The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-21

no ;nshore on a port tack. As the
Yachts approached each other Captain
Adams drew Resolute over on the star
hoard tack, whereupon Shamrock came
about again on the port.
Resolute went about at 2.O5 and hoth
Yachts stood inshore toward Monmouth
beach. Both yachts tackled to star
hoard at 200 with Resolute still to
windward. The yachts keeled over IN
the strengthening wind as they stood
away from the shore.
With no breeze from any quarter at
O clock this morning there was mt
tie prospect for a race today between
the Shamrock ~ and the Resolute III
the America s cup race.
postponement at - minute intervals
was ordered at l1.30 o clock today by
the committee. At 1910 the breeze
still was very light. and there was
everv indication of long wait If not
| a nostponement for the day.
with scarcely a breath of air on
New York bay Resolute and sham
rock idled around the lightship, the
starting point, awaiting blow. Both
crews were impatient. Shamrock 5
/ were earer to add third victory TO
/ their string, which would mean that
| the coveted trophy would 60 back 10
Great Britain, while Resolute hoped 70
begin their task of winning three
straight races.
| At 10 80 the regatta committee hols-
ted signals for the course. A beat
south bv west to point about elght
miles off Asbury park with a run BACK
to the Ambrose channel hghtshlp'
Each leg is Is miles. Two minutes
before a new breeze from the south
southeast gave some indication OF
holding
! The preparatory signal was blown al
l2.45 for a start at / o'clock. Iht
wind was very light.
Shamrock loosened yesterday an
other peg which has been holding th'
America : CUP here since 1851, and by
winning has two victories to her credit
She needs one more race to carry ava!
the famous trophy, and Resolute, tn
T defender. must win three straight t
4 keep it here. The race, over a triang
! ular course of 80 miles, was sailed Il
a fitful wind, which was from west b.
: north at the start and ended comln
d from west southwest.
e There was no windward work at al
, | but instead there were two legs o
reaching and one of run with spin
maker.
d Shamrock won by 9 minutes q SEE
2. onds elapsed time, or minutes 70 SEE
J. onds after the allowance of Z minute
second had been deducted. On tf
= first leg after a woful start Shamroe
o beat Resolute 8 minutes 50 seconds a.
r tuaI time. On the second leg she adde
II minutes "a seconds to the first gal
I and on the third leg she outsailed Il
" Resolute by 5S seconds.
1t was most interesting race
re watch but a very hard one to sail, b
ot cause it. was a battle of nerves an
ie keen watching, On each yacht q
n many different puffs of air coming fr
y one way and then another were note
and then the shippers had to judi
lg which was the better move to max
ed Skipper w. P. Burton on the Shamro'
tx retrieved himself and sailed the vac
nd in a mastery way, and, after overeol
k ing a handicap at the start, the Shal
- rock ovehauled the Resolute The
getting the luck that usually com
to the leading yacht, he succeeded
getting across the finishing line W
in the lead.
- The Resolute, too, was sailed VIZ
%" as always is. No serious errors of jud
IN ment or of handling were made. s
~ was outlueked with the wind, but tf
80 is a fortune of war in yacht sailIi
=, 1t was a surprise to the majority W
n watched the contest that Shamrock {
'H' so well in what was generally term
Resolute weather, but the extra sail
the Shamrock told well for her and
for the defender