New Britain herald., 1930-09-15
where. the race was to be sailed, the wind was still light.

Waol .tAS- IdCc ~dS IO D6 Sd1leQ, IQS wind was still light.
 The fleet; of pleasure craft was noticeably decreased today from the number that were out to witness En- terprise's winning race Saturday.
 Most of those atsthe course today were navy and coast guard vessels, with a few large, seagoing private yachts.
 The almost countless small power boats that scurried in and out among the large vessels Saturday were missing today.
 Wind Freshens r
 The breeze was freshening and the fog was clearing away at 10 o'clock (E. S. T) today. 40 minutes before the scheduled start of the second race for the America's cup.
 Both the racing yachts were at the starting line at that hour. Neither had shaken out her sails.
 The freshening breeze gave hope for an exciting race.
 The course signal was hoisted on the committee tub at 1925. /
 The breeze was from the south west and the committee gave the boats a ten mile beat windward for the first leg of the 30 mile triangular couNe.
 The warning signal was given at 10:30, indicating the race would start in ten uinutes.s
 Both racing craft began shaking out their sails when the course sig nal was hoisted.
 The course signalled was ten miles west southwest. ten miles southeast by east and final ten miles north by east. .-'
 Commodore Vanderbilt, at the wheel of Enterprise. hit the starting line just as the starting whistle sounded. Shamrock was bit tardy. apparently fearful of crossing too soon.
 Noted For Good Starts :, Vanderbilt was noted in the elim- ination trials for hitting the mark right on the dot, a nicety of han ding that frequently gave him a large advantage from the start. The American defender led the Shamrock V across the line and .ap- peared to be footing much faster. Shamrock. however. was in the weather berth. a technical advan- tage. ..- - A nice sailing breeze of about ten miles an hour was blowing as the two yachts started over the 3o-nlile triangular course. Both craft were wearing mainsails, stay sails, jibs and large .jib topsails. Enterprise, sailing oasser to the wind, was draw ing away from the Shamrock in the first few minutes of the race. The American defender was so far ahead that sailing men estimated Wander bilt might cross the bow of the Shamrock to the weather berth if he so desired. ..
 Shamrock, unless Skipper Ernest Heard could, shake her up, appeared doomed to take the wake of the Enterprise, as she did, throughout the first race Saturday, which the American boat won with a. margin of two minutes, 52 seconds. Van- derbilt crossed Shamrock's bow, at 1o:53. @
 His maneuver left the green hulled challenger about five lengths in the Enterprises lee.
 Takes Starboard Tack
 As soon as the American skipper had his boat we'll to weather of the Shamrock he went back on the starboard tack. |
 Vanderbilt's new position was of great strategic advantage. Being to weather, his boat would be first to feel the breeze and also act as an obstruction to the wind reaching the Shamrock's sails at it's full velocity.
 Both boats were surging along with white water showing under the bows.
 Although Shamrock appeared tc be footing it along in good shape, it was impossible to see how the chal- lenger could work through Enter prise's lead.
 All Skipper Vanderbilt had to do to check Shamrock was to bear down on her and blanket her with his own towering spread of sail. Such raaneuver undoubtedly would al most empty the wind from the Brit ish boats sails.
 Both boats went over on the port tack at 11:05.
 Heard Changes Plans Skipper Heard, using every means to gain the advantage, stayed on the port tack but a moment and then went over to starboard.
 Vanderbilt. taking no chances, quickly followed.
 The maneuyer only gained ground for the Enterprise. Her crew ap- bearing faster in stays on both changes.
 Heard appeared to be playing the American defenders game, as the Enterprise is noted for her ability to spin about like a dancer, scarcely losing way.
 Shamrock went back on the pert tack again at 11:1S. The Enterprise quickly followed Vanderbilt was playing the game for all there was in it and taking no chance of the challenger slipping away from him and regaining that precious advan- tage the Enterprise won at the start.
 With the turning marker almost in striking distance at 11:45 an hour and five minutes after the start. Shamrock went over on the star board tack.
 Enterprise followed the maneuver closely and Captain Heard quickly went back to. the port tack again.
 Again Shamrock appeared to have gained nothing by the shifts, in fact the advantage was with Enterprise, due to her crews quicker sail hand ling t=. . -
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