The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

her lacking bouts inShore in Wednes
days great race.
| With these repairs, Captain Burton
and his crew expressed confidence
| that Shamrock would show the way
to Resolute over the triangular
course this afternoon and annex the
lone victory that is separating her
from the cherished cup.
A victory for Resolute would even
the score at two races each and
would make the decisive race for the
cup over a windward and leeward
course which is much to the liking
of the American craft.
Shamrock will sail today with
smaller sails, which will cut her
handicap to six minutes forty sec
onds, and she will use shorter top
mast which was stepped yesterday.
The top mast she used in her last
race was found to be under-seasoned.
This caused the Stats to cape a little,
giving some concern to the challen-
gers skipper. When the green cup
hunter sails to the starting line this
noon she will be in first-class sailing
shape Resolute, with her compass
adjusted, is also in tiptop form.
While today's race may not be the
deciding contest, it will be the most
crucial of the series.
Should Shamrock win today and
lift the cup, 1t was said. the New
York Yacht club will Immediately
present challenge for a race next
year. The challenge, which is al
ready drafted, provides for contest
of yachts with water line Of lis
feet.
A dozen private yachts left the bay
in the Shamrock's wake. A fair
breeze was blowing off shore. Among
the following craft was the three
masted schooner yacht Atlantic.
which won the kaiser's cup fifteen
years ago.
Resolute left her buoy and rounded
Sandy Hook under tow at 1913
Squalls were in prospect as the ex-
cursion fleet went down the bay.
The fourth race brought forth the
largest crowd of the series for the
races.
End of First Log.
ABOARD u. s. DESTROYER
GoLDSBOROUGH, July 23.-(via
wireless to the United Press)-Reso-
lutte led Shamrock at the end of the
first leg of their fourth race for the
Americas cup today
Shamrock turned the first mark two
minutes and eleven seconds after the
American boat Shamrock crossed
the starting line twenty-three seconds
after the defender.
Captain Adams, of the Resolute
made the first mark in long star
board tack but Shamrock had to make
two bitches to fetch it.
1t was clever sailing by the Ameri-
can skipper.
ResoIute Shows Her Heels.
ABOARD U. S. DESTROYER
GOLDSBOROUGH, July 23.-{via
wireless to the United Press. 1.-The
ResoIute showed her heels to the
challenger for Americas yachting cup
in the first two legs of today's race
the fourth of the series.
The Shamrock ~ was unable to
pass the American boat on either of
the two first legs after Skipper Adams
crossed the starting line ahead. A
fifteen knot wind was blowing and
the yachts fairly few through the
water.
The Resolute's lead on elapsed time
at the first mark was one minute
and forty-four seconds. The Shamrock
cut down the Resolute's lead slightly
during the second ten miles, the
elapsed time being:
Shamrock, 50:1S.
Resolute, 51:02.
The Shamrock gained forty-four
seconds on the second leg. In order
to win the race the challenger will
have to sail the remaining ten miles
almost third faster than the Reso-
lutte.
N-~I:L~ a.