The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-17
WIRELESS REPORTS
ON SECOND RACE
FROM DESTROYER
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&C. signal flag. postponlng the. start
until later in the day.
At 11.45 n stray zephyr came in
from the south. which gave the
yachts just steerage way, but not
enough to warrant starting the race.
Weather prospects hazarded a guess
that the wind would spring up later
in the day from the southeast or
southwest. but at noon there was not
the slightest sign Of a breeze. Under
the sailing agreement the Regatta
Committee had the power 20 postpone
the race until later in the day at III
teen minute intervals ny hosting the
&c" signal flag. The yellow penndnt
with its blue tail went up at ll.3O ana
was still hanging at l. o'clock
The Corsair, flagship Of the New
York Yacht Club. carried heavy
passenger list and excursion boats
were crowded.
At 1890 p. NJ. catspaws from the
southeast began TO rutlle the seas
and give the yachts more storage
way. They even had life enough to
flutter the CO signal flag on the
committee boat.
At o'clock the breeze had increased
to three knots and the sea was ruff
fed for quite q distance about the
lLightship. Still the c. signal con-
tinucd to fly from the Committee tug,
At 10 the CO. signal was hauled
down and the Committee prepared to
sound the preliminary starting signal
three minutes later. The wind was
nearly southeast.
I The preliminary signal was not
blown however at lis e. NJ, the Com
mittee waiting evidently for the l.GO
interval.
At L16 the Committee hoistcd sig
nails for a Triangular race, the first
| leg southeast, the second west uy
south and tho last leg north by east
half east.
At 1.3O the preliminary signal was
| sounded for a start at l.45.
When the preliminary signal was
sounded the breeze was just sufficient
| to ruffle the water. Shamrock twice
tried to blanket Resolute. hut each
time the defender slipped away. At
! one time the boats were within bis
| cult toss of one another, sailing side
by side.
Seven minutes before the start
Shamrock broke out a large rcaching
lib top sail which seemed unwicldly
Both yachts held across the line for
the Lghtship with Shamrock lead
ing. Then Shamrock came up into
the wind and Resolute bore Off but
the two came close again to the lee
ward of the committee boat. Reso-
lutte broke out a large baby 'tb top
sail. I'll
The starting signal 'wao sounded
at 1.45 p. NJ, with both yachts to lee
ward Of the line Resolutc was first
TO cross. followed by Shamrock under
her Ice. Adams won all the honors
at the start.
The omcial time at the start was:
Resolute, 1.46.2S; Shamrock 1867.
/ Shamrock tried hard TO kill Res
olutc's wind at the start and several
times tack on top OF the defender
Each time Adams slipped away by
bearing off When the starting sig
nal was sounded both were to lee
ward of the line with Resolutc head
ing away
The tide began to run out when
Shamrock turned and headed for the
line. Resolute Immediately tackled
on her weather quarter, both heading
for the line on the starboard tack
Resolute went by Shamrock tC
weather and crossed nine seconds in
the lead and fifty yards to the wind
. ward. u was a complete victory for
, Adams.
Resolute Immediately began tC
crawl out TO wndward while footins
almost as fast rs Shamrock. Fifteer
minutes after the start ReSlute was ,
quarter of mile to windward anC
holding Shamrock well.
At 2.05 both yachts were still hold.
e ing the starhoard tack, with Resolut,
! to the windward and Shamrock ,
trifie ahead, but unable TO cross Res
olute's bow.
At 2.15 =. NJ. both were still head
ing for the Long Island shore on TN