Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-27
Race Again Today

The third attempt 10 run the -ace
mat VIII settle Ig20s Yachting
supremacv. vii oe made TOMORROW.
wind and weather ->rmltulE The
course viii De the same tnat the
rivals tried 10 cover today-ffteen
miles 70 vlndvard and fifteen miles
70 leeward.
Although their favor-te failed 20 win
TO-DAY, Resoiutes supporters took
g-eaT comfort from me fact that she
vas lsadlng the challenger bv about
/ TWO mics when the match vas de-
dared of Measured n actual pro-
g-ess toward the far away stake IN
the prevailing wind. TINS meant about
an hours sailing, for the defender had
consumed a rifle more than four and
a aalf hours IN covering aIRe miles Of
( the course.
/ Stage lifting Match
- BoEh NacnrS- aew-sers sac~ covered
considerable more actual distance
I tina nine mics. for immediareiv after
/ me starr Captain Charles Francis
Adams II, Of Resoiure and Captain
William ? Burton Of Shamrock ",
got into a IufinE match that took
them far OF the course and well N
toward the Jersey snore.
WhenI he finally came about after
an hour and twenty minutes Of sail
ing thai mad earned :hem only snort
distance nearer the marx than thew
were al the start Resoiute mad pick
ed up the 56-second cad Shamrock
". took a. me start. and soon passed
the green challenger.
Match Declared OF
But ne breath Of The VINO thar had
g7ven 10 the committee SUFFICIENT hone
% start The race had died out By this
time and the sioops -alriv dr1f-sd.
Glui me match was declared of
Today's was the second meet Of the
series 70 De called OF because neither
BOAT vas able 10 finish within the
allotted SIX hours. The other No race
star was on July l. and ended with
Resoiute i've niles ahead OF the
challenger
Believed Wilma Woula 1oid
believing that ne morning aor-he--
: wind would last through the day. uns
+ committee ordered the vacnts Of on
! ieewar1 ana vtndva-d race with rae
1 outer mark little west II south OF the
IiEnShir-
Both yachts prepared for spirnska-
work. but Shamrock. whlcn ED Resc-
( Lite across the line by rlvo seconds
:ess than a full minute. elected 70
start the first Iufing match 81 TIE
s+-,es ana me -vo vacats headed ii
r'err!y Of re course for rhe Jersey
working SANS.
Wind Dies Gu.
The xznd vas about four Knots A.
TIE star ram ne 1u-th a-d ne first
mile was sailed quite last Then -as
wind began - fade and aalt Al hour
after the start mad dropped - a mere
zennz-- Shamrock however. still held
OF the course and Resolute followed
Turing ne hr-~t hour ne green beat
gained A cad Of more than quarter
IF a nile ard - looked FOR a few min
utes Us T she aad cnance "a make ~
the seven N nutss ana 50 seconds
recessarv Eor ser 70 WIN.
Adarns Best IN Lu+hns
The Skipper Adams showed Skipper
Purtou that ne could play the Iuttrg
game a t-ife better. for after getting
Eve miles III the course u me WEST
ward and almost gong aground On the
upper end Of SANDY Hnon. Resoiute
. suddenly libed over and -auIed Of
shore Before Shamrock could follow
the defender had slipped INTO the lead.
2 position which she maintained until
the oustqunernent signal was blown
some three hours later
Shamrock Lases Ground
The vachts worked me Jersey shors-
t1r the next two hours. with the wind
backing and hauling and sCn seep-
Ing very light. Shanroes dropped
steadily behind. while Resoiute picked
Continued on Page A-Csi. -