Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-16
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YACHT OF VICTORY
IN FIRST CUP RACE
Shamrock Wins Contest
When Resolute's Throat
Halyards Part.
III
AMERICAN CRAFT SHOWS
MARKED SUPERIORITY
In Light Air Steadily Draws
Away From Lipton's Gallant
Contender.
WAS INCREASING LONG LEAD
Sir Thomas Declares He Regrets
Winning on Fluke-Ncxt
Race Saturday. IN
WAS INCREASING LONG LEAD
Sir Thomas Declares He Regrets
Winning on Flukc-Ncxt
Race Saturday. 4FlB
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fBy Universal cerviccI
NEW YORK. July 15.-Horseshoes
and four-leafed clovcrs were in tho
winds today. which belled out the
sails of Shamrock ". and brought
the green-hulled, broad winged flyer
across the finish line an easy victor.
~ Shrewsbury buoy. nine miles
from the start. the Resolute, going
like ghost" all except, her auxiliary
sails set. was four minutes and
thirty-four seconds ahead OF the
Shamrock, and, in distance. about
half mile
Shamrock tackled and hunted here
and there. nosing for wind to enable
her to catch UP with the neeter
American sloop. but unavailingly. It
was Resolutc's race. Sightseeing
vessels were for turning about and
calling Il day.
Jinx Defeats Yankee SIoop
But the jipx was Erinning on the
bowsprit OF the Resolutc just then.
At a:i9 the throat halyards parted.
Part of the mainsail sagged. and the
club topsail, freed of stays, fiapped
Rcsolutc was leading the Shamroct
and footing it faster every moment,
gaining all the time. Her lead was
more than five minutes. The distance
was about thrce-fourths of mile.
old-timers had been clacking their
tongues and saying the Resoluto
ought TO have given the handicap.
Resolute hung OH. removing no
sail until she had sharply rounded
the turn. This was at 1852. Eight
minutes later Shamrock, flying all
her kites. swept by the disabled ship
from whose spars the crew had all
ready begun to remove the sails.
Mninsnii Sinks on JIb.
The mainsail wrinklcd. sank in a
heap on the jib boom. Following it
on deck came the jib. the small baby
topsail. ~ sailor ran aloft and took
in the loosened clubsail. which was
cracking and swapping in brisk TO-
knot breeze which, Ironically enough.
had just sprung up. Only the stay
sail remained. curving on it's halyard
like leaf.
The Shamrock, running before the
wind and uncertain OF the serious-
taken her opponent, was taking in
no sail. In Il shor, time she became
a tall silver needlelike creature moy-
ing obliqucly toward the horizon.
The Resolute Travelled at a snairs
pace, watched closely and intensely
by tho crew of the dcstroyers which
had followed in her wake, by the
yachts Victoria and Corsair and by
the airplanes which kept swooping
vulture-iike in circles about the frail
craft. Those ignorant of yachting
asked repeatedly
Watchers Follow Anxiously. &
rs there any hope? Can't tho
halyard or whatever you call it ba
fiNed?'
I'm the old di.S, yes Is the old
days when halyard was made OF
rope and could be spliced together
in ten minutes. but in these days of
wire halyards! Put on your hat and
forget it. It's Shamrock's race" Old
timers replied in this fashion.
The sloop's tender. James Doherty
snorted in alongside the yacht. re-
ceived Il rope and pushed out again
with the Resolute in tow. On deck
sailors. their whites dirticS perspir-
ing. disgruntled. coled ropes and
folded up sails stiffcned by exposure
10 squalls.
Captain Adams. in answer to call
from one OF tho destroyers, shouted
"iIalyards," and turned about without
attempting 10 answer further aues-
tions. One man waved to the crowd
on the destroyer's deck. but withour
enthusiasm.
Shamrock Out of Sight.
The Shamrock was no longer In
sight. The pride of the great tea
merchant had been eating up" tho
distance between the turn and tho
foremast OF the Ambrose lightship.
She had taken in her topsails and
was now going along under main
sail. staysail and II jib. There was
no opportunity to get near her, hut
through powerful lenses the figure OF
man jumping up and down could
be seen.
AT 4:26:a6 Shamrock crossed the
line. Destroyers and multitude OF
river craft and huge passenger vessels
lei loose steam whistles and sirens,
For moment pandemonium OF
howls, yelps and whinnies ripped tho
sky wide open. Then all was silent
as the Shamrock came about, headed
over, making for her anchorage.
This is the first Upton yacht 10 win
race In all the years the harones
has been sending his Shamroeks
across to contend for the Americas
cup. Once before Shamrock crossed
tho line ahead. but eventually losts
even this victory by two seconds be-
cause OF The handicap OF Tins ais
lowance. The tlmo allowance as am q
nounccd eST1y today Was six minutes
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