The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-20
Upton s Yacht Wins
Over u. s. Resolute
British Need But One More
Victory to Lift Americas
Cup.
American Contender Gained
in Second Leb, But Failed
to Overcome Lead.


race from the American dcfcn-
der Resolute and needs only one
more victory to lift Americas !
cup.
Was Neck and Neck.
II was neck and neck race with the
Resolute resting almost on seconds
Resolute had about a minute and thirty
seconds TO make un on the last stretch
Of ten miles and for time Il was be-
lieved she would be able 10 do 40. Her
chances, however. began 10 dwindle
when the wind showed signs OF fiatten-
ing ing out when the. Lipton craft was
mel lishtship. the finishing mark, and
going easy.
Shamrock finished at s.s7:s and
Resolnte 5:t6;b0, unofficial
Hole In shamroek's Jlb.
While Shamrock and Resolute were
running close race coward the finish
limo on the last leg, a big hole appeared
IN Shamrocks balloon jb.
In total elapsed time for both lers
shamrock was eight minutes and
thirty-one seconds to the good. Deduct
lng the time allowance OF seven minutes
and one second. which the Challenger
must allow the defender, Shamrock ied
by one minute and thirty seconds,
o., me elapsed time on the second were;
shnmrock l;ss;oi; Resolute 2:oa:ss.
Snamfock ~ rounded the secdfN
mark at s'26:.9 when Resolute was more
than mile astern. The American.
at 4;35:36.
This gave Shamrock an elapsed time
lot ,o, tne second les OF i;5s:ol and Reso-
Resolute Picks up.
WIN tresheninn breeze from
astern, Resoiute began a stern chase
allowance OF seven minutes and ana
seeond u was figured she sss;.aa
nave 70 gain on tits ieu one min.
ute ana thirty seconds.
kesolute's chances Of winning che race
began 70 fade as the wind showed
signs OF giving away Shamrork was
within three miles of the iiEhtahln ~.
lng easy, with Resoiute more than \
,n ,,ne astern ana far OIL the course in a
long TACK to leewnrd,
Shamrock took In her splnnakar ana
head sails. -"
Sandy Hook. July 2a.--with zen rnilen
OF the thirty.mlle Triangular course COW
.ied, tho challenger Shamrock rounded
W" hrSt mark ahead of the Amerleas, \,
defender Resolute In today's interna-
tlcnal cup race.
Shamrock turned the first mark Al
s,gs' ~. Ealuted by the excursion feet
which blew great blasts on their
Whistles Resolute turned the hrst mark
at 2:a3ii
Shamrock's elapsed time 10 the first
mark was 2.i2:f0 and Resolute's 2:i6.ik.
Ahamrooks lead at the FIRST mark
IN thht time was minutes IS seconds
without taking into consideration the
Time allowance Of seven minutes and
nj 49,
lute on tho entire course.
After bslng delayed fifteen minutes
waiting for more Of breeze, Shamrock
nnd Resolute got away at 1915 today
IN an effort to decide the second Of
their races for Americas cup. Only q
llght breeze was blowing.
sir Thomas Lpton's big green yacht
gci away In the Lead II looked from
tno press boat like Resoiute deliberately
n.iow"d Shamrock To start frat. The
bGllooner on Shamrock would not break
out as Shamrock slipped across the line
ard was partly hauled down. Five
minutes after the start ReHolute had
nearly caught Shamrock. The Official
Hibrtlnx time was given a. follows;
Shamrock. i2f5'ts. Resolute. ~, 1875.
Resoluts In lead.
Nearly touching Shamrock In Ave
after the start. Rcsoiute sailed
pnht her 10 leeward at 12;2s. Ten min
utes after the start Resolute was lead
inR by nifty yards. At 1880 her lead
Was 200 yards She was slipping along
smoothly. Shamrock was steadily drop
ping behind because her head sail RE-
fnHed 10 an. At l?.ss ReSolute was sbn
yards ahead.
AZ 1880 Resoiute was sailing along
rasily but Shamrock was tapping tho
" ind out of her tall reaching jih tnp-
snil. Al 1853 the breeze began hauling
-
lb and prepared 10 beat 10 the FIRST
,ul somewhat 10 weather.
AZ I o'clock Res0lute ran into q soft
irot ana Shamrock drew up within q
uarter of mile Of her,
~ 1898, with her little hsherman's
tayrail set ahead of her mast. going
i'ceiy. Shamrock ran q quarter Of
vile ahead of Resolute. She picked up
hun OF air and sailed around Rcso-
ute TO windward. luck being with the
tryai Ulster boat
ReSolute s,lll chung 90 her balloon
which seemed 20 draw well. but could
TOT apparently compete with sham
cCkr baby forestay sail
Roth yachts had worked 20 the wind
Yhrd 81 the course 10 the hrst mark and
4 i.s0 Shamrock hore away for II with
e Soluta more than 800 yards Rstern.
n shore = Southwestern seemed 70 be
crkHw out toward the yachts.
shortly after $50 observers aboard
DESTROYER following the sloops reported
;hantrock was a mile and quarter
head Of ReAolute