THE AMERICA’S GUP

Evening Star, Issue 22720, 6 August 1937, Page 9

THE AMERICA’S GUP

WDN BY DEFENDER RANGER'S FOUR SUCCESSIVE VICTORIES Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, August 5. (Received August 6, at 10 a.m.) Ranger won the America’s Cup with her fourth successive victory. AFTER THE THIRD RACE MR SOPWITH ABANDONS HOPE. NEWPORT, August 4. Mr Sopwith after the race tacitly acknowledged that he had abandoned hope. “ The Ranger is the faster boat, and all the Endeavour 11. can do tomorrow; is to try to catch her,” he said. The critics pay a tribute to Mr Sopwith’s handling of the challenger, which, it is considered, could not have been excelled, even by Mr Vanderbilt; but the opinion is expressed that the Ranger is invincible. One Press commentator sums up with the view: “ The Endeavour 11. is probably the fastest racing sloop ever built —with, the exception of the Ranger.” AN UNFORTUNATE ERROR NEW YORK, August 5. (Received August C, at 2 p.m.) Despite crossing the starting line ahead of time, and being compelled to cross again, the Endeavour mad© the best race of the series. The Ranger assumed a 200yds lead before the Endeavour could rectify her error. The American boat increased her lead to three-quarters of a mile before the first turning, but the Endeavour made up 30sec on the second leg, in which it outraced Ranger, and seemed to be overhauling the American boat on the third leg in the 15-mile south-west wind, but Ranger was too far ahead, finishing with a quarter of a mile lead, and establishing a new record for the rectangular course. PREVIOUS CONTESTS. There have been 16 contests for the famous cup. The following table gives the details

Tho last contest, sailed in September, 1934, was tho closest in history. Endeavour I. won the first two races, raising British hopes, but the Rainbow won the next four straight.

Year Winner Challenger Owner 1851—America Aurora L. Marchant 1870—Magic Cambria J. Ashbury 1871—Columbia Livonia J. Ashbury 1876—Madeline Countess Dufferin Canada 1831—Mischief Atlanta Canada 1885—Puritan Gencsta Sir R. Fulton 1886—Mayflower Galatea Lt. W. Henn, R.N. 1887—Volunteer Thistle J. Bell 1893—Vigilant Valkyrie 2 Ld. Dunravcn 1895—Defender Valkyrie 3 Ld. Dunraven 1899—Columbia Shamrock i Sir T. Upton 1901—Columbia Shamrock 2 Sir T. Llpton 1903—Reliance Shamrock 3 Sir T, Lipton 1920—Resolute Shamrock 4 Sir T. Lipton 1930—Enterprise Shamrock 5 Sir T. Lipton 1931 —Rainbow Endeavour T. Sopwitb