Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-11

fender. In the second, however, the
Falkyrie apparently won by AZ sec
onds but after the race was disquali
fled for fouling at the start.
Two DAYS later the two boats
started out again, but hardly had
they crossed the starting line than
Lord Dunraven hauled down his rae
ing pcmant, raised that of the New
York Yacht club and withdrew from
the race. There was great excite
mcnt His Lordship was angry and
accused the New York Yacht Cluf
Of failing to keep its agreement to
clear the course and protect him
| against being forced into another
foul. Lord Dunraven return to Eng
land soon. never to challenge again
and the series was written down as
the only entirely unsatisfactory one
in the history of the competition.
-Four years passed and then came
Sir Thomas Upton, who, since then
has carried alone the banner of Eng
land in cup competition. In 1895
his first Shamrock fell before the
Columbia in three straight races. In
the second the Shamrock was dis
&blcd and it was awarded to the
| Columbia
Two wears later Sir Thomas
brought over his second Shamrock
1t was in that series that the sea
manship of Charles Barr, of a ia
nous family of Massac chusetts sail
ing masters, was all that stood be-
tween the Shamrock and victory
Parr crowded sail onto the Colum
bia until it seemed she could hold
no more, and used all the skill and
wiles of long years of sailing, tc
defeat the Shamrock in three races
The widest margin of victory was
only minutes 80 seconds and III
the last race it was but Al seconds.
Sir Thomas S Shamrock III ar
rived in 1908, and this time the Re
lance replaced the Columbia as
Defender. The American boat took
two races by narrow margins and
in the third the Shamrock lost its
wav in a fog and the Reliance was
declared winner.
Eleven wears went by until 1914
when Sir Thomas challenged again
with the Shamrock ". Great pre-
parations were made for the race
but when the Shamrock was LOOT
miles out on its way to the United
States word came to it by radio thai
the World War had started. 1t was
taken into Bermuda and thence to
the United States and until 1926
rested in hermetically sealed cham
Der at Hoboken, \. j.
Then it was brought out anc
placed in commission to carry the
Upton colors against the Resolute
1t was to be a famous series anC
one which saw the cup saved from
going abroad largely through the
skill of Charles Francis Adams, theI
sailing the Resolute and now secre
tarv of the navy.
The Shamrock, sailed by William
p. Burton, king of British amateurs
trailcd in the first race until nea1
the finish line, when the Resolute =
| throat halyards parted, her mailsai
fluttered down, and she could no
| finish.
Five days later the yachts wen
! out again and again the Resolut
took the lead. But the speed of tn
| Shamrock and the skill of Burtbl
/ overcame troubles encountered wit
| the sails and the Shamrock Over
/ hauled the defender, finishing L
minutes ahead.
1oI n
actlv the same time by both boats
one of the most thrilling and actu
allv the closest in the history o
international cup competition. !
seven minute time allowance whlcf
the Shamrock had TO give the Reso
lutte, however. gave the defender th'
victory.
The fourth was almost equal.
thrilling. Sailing triangular cours'
off Sandy Hook, Resolute was lead
ing by > minutes at the 10 mil'
marker but at the end of 20 mile
the Shamrock had reduced this to A.
seconds. Adams brought the Rcso
lutte across the finish line, however
more than 3 minutes ahead and, oil
corrected time won by 9 minutes 4,
seconds.
With the score standing two race
apiece, the fifth drew great mum
bers of boats carrying spectators It
the course. Shamrock got away frs
over the route of - miles to wind
ward and - to leeward. 1t wa
Adams skill which caught bette
breeze, however, and brought tn
Resolute to the 10 mile mark fou
minutes ahead after having crossed
the Shamrock and tackled on thu
weather bow.
Running ahead of the wind oil
the homcward lee, Adams drove hi
ship until the lead was increased tt