THE AMERICA’S CUP

Northern Advocate, 17 September 1934, Page 5

THE AMERICA’S CUP

FIRST EVENT VOID

INSUFFICIENT WIND ;

EXCESS OF TIME LIMIT.

RAINBOW HELD ADVANTAGE,

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 15. The first of the seven races for the America’s Cup was sailed today off Newport, but, as it could not be finished within thp prescribed time of five and a half hours, owing to insufficient wind, it was declared “no contest.” -

After splendid sailing, Mr H. Vanderbilt’s yacht,-Rainbow, the defender, was half a mile from the finishing post and a mile ahead pf the British challenger, Mr T.-OVM. Sopwith’s Endeavour, when the race was abandoned. The defender and the challenger will meet again on Monday., 4 . At the start there was a seven-mUe south-easterly breeze, but the sea was remarkably smooth. Handling - the American yacht as if it were a toy in his hands, Mr Vanderbilt beat Endeavour by a minute at the start, but Mr Sopwith went in hot pursuit. It was either yacht’s " race 'for. “ a time.. Then came a tacking duel,, .with Genoa jibs on the large, single head sails. Endeavour’s. crew " could' not hoist their Genoa as fast as Rainbow’s, with its great coffee-grinder .winch, which raised the Genoa'-'sheet' in;; n hurry. Rainbow gained an additional, minute and 40 seconds The, last ,fpur miles were sailed in calm water-,; and the two craft drifted, with little'more than a sea heave to move-themi' -V' Mrs Sopwith sailed ' as • timekeeper. She is the first woman ever to'have been a member of a crew in an America’s Cup race; Later ’she acted as observer for Rainbow, and did her work well. . . . . ;: A great flotilla, including the Nourmahal, carrying President Roosevelt, watched the contest ‘ over the. 30 miles to windward and 30 miles fb'leeward course, which was patrolled by, coastguard cutters, and naval destroyers.

The wind at no time .exceeded mine knots, which; according Id Bemlfbffs scale, is a gentle breezq.V \■'

CHALLENGER “BLANKETED.” DESTROYER’S.. INTERFERENCE (Received 1 p.m.)'' ~v NEW YORK, September 16:: As the Rainbow and Endeavour started homeward in a section of the race, , several vessels, notably, the United States destroyer Manley, with a movie cameraman aboard,.- interfered , with the challenger’s, wind. Endeavour was almost becalmed, until President Roosevelt, from a nearby' ship, wirelessed the Manley: “Get: out of' the way!” The impeding' craft, immediately- headed away and Endeavour show- ■ ed a quick improvement. •