The Washington herald., 1920-07-24
Rare SaiLoring
And Breeze Go
Against Lipton
Defeat of Shamrock Makes
Fifth and Deciding Event
Today's Sensation.
By GEORGE KENT.

Universal Service staf Correspondent-)
New York, July 23.-The most sem
sational water slicing in yachting
annals will take place tomorrow.
when Shamrock " and Resolute
cloud of in the deciding contest Of
the cup series.
Resolute's brilliant victory today
rendered the race-off possible. The
white and bronze defender rode in
more than a minute ahead, boat for
boat, on the nose of a snorter, which
piped up from IL to 20 knots.
Americas triumph today torpedoes
the alibi of Shamrock supporters.
The scow-lipped sloop had the wind,
I. The sea and the course prayed and
haggled for by the Shamrock or
ganization. These were conditions.
it was said, under which the Upton
yacht would starch out her canvas
walls and coast miles ahead of Reso-
lutte.
Skipper Adams outsailored Skip
FER Burton, outbluffed him. and at
cne point of the race out-dared him.
The big balloon of Lipton's hope is
punctured. and there will be little
jubilation aboard the clover-hued
racer tomorrow.
Fog Famed Away.
There was a smother of mist at
the lightship this noon, but after
wait of an hour a breeze stepped
along and shuffed the fog away.
Resolute outguessed and outlook
eyed the slow-witted Britisher. and
came away % seconds ahead.
The American shot a nasty back
wind at Shamrock which forced the
latter over to leeward, while Reso-
Lutte. slipping out to where the wind
lay. caught a regular stabbing fist
of wind, and in ten minutes had won
a half-miie lead. .-.--.-
Shamrock rolled in part of this
advantage but Resolute ate on
ahead and regained 1t. The wind
freshened and bloated the sails of
the racers as they came around the
first turn. At this point Resolute
was leading by one minute, forty
eight seconds.
The wind grew and grew. The
water barred it's teeth in whitecaps
everywhere. The wind picked up to
a speed of twelve knots, became
fifteen and at times was hitting the
twenty-knot mark.
Gains A. Seconds.
The Upton organization had de-
clared that in a twenty-knot wind
and smooth sea, the Shamrock
would move aY ~ from Resolute as
from a light ID yer. 1t is true that
on this leg Shamrock gained forty
two seconds, but nothing more. A
distance of about three-fourths of
a mile was maintained between the
two craft until the end of the race.
Before the race ended the wind.
which had been blowing south
southeast, shifted to northwest, a
complete change of direction. The
nor'wester stretched a black limb of
thundercloud across the sky and
lowering down on the horizon. The
darkness which followed deprived
all craft of detail, Transforming
them to silhouettes.
To yachtsmen it was only a big
squall threatening. Burton sent a
man aloft and before long the big
club topsail had fluttered down the
mast. This is the tapering sail above
the mainsail which gives the sloops
their appearance of grace and
speed. The sail was taken in out Of
fear of the rain.
Resolute Stretches Lead.
The squall came in a driving
spatter of big drops and was soon
over. Resolute had stretched it's
lead through the daring of its
captain. 1t was Adams Down East
blood which forbade him take in
the big sail. The old books tell
many stories of clippers. cracking
on sail as they careened around the
Horn, flying past trembling British
craft. riding before the wind with
naked masts.
Every steam whistle on the scene
jerked out a blast of congratulation
as the Resolute crossed the line. No
day witnessed a louder hail of the
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