The evening world., 1920-07-20
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Resolute was leading by fifty yards
although starting behind.
AT 1880 Resolute had increased hor
lead TO 200 yards She was slipping
along smoothly and fast under main
sails, club topsaii and big ballooners.
Shamrock was dropping behind be-
cause her three headSails refused TO
I'LL II looked as II Capt. Burton was
in trouble again through bad judg-
ment and sail setting.
At 1898 Shamrock lowered her
fore stay sail and jTb and set an Eng
lish bowsprit splnnaksr or balloon
fore stay sail. She still chung 70 her
No. 1 reaching jib topSaiL Resoluto
was 800 yards ahead.
At 1850 Resoluts was sailing along
easily with her ballooner drawing fine
while Shamrock was tapping the
Wind out OF her small reaching iib
topsail and the little forestaysail,
which looked like hSherman's stay
sail. as II was hoisted only halfway
TO the crosstrees. Experts were un-
able 70 understand why Burton did
not set his balloons.
SANDY HOOK. July 2o.--At 1885
P. ad. the breeze began hauling TO the
south. Resolute broke out her ji'b and
made preparations to beat TO tho eirSt
mark. Shamrock was half a mile
aztern, but somowhat TO weather.
At 4 O'Clock Resolute nan into a
soft apot and Shamrock drew up
wdthen a quarter Of a mile OF her.
SHAMROCK TAKES LEAD AFTER
FiFTY-FiNE MINUTEe.
AZ ll0 Shamrock passed ReSoiute
TO wdndward and took the lead agaan.
The sttle nshermAnis gtnysail eel
ahead Of 6he mast seemed TO draw
nicely.
Al i-25 Shamrock was quarter Of a
mile ahead. She picked up a drauBht
Of air and sailed around Resolute to
wandward luck being with the Ulster
boae cor. the first tame.
Resolute still chung 70 her ballooner
which seemed to draw we'll but could
not compete with shamrOck's baby
noragtaysa1l.
Both yachts had worked to the
wandward OF the course to the frsi
mark and at 1.sO Shamrock bore away
for Il, with Resolute more than 800
yards astern. An inshore Southwestern
seemed 70 be working out toward the
yachts.
Al 1.l5 y. NJ. Shamrock picked Ut
the firUt breath OF the new south
wSstsr and lengthened her lead q
nearly haaf a mile. The first mark
buoy at that time was about -four
n1iles 20 leeward.
At 2 o'clock with the mark TO lee.
ward three miles away, ReAolute jib.
bed over 70 Btarboard and headed fol
H. Shamrock had overstood th'
mark In an effort to pick up the new
breeze. but as 1t failed she lost b!
the move.
The breeze came In again from tn,
west. letting Resolute up and plAcinI
her less than quarter OF a mill
astern of Shamrock. Shamrock Jibbs,
two minutes later and headed for tn
D. mark.
The raoo was postponed for fifteeI
minutes from the starting time se
owing 20 the light breeze. whioh wa
about three knots.
Before the starting signal wa
sounded at 1915. both yachts circle,
about the Mghtship on the windwar
end OF the line. All doubt as 20 VIII
would command Shamrock was re
moved when Capt, William p. Bur
stOn. criticised for his handling OF IN
challenger in the first two races. wa
seen at the wheel. Mrs. Burton wa
seated as usual In the companionwa,
Starting on the nrst leg OF the tr
angular course, a reach south soutl
cart, both sloops manoouvred for the
place al the line. Five minutes befO
the start they ran up their jib topsai
in stops.
Resolute came down and tack
underneath Shamrock. Then bo
stood along with only hfty yards b
tween them and Shamrock 10 weaths
Then Shamrock broke away al
headed back TO the lightship. follow
by Resolute; the wind was very &C
and the yachts moved slowly.
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