SOPWITH’S DEFEAT
MORE COMPLAINTS. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) NEW YORK, OiK-ber 3. Before sailing for home today. Mr Sopwith alleged thar tin? Rainbow had iot complied with the Cup <p«,citi<-a-t’ons Air Sopwitli did n\»t snmdfy in what manner he believd that the rules »wero broken. “I do not for a moment, accuse any official of the New York Yacht Club of acting in any wav other than that which he considered to be The answer is probably we «]•.»:» ’♦ see eye to eye regarding intei :»rd.-t ic.ns of soi.'.e of the important conditions ;gr ml on bv the New York Aa< ht ' ml: ar.d the Royal Yacht Squadron. Wo are leaving with a great debt of gratitude towards the United S’ates nblic. Whether wei return r°sts with .he New York Yacht ub and the deed of gift under wlii-h the Cup wias given <lO that Club.’’ It is recalled that a yachting writer in a British newspaper alleged, prior to the raees ( that Die Rainbow did not meet the specifications regarding interior fittings.
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Grey River Argus, 5 October 1934, Page 4
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