Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-24
IN FAST CONTEST !.
AMERICAN YACHT !
EvENS THE SCORE
Resolute Throws Hands,
cap Overheard With
Time to Spare.
HAS 3 Ia MINUTES MARGIN y
PLUS TIME ALLOWANCE
Final Race of Series Will 8sss
Staged Today With Yankee
Boat Favorite. s.;
VICTORIA ACCLAIMS VICTOR,
Sir Thomas Lipton's Steam Vessel
Joins in Greetings ut
Finish Line.
VICTORIA AccLA1Ms v1cToKS
Sir Thomas Lipton's Steam Vessel
Joins in Greetings ut
I Finish Line.
TBy Associated pressI

SANDY HOOK, y. ", July 23.-De-Y
fender Rcsolute tossed her six-mlnute-
and-forty-sccond handicap overheard Y
today and defeated the British chaI-S
lenger Shamrock " boat for boat in 4
the fourth race OF the 1920 regatta for 4
the Americas Cup. The series now
stands tic. and the deciding race
will be sailed tomorrow. S
Shamrock won the first race last U
Thursday when an accident to Reso-
lutc's rigging forced her out whiIo
far in the lead. The second attempt
last Saturday, ended In no race the
yachts being unable to get sufficient
breeze to take them around the course
in the specified six hours.
Shamrock scored the second victory
last Tuesday, Resolute came back on Z
Wednesday, running dead heat
with the Challenger and winning by b
her handicap of seven minutes and
one second. Resolute will enter to-
morrow's race favorite in tho
wagering.
Race Fastest OF Series. .
Today's race was the fastest OF tho
series SO far, Resoluto completing theg
thirty milo triangular course in three
two seconds. Shamrock followed
three minutes and forty-one seconds
later but the actual difference iniT
sailing time was only three minutes I.
and fifteen seconds, Resolute having
led across tho starting limo byHS
twenty-three seconds.
At the start. the breeze fresheneds
and the fog began sweeping out To-
sea AS thet'pall lifted, shamrocks
with her tremendous sails set loo,nbci
through and bore down in the mark
like huge gray ghost. Resoiute fol-
lowed hard on her stern, and after a I
bit OF jockeying about the lightship
they were off down the Jersey coast. 4
Resolute was mt her old tricks on
this the windward leg. She pointed
high into the breeze. while Shamrock
set of on reach that took her.
rapidly shoreward. When they
swung about. for the first mark. Reso-s
lute's work into the weather had
gained her an advantage of moro
than n quarter of II mile.
Makes Mark Without Tack.
Again Captain Charles Francis
Adams H.. held Resolutc well up
against the wind. with the result that
he was able to make the mark with.
out TACK. Shamrock headed off
more and was compelled to tack.
which brought her around the mark
TWO minutes behind Resolute. The
challenger gained on the second leg.
but was still far behind when skinner
Adams Strengthened Resolutc out on
the home stretch.
shamrock was closing up the gam
that separated her from Resolute on
this leg when frcaky bit OF weather.
blew up that fooled the Shamrock
skipper and robbed her of whatever
chance she had OF taking the lead
and winning.
Ihe sloops were running fast Ina
hftecn knot breeze when signs ofS
terriHc squall became APPARENT.
Shamrock hastily took down her cIuh
topSai! and her largo jib topsail.S
and prepared for rough weather.
hesoiute plowed ahead under fu,Is
san for time. apparently bent on
getting in all tho fast sailing she
could before the sQuall struck. And
the Squall die not strikc-at least
not with the intensity Shamrock Tvs
skipper obviously had expected.
Break Blow for Short Time.
ihere was brisk blow for a few
minutes and short torrent OF raIn.9;
which Resolute weathered withouts
taking In any sail save her lib ton.
sail
When it was over. Shamrock was$
unable to reset her club topsail. and
WAS topced TO set smaller topsaifs
"H'ie feSoiute had her original rig
intact. brief calm intervened. and
theh the wind picked up again.
shamrock caught it first. and crawleds
slowly up until she was nearly, liz
not tuiiy. abeam of Resonte. .Buts.
Mnen the oefender caught the wind
she forged quickly ahead with hes
superior rig. breaking out balloon
)ib topsail to aid her progress.
Shamrock piled canvas on then
breaking out both ballooner and spin.s
maker, but the finish was close az
mana ana she was unable TO closes
the gap g
The steam yacht Victoria, carry4
Ing Sir Thomas Upton, led the chorus
o. screaming whistles that acclaims 4
ed the victor. ~
~ Few minutes later. tiny tug waY.s
under tho bow OF tho Victoria. itag
crowd OF yachting enthusiasts giy-
Ing three cheers and a who's aiI8
right--Lipton" for the British sportss i
man. The other craft followed tha5;
tugs example. A
Sir Thomas could he seen on thdss
bridge waving his cap jauntly.
Pays Tribute to Eairneas,
NJ conference with reporters foI4ss
lowing the race. Lord Dowar. who &
one OF Sir Thomas guests. Joined HID i;
host In tribute TO American fairnesssss
and sportsmanship. VI
There Is another thing Lord UesE
CONTINUED on Second Pass,S ss$