New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
Again.
ails to Take
Back the Cup
Outcome Of Yachting Classic
May Result in Changes
of Future Racing Craft
By lack Lawrence

The season of 1920 WAS an important
one for yachting and yachtsmen. The
outstanding feature was the defeat of
Sir Thomas Lipton's fourth attempt to
lift the Americas Cup and thereby win
the yachting championship of the seven
seas. The Irish sportsmans chal-
lenger. Shamrock Nv, went down to de-
'eat in series of races sal ed over the
Sandy Hook course. the final score in
victories standing three to two in
favor Of the defending Rcsolute.
Lipton's fourth attempt to win the
famous yachting trophy began in l9i4
when his green sloop sailed to this
country. ann ended on July 27 1914
when Resolute crossed the finish line
of the thirty-miie windward and LEG
ward course good mile in front Of
, the challenger.
n,It IT has been estimnsed that Sir
Thomas Lipton's fourth effort to take
the AMERICAS Cup back to England
cost him we'll over 81 500 900 and md that @
the entire sporting event cost The
gaehtsmen involved more than IS 900
600. 1t was tha~costliest Yacht race
ever staged
The season Of 1920 will be remem
oered rs one Of the most import mt
m the history Of yachting. II nrob
Roy Witnessed the end If int irrational
serufnies between yachts Of the Sham-
rock. Resolute type. While there wis
considerable glory for the SUCCESSFUL
'efende's of TIE famous trophy there
was unmistakable dissatisfaction over
the results Of the contests
vanItir More Seaworthy
Ihere was a feeling among yachts
selected to defend the cup and that
TINS homer should have gone TO WI.
,An' GNrdnel's Vanitie. It vas clearly
demonstratcd st Newport, where The
Hesol teVanitic trial races were hn'S
last juno. that the Gardner slooy was
/ ne more scaworthy Of the two racers
sanltic sailed every one of the tru,
ices without meeting sn;shap, while
"esolut" was frequently in trouble.
VI tnc two races won by Shamrock
~ only one was g victory that could
pe ga t. ha.ve been won on it's merits
kh's particular race was sailed over a
II. rty mile triangular course and ths
challenger vas luck! enough to pick uu
pufis III the htful breeze that was blow
, ing ~nil- the American boat lay be-
calmcd "e
Shamrock's other victory was due
solely to the fraii construction Of thc
defender. While she was loading the
Upton craft by a margin that should
nave assured her victory Rcsolutc's
throat halyards gave way just as she
vas approaching the outer mark Of u
| Tindward and leeward course. This ac-
cidsnt put her out o. the running and
gave the dec sion to 'hc challenger.
May Change Designs
on the Saturday that the fifth and
deciding contest was 20 have been sailed
| mere was slashins racing b. eeze. hua
the slippers Of the rival boats decided
the sea was too rough end the wind too
DISK u start The weather would have
provided real ties, Of the seaworthi
nese OF both yachts, and the calling off
81 tfe contest resulted in storm Of
criticism.
This incident resulted In q contro.
versy on the subject of the dcsivn OF
racing craft that viii probably call for
some very material changes In the ncr
81 chnilengers and defenders In future
| International cup races. The impress.
] sien II that che next races Tor the