The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
DECIDING
RACE Of
YACHTS
Resolute aid Shamrock in
Fifth and Last Struggle
for Americas
Cup.
NOT ENOUGH BREEZE
Race Delayed Because Of Almost
Calm Which Made Towing Of
Shamrock Neces-
NOT ENOUGH BREEZE

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| ABOARD U. S. DESTRO4ER
GOLDSBOROUGH, July 26.-(vla
wireless to the United States.)-The
wind, which was too strong for the
fifth of the series of international
yacht races Saturday, had died down
today, forcing delay in starting the
deciding contest
The regatta committee boat hoisteo
the flag poisoning the contest Until
later in the day, half an hour before
the scheduled starting time.
! The wind was not even sufhclent
Ito carry Shamrock to the starting
line. \ She was about two miles from
lAmbrose lightship when she ran INTO
a calm and signalled for assistance
to tow her to the starting point
! Resolute's tug gave the Shamrock
ia helping line back to the lightshlp.
| The wind, from the northeast. haa
fallen to about three miles an hour.
Weather sharks said there was every
indication it would come up again
during the afternoon.
| The regatta committee announced
iShamrock's handicap of six minutes
forty seconds would remain un-
changed in today's contest.
| The wind had picked up to four
knots at noon, but-it was east, north
| east, which made it difficult to lay 4
course in either direction without
placing the turning buoy too near
Long Beach or the New Jersey coast.
! The committee at 1905 holsteu
signals for a leeward race with the
course south by west. half west
This made the race fifteen mile
before the wind to the mark about nve
miles off Asbury park and beat back
to the finish.
The preparatory signal was sounded
at 1915 and the yachts started jock
eying for position.
The race got under way at l2:30.
The Shamrock showed the way
across the line, leading the Resolute
by few seconds.
Both yachts crossed the line under
ballooners and the Shamrock at once
headed far off the course on luffmg
match to the westward. Patrol boats
scampered around clearing passage
among the following craft for the
racers.
The Shamrock payed off first and
was Immediately followed by the Res
olute.
The Resolute, which the official
time showed, was nearly minute be-
hind the challenger in crossing the
line, soon closed up the gap and both
yachts were sailing almost on an even
basis ten minutes after the start.
! The official starting time was:
! Shamrock, 12:31:29.
| Resolute. 12.31:25.
The Shamrock led by fifty-six sec
onds.
The yachts were four miles off
! their course at lilo. A new wind
appeared coming up from the south.
/ At 1:20, Shamrock was leading by
quarter Of a mile and both yachts
were becalmed.
| Shamrock pulled away slightly
! from Resolute and established lead
1 of a quarter of a mile soon after 1
fp. M.
The Shamrock began to pick up a
little land breeze at 1880 and gained
rapidly. Resolute was almost be-
| Gained 400 yards astern.
| The wind, which had been from the
north. hauled to the east at p. m /.
making the course a reach and pos
isibly a beat Resolute picked it up
first and began to move well ahead,
besides being to the windward.
The yachts were three miles south
east of the Highlands light at 2:10,
standing little west of south On
the port tack with Resolute fifty
yards ahead.
Resolute was also 100 yards to the
windward The wind had died down
again until they just had steerasc
way At that time they were more
than ten miles to the leeward OF the
mark.
Shamrock ran into another air
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