Evening journal., 1920-07-17
TRIM RACERS
GET STARTING
GUN AT l.45
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periods. If at the end OF the first nf-
teen minutes there Is need for further
delay another fifteen minutes must
be signalled, and so on until the wind
freshens up sufficiently for the race,
or IL is definitely postponed
The Two racers after casting of
their lines. drIfied about under stray
catpaws which did not have enough
power 10 rufle the sea A long,
sleapy roll from The southeast rolled
them gently.
Several dirigible balloons Joined the
airplane fleet.
The fleet carrying spectators was
considerably larger than on Thursday,
The day OF the FIRST race.
The Victoria, Sir Thomas Liptons
yacht was crowded with his guests,
several Of whom arrived from Liver
pool early today for the races. The
Corsair j. p. Morgan's yacht also
carried a large number OF passen-
gers.
When the crews were put aboard
The Shamrock Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenger and the Resolute, defender
OF the cup, at 6 a m., the wind was
blowing slightly from The West Half
an hour later 70 yccred around to the
northwest and then shifted again all
most northeast. There was not a ripple
on the sea as the sun climbed up
a big brass bail.
ON sandy Hook bay the challenger
and the defender lazily swung at their
moorings. the white-garbed crews
going carefully over their intricate
rigging. Before Z a. M. the sail covers
were on b0h slOops and the headsails
run IN stops on the Upton boat
Shamrock pointed a new bowsprit
toward the new starting line as the re-
suit OF an accident on Thursday short
lv before she crossed the line 90 vic
tory In the FIRST race. The iron squared
end az the tip OF her boWsprlt started
90 slide toward the stem, chipping the
end Of the spar, necessitating taking
n one of her jibs 10 was not a seri-
GUS matter, but even a scratch on the
mar OF a racing sloop IS a matter Tor
attention and the precaution or nt-
ting on a new howsprit was taken yes
Besolule sailed today with the
wooden caff she carried when her
sunnortinr halyards snapped Thurs
~ and crumpled her main sail, fore
] Ing her withdrawal from the race. 4
now aluminte eaff was put aboard the
defender yesterday and tried, but after
d conference between the designer and
/ ihe after guard 10 was decided The old
spar was the better one and u was
arain put in place. The Resolute's hal-
wards today were given a palnstaking
/ lnspeciion II she snaps anything this
/ lime q will not be FOR lack Of testing.
The sun was barely up before tne
midget fleets were under way ana
lheadinc for the contenders from the
numerous coves and bays which
frinee New York farhor. The victory
of the Shamrock on Thursday and the
defenders misfortune evidently stirred
lup extraordinary interest and a record
loi "grandstand" boats was established
when the starting signal was given
and the green and white racers
isipped from the leash.
The Shamrock's main sail went w
before a. m.
The White Star line Celtic from
Liverpool, carrying several Of Lip.
, toms friends. passed Sandy Hook a
/, lq a. m. They made the trip 10 Sc,
, llhe races They We're taken on a
Z quarantine and rushed 10 Lipton'i
4 Yacht, the Victoria.
ResOlute's main sail went up few
j., minu,es after the Shamrocks.
The shamrock slipped her mooring
. at 925 a. m, and under main sail, clul
topsail and jlb started for the Am
lbrose light, starting point OF the race