The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-17
RcSOlutc Off
First In Second
Race For Cup

ed a Triangular Race
Started at 1::3O With
the Starting Signal at
las - Great Crowds
Out to See the Contest.
The second race for the
America cup was not begun
until after one o'clock today.
There was no wind at noon the
hour scheduled and the COM
mittee announced the post
ponement until ''later in the
day. At 1:16 the committee
hoisted the signal which told
the yachts to prepare for tri-
angular race 40 miles to a leg.
At 1916 the committee hoisted sig
mails for a triangular course, the first
leg of which was southeast, the sec
pnd west by south and the last north
by east half east.
The course designated by the COM
mittee would take the yachts at first
straight out to sea from the starting
line at the Ambrose Channel light
ship, thence toward the Jersey shore
and then back to the lightship.
The preliminary signal, however,
was not blown at 1916 p. M. the COM
hnittee evidently waiting for the 1880
interval.
The course will give the yachts a
20 q
broad reach of ten miles to the sec
aond mark and a close reach home. At
1:15 the wind was picking a little
but at 1925 it was not very strong.
When the preparatory signal was
Sounded the breeze was just sufh-
cient to ruffle the water. Sham
rock tried twice to blanket Resolute
but each time the defender slipped
away. At one time the boats were
within biscuit toss of each other, sail
ing side.
Seven minutes before the time set
for the start. Shamrock broke out a
large reaching jib topsail.
Resolute crossed the starting line
ahead of Shamrock w today in the
second International Cup Race. The
starting signal was blown at las.
Resolute crossed at 1:45:1o unoff1-
cial time and Shamrock followed
1:46:05.
The two s1oops stood away to sea
ION the starboard tack, both shippers
holding their charges in the eye OF
the wind. ReSolute seemed from the
shore to work better to weather than
the challenger and If anything seemed
to foot faster. There was not enough
air, however, to put them down or
their true racing lines.
Captain Charles F. Adams End
trtrt aF all the hon.
ors at the start. Soon after the
Shamrock crossed the line she took ir
her jib.
A wind of three knots was blowing
from the northeast at o'clock this
morning.
1t was a tickle breeze. Captain
Burton cast a searching eye seawart
from the deck of the Shamrock ~
to observe prospects.
THE Americans say that the Brit
fish weather is all samples and ne
bulk" he said. But on Thursda!
we had rain, hail, squalls, calms and
cloudbursts. Now what have we to
day?"
The wind gauge at Sandy Hook wa
barely doing three knots an hour ant
the faint breeze failed to ruff1e tn,
Jersey groundswell that was running
off shore. Weather indications prom
ised a slow race though beach comb
ers said the wind probably would hau
into the southeast by the time tn
sloops reached the starting line. i
southeast breeze would give tn
yachts a beat to windward on the frs
leg Of the triangular race, broat
reach for the second, and close reac1
home for the third leg.
Canvas covers were stripped from
the booms on both yachts early AM
1usty and lively fashion. Every man
Jack of them is a sailor by instinc
and training and they work at tn
arduous duties of hoisting the heav
cloths with the same zest that the
show during a hot race.
Shamrock was the first to get he
n1ainsafl up. It tapped idly for
time in the light air. The chalIens
er's crew also sent up headsai1s i
stops.
Shamrock today did not carry tn
Nicholson Jacket designed to prever
backwfndage. The cup committee in
formed Captain Burton that If Sham
rock Carried the Jacket she woul
have to be remeasured.
Rather than have the time allow
ance increased Captain Burton ad
vfsed the removal of the Jacket. CAP
tain Burton and Designer Nicholso
said today that five races were nc
an adequate test for the America
Cup.
I'VE have had one race; we won
In an accident" said Captain Burto1
''and still am looking to today's rae
to obtain some idea in the respectiv
sailing points of the two contender
THE first race was sailed in f1uke
conditions and was no test. L hay
sailed 45 races in England on or
boat and still am in doubt as to til
best craft Here, after months of pr,
paratton, we endeavor to show whie
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