The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-27
YACHTSFALL
SHORT OF Time
Mondays Race That Would Have
Been Final Called Off for
Lack Sufficient Wind.
TODAY'S FORECAST FAIR
Resolute Was Well In Lead at
Time Contest Was Called Off
Late Yesterday Afternoon.

Sandy Hook, July 26.-Gentle, vari-
able winds, with fair weather is the
forecast for deciding yacht race to-
morrow. Today's race was called off
there not being enough wind to al
low for finish in the time limit. Reso-
lutte was leading.
Wind conditions made postponement
necessary for the cup sloops shortly
before the time set for the start,
found not enough wind to watt them
over their thirty mile windward and
Ieeward course within the six-hour
time limit.
Off the lightship, the racers found
a greasy sea seemed to slide rather
than sail over the smooth water which
was scarcely ruffled by gentle airs
from east. In trying to cut her sails
Shamrock " fell into a soft spot and
had to signal for a tow.
The warning whistle was blown at
1926.
Shamrock w sped first across the
line today at the start of the fifth
international yacht race which was to
have decided the 1920 series.
Shamrock crossed nearly minute
ahead of Resolute, according to un-
official timing ashore.
Shortly afternoon, the regatta COM
mitted signalled the following course
for the fifth and final cup rase:
A 15-mile run from the Ambrose
channel lightship south by west half
west with a 15-mile back to the light
ship.
lis when the yachts had passed
Scotland lightship, the dark outline
of a new wind could be seen to the
southwest, far down the Jersey coast.
Shamrock had increased her lead
slightly but both yachts were NOV
ing very slow.
At 1850 Resolute passed Shamrock
on the way to the outer mark and
was holding her a better breeze.
At 1:55 with the sloops reaching
down the Jersey shore, Resolute was
about so yards ahead and 100 yards
to windward Captain Adams hoisted
a ballooned forestay sail on the de-
fender and Shamrock followed with
a smaller for a stay sail.
discovering puffs of air here and
there and ghosting along in a surpris-
ing manner. Then fortune favored
Shamrock when a zephyr enabled her
to cut down some of Resolute's lead,
which at 2 o'clock was about $50
yards.
At o'clock, the wind which had
been light from the north, hauled into
the east, making the course reach
and possibly a beat. Resolute picked
up the air first and began to move
we'll ahead besides being to wind
ward.
At 2:1O the yachts were three
miles southeast of Highland light, |
standing a little west of south on the
port tack. with Resolute about fifty !
yards ahead and a hundred yards to
windward.
The sIoops had just steering way.
They were then ten miles to leeward |
of the mark Both were under bal |
looners and the ballooner stay sails. |
At 2:20 Shamrock hit a nair pocket |
and drouped back. Resolute held the |
breeze and soon was two hundred |
yards ahead.
Proving a better drifter in the faint |
airs. the American sloop at 2:26 had !
clear lead of about three hundred
yards. There was hardly enough |
breeze to keep the sails filled, but
off to the westward appeared threat
ening clouds which gave the only |
promise of enough wind to permit |
the yachts to finish before expiration
of the time limit at $50 p. m.
Resolute took in her ballooner at
2:s0 o'clock when she was off Mon
mouth Beach, about quarter of
mile ahead of Shamrock, nearly be-
Gained astern. The mark was still
about ten miles away. almost dead
to windward.
Resolute then set number reach
ing lib, but it hung like Mondays !
wet wash. Captain Adams soon had
it down. Shamrock also took in her
big ballooner.
At 2:37 Resolute was leading by
easily half a mile. Both sloops were
heading off shore on the starboard
tack.
Working further to weather Reso-
lutte by 3:20 O'Clock had drifted out |
into a lead of about a mile and half.