Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-20
BURTON IS GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE
WITH SHAMROCK
Sir Thomas Announces
Skipper Will BE at
Wheel Today.
EXPECT TO RACE EVERY DAY
UNTIL CONTEST is OVER
Handling of Resolute by Captain
Adams Wins Many Enco-
miums From Experts.
tBy As.oclatcd Press.

SANDY HOOK, y. J.. July l9.-Cap-
tain William II. Burton Will be at the
helm OF Shamrock w when she races
again tomorrow against the American
defender Resolute for the America 3
CUP.
This was tho decision reached to-
night by Sir Thomas Upton and his
yachting advisers. after II day spent
in conference over the handling of
the challenger in the FIRST two
matches the first of which resulted
in victory for the Irish sloop after
her rival had been Withdrawn because
Of an accident. and the second OF
which was called off because Reso-
lutte. after outstanding Shamrock. had
been unable TO finish within the six
hour time limit.
Captain Burton viii he at the
wheel tomorrow. | understand" said
Sir Thomas. after the conference.
"Aftcr that cannot say. and. OF
OF course. | Will not talk about IT,"
Asks for Another Chance.
Gossip aboard Sir Thomas steam
yacht Victoria had it ting, Captain
Burton had asked. fof another
chance. but the Irish baronet would
Eurion could not he reached
With seamanship counting so much
in Il contest such as the Americas Cup
race. in which The contending crafts
are calculated to- represent the best
In American and British construction
the question OF who would hand q
shamrock ovcrshadowed all other
talk about the racing fleet at anchor
TO-DAY in the Horseshoe.
From Thursday. when Shamrock
found herself on the line at the start
ana had 10 recross, until The present.
yachting experts have been severely
criticilinE Captain Burtons work, ana
during Saturdays race commcn;
aboard the Victoria was strongly in
laror OF Captain Charles Francis
ADAMS ii. Corinthian on the Yankee
sloop ReSolute st!ll has three vic
tories 10 win If she is to defend sue
cessiuiiy the cup. whereas Shamrock
needs only two more.
Regatta rules call on alternate Q
racing days for windward and lee
ward courfe of fifteen miles to n leg
'''' - ''''- = u'''i ''NlSt Win lcsS OF
ten miles each. but as SATURDAYS race
has to be rcsailcd, tomorrow's contest
also VIII he over Il triangular course.
Course Depends on Wind.
Saturday the rrst leg pal,al.e,ed tho
Long Island shore. with the second
leg stretching toward the Jersey
coast, and the third back 10 the AM
prose Channel lishtship. where the
start was made. Tomorrow. however.
this course don'5;iess will be changed.
as The whole question OF where the
yach'S viii race depends on the dI-
rection OF the wind. Usually the race
committee makes every effort to have
the frst leg beat to wiudward
The regatta committee OF the Now
York Yacht Club. which last week
decided 10 hold races every day after
tomorrow. unless the skippers of
either Ecsolutc or Shamrock objected
today arranged with the rival can
iains TO display the code flag 20" on
the way back to their anchor,rcs
Aaftcr> tomorrow's race IL they ,re
ready 10 race "Wednesday. If ,bev
o.sire ii posiponemcnt, they are To
tE the code nag n" But in citb.r
event 'hcy have until . \. NJ. to n1,if,.
the committee of ii desire for :, no.,
Pohemcnt If they find somcihi,p
WTonS with the boats after anchori,r