Support for N.Z. challenge
NZPA Sydney New Zealand will have the support of almost the whole world in its bld to win the America's Cup, according to an Australian newpaper yesterday.
"Yachtsmen everywhere around the world, except San Diego, will be hoping the Kiwis can win,” the “Australian” said in an editorial yesterday. The San Diego Yacht Club, holder of the cup, last week announced its decision to accept the New Zealand challenge in super-maxi yachts, but refused to allow anyone else to sail In the contest The “Australian” said the club's decision was merely continuing the cup’s remarkable traditions.
"The America’s Cup is the world’s oldest sporting trophy and, in Its 136-year history, it has seen so much rule-bending and double-dealing that no-one should be surprised by anything that happens.” While the tactics adopted by the San Diego club — refusing to say where the cup will be defended and making sure the conditions offer the least hope for the New Zealand vessel — were understandable, they were hardly sporting,
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