The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-28
BEST BOAT WON,
Upton ADMITS
AFTER I I. BIG RACE
Sir Thomas Willing to Challenge
Again if No One Will Seek
Prized Cup
RESOLUTE DESERVED RACE

New York, July 2S.-American yacht
sportsmen today celebrated the vic.
tory of Resolute over Shamrock Nv off
Sandy Hook just before sundown last
evening, which means the retention of
the international yacht cup in the
United States.
At the same time the sportsmen
filled the air with, praises of the great
sportsman ship Of Sir Thomas Upton,
the Irish baronet, who made his fouth
attempt to, capture the priced trophy.
Il am very sorry, but the best boat
won," said Sir Thomas, and he praised
the conduct of the race by American
hands.
IL shall until next year to give
someone else chance to challenge
and then l shall rechallenge myself, F"
he continued. Il have no excuse to
offer, Resollte's the better boat.''< rs
First Race in 1851 n.'
The race yesterday afternoon made
the series three victories for Resolute
and two for Shamrock W. 1t marked
the thirteenth successiveN time since
the Inauguration of the international
yacht races half century ago that the
American boat has won, and retained
Americas cup won in the first race
from Great Britain in 1851.
Sir Thomas Upton has made four
attempts to take the grail back to the
Royal Ulster Yacht club of England
since 1899. The race yesterday was
a pretty one.
Defender OutsaiIs Shamrock
The defender. outsailed the green
sloop decisively, boat for boat in the
last contest of a tempestuous series
the closest and most hard fought in
the history Of the precious trophy
crossing the line at 1922 unofficial
time), only about rs minutes before
the expiration of the six hours time
limit.
Indeed the last half of the race was
race of the defender against time,
with the fate Of the contest resting on
the wind, for the challenger was about
one mile astern when the American
sloop flashed over the line.
It was thirty mile windward and
leeward race, this final contest of
1920, started in light airs after post.
ponement at fifteen minute intervals
TO two hours and quarter.
At 8:O5:34 Shamrock finished (un-
official time.)
After having been led by the chal.
lenger two-thirds of the distance to
the first mark, windward leg, Reso.
lutte crossed her bows 10 miles from
the start and breezed into a lead which
she maintained and steadily increased
to the finish line. BY the time %
miles of the course had been covered,
the defender was a mile and half in
the lead, reaching back and forth on
her way to the finish line. At one
time toward the end she was two
miles ahead of the Shamrock, but the
challenger came up to within'a mile
at the finish.
Official finishing times were: Reso.
lutte, 7:52:15; Shamrock w., S:05:2O.
The elapsed times were: Resolute,
5:33:15; Shamrock w., 5:48:2O.
Give Victor Welcome
While waiting for the Shamrock to
finish, the steam yacht Victoria ran
down to Resolute and all hands, led
by Sir Thomas Upton. gave the vic.
tor three cheers. The SPECTATORS
fleet gave the defender such a noisy
welcome ,as she crossed the line that
it could be heard ten miles away on
shore. N
The Resolute took thirteen minutes
and five seconds less than the Sham
rock to cover the course. With the
time allowance of six minutes and for
ty seconds which the defender received
from the Shamrock the corrected time
was 5:41:40. -