Republican farmer., 1920-07-23
After Waiting Nearly Two Hours for Wind
 the Committee Order ed a Triangular Race Started at 1::3O With
 the Starting Signal at 1:45 - Great Crowds Out to See the Contest.

1:45 - 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 a tri- angular race 10 miles to a leg. At 1:1s the committee hoisted sig nals for a triangular course. the first leg of which was southeast, the sec ond west by south and the last north by east haIf east
 ; The course designated by the conn., xnittee 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 hghtship.
 The preliminary signal, however, 1nittee evidently waiting for the 1880 interval,
 The course will give the yachts beat to windward of ten miles. broad reach of ten miles to the sec ond mark and a close reach home. At 1915 the wind was picking a little but at 1925 1t was not very strong.
 When the preparatory signal was sounded the breeze was just sufh cient to rufrle 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 1:45.
 Resolute crossed at 1:45:10 unofh- cial time and Shamrock followed 1:46:05.
 The two sIoops stood away to sea on the starboard tack, both shippers holding their charges in the eye of the wind. Resolute seemed from the shore to work better to weather thaD the challenger and if anything seemed to foot faster- There was not enough air, however, to put them down on their true racing lines
 Captain Charles F. Adams 2nd, skipper of Resolute, won all the hon ors at the start Soon after the Shamrock crossed the line she took in her jib.
 
 A wind of three knots was blowing g from the northeast at o'clock this morning
 It was a fickle breeze. Captain Burton cast a searching eye seaward from the deck of the Shamrock W to observe prospects,.
 '"The Americans say that the Brit ish weather is all samples and no bulk,' he said. "But on Thursday we had rain, hail, squalls. calms and cloudbursts. Now what have we to- day?"
 The wind gauge at Sandy Hook was barely doing three knots an hour and the faint breeze failed to ruffle the Jersey groundswell that was running off shore. Weather indications prom ised a slow race though beach comb CTS said the wind probably would haul into the southeast by the time the sloops reached the starting line. A southeast breeze would give the yachts a beat to windward on the first leg of the triangular race, a broad reach for the second, and close reach home for the third leg.
 Canvas covers were stripped from the booms on both yachts early and the crews tailed on the mainsheet ir lusty and lively fashion. Every man. jack of them Is a. sailor by instinc, and training and they work at the arduous duties of hoisting the heavy cloths with the same zest that they show during a hot race.
 Shamrock was the first to get hel mainsail up. It Tapped idly for 2 time in the light air. The challeng CTS crew also sent up headsails il stops.
 Shamrock today did not carry tht Nicholson jacket designed to proven backwipdase. The cup committee in formed Captain Burton that if Sham rock carried the jacket she would have to be remeasured.
 Rather than have the time allow ance increased Captain Burton ad vised the removal of the jacket. Cap tain Burton and Designer Nicholson said today that five races were no an adequate test for the America Cup.
 I've have had one race; we won fin an accident" said Captain Burton land still am looking to today's rae to obtain some idea in the respectiv sailing points of the two contenders
 'The first race was sailed in huke. conditions and was no test. I hav sailed 45 races in England on on boat and still am in doubt as to tn best craft Here, after months of pre- paration, we endeavor to show whicl eS fhs better sioop in a short sefie of five races"
 Captain Burton admits in sailorma fashion that in lump sea with fain airs the Herreshof sloop foots faste than the Nicholson craft.
 He said that in the early stage O Thursdays race Shamrock had out footed Reso1ute and was in position ito have crossed her bow when sh was struck by a squal1~ and wende off, so that when the weather cleare and the wind halted, Reso1ute foun herself well to weather and ahead nAntain Burton showed two photo