THIRD RACE FOR CUP.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15274, 23 July 1920, Page 3

THIRD RACE FOR CUP.

WON BY RESOiLIITE ON TIME 0 ALLOWANCE. (Elec. Tel. Copyright— United Press Assn.) NEW YORK, July 21. The Resolute won the third race by a time allowance of 7m in. lsec. Both vessels finished. The third America Cup course was 30 m.les, a 15 mile beab to windward and als mile run (home. The wind was light and variable coming out south-south-east. Shamrock started at lhr. .Omin. 22sea. and Resolute at-.lhr Omin. 41sec.-^-A. 'and ■ "■■ )SH^MIU>CK^ CROSSES-*LiXe ' FIRST. ; y A TIE ON ACTUAL OIMK (Received July 23, 9.50 a.m.) , L ,m L NEW YCJRK. July 21. At 1.10 both yachts changed to the port tack and hauled towards the Jez--< se y shore. Resolute footing faster at 1.40 was three-eighths of a mile ahead, but at 1.58 had dropped to tfro hundred yards. The wind was six knots'. The yachts iwere close inshore and made a pretty thrash to windward, heeling over m the strengthening wind, Shamrock's ilat bow ppunding the rolling sea. At 2.16 Resolute was leading a quarter of a f mile, and at 2.45 by threeeighths. The wind iincreased to ten knots, Resolute gaining slightly at every tuck. With the wind at seven to eight knots she reached the mark at 3hr. 21min. 21sec, and Shamrock at 3hr. 23min. 6sec. . .At 3.55 Resolute was half a mile ahead and ton miles from the finish. At 4.15 she was throe hundred yards! ahead. At 4.48, the iwind holding | well, Resolute was leading by a quaa° ter of a mile. At 4.55, a mile from the finish. Shamrock had nearly caught Resolute, and' half a mile from the* finish did co and crossed the .line first. She crossed at ; shr. 3mini. 28sec ; , Resolute nineteen Jb'cconds later, equalling the difference m tho starting times and making a tie on the actual tinie,. 4^r. 3min. 6sec, Resolute thus winning by the time allowance of 7min. lsee. ! yir Massey's congratulations to Sir Thos. Lipton have been received. — A. and* N.Z.C.A.