THE AMERICA'S CUP.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20037, 19 September 1930, Page 11

THE AMERICA'S CUP.

F ACCIDENT TO SHAMROCK. $: ■ ! g m THOMAS UPTON'S LAST | CHALLENGE. I (" «^Sr^^™o^ E ™° t-'- - : NEW YORK, Soptember 17. '"'( Disaster befell Shamrock V. to-day '■'■'tathe third race of the series for the i Saerica's Cup. In a spanking breeze, 1 Slch suited her bettor than the light 1 wind*'that have so far prevailed, the f IlStf,!, challenger was leading Enter- ?; when her main halyard carried k l**n and the great mainsail camo ! billowing down on deck. After a futile attempt to carry on Miter headsailß alone, Captain Heard ■ Xpted a tow, leaving Enterprise to !*HJplete the course and bo officially Edited with her third win. ' Shamrock will race again in the ' fourth of the series, but Sir Thomas tjnton baa S iven U P ho P e of victcr y JjS will not make another attempt to jjjt tho cup. The Race Described. The.race, over a coi rso off Newport * |5 miles to windward and return, started in ideal conditions, the 12-knot freeze kicking up quite a sea. ■Both yachts, carrying mainsail, jib, art staysail, crossed the line together, ' Sptaln Heard taking the weather berth with the best exhibition of handling yet "" < j ven in the series. Shamrock seemed * Mbe dipping her bow into the seas. I ,' "Enterprise went on the port tack '- ''WO minutes after the start in an appar- '■" effort to shake off Shamrock, which i' followed quickly, holding the weather '': ' ppittion and leading by a slight .' {jukgin. Both were now footing it along 1 Ja-good style having set jib topsails in % 'Addition. At 10.52 Shamrock, for some f,- MMon not evident, again went on to £ ' the port tack, Enterprise following. i' 'At 11.26, 45 minutes after the start, I- Shamrock's mainsail billowed down on deak, partly enveloping the crew and diigging in the water. Apparently the halyard block had carried away. Tho «ew quickly hauled the big sail in- ■' board, Shamrock turning homeward outer her headsails. Before the acci- .' Seit Enterprise had worked up to ,i waither and was almost even. Enter- ' priie started to come round when the %f. Meident occurred to Shamrock, but re- !■ l fatted to her course apparently to comer filata the eourse and claim the race. B" .flbmrock had given her best perform-ff-.aftae ot the series, showing every ;ndiE «ttym of making a real battle of it. KsßfcM4<l clung to the advantage she held rt'flidy in the race until the main hal- %■■ «Sd' carried away. %t , ylfter a conference with Sir Thomas pi.' {intoo on the deck of his steam yacht P' m": which was standing by, Captain I ffivd turned after Enterprise under i jjjt headsails, but soon gave up the atI: and was taken in tow. I' " Enterprise took in one headsail as i' |hj'continued to foam along, the spray m Hfclng from stem to stern and drenching pr'SffHarold Vanderbilt at the wheel. She P/jijljjtypftiea the windward beat in 2hr Mf}mb lßsec, an average speed of just f,: OWt aix knots. Li'• ' jtem<diately on rounding the mark I' raflwoke out her spinnaker and big f* '£§s»« jib, but with a lightening ie the first four miles of the return Ji occupied half an hour. Enterprise Wed to the finishing line, and comf the course in 3hr 54min. |?Thoma« Lipton gave up hope of ry to-day as he witnessed the accito Shamrock, at the same time ro- .. i luting that" this would'be his last &eJp)thpt. "It seems that Shamrock canMl«wi n >" he Baid> " No single man in iJptgland can build a million-dollar ''ifacht alone, and without that none can Slope to win the cup. Hereafter it will jplave to be syndicate against syndicate."

IHAMROCK READY FOR FOURTH RACE. 7 i —- NEW YORK, September 17. ; Shamrock V. is ready to sail the ijirth nee on Thursday. *Jt was announced late to-day that gaterprise has been officially credited ijjtb'ner third victory. The race com|fttee did not consider any question |S.'|arowing out, the race. W-' ' , i