Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-18
ReSoIute Half Hour in Lead
When Expiration of Time
Ends Race.
SKIPPER OF DEFENDER
OUTMANEUVERS RIVAL
Contest Under Ideal Weather Ex-
cept Failing Winds-Yachtsmen
Praise American.

BY the Associated Press
SANDY HOOK, n. J., July 11.-Ex-
piration of the sailing-time limit saved
the British challenger Shamrock w.
from what seemed to be certain defeat
at the hands of the cup defender Reso-
Lutte. in the second meet today of the
1920 regatta for the Americas cup.
The trim defender. skIlfully handled
by Capt. Charles Francis Adams. I'd,
had put more than half an hours sail
ing between her and the challenger. and
was breeZing home under mainsail, club
topsaD and balloon jb, when the race
was officially declared off at 20 O'Clock
Under the rules. the th:rty-mile tri-
angular course had to be covered with
in six hours by the leading yacht, to
make il a race. The time limit would
not actually have expired until 7:46:2S.
but a little more than twenty minutes
before that hour, Resolute still had
nearly eight miles to sail--an impossi-
Bile feat-and the committee boat
hoisted the mo race" signal. At that
hour, Shamrock " was more than two
miles from the stake that would have
sent her on the last leg of the race.
Achievements Not i'm Score.
The score still stands, Shamrock ".
L; Resolute. 0-Shamrock " having
captured the first race last Thursday.
when Resolute was forced to drop out,
because Of an accident to her rigging.
But the score does not tell the re-
spective achievements of the two
boats to date. In every minute OF
both races. SO long as she was
contender. Resolute has shown her
heels to the green invader from over
seas. American yachtsmen are loud an
their praise of Capt. Adams and the
trim sloop he commands.
Today's near race was run under
conditions ideal in every particular
save the essential enc of stiff breeze.
A bright sun shone- down on the
CLASSY surface Of the Atlantic from a
sky almost devoid of clouds. The
great armada of pleasure craft rode
lazily at rest, their brasswork and
varnish glinting in the sun and their
flags and pennants Tapping idly in
the still air. when the contenders
of Sandy Hook for the start. A little
feet of airplanes and one lone, silver
sided naval blimp foated overhead.
Resoiute Leads From Start.
Resolute led from the start, just as
she led on Thursday up to the time her
accident put her out of commission in
that race. Furthermore, she held to-
gether, and it was the wind today which
cracked
The committee waited until nearly
half an hour before the time limit ex-
pired for starting the race and then
seized upon faint southeasterly breeze
to send the yachts off on a ten-mile
beat along the first leg of the thirty
mile triangle. In the fight for place az
the start Burton, on Shamrock, was the
aggressor throughout. but in spite of his
every effort to pocket Resolute he failed,
and before he realized it Skipper Ad-
ans had him nicely pocketed under
Resolute and crossed the line nine see
onds in the lead.
The wind was very light, but Resolute.
as she did on Thursday, soon began to
beat to windward. while Shamrock fell
off In half an hour ii was clearly seen
that the challenger was no match for
the defender in going TO windward in
light airs.
First Leg Very slow.
The first leg was very slow. with
until a mile from the mark Then the
wind gave Shamrock a lift so that
she drew up until she was only 100
yards to leeward ofNthe defender For
a few minutes the race became ex-
citing In fact, it looked as if Sham
rock might go through Resolute's
weather. Then came a remarkable
piece of wind chicanery.
Both yachts tackled to starboard
of a mile from the
mark. with Resolute 100 yards TO
windward- The breeze gave her such
a lift that she stood for the mark.
but. although Shamrock was scarcely
a biscuit toss away. it passed over
her entirely and left her practically
becalmed. Resolute nearly fetched
the mark on that starboard tack and
wore rOund II WIFI dnolher snort
hitch, going quite fast. mile away.
Shamrock lay Tapping helpless in the
long swell.
Five times Burton sought to coax
the green yacht up to the mark. and
CHI time she shied like horse at a
hurdle. He tried her with three jibs
and two head sails. but the tickle
breeze and head tide drove her back
each time. In the sixth try she
reached it, nearly half an hour after
Resofute.
The second leg was planned to be
each. but Resolute, out ahead. found
+ close fetch. and finally il turned
nto the second beat of the day. Res
,lute was the first to be headed OF
md soon started on a long beat up TO
he second mark.
shift settles Event.
This shift with the tightening
,reeze settled the event for the day,
10 far as the race was concerned. for
her was no hope OF a finish.
Far astern. Shamrock. with stin a
xhiff of air from the southeast. drew
IN until she was two miles astern Of
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