Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-15
JANNY- -kUPFER MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED
Resolute Gets Away To Fine
Start; Shamrock Is Forced
To Start Over In Idcht Race

BY The Associated Press
SANDY HOOK, July 15-Poor
timing on the part of the navigator
of the Upton challenger, Shamrock
Nv, was responsible for the Ameri-
can defender Resolute crossing the
line fifty-eight seconds ahead in the
first of the international yacht races
held of the Atlantic coast this af-
ternoon.
The official starting time given
out by race committees boat was
Resolute. 12:0o:4O; Shamrock,
12:01:3S. At the same time it was
announced that the time allowance
given the Resolute would be six
minutes and forty seconds. due to a
change in figures obtained by re-
measuring the Shamrock's sails.
Shamrock was over the starting
line at the starting signal and her
skipper. Captain William P. Burton,
had to recross. Meanwhile Resolute
swept over in first place. Sham
rock recrossed almost a minute af-
ter the Resolute and Immediately
stood after the American boat which
was then 200 yards in the lead.
According to yachtsmen Sham
rocks start today was the worst ever
made by a Upton boat. The yachts
crossed the line on the starboard
tact, carrying mainsails, staysails,
foresails and baby jib topsails. Three
minutes after crossing the line Re-
solute tackled to port and headed to-
ward the New Jersey shore while
the challenger stood seaward on the
starboard tact.
Shamrock at 1905 was seemingly
unable to catch Resolute. At 1910
a rain storm drenched both yachts
and nearly killed he breeze. Re-
solute headed higher but Shamrock
footed faster.
Mrs. Burton. the first woman ever
to sail on a cup yacht had been de-
signated to hold the time watch on
the Shamrock. Whether she was on
board to call the time Of today's race
was not known when the yacht
started.
The rain squall hid the yachts from
sight from shore few minutes after
the start. AS the rain ceased falling
the light southwestern breeze brought
lin d milky fog bank which COM
pletely concealed the racers.
At IL o'clock this morning the
breeze was scarcely strong enough
to stir the f1aga. At 1880 O'Clock
the regatta cognmittee hoisted the
signals for a southNXst by south
course which would carry the yachts
from lightship to a turning point a
couple of miles of Asbury Park.
with the hosting Of The course
signals, the mark boat Aiieen Morse
under command of Captain Blk
stenmed away TO set the tB@nine
lmark-a white float carrykk a red
ball-off the proper posit6n.
The winds, such as they were just
before the start, were mostly south
west and west. The forecast for the
afternoon was probable thunder
showers.
At 11:45 thunder heads appeared
with light breeze out of the north
west indicating rain squall later
on.
The yachts moved at fair speed in
the mild air as they jockeyed for
positions behind the starting lines.
The two sloops stood in shore on
the port tack with Resolute to wind
ward. They came about just be-
fore noon and stood almost on the
line awaiting the starting gun. A
few seconds before the signal the
Upton boat nosed over and was
forced to come about and make a
new start. In the meantime the
gun had been fred and the Resolute
was on her way.
Private craft, excursion boats
and atroplanes speeding southward
across New York bay found nest
ling behind the great sand pit. two
sloops that are the pride of Great
Britain and America-Shamrock ~
challenger. with sleet grained sides,
and Resolute. defen der, dazzling in
her coat of white.
Aboard them was Captain Will
Burton and his crew of British tars,
and Captain Charles Francis Ad-