Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-26

CATION AT THE HARDING HOME
crew is said to be made up largely Of
Scandinavian sailors.
Suggestion has beeR made that
should Sir Thomas Upton fail to win
today's race that the Irish baronet en-
ter the challenger in a series of races
with Resolute and Waite along Long
Island sound for cups offered by local
Yacht clubs
Want Professional SkiDpers.
It also has been suggested that all
three yachts be sailed by professional
shippers. These contests would give
the sloops a further test of speed and
sailing qualities.
Some members of the New York
Yacht Club are said to be still of the
opinion that Vanitie, which failed of
selection for the honor of defending
the. cup. is the fastest of the cup
yachts.
Sir Thomas is said to have spent ap-
proximately 100000 in his latest at
tempt to lift the cup. and yachting ex-
perts assert Shamrock ". in the in
terest of yacht designing. should have
Resolute and other sloops of American
design. As a member Of the New York
Yacht Club. Sir Thomas can enter
Shamrock in the clubs races.
Shamrock First 0pt.
Shamrock. after getting up her
mainsail, took a tow at 9:35 am, and
headed for Ambrose channel light
ship. Reselute meanwhile had got
her big cloth up, ready to drop her
mooring buoy.
As the morning wore On, the wind
began to haul into the east and
Shamrock, after rounding the Sandy
Hook spit. dropped her tow and heaA-
ed for Coney Island. Jersey weather
sharps figured that the wind might
get into the southwark by noon, the
time set for the start, which would
give the yachts a beat to windward
and a run home.
Resolute and Shamrock w took
sail-stretchiRg spins yesterday aft
ernoon in the horseshoe preparatory
for what promises to be the final race
for the Americas cup today. The
maipsaii, and after it was hoisted set
an outer jib and went for twenty
minute sail in the hay A NICE eight
knot breeze was blowing from the
northwest, which would have made
Sunday an ideal day for the racing
machines. a. o. }-
Captains Feei CRatieisna.
Shamrock ~ got under way late
and worked in and about the horse
mornings, the maineails of the two
racers were put under covers and the
crews were permitted to rest for to-
days Anal race,
Resslute OF at lo:l5.
After testing the wind off Sandy
Hook point, in order to deteHniH &c
what topsails to carry, Capt Burton
signaled for a tow again. The wind
was probably not moro than seven or
ri q Il mn re ct = A -
at this time, and prospects for a fast
race were not SO bright.
Resolute DROPPED her maorings at
1915 and sailed. away toward the
point.
Later she took a tow and both
yachts sent aloft big club tepsails as
they passed out toward the starting
line.
When the yachts reached tho light
ship shortly after II o'clock they
into the east. the race probably would
be to WindwaFd. with tho mark oil
the Long Island shore. The weather.
At ll:l5 the breeze at the lishtship
an hour, but there was every indioa-
ton OF better conditions later in the
day.
Shortly after moan the regatta COM
mittee signaled the following course
for the ffth and Anal cup race:
A ls-mile run from the Ambrose
channel lightship south by west half
vest with l5-mile back to the
Wind conditions made postponemen
Necessary: for the CUP sloops, saunter-
ship shortly before the time set for
the start. found not enough wind To
watt them over their tfifrty-miie
VINEYARD and leeward course Within
the sfx-haur time limit. =. (. = '''
pH the llghtshsP@the racers found a
greasy sea and seemed to slide rather
than sail over the smooth water, which
was scarcely ruined by gentle airs from
the east: In trying out. her sails
shamrock ~ fell into soft SPOT and
had to signal for a tow.
SoRe Yachting Cav,tesy.
A bit Of yachting courtesy followed.
nesoiute's tug, Harry G. Lyle, flying
tms a nsS Of q + Nv w. dEmmsns. ID. nanag
cha!lsnser's aid. ana gave her a tow
back to the lightship.
Ine shippers OF the two racers are
said to feel the criticism that mas
neeA caused by the Restpenement Of
toe s mues w XsSsteTaay on q
that every knot Of breese above ~.
teen Ia Of no advantage to the sloops
since they obtain their maximum
speed within that amount af wind
and that as the wind increases abeve
certain point, it is necessary 10
shorten sail, 1t was said On the ten
der Mnntauk yesterday that the wind
was abeut twenty-five miles an hour
OF the lishtship when the racers
reached the starting line Saturday.
| Rather than risk an accident with
possible loss of lite and injury, it was
decided to assent to the postpone
n6At OF the race .
Sir Thomas CaaAAemt.
Sir Themas Lipton still feels con-
nqent the Shamrock " will lift the
cup ana prefers not to talk about the
possibility of another challenge until
1t Is determined whether the Sham
rock ~ will be successful or not,
1t was learned that Capt. ], AnpIe-
gate. the Sea bright fisherman, who
vas engaged by Sir Thomas Linton
to sail on the Shamrock and assist
Capt. Burton with his knowledge oil
local tide and wind conditions, will
be aboard the challenger again tomor-
row. Capt Apologize did net sail on
| the Shamrock Saturday when she
| went to the starting line. and it was
generally reported that the Sea
Bright saileF had some differences
with Skipper Burton as to the course
sailed in Fridays contest.
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