Terry Bailey (British)The 1920 America's Cup, Resolute v. Shamrock IV signed lower right "Terry Bailey", oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. Footnote:Sir Thomas Lipton turned to Charles E. Nicholson for his fourth challenge, and got a superb design under the unauspicious shape of Shamrock IV, with a flat transom. She was the most powerful yacht that year, and the NYYC turned out three cup candidates to defend the cup: George Owen's Defiance and William Gardner's Vanitie, but it was Herreshoff, who designed the best of all contenders. His last design for the cup, Resolute, was small, and earned significant time allowance from other yachts. Charlie Barr had died, but his crew manned the Resolute, which faced stiff competition from Vanitie, but went on to win the selection trials, before the Cup was suspended as World War I broke out. Shamrock IV waited in New York City's Erie Basin dry dock until 1920, when she received some adjustments to her build and ballast, just before the races were held. Despite Shamrock IV's severe rating, she took the first two races from Resolute, and came closer to winning back the Cup than any challenger before her. The defender Resolute ended the Old World's dreams by winning every following race of the event.