America’s Cup Contest.
WINS IN RECORD TIME.
51 SECONDS TO SPARE.
INTERNATIONAL YACHTING. SECOND DEFEAT OF RAINBOW. (A. and Is.Z. Cable). NEW YORK, Sept. 18. The British yacht, Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's Endeavour, won the second race to-day in the challenge contest for the America's Cup, beating Mr. H. Vanderbilt's yacht Rainbow by 51 seconds. Endeavour's time for the triangular course, 3 hours 9 minutes 1 second, is a record for the race.
(With two wins to her credit, Endeavour requires two more successes to secure the Cup).
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Thames Star, Volume LXV, Issue 19212, 19 September 1934, Page 7
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