The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
and Shamrock to
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New York July 1l-Time allowance, a vital factor to any yaehtsman, as- sumed added importance tonight on the eve of the first Americas cup race of 1920. when it was learned that, in the event of a close finish tomorrow, the winner might not be known before Fri day.
 Announcement by the race committee that Shamrock " must give Resolute, American defender, a handicap of minutes and l second because of the challenger's greater spread of canvas, was coupled with another announce ment that the committee had granted a request for remeasurement of certain of the Shamrock's sails.
 As it was impossible to put her canvas under tape today. and the yachts will be racing off sandy Hook tomorrow, the work may not be done before Fri day. a day of rest for the yachting stars. Therefore should the result of tomor- rows contest hang on seconds the rival crews must remain in suspense until Friday at least for any change in sail figures would be reflected in time allow ance This change. however, would be only few seconds. according to II. De B. Parsons, chairman of the race com mittee. who added that the possibility or TcNtISdl III tHS JuNt5N D NSNAf7AVii was almost negligible.
 Tonight's announcement of the time allowance was made as soon as final fig ures on the measurements of the two yachts were reported to the committee by official surveyors. The tentative handicap was an upset to experts, who had predicted that six minutes or six minutes and a half would be about the figure.
 The reason for the handicap in favor of the American boat is that the sham rock carries approximately l,60o square feet more canvas than her rival, which gives her a decided advantage in boat for-boat comparison.
 The official measurements of the two vesseles follow:
 Sail area, Shamrock 10,459.4 square feet, Resolute S,775 square feet. Length over all: Shamrock 11O.3Si Resolute 106.34 feet.
 | Length on water: Shamrock 7oi Resolute 74.97.
 l Quarter beam length penalty. Sham
 rock S.97 feet; Resolute 1,2S feet l L. tracing length): Shamrock 7S.97 feet: Resolute 1920 feet. Displacement: Shamrock sS79 cubic feet; Resolute 9.650 cubic feet. i Draught penalty: Shamrock 0.5S feet l Resolute O feet.
 l Rating Measurements: ShamrocR
 94 4 feet; Resolute SS5 feet.
 Both challenser and defender rode a Ianchor today in the horseshoe at Sandy lHook, very light winds causing the rival shippers to abandon plans for final test spin.
 l With three out of five races needed to win the cup, the race committed l announced >tonight that tomorrow Saturdays, and Tuesdays races will b' 1 held as scheduled. but that after tha
 date the yachts would race every day l This rule, however, will be subject t' modification at the request of eithel skipper who will have the priviles' of requesting a day of rest betweer races. Final decision will lay witt the committee.
 Although at this rate, five contests should be ended Thursday of next week there is the possibility that light winds prevenA1g the yachts from finishint within the six hour time limit, ma!
 result in races being declared off.
 The start of tomorrow's contest il scheduled to be made at noon iron the Ambrose channel lightship. Tn lcourse, thirty miles in length, will no be announced until just before tn start, but the rules call for wlndwar' and leeward course for the first, <thirt and fifth races. The second and fourtl lare to be over triangular course, Among celebrities who will watci British seafnanship matched /asains American are Franklin D. Roosevelt I assistant secretary of the navy, an' Sir Auckland Geddes British ambassa II dor to the United States
 MT. Roosevelt will be aboard de
 stroyer and Sir Auckland on the stean
 yacht Victoria, guest of Sir Thoma II.infnn