The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-20
THIRD RACE
OF YACHTS


THIRD RACE
OF YACHTS
lin at 1925 and smaller reaching jib
set which failed to fill out quickly.
Ten minutes after the start, Reso-
lutte was leading by fifty yards, al
Though starting behind.
Fifteen minutes after the sta:t
Resolute had increased her lead to
200 yards She was slipping along
club top sail and big ballooner.
Shamrock was dropping behind be-
cause her three head sails failed to
fill. 1t looked as if Captain Burton
was in trouble again due to bad SAN
jsetting.
| Shamrock lowered her forestays
sail and jib and set an English bow
sprint spinnaker or balloon forestry
sail. She still chung to her number
one reaching jib top sail. Resolute
was 300 yards ahead at 1885.
| Shortly before one p. m, the de-
fender was more than quarter of
mile ahead and going easily under
big balloon jib and no other head
sail. The wind did not freshen and
lit looked like a long drawn out con-
test.
| The breeze began hauling to the
south at one p. M, and the Resolute
broke out her jib and made prepara-
lions to beat to the first mark.
Shamrock was half mile astern,
but somewhat to the weather.
The Resolute was sailing along
easily with her ballooner drawing
fine while Shamrock was Tapping the
wind out of her small reaching jib
|topsail and the little forestry sail,
(which looked like fisherman's stay
sail as it was hoisted only half way
to the cross trees. Experts were I'M
able to understand why Burton did
mot set his ballooner.
The Resolute ran into soft spot
isoon after one p. m, and Shamrock
ldrew up until less than quarter OF
la mile astern.
Shamrock passed the Resolute to
the windward and went into the lead
again. The little fisherman's stay sail
seemed to be drawing nicely.
The Shamrock footed ahead rapidly
and was quarter OF mile ahead at
1:25. She picked up a draught Of air
and sailed around Resolute to the
windward luck and the breeze being
1
chung to her ballooner which seemed
/ to draw well, but could not compete
with Shamrock's baby forestry SAIL
/ Both yachts worked to the wind
ward of the first mark and at 1870
Shamrock bore away for it with
Resolute 800 yards astern. In shore
a southwestern appeared to be work
ing out toward the course.
With the mark three miles to the
leeward at 2 p. M, Resolute jibbed
! over to starboard and headed for it..
Shamrock had overstood the mark in
an effort to pick up the new breeze,
but as it failed she lost by the move.
4 The breeze came in again from the
west, letting Resolute up and placing
her less than quarter OF mile
astern of the challenger. Shamrock
iibbed two minutes later and headed
for the mark.
Shamrock turned the first mark at
i2:2S.28.
! Just before reaching the mark,
Shamrock jibbed over to port, and
when she turned the entire fleet gave
her a cheer of whistles.
| Resolute turned the first mark at
I2:32:41.
| Shamrocks lead at the first mark in
elapsed time was three minutes and
lforty-fve seconds. If she can keep
|gaining in proportion on the other two
legs, she will overcome her handicap
and win
The elapsed time to the first mark
was:
Shamrock 2:12:4O.
Resolute 2:16:15.
! The wind breezed up more to the
northwest as the yachts turned. Reso-
lutte substituted number two jib top
sail for her ballooner Shamrock
IcIung to- number one until mile away
when she shifted to a smaller sail.
Both were able to almost lay the
icourse to the second mark. Shamrock
was leading at 2:40 p. M. and had set
baby jib topsail
Twelve Mile Breeze.
rBy Henry L. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, N.
r. July 2O.-The fog horn on AM
brose lightship was hoarsely blaring
as the sun rose today-the third day
of racing between the Shamrock ~
and the Resolute, for Americas yacht
ing cup.
A thick haze covered the sea, de-
spite a twelve mile breeze from the
northwest.
! Captain William P Burton, skipper
iof the Shamrock in the first two
races, will again be at the wheel to-
day. Sir Thomas Upton, On Burion's
plea for another chance, under good
weather conditions, reconsidered his
action in deposing The Corinthian
skipper.
/ The Upton sloop took en- hel self
an additional handicap by the Change
to a larger topsail which Increased
+ the Resolute's time allowance 10
seven minutes one second.
| Today's race will be sailed over
triangular course of ten miles to each
ileg-the same as Saturdays race
which was not completed.
Betting favored the Rssolute by
odds of six to five.