch. Ahead She found III. same
igh-ncck good-soulcd wind sin
lowing and Shamrock shook - ont
innakcr and balloon and whirlcd
ay. Resolntc came up at this time
d found the twin OF the wi,,d which
d helped Shamrock waiting for il
stronger twin. Rcsolut. heclcd over
most 10 the surface of the wafer
ept around and spurtcd after the
II opponent
No 0wcrinuI:nE OF Spccd.,cr.
But there was no overhau!inE the
ass-co!ored Fpecdstcr. Shamrock
ined all the time Rcsolutc was
It in Il ribbon OF mist which
etched over the horizon and all
her sails were deep III shadow.
ly the balloon being rescued from
2 darkness by the CLINT OF sunlight
1t.
There had been some speculation
TO the race ending. but another
s-lnnEed wind settled that question
few miles from the lightship. sham
ck was bowlcd along beyond the
'htship before the spectators we're
are.
Whistles. sirens and horns broke
rth. y great many persons shouted
solutc carccncd across the line not
,g after. and she received even Il
lder and hearticr reception.
Excitement had reached it's height
zen before brisk breeze that pu.
hone in her teeth the Shamrock
Continued on Second Pagc.)