Evening journal., 1920-07-16
MISHAP GIVES
SHAMROCKRACE
Parting of Throat Halyards
Costs Resolute The
Contest
DEFENDING YACHT
LED FOR IS MILES

ABOARD u. s. s. DESTROYER
GoLDSBOROUGH, July &c VIA Wire
less) The first race in the series OF
i've for Americas Watching cup YES
terday went to the Shamrock ~.
The Resolute, defender Of the cup,
was forced 10 Withdraw from the race
few minutes after she rounded the
half-way mark after showing her
heels tO the challenger for 70 miles.
swapping OF the Resolute's throat
lnalyards, which broueht the mainsail
Iai-Way down, caused Captain Adams
70 Withdraw from the race when he
FOUND II impossible 10 repair the dam
age at sea.
The shamrock bowling along be-
Tore freshened wind. crossed the
finish line within the six hours time
unit allowed for completion OF the
race ana was awarded the victory
she finished at z .26 26.
The Shamrock finished the last leg
on a hroach reach under a malnsail.
lcluhiopsail forestry and libsall
10 was. recalled by old-tlme yachts
men that on two occasions during
The races for the America cup The
defenders claimed the race when the
shamrock withdrew from the con-
test. On one Occasion the Shamrock
broke her topmast and on another
she was oversculled
As the Shamrock gllded home the
sky again cloudcd overhead and cur
tain or mist descended over The FIN
lshlng point, barely hiding the win
ner OF the tlrst race from the view Of
spectators.
The victorious challenger was
greeted by ioOts, boots and throaty
grunts from the craft that had circled
tho finish mark.
After crossing the line the sham
rock came gracefully in the wind and
hONc-tO.
The Shamrock was then taken in
! tow and escorted TO her moOrings in
Sandy Hook bay.
, Sir Thomas Upton, owner OF the
= challenger, has frequently declared
! that n any accident occurred 20 HE
opponent, he would not accept "A vic
tory However, IL was pointed Oul
| that this was a case OF faulty gear
, and In a broad sense OF construction
! the Shamrock Is fully and fairly en-
! titled TO a decision.
e Captain Adams, skipper OF On,
e American yacht, made a game effori
4 TO keep IN the race after the accident
}. but was unable to make the repair,
e at sea.
J. The jaws OF the gan OF the Resolut,
!, came down without warning wheI
G she was half a mile In the lead OF ST
k Thomas Lipton's boat, near the 10
IS mile mark.
The Resolute kept on, with tw
q linen aloft trying TO repair the broker
3 halyards. and rounded the half-wa.
n mark more than four minutes in th'
o lead.
y After rounding the mark Shamrocl
Y soon passed the salliess Resolute
\ Captain Adams decided that he woul,
be unable 60 continue with the Grip
{ piled yacht and withdrew. The Sham
p rock continued on the course viii
the Intention OF finishing
The hesolute had the best or thl
race from the start until the acciden
occurred. She got away at The star
n with a lead OF 200 yards, which sool
4 increased DO a half-mile.
In the change OF sails necessar'
durine the race the Resoluies crev
. showed far superior TO their rivals
= making the shifts in about half tn
y time taken by the Shamrock.
The race was married by seVera
: squalls and by a mist which hung loN
= over the water for a time. Spectator
= aboard small sightseeing craft an
y croWdlng the highlands along "a
q shore were drenched In the dOwnpoul
y 70 appeared that RcsOlute had IN
y race well In hand when the acclden
~ occurred, and 10 was believed that sh
was a sure winner. even without On
= time allowance Of six minutes and
% seconds. which had been made again.
I, Sir Thomas Lipton's boat.
M Resolute, however. had made bt
I little headway In the meantime, and
~ was only a short time until Oh
y British boat went sailing by Oh
oi American craft
~ When Resolute flashed that she VIZ
"a Withdrawing from the race IL WI
~ announced on the press boat thl
n Shamrock ~. would continue an
y, cross the finishing line. Resolute
pa tender took her tow at 2.25 p. IN.
.. Amid a shrieking OF steamer viii
I'd Ties Shamrock ~ and Resolute we
10 on here yesterday at a O0:i0 a. 1
- Eastern standard timel.
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