South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-24

by Associated Press:
SANDY HOOK, y. j., July "a
Defender Resolute tossed her six
minute and forty second handicap
overheard Friday and defeated the
British challenger, Shamrock ",
boat for boat in the fourth race OF
the 1920 regatta for the Americas
cup. The series now stands two and
two, and the deciding race will be
run 81 turday.
The cup boats will meet again
Saturday over "A thirty-mile wind
ward and leeward course and the
chances for the Rcsolute, witch
at windward work, in the final and
deciding contest should be bright in
deed.
Fridays race was the fastest in
the series 50 far. kesOlute complet-
ing the 20 mile triangular course I'm
three hours, 81 minutes and 81 sec
ends. shamrock ~ followed three
minutes and Al seconds later but
the actual difference in sailing time
was only three minutes and is sec
Onds, Itesolute having led across the
starting line by % seconds.
Rcsolute Leads.
Resolute led from the start To be
sure there were times on the third
leg when her lead seemed very mar
row and her chance TO tie the series
appeared TO be seriously threatened,
but or all other occasions there was
never u question as TO the outcome
Of the race, provided the defenders
rigging held.
Again the start had 10 be post
poned an hour. this time 10 wait for
a fog bank TO blow away. The mist
lifted at 1890 and the committee
at once set signals for beat south
southwest TO a mark ten miles off
iScabright, a reach out 10 sea and
another reach TO the finish.
There was not much more than
four Knot breeze when the two
preliminary signals were sounded
and the yachts started for the line.
For the first time in the series Capt.
Burton held back and allowed Res
olute TO lead the way. But Capt.
Adams was in no hurry and he sail
ed Reso!ute down the line for a
minute and a half after the starting
signal and then crossed.
Shamrock Starts.
Shamrock worked across four sec
Onds before the two minutes handi-
cap expired. with Rcsolutc TO lee
ward but back winding her. Both
yachts started on the star board
tack. but Shamrock soon swung
round 10 port and headed in shore.
Eesolute followed as usual and held
a fine breeze, while shamrock ran
into an air pocket When the two
boats took starboard tacks II was
seen that Rcsolute had worked out
more than a quarter Of mile IN the
lead.
a mile from the start both swung
around again 10 port and carried
off tins tack down the coast until
Shamrock nearly ran into tish
poLnd off Zabright. All the way
down on this port tack Eesolute
constantly worked 10 windward, 80
when shamrock finally headed off
shore in star board tack the de-
fender was we'll 10 weather.
Resolutc cid not tack TO port until
two minutes after shamrock and
the reason for this was not al once
evident. but il afterwards proved
that Capt Adams had the mark in
view and made IL on one board oft
shore. Shamrock could not fetch the
buoy and was compelled 10 make
two shore bitches before rounding.
Make Record Time.
ReSolutc had her baby lib topSal
on the boatSprit half minute before
turning and her reaching jib on the
stay and broken out minute after
rounding tne marx. SnsllnTocN SAL
eli nearly a milo on the second leg
before breaking out her reaching
lib The yachts sailed the second
leg in very nearly record time, av-
eraging Just under l. knots an hour.
As was expected Shamrock out
reached Rcsolute but her total gain
OF - seconds under exactly the same
conditions of wind and sea- was dis
appointing 10 her hackers.
The two yachts Jibed round the
second mark with rush and with
the breeze over the port quarter
headed fer the finish. Resolute be-
inC nearly a minute in the lead and
having the race seemingly well IT
hand.
In the last mile Resolute tackled 10
lccward under ballConer while
Shamrock crossed the finish line
with spinakcr 10 starboard.