Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-24
ResoIute Wins Fourth
by Actual Margin of
8 Minutes 18 Seconds

I SANDY HOOK, y. J.. July % (by
the Associated Press)-The defender
Resolute tossed her six-minute- and
forty-second handicap. overheard yes
terday and defeated the British chal-
lenger Shamrock ". boat for boat.
IN the fourth race of the 1920 regatta
for the Americas cup.
Although il lacked the thrilling
neck -and-neck finish that put Reso-
lute's victory on Wednesday in a class
by itself. yesterdays encounter had a
picturesQueness all its own. A heavy
blanket of fog hung over the sea
at Ambrose channel lightship until
within few minutes of the start, to-
tally plotting out the excursion fleet
and the tall-masted rivals that were
Sandy Hook. The hoarse foghorn of
the lghtship was groaning out it's
melancholy warning a few hundred
feet away, but invisible.
Yesterdays race was the fastest of
the series SO far Resolute completing
the thirty-mile triangular course in
3 hours, 81 minutes and SO seconds.
Shamrock ~ followed minutes and
Al seconds later. but the actual differ
ence in sailing time Was only min
led across the starting line by %
seconds.
Fog Swept Out to Sea.
Suddenly the breeze freshened ands
the fog began sweeping out to sea. AS
the pail lifted, Shamrock ". with her
tremendous sails set. doomed through
and bore down on the mark like
huge gray ghost. Resolute followed
hard on her stern. and after a bit of
jockeying about the lightship they
were of. down the Jersey coast.
Resolute was at her old tricks on
this. the windward leg. She pointed
high into the breeze. while Shamrock
~ kaf
rapidly shoreward. When they swung
about for the first mark, Resolutes
work into the weather had gained
her an advantage of more than
quarter mile.
Again. Capt Charles Francis Adams,
I'd. held Resolute well up against the
wind. with the result that he was
able to make the mark without a
tack. Shamrock headed off more
and was compelled TO tack, which
brought her around the mark nearly
two minutes behind Resolute.
The challenger gained. on the sec
ond leg, but was still far behind
when Skipper Adams Strengthened
Resolute out on the home stretch.
Closing Up Gap.
Shamrock was closing up the gap
that separated her from Resolute on
this leg, when a fresky bit OF
weather blew up that fooled even the
seasoned Jersey skipper, Capt Bur-
ton. had on the challenger as an ad-
wiser, and robbed her of whatever
chance she had of taking the lead
and winning.
fifteen knot breeze when signs of
terrific sQuall became apparent.
Shamrock w hastily took down her
club topsail and her large jib top
sail. and prepared for rough weather.
Resolute plowed ahead under fun
m inn
getting in all the fast sailing she
could before the squall struck. And
the squall didn't strike-at least not
with the intensity Shamrock Tvs
skipper obviously had expected
There was a brisk blow for a rev
minutes and short torrent of rain,
which Resolute weathered without
taking in any sail save her jib top
sail
When il was over, Shamrock " was
unable to reset her club topsail and
was forced to set a smaller topsatl,
while Resolute had her original rig
intact. brief calm intervened ana
then the wind pitched up again.
Shamrock caught it first, and crawled
slowly up until she was nearly. II not
fully. abeam of Resolute. But when
the defender caught the wind. she
forged quickly ahead with her su-
perior rig. breaking out balloon jiD
topsafl to aid her progress.
Unable to Close Gap.
Shamrock w piled canvas on then.
breaking out both ballooner and spin
maker, but the finish was close at
hand and she was unable to close the
gap.
The steam yacht Victoria. carrying
Sir Thomas Upton. led the chorus OF
screaming whistles that acclaimed the
victor
A few minutes later a tiny tug was
under the bow of the Victoria, it's
crowd of yachting enthusiasts giving
three cheers and a Who's all right
LipAon" for the British sportsman An
excursion steamer and a Meet OF
smaller craft followed the tugs exc
ample, and the Victoria Acknowledged
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