Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Shamrock Looks
Like Beaten Boat
Continued from Page One

she, too, broke out baby jib and pro-
9eeded in the wake of the defender.
At this time the signals A r
were set on the regatta committee tug,
the Barryton. and the mark boat.
Dougherty, went scurrying down the
coast to set the windward mark.
In the meantime the two racers were
fighting out their windward battle. The
struggle involved effort on the part Of
the Shamrock first to point up to wind
ward of the Resolute and thus slide into
the weather berth. failing to do this
because of the defenders ability to
sprint and also because of sharp han
ding Of this boat.
The challenger eventually accepted
the leeward berth. confessing defeat
The preparatory signal was set on the
Barryton at IL 40, and from that time
until 1the yachts were sent away there
seemed little doubt in the minds of
those who had closely followed the pre-
Hminary jockeying that Resolute was
the boat which. under existing condi-
tions, was holding the trump cards. so
far, at least. as jockeying for the start
was concerned.
Storms Blot Out Ocean
This was made evident when prompt
ly at noon the signal to start was
sounded from the Barryton.
: Resolute which was near the light
ship, jibbed, and, hauling her sheets.
went over the line. taking the wind over
her starboard bow. forty seconds after
the signal was sounded. Shamrock
crossed at 10 01 :3S.
Three minutes after crossing Resolute
went off on the port tack, and Sham
rock followed suit. 1t was at this juno
ture that the rainstorm broke.
The afterguard of both sloOps we're
prepared for the downpour, however,
and the driving rain cleaned against
their oilskins. Then with a roll aud a
roar the storm changed into spec
tacular thunder and lightning display,
and the ocean was blottcd out as though
a ghostly curtain had been lowered.
When after a few minutes cessation
another rainstorm came it seemed Ger.
tain that the race would be called off
But this was no ladies' race. When at
i o'clock the clouds broke there were
the racers stalling along on the star
board tack with the wind pretty well
abeam. 1t was obvious that Shamrock
had cut down the Resolute's lead. Both
boats were sailing without jb top
sails, evidently preparing to set big
reaching jibs.
At / 10 it was evident that both
shippers were looking for head winds,
for they sent up the baby jibs, which
had been doused when the storm broke.
Both boats were we'll in shore now and
II was possible to get almost an exact
idea of the lead which ResOlute held.
Passing a fixed point on Navesink
Beach. the defender was timed at 1 20
and the challenger at 20 40.
This meant that ResOlute's lead of
bne minute and thirty-four seconds at
the start had been reduced to a frac-
tion less than a minute.
At 30, deciding that the first leg
would not involve windward work, the
baby ibis were lowered and RcSoute sent
up a No. . reaching jib topsail Sham
rock hoisted fargPr kite, and thus,
with the wind holding not more than
seven miles an hour, the two boats kept
on their way down the coast.
Ten minutes later both boats dOused
nheir reaching holdsails, and while Res .
mtute set small reaching jib, Sham
thick sent up her baby jib.
nv Der boat what the wiud intended to
itbdr, At 40 Shamrock. for some rea
Tr.,. went off on the port tack: But
- .olute held onto the starboard tack.
'fm& challenger held on TO port for ten
n paites and then caTe back to star
4thomss Liptenl was pacing tn,
IA his yacht thei Victoria, before
:. n1Il. not eyeH the compapi9p
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