Evening journal., 1920-07-20
RESOLUTE in
front EARLY
ON Sd RACE
lContInnnd from Flrsl pnro. J

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SAL, they set The splnnaker 10 the
starboard.
The splnnaker did not draw well and
the Shamrock again appeared loggy.
Sah handling on the Shamrock was
bungled The spinnaker was taken In
at 1925 and a smaller reaching iib set
which failed TO ON out quickly
Ten minutes after the start. Resolute
was leading by nifty yards.
Fifteen minutes after the start
Resolute had Increased her lead DO 200
yards She was slipping along smooth
ly and fast under malnealls, clug top
sail big halloOner. Shamrock was
droppins behind because her three
hend sails failed 10 illl 10 looked as
captain Burton was In trouble AGAIN.
due to bad sail setting.
Shamrock lowered her forostay sail
and iih and set an English bowsprit
spinnaker Of the balloon fon.slay sail
She still chung TO her number one
reaching jib iopsall
hesolute was 300 yards ahead at
t935.
shortly before 4 p. NJ. the defender
was more than a quarter OF a mile
ahead and going easily under big
balloon jib and no othe head sail
The wind did not freshen and 10
looked like a long drawn-out contest
The hesoluie ran into a soft spot
soon after I p. m., and Shamrock
drew up until less than a quarter OF
mile astern. Prior 90 this Resomte's
lead was half a mile.
Shamrock passed the Rosolute 10
The wlndward and went into the lead
again. The little nshermens' stay
sail seem TO be drawing nicely.
The Shamrock footed ahead rapidly
and was a quarter OF a mile ahead
at i.2o She picked up a draught OF
air and sailed around Resolute to the
windward, luck and breeze being with
the Ulster boat Res0lute slill clung
10 her ballooner which seemed 10
draw well, but could not compete
with Shamrock's baby forestry sail
Both Nachts worked 10 The wind
ward OF FIRST mark and al 30 sham
rock bore away for 10 With RcsOlule
800 yards astern. In shore a soutt- 20
western appeared 90 be working out
TO The course.
The fog horn on Ambrose Ldeht-
ship was hoarsAly blaring as the
sun rose today.
A thick haze covered the sea. de-
spite a Twelve mile breeze from the
northwest.
AlAN NNNNH MNNNNNIf NNNu IIIINu
somewhat by the time the crews had
been placed aboard the two yachts.
but visibility was stlll poor. II The
breeze holds at It's present strength.
today should witness the frst real
test OF the white and green racers.
Captain William p Burton, skipper
OF the Shamrock In the first Two
races, will again be at the wheel to-
| day. Sir Thomas Upton, on Burton's
plea for another chance under good
weather conditions, reconsidered Ms
petion in deposins the CorlnthIan
skipper.
The Upton sloop took upon herself
an additional handicap BY the change
TO a larger top sail, which increased
the Resolute's time allowance 20 seven
minutes one second.
Today's race was sailed over a tri-
angular course OF ten miles % each
I lcg-the same as Saturdays race
which was not completed.
The Shamrock, despite having one
race 90 the good IN the series. went
30 The starting line with the odds
against her Betting favored tht
Res0lute by odds OF six % i've.
After t0day's contest the races will
De staged on consecutive days unles.
one OF the sklppers demands a day OF
| rest In which 70 make repairs.