Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
Resolute's Throat Halyard Parts,
and She is Forced TO Withdraw;
Next Race Tomorrow.

New York, July l6-For the first time
since 1871 a British yacht won a race of
the series for the Americas s Cup yestcr-
klay, when Sir Thomas lipton's Shamrock
~ crossed the finish line alone at the
conclusion Of her first meeting with the
Resplute. lt was a renewal OF the condI-
tions IN the original race for the coveted
trophy. when, IN answer to the late Queen
Nictoria's query MS to which was second
lyacht, she was informed that there was no
second There was no second yesterday,
or the Resolute was put out of commits
sion just as she neared the outer mark,
hearty a third of a mile IN the lead of her
)idversary.
The Resomtc's throat halyard parted
Ind carried the jaw of the gaif away
(also leaving the mainsall flutterlng help
essly and the yacht out Of the race, but
she kept on pluckily, under Iib and stay
kall until she had rounded the mark IN
hc lead and soon after was taken In tow
Etnd returned % her anchorage inside San
iv Hook.
II was not triumph for the British
challenger. but u was one of those
hngs which happen in yachting and
pre- considered as part of the game. The
k,hllity ot "A yacht TO carry her sail is
much q factor as the actual sailing
# thc race. and in 1899 the first sham
rock Cd led away her topmast in one
! Sni tho races against Columbia, and the
Ilattcr Was declared the winner.
IL Is expected that Resoutcs S dam
ages will be repaired IN time to con
! tinuc the series of races a originally plan
Nd and that the two sloops will meet
gain oil the Hook tomorrow az noon,
they did YESTERDAY To lift the cup
hamrock must win two more races, and
b. showing YES stcrday up to the time
esolutc met with her mishap demon
rated that She viii have no easy time to
lo that q she can do { at all.
Aircraft furnished a new and decidedly
novel addition a. the historic AmcriC?
Cup contests yesterday. for there were
dozen land and sea planes lowering
far overhead much Of the time during
the race. and 10 the credit of their pilots |
hc u said that they observed the rules |
ad down for them and did not IN any
Nay disturb the racing yachts for. as n
rlic, they either few At a considerable !
altitude or else scudded close to the |
water when distant from the competitors !
The emotions of Sir Thomas Upton |
aboard the team yacht Victoria during |
the race Yesterday fluctuatCd like a |
harometcr. and when the accident oc-
curred in the rigging Of the Resolute he |
WASH / sure for some time whether he |
was sal or glad
I'D rather not accept n victory due |
% an accident or "A 'iiuke. said Sir
Thomas IL they want the race not 10
be- counted | will agree with them"
The sudden transition of the fortunes
of the race caught Sir Thomas and his
friends unawarcs. Up to tbe time of
the accident there was no cause of re-
juicing on the Victoria. The fine old
sportsman couldn't hide his disappont-
mont al the way the race was going.
MY, u Is a pity that we should have
this bad weather on the first day.
never remember such bad rainStorIn
m an international cup race, but then
| suppose, IL affects both boats the same
way. ! am very much disappointed indeed |
NJ the weather. shamrock will never do |
ANYTHING sitting up. She needs a steady, !
strong breeze. This fluky kind Of day is |
VERY unfortunate
I'VE viii h. in shape to meet the /
shamrock on SATURDAY, said Robert W. /
Emmons, 2d, managing director Of the /
,Resolute, last night, discussing the acci-
dent while on board the tender Montauk
"Tho throat halyards broke down near
|thc winch and az a time when | figured
We were leading the Shamrock by over
-four minutes