THE YACHT RACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1920, Page 5

THE YACHT RACE.

THE THIRD RACtI. ■ ' DESCRIPTION OP ITS PROQBiaSSi| Br Teleptvi.—Pr«M Ann.—CtipjrctlM- ,§; ' New York, Jaljr£}„-ji At 1.10 both yachts changed to ti|£ port tack and hauled towards <th« Bey shore. The Resolute footilfc : ismß ter, at 1.40 waij three-eightht Of ahead, but at 1.68 had dropped yards. The wind was six knots. <'!nß| close inshore made ~a preSavl thrash to windward, heeling oVeriiitjjSf strengthening wind, and the Sltemrpirol flat bow pounding the polling sea.' At 12,15 the Resolute wag le£si&ij|| a quarter of a mile, and at three-eighths. ■ The wind increased to ( ten knots. ,'ttß Resolute was gaining slightly, at tack. The Wind fell to seven tojei|»| The Resolute reached the mark at 3h|l| 21min. 2lsec., and the Shamrock at Bhfjjsl 23min. flsec. At 3,55 the Resolute V(ts half a mile ahead and (?) miles from finish. At 4.15 she was 30Qydt'iiitilJ Ait 4.38, the wind, holding well) ttli 'lMffl lute was leading by a quarter of a gijuH At 4.55, a mile from the Shamrock had nearly caijght the lute, and A half mile from the' so and crossed the line first. . She ed at shrs. 3min. 28aec., and thri ftjtfrflj lute II) seconds later, equalling ference in the starting times and MkWriQ a tie on actual time (4hrs 3min SiMml the Resolute winning by her lowance of 7min lsec. 1 I|S Mr. Massey's congratulations to"; jfgfjl Thomas Lipton have been Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. |||