Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-17

By The Associated Press
SANDY HOOK, July 17.--Slr
Thomas Lipton's challenger sham
rock " and the American cup de-
fender Resolute found nothing more
than a cupful OF wind and a flat
sea in which to engage in the Sec
ond race of the contest when the<
were towed out to the starting line
just before noon today. The yachts
slushed and wallowed in the
ground swell and their sails flop-
ped lifelessly in the dead air The
regatta committee signaIled post
pOnement OF the race until later Ii
the day at Is minute intervals.
The regatta COMMITTEES announced
at 11.20 A. NJ. that the time ai1ow
ance which the Shamrock must EiF<
the Resolute would remain a< ~
minutes. forty seconds for tne q
mile course.
At 11.45 A. NJ. a stray xepI$'
| came in from the south which Eoxi
yachts just steerage way, but H<|
enough to warrant starting the r4<1
SANDY HOOK. July 1T-Intorez<
in the international cup races ztllf-
ened by Sir Thomas Upton Winning
the first race Thursday New York
Bay today is expected TO be black
with boats bearing thousands to
witness the second classic Of the
1920 series. Early today the feet
of yachts anchored inside Of the
Hook was augmented by many
crafts while overhead buzzed arr
planes.
Under racing rules today's race
will be a triangular affair startfug
and finishing at the Ambrose cnan-
mel light ship. The wind gauge AZ
Sandy Hook was doing three knots
an hour and the faint breeze failed
20 ruffle the faint Jersey ground
swell that was running OF shore.
Weather indications promised q
slow race so beach combers said,
/ the wind probably would haul into
the southeast by the time the sloops
reached the starting lines A south
east breeze would give the yachts
beat TO windward on the flrs1 leg
of the triangular raee-a broad
reach for the second and close reach
for home for the third leg A.
slight haze lay over the sea that
shimmered in the sum-
Shamrock was the first to get hex
mainsail up. 1t Topped idly Tor q
time III the light air. The ehallen-
ger also sent up his sail in stops
Shamrock will not carry into to-
days race the Nicholson jacket de-
signed to prevent back wIndaEe
from the main mast The cup conz
mittee informed that il capfaiH
Burton carried the jacket she
would have to be remeasureG-
| Rather than take this trouble ana
the possibility of adding few see
onds to Resolute's already large
time allowance Of six minutes and
/ forty seconds. advised the removal
I of the jacket which is now stored
away in the hold of the tender XII
iarney. Captain Burton and De-
signer Nicholson said that i've rates
were not an adequate test for the
American cup.
I'VE have had one race We Woa
il in an accident. said Captain
Burton, .and still l am looking 70
today's race to gain some idea as p
the respective sailing points OF the
two contenders-
'The first race was sailed IN Huk<
conditions and was no test. hare
sailed forty-five races in Englaud
on one boat and still am IN dout1
as 10 the best craft. Here afrer
months of preparation we e1deAxQl
to show which is the better s,oop a
| a short series of five races
Capt. Burton said that in the early
stage of Thursdays race Shamrokk
has outfooted Resolute and was ~
position to cross her bow when Enf
was struck by a squall and Wi1ofH
off so that when the weather Cleared
and the wind hauled Res0lute found
herself well TO weather and ahead
Capt. Burton showed two rhofo-
graphs taken from an airplane just
after the start to show that xAz
challenger vas leading
Claude Hickman. naNl8z<vf *t
i Shamrock ~ said the criticism 81
Shamrock's start was justified q ~
pearance but that the plan was car
ried out and would have shQHn l{f
advantages Sir Thomas Il said q
have told friends here that ne Hl{l
challenge again II Shamrock IN fti'H
TO win the cup.
Breaking 90. - : - - .-----
dropped her moorinE buoN 3. *-z@
and moved slowly out past TIE r4t4@
Hook point. The wind ~4S Hight amy
she gained little heatHAE A. *4<
moved seaward ReSoluze h4iS<<1 =
club topsail she was sfIll - N<s
mo0rinE when tho FlA&3l#Es
| rounded Sandy Heck tptnl IHz<F
/ were many spectators along The = 1s1
Hook and Highland hs4<z.8a; Is HS zza
+. racers mad1 ready Tor <1x zz4t
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