New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Loss of Race
Fails to Kill
N.Y.Y.C. Hope
Club Members and Guests
Are Gloomy When They
Debark From Highlander
After Shamrock Victory
Wind Favored Challenger
Defender Best ON Tack Is
Opinion of Experts Who
Saw Preliminary Tests

hoOeleSS,
,urned to the city last evening on
hoard the Highlander, the New York
Yacht Club boat chartered for the
races. There was feeling among the
nrominent members of the club on
hoard that in spite of the fact that
Sir Thomas Upton has two legs on the
,uo and that to retain it Resolute must
,apture the next three races, that she
will DO it.
Their confidence in Captain Adams
and the sailing qualities of Resolute
is so great that they cannot see de-
feat. They figure the shift Of the wind
in Yesterdays race, which eliminated
INV windward work in which the de-
fender has shown her greater powers,
won the race for the Shamrock. Luck,
which was all in Resolute's favor on
Saturday, was with the challenger yes
terday.
Deserved Victory
As one of the members of the
steamship committee of the club put
it: "We had a shift of wind to-day
which hurt us and prevented Resolute
from taking advantage of her wonder
ful windward work The conditions
were all in favor of Shamrock in reach
ing and running before the wind. She
was better handled than in any of the
other races and we'll deserved her vic
tory. No criticism should be made of
Captain Adams for tacking on the run
home in place of reaching for the mark
with his spinnaker set. We have
proved in the trial races against Van
itie that the Resolute does not work
as well running before the wind with
her spinnaker set as making a tack, thus
covering longer distance but footing
much faster. We have had the great
ast experts in the country, including
men from the Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology, figuring out the prob
lem for u.s. and Captain Adams yester-
cay handled his boat in the manner in
which she has done the best work. He
took long chance on the run home
and lost out. The next time it will
break differently for u.s.
All on the Alert
When Shamrock rounded the first
mark, the Highlander, every one on
board, with watch in hand, waited for
Resolute to turn the mark. With her
time allowance she still had couple
Of minutes to the good, and the ex-
perts figured she would pick it up on
the second leg. Again she lost, and on
the run home, when Resolute started
off her course on a tack, with Sham
rock running straight before the wind,
there were many anxious inquiries as
to what Captain Adams was trying to
do Those on board who had followed
the trial races off Newport explained
the reasons. as already mentioned by
member of the committee. From then
it was simply a question of whether
the wind would freshen enough to make
her foot fast enough to make up the
extra distance she was travelling under
conditions at which she was best
After Shamrock crossed the line
every man on board had his watch in
one hand and his binoculars in the
other, noting the time and the progress
Of Resolute. But to most of them it
was apparent when Shamrock crossed
that the race was won; that Resolute,
with the existing wind could not
reach the finish line within the time
she had allowed to her.
The Highlander will make no more
the committee feels, now that the boats
are to race every day, unless either
contestant asks for a twcnty-four-hour
postponement, that the uncertainty of
1t prevents their selling tickets.
Committee Is Praised
The committee. consisting of Captain
0. P. Jackson, U. S. NJ; CorneliuSF r.
Fox, Hunter Wykes and James D.
-
OF every one on the way it managed
everything on board and provided for
the comfort of the guests. The boat,
with Captain Jackson in charge for the
club, has held on all three days of the
races the most advantageous position
IN the line and the members and guests
always had an unobstructed view of the
racers
Some of those on board we're Ad-
miral Glennon, General Daniel Apple
ton, Mr., and Mrs. Lewis Nixon, George
r. Baker jr., John W: Bird, Bertram
u. borden, Charles w. Bowring, Geokge
McKesson Brown, Commodore E. w.
Clark. W. H. Appleton. of Boston;
Ralph n. Ellis, Commodo James B.
Ford, Miss Florence Moberly, Miss
Rachel Dierks, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Fox,
Cyrus Currier. l.. NJ Borden, H. N.
Allen, ". A. w. Stuart. Frank C. Hen
derson, j. Z. +. Herreshof, Mr.. and
Mrs Colgate Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
lseiin, O'Donnell lselin, Edward D.
Lentilhon. H. b. Millcr, Demorest
Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford D. NAL
.iory, Seth NJ. Mlliken, Edgar Palmer,
MRS George D. Pratt, E. N. Prentice,
j: X. Robinson jr., r. Lawrence Smith,
henry Steers, Alexander Stewart, j
Allen Townsend. II. L. Borden, Mr.. ana
Mrs. John j. Watson Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
r; NJ. Small, Harold Wcsson, George H.
Finn, II. r. Sutphen. Theodore Rous-
ss,eau, Newbold LIE Roy Edgar, Howard
" Maxwell, John r. Maxwell, Howard
+, Whiting jr., William Armour and
Horace Gallatin.
More private yachts went out to the
faces yesterday than on any of the
previous days and larger parties were
on board than at any other time.
ar. and Irs. j. Pierpont Morgan had
large number of guests on the Cor
sair.
Harry Payne Whitney, on the While
away had J. Gordon Douglas, Oliver
perin, Rene La Montague, Henry w.
Bull and William Earl Dodge.
X. b: Van Ripper had with him on
ms yacht, Alacrity, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old c. Richard, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Simonds. Mr.. and Mrs. f. N. Potter
r. Miss Judah Smith and w. Trumbull
Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Bourne had
WITH them on the Lone Star. Mr.. and
mrs. Burton l.. Taylor .jr.s Gilbert
SSreenway, Osborn Brighta H. M. Car