Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-17
YACHT
AHEAD AT FIRST
TURN in RACE
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ward but somewhat astern Of Sham
rock.
OF Long Beach at 2:s5 o'clock,
headed her up to weather and en-
abled her to move further away from
Shamrock.
At .7:s5, range finders aboard the
destroyer Goldsborough, official press
boat, placed Shamrock 400 yards
ahead OF Resolute, but 700 yards to
|leeward.
At 1859 Shamrock came about on
the port tack and vas followed a few
seconds later by Resolute.
The two sloops encountered more
OF . roll to the seas as they moved
eastward from the lightship before
coming about on the port tack. This
worked to the disadvantage Of the
Upton craft. Notwithstanding her
II the challenger was footing any
faster than R%esolute, whose -advant-
age came from her ability to work to
windward.
At 2:45 p. M, the steam yacht Cor
satr, official guide boat, cut across in
front Of the patrol feet and astern of
the racing yachts, heading for the
the yachts the course as arranged
with the race committee.
Seer! from Long Beach, when ap-
proximately Is miles distant. the a
ing yachts appeared to be selling
neck to neck. receded by an airplane
and closely followed by the steam
yachts Corsair and Victoria with
sloops gave the. appearance of a pair
OF fleeing doves pursued by a flock Of
hawks. Overhead travelled the great
naval blimp which early in the day
had put .out from the Long Island
shore.
At 2:s5 when the yachts'wer near
ing the first turn, they showed little
viewed from Long Beach, which was
black with spectators.
The yachts picked up, more breeze
while out at sea and at $500 were
moving along fairly fast Resolute
still maintained her distinct advant-
age yer her rival and at this time.
barring accident, looked to be winner
minutes and. 40 seconds handicap.
Resolute carried stay sails, jib. No
2 baby jib topsails, mainsail and club
topsail. Shamrock carried mainsail
club topsail, staysail, lib and baby
topsail.
Shamrock was first to break ava,
to starboard at 1921. followed at once
u Nv IkGSOlutOs "Ie oAdIl1IOCh 11Slu u OAA1J
three minutes when h came about II
port again being very slow in stays
Resolute held on.
Has Good Lead.
Resolute at 1895 D.. M, went abou,
on the s%tarboard tack as h approach
ed the first mark. From shore she ap'
peared to have about a three-quartel
mile lead over the challenger.
At 3:35, the lark Of the first turl
was about four. miles from Resolutl
and about six miles of the thirty mil,
course had been covered. =.
Shamrock tackled to port at 3:40
She seemed to carry a bit Of air will
her that the defender was not gettinf
and moved along quite rapidly in tn,
water. Resolute continued to sail higl
in the wind and was showing q we'll
defined wake to her rival. Two Iminute
later, Resolute also came about on tn
port tack.
! At $3.50, with both boats almos
heading for the mark three miles dis
tsnt, range finders on the destroye,
yards ahead to windward.
Challenger Holds On.
At 4 o'clock the, two yachts holdin,
together on h port tack far out a
sea, heading for the first mark. TIL,
breeze was running from 4 to S knot
in strength and in the last half hou,
of sailing. the challenger had held he,
own WITH the American.
The two yachts went about on thl
starboard tack at 4:16. The win
had dropped out a bit and the two bi.
sloops washed along the seaway
making slow time Of It.
After lacking to starboard tn,
yachts failed to fetch the mark. Ter
minutes later the wind hauled a bi
to the southwark. letting Resolute u,
for the mark. Shamrock was ;ef
astern almost becalmel.