Australia’s narrow win
NZPA Newport, Rhode Island The yacht Australia fought off: a brave challenge from France 111 yesterday to score a narrow but important victory : in their 1 America's Cup- foreign’ elimination final.
:, The 47-second win gave I Australia a 2-0 lead in > the t best-of-seven series. The i first boatto< chalk up four o wins goes through to meet " the American defender, Free- ’ dom, in the; Cup ; challenge match. - < -
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Press, 2 September 1980, Page 36
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