The evening world. Newspaper, July 16, 1920, Page 3

a - RESOLUTE “SAILED CIRCLES” AROUND SHAMROCK, SAYS SPEARS © | ‘CUP DEFENDER LED AT TURN , BY SEVEN MINUTES DESPITE ACCIDENT, SPEARS FIGURES ieee Authority, in Thrilling Ac- count of Yacht Race, Tells How Resolute Rounded Turn After Halyards Broke—Fine Work by Crews. By John R. Spears. (Noted Yachting Authority Who I» Desoribing America’s Cup Races Copyright. 1920, by Especially for The Rvening Leet. ‘The Press Publishing Co. (The Word), By an accident which no one could foresee or prepare for, the Resolute, ‘efter making a remarkable showing in windward work, lost to Shamrock TV. the first race of the international series, At 2.49 o'clock, when no more than two minutes from the outer mark, ‘the wire part of the throat halyards broke, the jaws of the gaff sank slowly down and the peak was drawn in toward the doublings of the mast, while the leach of the club topsail flopped about in distreasful fashion. Thereafter she drifted to and around the turn, well ahead of’ the Challenger, but in the meantime her Crew was hauling down the mainsail @nd bunching it on the boom. The Face was over so far as she was con- cerned. Shamrock had merely to round the turn and sail to the home Mne at ease. For it was impossible to splice the broken rope or rove off a new one. But In the meantime the swift defender had done more than her most enthusiastic friends had hoped for her. On the whole, as the sailor men Bald, there was a promise of dirty weather when the racers came out from the anchorage under Sandy Hook. The wind was southwest and Nght, with lowering clouds, and a haze over the sea. But because a southwest breese at this time of year usually holds fairly true and steady there was hope for a good light-air race, The committee boat was anchored outside of the Sandy Hook Lightship, and ut 1145 o'clock gave the usual warning signal of a blast on her whistle, RESOLUTE CROSSES LINE FLYING START. fhe course had been set southwest by west—down the Jersey beach— fifteen miles into the eye of the wind. When the signal was given the two yachts were under all sail for wind- ward work up to baby jib topsa!l and) club topsail. As seen from the Golds- borough, the evening press boat, the work for position was interesting chiefly because Capt, Adams, in the reaching, the tacking, the jibing and all the other movements which fol- lowed, was able to place the Resolute and to keep her continuously where he could choose the time and plece where he would cross the line, regard- less of what the Shamrock might do. When at 12 o'clock the signal to start wae given, Resolute was heading toward the line and she crossed at 12.01.40 under full speed. Shamrock had already crossed ahead of the gun and was recalled, so that at the mo- ment when Resolute crossed, Sham- rock was coming around close below the line and she finally crossed slow- ly at 12.01.88, or 22 seconds within the 2-minute limit. The Resolute not only crossed well ahead (68 seconds), but she had an important advantage in her superior speed, However, while admiring the skill of the defender’s master, the yacht sharps were without exception open- minded as to the outcome of the race. RESOLUTE POINTS HIGHER AND FOOTS BETTER. ‘The wind at this time was estimated at from six to eight knots an hour, ut very likely the higher speed was correct. The racers, at any rate, slipped along heeling to the zephyr 1a a Way to indicate a finished race, and oth yachts at this time were getting it fairly, At 12.04 Shamrock turned to the port tack to get from under Resolute's lee, but Resolute at ronce turned in order to keep on the weather bow of the challenger, and while the two were standing on that tack the yacht sharps on the evening press oat were able to sce—much to the astonishment of some of them—that Resolute was pointing somewhat higher and seemingly footing \t some~ what bettor. As the minutes passed this first v was confirmed beyond question. Though the Shamrock was a larger ship by fect and inches, which com- pelled her to allow the defender six Minutes and ten seconds over the full ‘course, the Resolute was manifestly the swifter ship, At 1216 P, M. a rain squall came along and shut the racers from view. The wind sagged and breezed and eagged again, and none on the press boat could see what was happening to the racers. ie came with the rain and the fog whistle on the lightship began sounding its mournful warning to tho fleet In the meantime, something went wrong With the steering gear of the press boat, and because of this as well as the rain and fog It was 1.15 o'clock when the press boat again came into fair view of the r They found them on a civse reach, g thelr Gourse with No. 2 jib topsaily act and the Resolute leading by say one-quar- | light. ter of a mile. ‘The jib topsail on the Resolute was smaller than Ghamrock’s—the challen- | DEFENDER ger was carrying more eail, and yet she was steadily losing. To #01 of the spectators the facts eeemed a! Most incredible. LUCK SEEMED TO FAVOR THE DEFENDER, Manifestly the wind had hauled to westward a few points during the rain squalls, and it seemed possible that some of Resolute’s gain might have been due to luck in the shift, but certainly while the two racers wore getting the wind in equal meas. ure the Resolute did gain. Of the shifting of sails and courses that followed few details need bo given for the reason that they did not affect the results in this race. topsails were changed from time to time as the wind backed and hauled 4 point or two. The two boats were very well handled. Both went cruising, so to say, In search of better wind and luck favored first one and then the other, But all that time, luok or no luck, Resolute was drawing steadily ahead. At say 1.40 o'clock, when off Sea Bright and half-way ‘to the mark, it was estimated that Resolute had in- creaned the lead of 58 seconde (with which she began the race) to at least 3% minutes. The wind at this time had fallen light—perhaps to 4 knots—tut It ‘reezed at times and came in streaks, here and there—a typical light-air racing ‘breeze of the salt green sea oft the Jersey beach. ‘At about 2.80 the big Corsair was seen through the mists and fog lying a&a guidon for the races. Because the fog was low on the water onty | the topmast and the top of the smoke- stack, were visible—a strikingly beautiful picture in gray, ‘The #kip- pers of the racers manifestly saw the steamers at about that time and their tacking to and fro increased in fre- quency. The Shamrock was esti- mated at more than a half mile astern at this time, but her skipper was working with the good pluck of a tried British seaman. After having sailed out to ea (in the starboard tack) for several min- utes the Shamrock came to the port tack at 244 o'clock and headed to round the mark, which was now plainly in sight. Her skipper soon saw that he had stood out to sea a trifle further than needed, and with her sails rapfull he swooped down. Hut in the meantime Resolute, though further in shore, had been heading so well out that shee too could make the turn, and even now. with Shamrock making the final fill-sheet dash, the defender held her own, THEN CAME ACCIDENT TO THE AMERICAN BOAT. Never since the big cutter sloop races begat’ away back yonder did two of them make a more beautiful dash for the outer mark. Though the breeze was light each bout turned a curl of foam trom its bow and when they nodded over the long, dead swells both sent great masses of foam pouring and flashing over the dull grey sea. But while the old salts gazed with growing interest from one to the other, they saw at precisely 2.49 fy o'clock the jaws of Resolute’s drop suddenly down for seve There they hung for a moment and then ank slowly down and down, the leach of into folds, and of the top- A thousami spectators looked on in wonder and dismay, while those who had seen accidents in races explained that either the throat halyards had broken or some of its fastenings had been carried away, Plainly the race of the defender was hopeless, but with pluck that stirred the great fleet Capt. Adams held his course and at 2.62.54 she drifted—derelict fashion—around the mark. And so amazed was the whole mass of spectators afloat that not a cheer or a whistle's blast was given in appreciation of the good work, On going alongside George Baker announced to the reporters that the wire end of one of the throat halyards had parted without warning. As to the cause of the parting noth- ing was said, Some guessed that the wire rope had been chafed during previous races with Vanitle, but this | explanation seems incredible, for cer tainly Sailing Master Christiansen or his mate would have discovered a chafe, The better explanation seems to be that the rope was a trifle too light for its duty, Of course a eheave in the halyard might have jammed DISABLED, BUT DRIFTS AROUND TURN At any rate, that the rope should have broken under the strain of a ir race is one of the most re- |markable incidents in the history of the cup races, ut With her halyards gone the Reso- cers and they are going to the grand to be present at the adjourned hearing, Jib | gat Airplane Picture of Fleet of Observation Craft and Destroyers at First of Great Yacht Races Photograph Taken from Airplane and Delivered to Evening World by Parachute Dropped to New Court House Site, lute was, as » out of the race. But she had nevertheless made a record that is astounding. She had | crossed the home line fifty-eight sec- | onds ahead of the Shamrock. In spite of the drag of the sinking mainsail and the failure of the topsail to draw after the accident, Resolute crossed turn 52.54. She had covered jeg in 2 Fours ta ninutee 18 00 | "Shamrock, coming to the mark with up full, rounded at 2.57.39, four minutes and thirty-fiv behind the Resolute. “Dedue itty. h R rty-seven deine ating to the That Resolute had lost two m through the accident meantim reasonable estimate, and that ie te say that when the accident occurred on Resolute she had gained five min- utes and thirty-seven seconds in the beat to windward. Resolute, to which Shamrock must allow 6 minutes 40 seconds on the full course (subject to remcasurement) had actually outsailed the big brute of a challenger by 5 minutes 35 sec- onds, Adding to this a half of the allowance which was due on half of the course, the Resolute, it is esti- mated, was § minutes seconds to the good. But even if exclude the two minutes supposed to be lost through the accident, Resolute did in fact win the turn by 6 minutes and 57 seconds. trated that beat to around windward the challenger, After rounding the turn Shamrock! ran home under mainsail, topsa!l, and two jibs. She crossed the home| line at 4.26.26. Of course she wins the race--for each ship must endure} | the loss due to any accident, It is] therefore certain that three more races must be sailed—three only If there be no more accidents. The Resolute has had a series of accidents this year, On May 22, for example, she lost her mast off New Haven, and on June 10 she lost her topmast off Newport. Manifestly her designed strength of parts is a wee mite too close to the limit. BRITISH REGRET , FLUKE VICTORY ? a Keen Interest Displayed in First of the International Yacht Race: LONDON, July 16.—Interest was keen everywhere in the British Igles to-day in the International Cup race, It engrossed the attention of the whole nation, especially because the people regarded the Shamrock IV. through Sir Thomas Lipton’s rosy glasses, Even yachting experts, for \all their fears of the big time allow- ance, permitted themselves to regard this year’s challenger as the best that has yet been sent after the cup, The yachting enthuslasts remained late at their clubs to learn the de- tails. Naturally there was great dt appointment when the news cu through that the “ the Shamrock tn ¢ a | Resolute'’s mishay thusiastic supporters of the rock were bound to c that so far as t gone there was nothing news to Justify thelr hopes that Great Brit ain would at last recover America’s famous cup. | oe CORRIGAN TO TRY THREE POLICE CASES) Will Hold Prisoners Charged With Perjury Till Return From “a- cation on July Magistrate Corrigan in the West Side] | court to-day refused the request of As siatant Corporation Counsel J, H, Ble- | hf that an adjournment be granted un til Monday the case Detectives Harry MeArdle and James of Inspector joettion's aff, an trol- man Mortimer Sullivan of Weat Forty-aeventh Street station, charged with perjury, on the ground that the | Magistrate will be on yac then i] 1 shall be on my ton on Mon- day sald Magistrate jean, “and ¢ intend that I, and n t shall hear made a aint mp! against theae 9 MAN WHO TRAILED ELWELL IN TAXICAB CENTRE OF SEARCH eee Prosecttor’s Office Finally De-| cides Mysterious Visitor Holds Key to Mystery. Assistant District Attorney Dool- ing announced to-day that the efforts of all detectives employed on the El- well murder mystery will be concen- trated on the all-important task of finding, ‘dentifying and questioning the grey-suited man who was driven to Joseph B, Elwell's house from the New Amsterdam Theatre early on the | morfing of the murder. The Evening World for seve days has been pointing in the same direction, but this is the first offic- ial statement from the District At- jtorney'a office that this trai! is the most important of all, Mr, Dooling went further and said: “This man holda the key to the mystery. We know now a number of things about which there has been room for doubt in the past. We know that Elwell did not kill himself, know that robbery was not the mo-/ tive. We know that card games and! horse races had nothing to do with it We know that the motive was jeal- ousy or revenge and there was a woman in it. And this man who jumped into a tax| after Elwell had departed from the theatre in another {s the man we want to identify.” As The Evening World has told its. readers, Elwell is reported to have had an altercation in front of the New Amsterdam with a man who also attended the performance of the Midnight Frolic, The story t# that this man, wearing a suit once de- scribed as brown, now as gray, made a lunge at Elwell, who escaped by Jumping into a taxicab. Another tax!, driven by Edgar Walters, a negro, was near at hand, The stranger jumped in and gave an address which was near the Elwell home, He corrected st later, Waltera | sald, and jumped out of the car while jt was still in motion. in front of Elwell's house, Hoe gave Walters his fare and a ten-cent Up, then ran up the steps of the Elwell house, which last seen o him by the ir or by any oth known wit now @ M District Attornoy'a off fit in with the facta ich the Evening World has re cently publ about a former #ol and his b e, The er before marriage last fall received a ‘ Elwell and left some let ters in hia he —_ Cox Recetven Suffrage Delegation. COLUMBUS, O., July 16.—Gov, Cox o-day met a delegation from the Na- tional Woman's Party, headed by Miss Allee Paul, which udged upon him the desi iity of having him use his tn- fluence to have the State of Tennessee ratify the Federal Suffrage Amendment in thme to permit women to vote at the November election, Resigns as Head of Soldiers! Home ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, July 16 Dr. T Senseman of Atlantic Gity has rded to Gov, Edwarda his realgnation as Drea of the Hoard of Managers of the Home for Disabled Soldiers at Vineland, He de- clined to discuss his action, jury. I would not have & complaint, Jered auch papectally againat officers It of the New York Pollce Department, T had not been sure of myself, corporation must “But, as the asin ansiatant adjournment, | 1 will hola n iry, at a dozen tn were un rected | We 'the co OBSERVATION Leer DEACON AS CRUEL: ASIF HE'D BEATEN WIFE, SAYS COURT Judge Cropsey Grants Sepa- ration to Mrs. Newbury, 64, From Husband, 65. Justice Crop in Brooklyn preme Court to-day defined the treat ment accorded Mrs, Anna B, New- bury, sixty-four, by her husband, Charles A whury, sixty-five, ‘in paying marked attention to and hav- ing affection" his wife's age, inhuman” as granted Mrs. separation in Mr. as physical violence Newbury'’s suit @ written decision. ewbury ple Su- for a widow of about | “quite as cruel and He for {s an adjuster, and have been living at No. | mentat health, “The defendant spent little of his time at home, even when he was not working, and seemingly spent cee of it with the other woman ‘or ® married man to deport self as the defendant has, to knowledge of his wife, is ‘nufMolent basis for granting a separation,” _— SLEPT IN CELLAR TO ELUDE ESCORT Woman Leaves Apartment to Man, but ‘Has Him Called Early and Taken to Cell. Lauro W. Brown of No, 168 ‘Weat dist Street slept in a cellar last night anguish and impaired her had so atirrd her ire that to-day she eppeared in the West Side Court as {s complainant on a charge of disorderly ;|conduct against Albert W. Combes of \ ‘o. 25 West Téth Street, who, who, un- tl early this morning, bad been her flancee Miss Brown told Magistrate Corrigan she left the Century Roof with Comba At @ o'clock this morning and that he |accompanted her to her apartment, but that inatead of bidding her good-night he entered the apartment, announcing | 1029 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, The |hi# intention of remaining there, He third figure in the suit Is Mrs, Isabel pee see nerere drinks somewhere, she Griswold, No, 1023 Carroll Street, |¢*plained. . | Whe e his intru- Brooklyn, All are membera of the | ,\VNGn she remonsisated at hin nw: Bedford Heights Baptist Church, in| jor py the urm-and threw ber into thé Bergen Street, neur Rogers Avenue, | hall. She went to the cellar and got ONtcept as to the. misconduct | !n her apartment when she awakened, which [ find there is not} and Patrolman John McLaughlin, whom proat to establish, [ find | she * im from his slum- that practically all the ations | itty. dol tet <daya® cecil are sustained,” said the Court. “Me | stagintrate C Dade ain aot treatment of the plaintiff by the de- have the $50. fendant caused her to suffer grea JATLLER Sugar Rolled Gum Drops — t plinp, delectable m Drops, rolled in 29 ugar. : c Molasses Peppermint Kisses — Pure Southern molisses with dash of flavor Super Assorted Milk fondant creams smothered in velvety milk ehocc Chocolates: ~ “etter Chocolates ata Lower Price” «, CANDIES Turkish Paste —A de- lielrus confection with an Oriental flavor 4c Milk Chocolate Pine apple—Sunrtpe fruit. in a blanket of Miller's Milk 69c 74c Chocolate Fresh fruit-flavored At Miller's Every Pound Box Contains 16 Ounces of Candy The Cup Favorite WuteStose CEYLON TEA SEEMAN BROS., New York Prop rietors of White Ro: Coffee, Canned Foods, Cocoa, Cereals, etc. Jand the experience and {ts alleged caune | RICH YACHTSMEN AS DECKHANDS Profiteering Crew of Highlander » Say $20 or No Start, So Only They Do Not Start. | Wealthy members of the New York Yaoht Club refused yesterday to be “held up" at the eleventh hour by a deck crow engaged for the steamer Highlander, chartered by the mem- bers to seo the yacht race. At almoat time for the Highlander to sail a delegation from the deck crew announced that they would not work for the $5 a day agreed upon. After a parley the club offered to pay #10 @ day and the delegates went back to their comrades. Soon they | Were back with a demand for $20 a jday. James D. Sparkman, Cap’ P, Jackson, U, 8..N.; Hunter Wykes and Cornelius F, Fox of the committee, decided that the men should be left on the pler at 24th Street, East River. | William J. Parslow, Vice President of the Consolidated Shipbullding Com- pany, suggested that their places be filled by membors of the club. This | brought more volunteers than cotld | be assigned and the Highlander put to sea with as noted a crew as ever sot anil. bor example these: J.D, Sparkman, Henry HR. Sutpnin, Cornelius Fox, B! L. Worden, Butle Whiting Cox, Henry W. Warne Commander Ff, W. Toppan, R. T ' Dodge, C. W. Clark, BH. Prentice {Lewis Nixon, Bertram H. Birden, Charles Lane Poor, Charles Lane | Poor jr, Howell C, Perrin, Alfred &, Poor, Frank Brown Jones, FE. Plerpont Hicks, Herbert H. White, F.C. Hate derson, Dick, A. Loring Neg a Src. toward B &. Humphries, mund Lang, EB. H. Outerbridge, F. W. Wesson, John R. Humphries, Walter Hi. Merrill, H. M. Cowpertiowalt, y Wai- ter H. Sykes, Le Roy Frost, 'W, . BB. Alkeer aan About 690 menvbers of the club and guests, Including about twenty-five women, were aboard, beabaoon i = al 54 RESUME GALVESTON TRIPS. ry t Restore Satlings From Here Next Week. AUSTIN, Tex., July 16,—Resumptien of the New k-Gaiveston service by the Mallory Steamship Line will begia next Week, Gov. W. P. Hobby was ad- vined to-day by officinis of that com- pany, “with as frequent sailings a« cen- ditions will permit.” This message was in answer to a tele~ fram sent by the Governor proteatia against sumpension of the service lowing the atrike of longahoremen. fo ANCRE With the Gonuine Roquefort Farry CNEESE “We eat Ancre Cheese at our house, first, be- cause everybody likes it, and, second, because it’s so easy to serve,” (ot) MADE BY SHARPLESS, PHILA, at the Yacht Races Ahoy, there, good people—let’s up anchor and away to the yacht races! With a spanking breeze—a clear sky, and a box of United Candies to make the happy hours happier, you're aboard for a glorious day on the water. Today you'll find in all our stores just the candies that are most appropriate to the occ: ion. For instance:— Louisiana Molasses Kisses, 60c lb. A delightful chewy candy wrapped in wax paper Packed in convenient tins Pure Sugar Calico Mixed, 50c lb. Wholesome pure sugar hard candies, in tins Salt Water Taffy, 50c Ib. Pure, rich taffy in assorted fruit flavors Creole Pecan Pralines, 10c each 60c for 6 and $1.20 for 12 A delicious Dixie dainty studded with Pecans Special Today This package contains Stuffed ‘At Rolle, orted Chocolate ineapple Creams, Creams, Cherry Raisin | Cluatera, 1 Peanut Clu Wrapped Caramels Assorted gar and Cream, » Walnuts, Pecans and with chocolate and pleces 4s. Belmont Plantations This candy Is mad pure molasses cent 4 with Belmont Chocolate, which contains a large portion of crimp, sweet almy ag » 9; Special at Ib. Iced Nutted fudge from a pro Composed of sugar, choco. late, creamery butter snd oream, which ma the ome Made Fudge ulm feed with a pure cane sugar vanilla, icing and vy Special at Ib. Week-End Combination Package 6 ounces of CANDY in every pound box and Saturday Fruita, Assorted, Pecan Nou- sin Marshmallows, Kaapberry wh, $449 Home Made Candy Assortment This package contains pecan ws, apricot mallows, cho- fudge, mousse, old z iia creams, Va- ra TDs Almonds Stuffed 8 Ibe. Spe~ Prunes tal at $1 Milk Chocolate Covered Fruits & Nuts This package contains Cho- colnte Covered Cherries colate Covered Rats ‘Covered Filberta and nate Covered Walnuts, all it 74: cream centerss Spe- celal at ar Ib. Visit the “Largest Candy Store in the World” on— 42nd, also 43rd Street, Bet. 5th and 6th Ave: Hudson Terminal Bldg. 32 Cortlandt Street 1343 Broadway Bet, 35th and 36th Streets 2249 Broadway Bet. 80th and 81st Streets Fulton & Nassau Sts. S. E. Corner