AMERICA CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 222, 19 September 1930, Page 7

AMERICA CUP.

DEFENDER'S WIN. fROPHY STAYS IN U.S.A. Shamrock Sails Her Best Ra.cc Of the Series. SIX-MINUTE MARGIN. (United P.A.-Eleetric Telegraph-Copyright) (Received 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, September IS. Enterprise w° n the fourth race of the series for the America Cup by ■just .'■ander six minutes, and thus retains the . trophy. The fleet of vessels carrying spectators and following the contest was the smallest that lias been present during the series., There was a steady ten-knot breeze blowing with very little sea—conditions that favoured the challenger. Shamrock got the weather berth and crossed the line first on the starboard tack A few minutes later she swung over'to the port tack, and was followed by Enterprise, which was footing it faster.

''The breeze then freshened slightly and was' blowing about 14 knots, knocking up a choppy sea. Driving into it, Shamrock reduced the slight lead Enterprise had established after crossing the. line, and opened up a gap of 280 yards between her and the defender. • Enterprise was carrying mainsail, jib and jib-topsail, while Shamrock was under mainsail and jib only. Although Enterprise worked to windward Shamrock was travelling faster and opened up a lead in the first 20 minutes, in a choppy sea, which the critics had considered was not weather that'suited her. Half an hour after the start Shamrock doused her baby jib-topsail, which was evidently making her fall off the wind. Enterprise then seemed, to be about half a mile to windward, and was increasing her pace. At 11.25 she took the lead and continued to draw away from Shamrock, until she had established an advantage estimated at a mile. V -

Shamrock kept further inshore than Enterprise, --evidently looking for smoother water, but when Captain Heard realised that he was losing valuable ground he went about at 11.30, followed by Enterprise, which had kept a course further to windward. Shamrock's crew appeared to be making desperate efforts to work to windward, shifting the lieadsails, but Enterprise continued to increase her advantage and at 11.45 it was that she was a mile and & half alicad. Enterprise rounded the first mark at ' 12h 3m 15s; and Shamrock at 12h 12m 14s, a lead of Sm 595. > The second leg'of the course was a close reaclif arid by this time the breeze hai freshened to 18 knots.' . / Enterprise rounded the second mark after the lapse of 51 minutes 51 seconds, and Sliamrock, Which had improved her position slightly, rounded seven minutes later. ...

Both boats made a pretty turn and set out on the last leg, which .was a reach with the wind abeam.- Both were then logging about 12 knots. Enterprise continued to hold Jier advantage, which at this stage was approximately a mile and - a quarter. The 20-mile mark was rounded at 1.30 p.m.,,andj with the finishing line five miles away; Enterprise \ broke . out her hallooner. Shamrock had .'carried, hers from;the turn and appeared to be gaining on the .defender. ' " Enterprise completed the 30* mile course in 2h 50m ss, and Shamrock took 2h 55m 555.

Our yachting correspondent writes: — The fourth and final race was sailed over the triangular course, in what appears to"; have "been the best breeze 'of the series. The race started at 10.40- ajm., Shamrock again crossing the line in the windward berth. On the ten-mile beat to the iiret mark in a ten-knot breeze and some sea, Enterprise gained a slight lead, • but as the breew freshened, to 14 knots Shamrock, for once had a chance to show what she could do in a breeze, and slve passed Enterprise, securing a lead of 280 •yards in Hie first twenty minutes on the wind, afi «• 45 minutes' sailing Enterprise drew up level with Shamrock, and finally passed her, Shamrock made a board inshore, which evidently was a losing one, as Enterprise did not follow her, and she increased her lead in spite of every effort . oft the part of the crew of. the Shamrock. Enterprise rounded the first mark at 12h 3m 15s, Shamrock' following at 12h 12m 14s, a lead of 8m 595. The second leg of the course was a close reach, "lead" as o ° call it. The breeze now freshened to 18 knots, and Shamrock gained two Minutes on Enterprise on this leg. The tones of rounding the second mark were: Enterprise, 12h 55m 6s; Shamrock, lh 2m a difference of seven .minutes. It was lead to the finishing line on the third/leg of the course, the breeze dropping to 12 knots. Enterprise was now •? v ? r a mile, ahead. Shamrock's crew set" ner balloon jib as she rounded the second mark. With: only five miles to go Shamai(led by her big ballooner, gained Kii on Enterprise, which then set her *H°oji sail. Enterprise finished at lh rT Shamrock at lh 35m 555, EnterPrise winning by; 5m 50s. The above .. es are given by the clock, and .are not jne-elapsed times. Enterprise's elapsed rA m ,V°, r 'the course was 4h 10m ss, Shamr°cks being 4h 15m 555. 1 • ~ er . e pan be no doubt that Enterprise the faster boat, at all events in the light J"*l!iel prevailed in the first two sail : ii Q acc idenfc to Shamrock'B maintiirJai. ■ r third race was most unforti,„ ■ • 22 races which she sailed round fk-,r England, and at tlie Irish and rone rega^as< Shamrock did not part a S9 ;i , y . arn > although several races were in«iSo lr \ a ree f breeze. When the breeze Shaivfi? e< i 011 • t ' le ua ' round to 18 knots E aillc d on Enterprise, but the Har«ij n ahopeless, and Commander WJx } anderbilt and his crew are to suedes 011 o» tßtalldin e

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