Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-16
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of her gait were shattered beyond re-
pair.
Resolute Forced to Quit .'
Captain Charles Francis Adams II
sent two men aloft to repair the dam
age while the stricken yacht limped
slowly around the turning mark near
ly FIVE minutes ahead of Shamrock Nv.
A few moments later, however, the
men descended, reported the extent of
the damage and Captain Adams gave
the order that furled Resolute's main
sail and gave the race to Shamrock w.
. Upton Persuaded to Finish
When Resolute was seen to be in
trouble a tug bearing Sir Thomas
Lipton's colors drew swiftly up to the
steam yacht Victoria, from which Sir
Thomas was following the progress Of
his challenger. Many yachtsmen be-
lieved Sir Thomas was ordering
Shamrock w to fail to cross the finish
line, making it no race. 4 statement
he issued later said this was his initial
impulse, but that he had been pers uad-
ed by his companions to permit Sham
rock " to finish as it was felt that
construction and sturdiness of the
contender should be taken into account
in determining the issue as we'll as
comparative skill of the rival crews
Many Craft Follow Races
More than 100 craft, ranging in size
from an ocean liner to tiny power
boats that were almost lost in the
maze, followed the contenders over the
30-mile course that started even with
the squat yellow Ambrose jghtship
and took them Is miles southwest by
south along the New Jersey coast and
back.
Big Ovation to Challenger
Shamrock w was given mighty
ovation of screaming whistles and ST.
rens as she flashed across the line at
26 minutes 26 seconds after o'clock.
having completed the course in hours,
"a minutes and As seconds. The wealth
err was anything but satisfactory for
a yacht race. The sky was heavily
overcast and, what little breeze was
stirring was fitful.
Rivals Jockey
The rival yachts came sailing out
from their berths behind Sandy
Hook shortly after 10 o'clock. their
great stretches of canvas looming
high above the waiting pleasure
craft as they came up to the start.
BY IL o'clock they were cruising in
great circles about the Ambrose
Lightship. jockying for position. At
11:35 challenger and defender cross
ed for the first time within hailing
distance of each other and their
crews could be seen eagerly sizing up
the rival craft.
Shamrock Looms Big
+ Shamrock's greater size and sail
area, which had resulted in race Off
Gals awarding Resolute a handicap
of six minutes and 40 seconds, was
plainly visible as the two sloops
crossed But Resolute was to show,
before the start of the race and the
time she was forced out. that for
sailing weather such as today's she
needed no handicap. The SO second
start she had gained at the outset
had been widened to nearly five min
utes before she was obliged to furl
her disabled malnSa1l and drop out
of the race.
Filters Hover Over Racers
A feature novel in races for the
Americas Cup was the appearance
over the course Of airplanes and sea-
planes1 sailing craft" that had not
been perfected when the last clash
for the cup occurred II years ago.
half dozen pIanes flew over the
course bearing newspaper men, news
photographers and moving picture
men.
1--WE will be in shape to meet the
Shamrock on Saturday." said Uobert
Emmons, managing director of the
Resolute tonight while. discussing
the accident on board the tender
Montauk.
Mr.. Emmons would not talk Of the
Shamrock'S victory.