New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-28

becalmed, gliding slowly through a
CLASSY patch of water to feel for a
| stretch that looked like wind Sham
rock hoisted the ridiculous sal, shat
carried her through her decisive victory
over the triangular course. But the
queer looking sail tapped idly and was
quickly hauled in again.
Resolute finally found a patch of
rippled water and her sails filled again.
Shamrock pointed far inshore, with
the hope of catching wind from the
Jersey coast, but the quest had no par
tlcular luck. By this time the specula-
ton was all concerning whether or not
the race would be finished within the
stipulated six hours. There was no
speculation in regard to the winner,
BOAT Tor boat, crew for crew and cap
tam Tor captain. That was one race
that was inf it could be completed
The watchers now began to take into
consideration the tide. This was rush
ing to the food and carrying the Reso-
lutte on even when the winds left her
and her sails tapped. At the bell BUOY
seven and half miles from the mark
Resolute was leading by nearly two and
half miles. But could she finish,
with the sun setting and the calm that
comes on the waters outside when the
twilight is about to descend?
1T was close to when the Shamrock.
lar astern and hugging the Jersey
coast, broke out her spinnaker and
began to steal ahead gradually, in lust
the ghost of an otfshore breeze She
never could catch the Resolute. bnt
on the other hand it seemed that Reso-
cute would not catch the lightship be-
lore dusk and the calling of the race.
Or thomas Upton on the Victoria
was the trst to realize that Resolute
would finish on time when he ordered
ehe steam yacht speeded, ahead to the
finish line, where he might greet the
victor like good loser, and also be
tne nrst to greet her. AS the Victoria
passed Resolute coming in the white
defender swung about on the last tack
ana caught breeze enough to bring the
white water at her bows. Then she
seemed TO run home like living thing.
Slr thomas was erect on the bridge
ana Jaunty The rosy light of the
setting sun fell upon the grand ola
held high above his white head. The
reflection of the rosy SUMS light on
IN tne water suggested rainbow, and
olr lhomas standing at the rainbow's
end, 1indlng--nothing. Nothing but the
1un OF the quest and the determination
to try it again.
Resolute fitted around waiting for
.he other BOAT, which came up nearly
thirteen minutes later, and there was
the formal exchange of cheers between
the losing and winning crews. Then
the little fleet of attendant boats start
ed TO scurry for the upper bay through
the gathering twilight.
kesolute's victory was no fiuke. The
I'VE races have shown that boat for
boat she was the faster and that the
handling of her by Captain Charles
FRANCIS Adams was superb. 1t is clear
now that Shamrock never had chance
even If there had been no time allow
ance
But there are those who will main
tain that if the sloops had put out in
the bolsterous winds of last Saturday
Shamrock might have had chance
Sir Thomas might have lifted the Gun.
This is speculation only. No one can
deny that the better boat, the better
crew and the better captain won. But
no one will deny that it was tame sport.
and the hope is that the next race will
be between two seagoing boats that
will run off some real races in the
open sea with real wind and a real
rush 81 swirlinG water.