Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-21
CHALLENGER WINS
SECOND CUP RACE
Shamrock w, Favored by Wind
and Luck, Crosses Line Ahead
Of Rcsolute.

New York, July 2l--Sh amrock, w.,
Sir Thomas Lipton's green challenger,
won her second race of the required three
for the Americas Cup yesterday. She
won by q G good margin of two minutes
and twenty-sIx seconds, after allowing
Resolute seven minutes and one second.
II was an honest victory and one of which
Sir Thomas has every reason to be proud
Captain William p Burton sailed a
consistent race and regained the laurels
he seemed to have lost in the two pre-
vious meetings between the Nicholson
and Herrshofi creations He had aboard
as an adviser on the winds and tides of
the course Captain Andrew Jackson
Applegate of Seabright, for fifty years a
mariner along the New Jersey coast.
Captain Applegate said he would be
aboard the challenger again today. Ex-
perts said that this was entirely in accord
with the international yachtingrules.
The course was a triangular one, con-
sisting Of a broad reach on the first leg,
close reach on the second and what
verged between broad reach and a run
on the third and last log, but the race
committee did not intend that IT should
be such The committee hoped to get
in some windward work on the final
leg The wind gods decided otherwise,
howevef
The challenger anddefender will meet
again today of Sandy Hook in the third
actual race. The two sloops, as they
finished announced their readiness to
race again today, by flying the inter
national code signal C." white tri-
angular burgee with red ball. This
was confirmed at Q O'Clock last night
bv the race committee of the New York
Yacht Club.
The course today will be n winward
and leeward one of fifteen miles TO a
leg The preparatory signal is scheduled
for | As, the warning for II .55 and the
start for II noon, unless 1t becomes nee
cessary TO call postponements.
The happiest moment IN the long event
full life of Sir Thomas Iipton came at
just about $50 O'Clock last evening when
the ambition of score of years was
realized as his green sloop slid over the
finish line proud victor over the Resoute
II have looked forward to this moment
for twentv-one years and | am happy
said the Irish Baronet
1T is the first race | have ever won
in this country. | count this as real
victory yesterday. and not a fluke like the
first race | am now under the good hopes
that I'll lift the cup. After the sailing of
the Shamrock yesterday ] feel justified
in saying so. If win the cup will be the
happiest man In the world.
As Sir Thomas said this, he was seated
in the smoking salon aboard the Victoria
surrounded by admiring friends. On all
sides of the steam yacht, the whistles
were footing their salutes to Sir Thomas
and all the craft were hurrying back up
the bay. Besides the British friends of
the Irish Baronet aboard, there were
many Americans And there were Cana
dians, Australians, Scotchmen and Irish
men. They all congratulated Sir Thomas
on his splendid victory and sang words OF
praise in his ears until his eyes sparkled
with JOY.
Sir Thomas Upton saw in the victory
of the Shamrock a vindication of the
sailing tactics OF Capt. Burton, whose
sailing of the challenger on Thursday
and Saturday of last week called forth
much adverse criticism.
al have good hopes that will lift the
cup" Sir Thomas said. After today's
sailing | am justified in thinking so. No
man could have sailed Shamrock better
than Capt Burton did yesterday.