Show Resolute Cup CLiP Defender Fastest Db il Sa Boat Uncanny Speed in Light Winds Aids I Americas America's s Yacht I I By Jack YORK July 10 Tue Tho Tho trim N NEW sloop Resolute selected an RI the defender of or the classic AmerI Americas America's Amer Amer- I teas ica's cup against Sir Thomas ThomasI I Upton's Lipton's Shamrock IV is one of the tho b best st sailing sloops ever constructed Under her racing canvas as tho the Resolute Resolute Resolute Reso Reso- lute skims over the waves like a swift sv seagull and with white hull gleaming and sails calls bellied out In the breeze the ho fairly churns the water atel to snowy foam Coming out of or a 3 bank of or fog 0 or r speeding through haze as u sho often did during durin her trial triM races with off or Newport the Resolute Resolute Reso Reso- lute resembles s a phantom ship and American yachting experts believe e that ho uncanny ability to make malc headway in tho the It lightest of or breezes will be he a able big factor In her races against the sleek green challenger from England Resolute will enjoy a 3 handicap Inthe in the tho coming international races for tor her sail Sc area will be bo approximately 2822 2322 square feet less Jess than that of ot th the Shamrock IV Just Juat what the thc handicap handicap han han- p will 1 bo has not noC been decided and will not be until about Jul July 10 when i It Is I. expected the tIle rival yachts will bo be taken to City island to be bo hauled Jaul d out ut and measured b by the tho race committee of or the New York Yacht t club Trim Craft As compared with the Shamrock IV TV Ithe the Resolute is smaller al aU around Sho She measures lOG feet teet 6 5 Inches over all as against t feet ct over all aU for tho the Shamrock IV r. Her mast Is approximately feet teet 6 Inch inches s. s as compared to tho the Shamrock Shamrocks Shamrock's Shamrocks Shamrock's Sham Sham- rocks rock's lofty footers On the thc water wa va vater vator va- va ter tor line Uno Resolute measures trea 71 it feet feel 9 Inches with a beam of 22 foot feet and anda a n draught of 0 13 feet 9 Inches Shamrocks Shamrock's Sham Sham- rocks rock's water line lisle measurement acc according according ac ac- ac- ac c cording to lo unofficial figures figures' Is 75 feet her beam 23 3 feet teet and her herI I draught 13 feet 9 Inches Both yachts have havo undergone some come changes since tho the last lust n available comparative com corn figures on them were given gl out The approximate sail aaU areas of or ortho the tho rivals are Ore square feet feel for tor torRe Re Resolute and square feet teet for tor Shamrock IV The classic international series erles will commence off oCt sandy andy Hook July 15 IS and continue until one ono yacht y has won three races Sailing breezes during mid July according to weather cr er Indications in 50 o far ar as they can be bc figured d in advance will be light and unless Shamrock IV Is 15 a far bet beU tot boat t jn in n a light breeze than tho the Resolute yachtsmen bell believe avo the tho Lip Lip- ton tn boat wilt will bo he hard pressed to d de de- feat reat the tho American sloop Tho The Reso lute lute It must bo be remembered will wll have o a time allowance allo of or from five to eight minutes over th the challenger Wins Win Competitions Tile The rec recent nt series of or trials between tho Resolute and off oct Newport Newport New New- port vort attracted wide attention The yachts competed In eleven races of or which tho was the victor Ictor In Inel el eight ht starts against three for tor VanlUe Resolute won the first race raco of ot the series over a windward and leeward cour course of or twenty-eight twenty miles The rhe second race raco was wac won by over overa a ml thirty mile triangular coun course This race was a 3 drifting m match and did not Hot count Resolute won the third trial over a ml thirty mile course courM an and 3 th the fourth went to lo R Resolute solute also al although a- a a- a though time bo boat bot t for boat was as better than that of the white sloop Resolute won tho the fifth and sixth races under practically the the same sonic conditions In the he seventh race VanlUe came homo home tho the winner breaking th ih tho Resolute's string of or vic vie tories The last race won by b was as tho the eleventh over a windward windward- leeward course courso of or twenty h miles mies The result of 0 the races follow Race Summary First race raco Won on by Resolute Windward and leeward course rs It miles mies 2 Second rC race Won on by Triangular cours course 30 miles Third race Won b by Resolute L Leeward and windward course coune 30 miles mies Fourth fourth race raco Won Von by Resolute Triangular course 30 miles Fifth raco race Won by Resolute Windward and le leeward rd course 30 miles mies Sixth Sith race Won Von by Resolute Windward and leeward course 30 O ml miles St r race co Won by Triangular lar course ourse TO O 0 mies miles Eighth race Won Von by Resolute miles mies Windward and leeward course coure 28 23 Ninth race Won race Won by Resolute and leeward Ice course cOUrO 30 miles mies Tenth race Won on by Resolute L Leeward and windward course coune CO 20 0 miles mies Elev Eleventh nth tac race Won race Won Won by Windward and I leeward oward course courle CO 20 O miles salle mies Fluke Drifting match not to count In deciding actual time boat bot for tor boat better belter beter than Resolute's I I L I j I 1 I i I I II 7 1 J Ji i i J I I II I a 1 g- g Ingrates are arc not infrequent In the sporting world Witness what happened to Johnny Dundee recently Johnny among other things owns War Vr Mask a splendid racing horse that has ha como come through in several starts lately Johnny was wa feeding War Mask Mak a lump of sugar recently and War Mask Mak got tho the sugar and nd Johnnys Johnny's finger as well wel pinching It severely between his teeth He bit the hand that fed him says Johnny sadly Weve We've heard of such ouch things before but usually it is the fighter that tha does doo tho o biting |