Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15

rock, S97 feet; Rrsoiute i2S,
Racing length-Shamrock. 1927 feeti |
heSgI.ntie; pIsnie;c uS:ns. s,,mroct as,o ,ubIe
feet; Resoiute, 1850.
DrnuEht penaity-Shamrock' o'oS fee'' |
RotIne Tye,surem.n,s-sbamrock. e44
ferti Rcsoiute. ss.5.
tor,, .o-rod ,o..u;.,,, a, o,,o h;s Wind
~ tLo strai,, ,,.L;nh ~ onnfos,nJ 'n n.as
wnon !, WIN" "' o'"''u "''
Uailinp a launcb load of wc,l. wish
ore ba said be felt HE nlace was unon
tbo cbaIIenp,Sg sIoon b,,t That bc could
nor face the ordcaI Roth Mr. Rurton
wbo called tbe Sh,,nrock and Mr.
| Z;cboI.on bcr do.;gnnr woro =, tbc
contrarv 1, n chorn,;no mood ~ ooua
| nin,ity Ore on,,id nnt ho ,nito enro
whether tbev wore bmoveJ m nv ex :.
trnmo ontimism or wbotbar their mood
w,o" oItpeotbor fot.Iist;c
A. ali ovonts thov did rot suyoost
mon Who w;tbin n fow bours nora to
~o m r. .ca and scht Gov tbo h,,o r;bbon
of tho occan Ncither for TINT matter
did the afterguard Of the Resolutc. Her
obont tbo same time ne tboso ahoarJ
tbo sbanrocL ond bar rna;n.o;i wa.
on,,rt;nn onv thS troana ~ ~. fo',. ~,
,,tos aftor tbo ohajionror,s aroa, strotoh
"t ooa,as ,,oo sat e''"' WI"
C%ario. Eronc;. Ad,,,s sL;nnor ~
,Lo IasanJon atn,n5 ;.a.n ,r, sn,p' I'D VI
.ae @ ta.;"I n.epp.u .h.o ~. pei'.n iaIn anu 't
, MuS f. ..1.'H wv. ~ 'nc ~ hotI.e .i III. III.
a8''s ILL., .ie " .ea.I .;,l tun h;n uueN 'e
vi ms S'oop' ",. nosS' "I.n VIII His ~
sIasSrS' r1unu reu iase anu mapping
na.. ioohru as much tne postonlan as
'ham Li. .Sn 90 soo., .oon, ana ms nhan"'r sa'e
no n,nt OF Preoccupat,on. P ,,
hat 40 you thlnk OF the ai'owance
you get M WIS tr,, asked. Mt. Auams ans
merely smiled: Ihere were those VINO
get away with the number OF minutes
she had to SPOT her rival, while others,
banking upon Snam.ocks reputcd un :
canny speed oeleved she was well able
to incur the penalty or her larger sail
area.
When the two afterSuards were mar :
shaled aboard the sloops, which was at
least an hour before they cast off their
moorings. they presented an imposing
synod of national talent.
Exnorts Aboard Yachts
On the Shamrock were the following
experts: William p. Burton, who di-
rected the yacht throughout the race and
who handles the wheel on the wind /;
| Colonel Duncan Neill. steersman of
the sloop when she is sailing with the
wind astern Claude Hickman, the navi =
gator; Charles Nicholson, the designer
| Mrs. w. p. Burton. who will act as
! timer; Captain Albert Turner, the pro :
fes,ional sailing master, and Captain
| Diaper, of the twenty three meter
Shamrock. In addition there was Sher-
man Hoyt, of the New York Yacht Club,
who acted as the representative of the
defender on the encmy's deck.
Resolute had the following after
guard; Charles Francis Adams. the
skinner; John Parkinson, steersman of
the sloon off the wind George Nichols.
!, roar commodore of the New York Yacht
club navigator: George Cormack
timer. Chris Christia psen' professional
|, smiling master and John Cbristiansen
mate The Royal Ulster Yacht Clubs :
ronresortative On tho ResolIta Was II
r corrett
Tho rival s,oons Law ahopt half n
,,;in onart and wbo, tbo SbamrocL hoJ a
Classes n,era J;racted unon II fror, no
Soct ~ tbe Resolute
"WiI, Won have ono like itg, wos the
os.;nr vr,od tron, a nroso ,o,nnh 'to to
ttLs J;raotors - tha Rasoi,,ta Tho.o ~
u,as une a wava ~ the hand bnt thors n,as
"o Jorht tbot 70 Sbamrnct u,on todon'o
nront nu u ~ defender would couo ~ tho
rn Trn| ~ az. Sot~rdar u,;th eomath;U nf nt
, .h .ine ut - si, tha onon;rn hntn,os .ta pn
Lhe SUI sun ~ ~ ~ IT, ou st UD'Ns oet"een 'ne
iha!hsaii auH fa.aiuat;n" O., o.,L A.
IL ~ VIZ oiad soon,an - tbo .,,," siaa cue
I'M Mni.e ,n,,od h;thor ond th;tbo ooopS ~. ut
.h ny notb ,inaminy docLs tue tno,,s UuS
of thirty men each, every man in his
appointed pace Joining eh9rt IN precise
unison Win tnaI OF ms leLows. Ihey
say tne men 9l tne oudenrock are not
as well tralneu as th9se OF tne hesolute'
MAYBE 30 lhaGog lnis "lil SNOW III t1e
knochuM1mn M anu tfss ~. VI the VINO
waru tnresn. out IJ CeILainiy their VOTE
IN hahins a.o l, ,a taiu Ia'er Ieads ior
tne uaS sesr oti, wa oNapps dn anu oonusiTt ,y
aS ~ Tue ino'' eAae''"s 'e" 'ia' ''ne' e'u'u
Eirst no all tho i;hs and stavsa;Is .,
the two yachts were sent wriggling un
the stays in stops and when this done
the sailors tailed onto the main sheets,
raising the mainsails. The tug James
Dougherty, engaged BY the defending
crowd to chaperope the defender out 10
the Ambrose Iightship, Law nearby, while
the tug Governor Smith, whose crew
had paipted the hull green in honor of
Sir Thomas. was stationed by the
Shamrock ready TO take a tow line when
the word was given. At the time no
spectator craft had arrived and had il
not been for fleet or minesweepers
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