The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
BOATS GET.
LATE START
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Challenger and Defender
Sail at Fast Clip After
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breeze and took the lad 4 <.os for
the first time.
Tho wind was ssill very hight. and
prospects were that the contest
would not b~ completed. -
Resolutc tackled 10 pot and At
tempted to croes shamrock'a how. but
A. the wind was uncertain she again
tackled TO ssarboard on Shamrock's
lee bow. 10 yards ahead.
At <i5. the first mark wss about
four miles away.
Re~oI,it- stepped out from Sham.
rocks leo and came about at s:2s.
This time she succeeded In crossing
the shamrocks bow. gaining the
weather position
ResoIu,e then went about again.
having gained the advantage In posi-.
ton. Both yachts were holding the
starboard tack ut <:so. with the
American sioop well ahead.
POsTpONEMENT FLAG
II HAULED DOWN
Tho postpcnement flag was hauled
down at lao and the course sig.
nailed. aitho the breeze was stiIl
slight.
Tho ccurse siEnalled was south.
southwest.
As preparations were made 10 get
under way. the breeze registered only
about three knots and gave no
promise OF holding.
Tho yachts both sent up baby jib
topsalls In stops and began their
fight for position At the start
The official starting time was the
Same Tor both boAts. the Official fig
ures showcd. Aslfhs shamrock Ap-
psarcd 10 have had the advantage.
Tho time was 2'i7:oo.
Both yachts hung back At the
starting signal and failed 10 reach
tho line before the handicap limit cx.
pired at the end Of two minutes. .
Shamrock 10 the weather Of Reso.
lutte stood of on starboard tack.
The actual time OF the start was.
Shamrock. 217:o5: Rcsolutc. 217as.
Both boats being handicapped. the
official start remains at ait.
Shamrock tackled on Resolute's
weather two minutes after the start
and tho latter came about immedi.
atcly.
CHALLENGER TAKES
LEAD AT THE START
The challenger was In the best DO.
sition at the start for the first time
during the series. about so yards to
the windward OF the defender.
Fifteen minutes after the start
Shamrock led by 100 yards TO
weather and was constantly gaining.
Rcsoiutc tackled TO starboard at
2:30 and held off.shorc to avoid run
ming into a tow OF bargcs. sham
rock held on for the Jersey shore
Shamrock was leading by a quar-
ter OF mile at 2:a7.
Resolutc gradually worked 10 the
windwsrd OF Sbamrock's wake. but
the Upton racer had good lead.
Both yachts at 2:45 were holding for
the Jersey shore on port tack.
Tho breeze kept increasing and
shortly before o'clock reached five
knots. Calm patches. however. were
visible over the course and there was
considerable doubt as to whether
there WIS a possibility OF a complet-
cd race.
Shamrock was one-half mile ahead
OF Resolutc at 2.55.
Shamrock wns within mile OF the
shore at sos when she swung about.
lacking off shore. She doused her
jib topsail as she took the starboard
tack.
Rcsolutc started TO gain at 800.
the American boat working out to
the windward. while Shamrock was
being pushed 10 hold tho lead.