Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
Shamrock Is Beaten in seth
Contest for 100 Guinea
Cup by 6 Minutes After
Taking Early Lead.
CREW OF BRITISHER
MAKES DESPERATE TRY
vanderbilt's Sloop Dashes to First
Turn on Triangular Course in
Hour and % Minutes, With Lip
ton Boat 10 Minutes Behind as
Skipper Is 0utmaneuvered.
Nv the Associated Press


u. S. S. KANE. off America S
Cup Course, September 10 by
Radio The American Sloop En-
terprise today completed a sue
cessful defense of the historic
Americas Cup when she won the
fourth straight race and series,
four victories to none.
The white hulled American
sloop finished the 30-mile TRAN
gular course at 1:50:05, making
the run in 3 hours 10 minutes and
5 seconds.
1t was the thirty-seventh time
an American boat had beaten the
successive British challengers in
the 10 years during which the
cup has been in competition.
The unsuccessful British chal-
lenger, Shamrock ", fifth yacht of
the Upton line, trailed the de-
fender across the finish line at
1858, minutes and so seconds
behind.
British challengers have won
only 8 races OF the 40 contested,
2 of these going to Sir Thomas
Lipton'S Shamrock w in 1920,
when it won the first 2 races. The
other victory was scored by James
Ashbury'S schooner Livonia, in
1871, she winning by a sailover
when the defending Columbia
carried away her flying lib stay
hook and her steering gear.
Made Up Time.
The Shamrock made up over three
minutes of time on the Enterprise in
the last 20 miles Of the race but the
8 minutes and SO seconds by which she
mile beat to windward was too great a
handicap.
She sailed a gallant race and lost
gamely.
Sir Thomas has said that this was
probably his last challenge for the cup.
The cost Of building and Quitting a
yacht is almost prohibitive for a single
man to undertake. Now 81 years old,
he has been trying since 1899 to re-
cover the. silly old mug" which the
United States syndicate's schooner
America won from IA defending British
yachts around the Isle of Wight in
1851.
Shamrock Starts Fast.
Shamrock. away to a sluggish start,
seemed TO find a breeze to her liking,
and opened up a lead of 200 yards over
the white-hulled American boat.
The Enterprise, like thoroughbred
that cannot bear to see an opponent in
the lead, soon oyercame this advantage
and sailing along into the teeth of a
14-knot breeze, passed the challenger as
though she was anchored.
All resemblance to race had ceased
10 exist.
Shamrock had held in for the shore
across the wind. while Enterprise had
been making good her course, almost
directly into the brisk northwest breeze.
Shamrock's crew appeared to be max
ing desperate efforts to get her to point
up into the breeze. They shifted jib
topsails. but the challenger die not re-
spond and appeared to be well beaten
boat.
Shamrock Comes About.
Barring an accident to Enterprise it
appeared only question of how badly
Shamrock would trail at the finish.
Shamrock, which had held in for
the shore, where the sea was smoother,
apparently realized that she was losing
valuable ground and shortly after 1870
came around.
Vanderbilt put his boat over on the
starboard tack moment later with
out losing any of his advantage.
The crew Of the British boat were
taking desperate measures TO bring
their boat higher into the wind, but
she did not appear to respond readily.
The situation is analogous TO that
of horse race, in which one hugs
the rail and the other runs out in the
middle of track, taking what is called
the overland route" to the finish line,
route that is many lengths the longer.
Enterprise continued to increase her
advantage and at ii AS was a mile and
a half ahead
The computation OF the distance be-
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