The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-24
FINAL YACHT RACE
IS POSTPONED
Bad Weather Today Prevents
Battle Between Resolute
and Sham
rock.
A---
TO BE HELD MONDAY
Wind Blowing twenty-five Knots
After Hard Electrical Storm,
Made Course Danger
GUS.
TO BE HELD MONDAY

Made Course Danger
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ABOARD u. S. DESTROYER
|GOLDSBOROUGH, July 24.-(Via
wireless to the United Press.) THE
fifth and deciding contest OF the
international yachting series sched-
Iuled for today was postponed because
|of heavy weather.
Both yachts were at the starting
point when the official regatta COM
lmittee hoisted the signal postponing
the contest.
The next race will be sailed on
Monday.
Due to the twenty-five knot wind
the two yachts came to the starting
point under small canvass. Resolute
did not hoist an upper sail and had
mo foresail set. Shamrock had two
working topsails.
Immediately after the postpone
lment signal was hoisted, a large fleet of
excursion vessels and private yachts
of every description which went to
the starting line in the hope of seeing
the deciding race of the series, start
ed back toward the harbor.
The regatta committee decided the
high wind would be too much for the
frail racing craft, which had not stood
the fifteen knot breeze of yesterday
any too well.
Great disappointment was expressed
by the spectators as the wind was just
what the old salts had been hoping
for to make real test for the two
racers.
Deciding Test.
HIGHLANDS, N. j., July "a
Shamrock and Resolute meet Monday
in what probably will be the deciding
test for the Americas yacht cup
The emerald challenger and he
white defender were to sail over a
thirty mile course, fifteen miles TO
windward and fifteen miles back, the
trophy going to the winner.
Resolute, by winning yesterdays
race, put the series on an even
basis, each yacht having won two
races.
A fifteen mile wind from the south
west was blowing early today, the
aftermath of a sort of baby jib
cyclone which, accompanied by rain,
thunder and lightning, struck this
district before dawn.
Marine observers said it was the
most severe electrical storm in years
Minute examination of the spars
and stays of the two yachts was made
Immediately after the crews were put
aboard. Early indications were that
a thrilling days sport was in store
for the last race of the series.
Both boats will be cautious. There
is too much at stake to run the risk
of a break by crowding canvas.
Charles Nicholson, designer and
builder Of the Shamrock, said today
he was not satisfied with the boat.
These races are all trial races for
u.s." he said. 1--WE learn something
about the boat every day. We have
found a vast difference here, COM
pared with those obtaining in Eng
lish waters. We never knew the
winds were so variable. This is my
first experience of sailing in these
waters
''Then you do not consider Sham
rock a satisfactory design for such
conditions as have characterized this
series?" he was asked s #
mo, I do not Though we pointed
very well in yesterdays race and we
beat Resolute in reaching, we raked
mast little and this we
think helped a great deal in our
windward work"
Nicholson said he was not satisfied
with the new bow which was built on
the Shamrock after being sent over
from England.
The designer was frank to admit
that in taking in the club topsail and
setting a working topsail when a
squan was seen approaching during
race. Shamrock was
gambling on the Resolute's top ham
mer giving way before she could
finish.
Nicholson blamed wind pocket
which was encountered shortly afte..
the start for Shamrock's defeat.
The wind at Sandy Hook registered
twenty-seven miles an hour at ten
a. m.
The regatta committee announced
for the race would pro-
ceed. despite the high wind
Under reefed mainsail, jib and with
a working topsail up in stops, Sham
rock left her moorings and sailed
round the hook at 1910.
Shamrock broke out her working
topsail off the point