AMERICA'S CUP.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20038, 20 September 1930, Page 15

AMERICA'S CUP.

THE DECIDING RACE. SHAMROCK BEATEN AGAIN. '(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) NEW YORK, September 18. Enterprise won the. fourth raco of the series for the America's Cup at Newport. She beat Shamrock after a thrilling race by over a mile and retained the Cup. There are still three races to be run. The yachts got away -at 10.40, Shamrock securing the weather berth crossing the ljne on the starooard ..tack, with Enterprise footing it faster. The. breeze was steady at ten'knots, with little sea, favouring the challenger, ivhich tacked "to :port a. few minutes later, followed, by Enterpriso. . The smallest fleet of\ spectators .of the series was- present. Shamrock, driving into the freshening- breeze at four teen-knots in a choppy sea, .overcame the slight 'lead secured by Enterprise after the start, and opened vpa :JBO yard gap over the defender, whiih wsis carrying .mainsail, jib, find jib-topsail; Shamrock was under mainsail sind jib. Although-Enterprise , had worked to weather Shamrock outfooted her, opening up a lead in. the first •20 minutes-in a choppy sea, which was believed to be unsuitable for her. Half an hour after the start Shamrock doused her baby jib-topsail, which was evidently hauling her off wind. Captain Vanderbilt then seemed half a . mile to windward. Picking up speed, however, at .11.25, he went ahead,, continuing to open up a lead pstimatftd at a mile. Shamrock sailed a course shoreward across wind, .evidently seeking smoother water. Appnrently realising that she waß losing valuable ground, she .came about-at 11.30, followed by Enterprise, which held a straight course to windward. .Shamrock's crew .appeared to be making desperate efforts to work her to windward, shifting the jib-topsail but Enterprise continued t<> gain. It is estimated that at 11.45 she was a mile and a hjjlf ahead, and rdunded the first marker in B3piin. 15seci and Sham- , roctk in 92niin 14sec. ' .' -The lea: was a cloge reach. Tlie. -Breeie .'freshened ±6i eighteen knots. Enterprise .rounded the second mark in, Slmin" -Slsec, Shamrock, pulling /-"up:: somewhat", rounded the njark minutes' later. Both .boats turned nicely, setting'homeward with the wind on their beam. On that , reach both logged . • around twelve knots, with Enterprise holding a lead of approximately a. mile and a quarter at; the 20 mile mark. At 1.30, with the finishing: line five miles away, Enterprise broke out her balloon sail. Shamrock, having carried her balloon from the turn, appeared to be gaining slightly. Enterprise completed the course of 30 miles in 2hrs SOmin ssec, retaining the/.Cup.' V, . 1 '7' . ' 'Shamrock. completed the course in '2hr 55min 55? Ec,