Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-09-28
AMERICAN BOAT
OUTSAILS THE
BRITISH YACHT
Wins Four Straight Races After
Dropping Two Straight
To The Challenger
BRITISH SKIPPER is
Angry AT TREATMENT

ne Silver cup, Vdlueu dL duOuL pow,
which was won 83 years ago by an
American schooner, in contest with the
best sailing vessels of her class over
in British waters-this cup will re-
main in the United States until again
challenged for by some nation, de-
sirious of ending the mugs long resi-
dence on Western soil, the property
of the New York Yacht Club.
On Tuesday of this week, the Rain
bow" a sloop built to defend the prize,
defeated T. o. M. Sopwith's challenger,
"Endeavor" this race being the fourth
straight victory and the one neces-
sary to retain the emblem of super
iority on the seas-four out of seven
races being required to win.
This series was, probably the most
unsatisfactory ever sailed in connect
ion with the trophy. The "Endeavor"
won the first two races in a manner
which led experts to believe she would
walk away with four straight. She
showed so much superiority that it
seemed foregone conclusion the next
competition would be staged in Brit
ish waters. At that time and ever
since, the prevailing opinion has been
that the challenger was better boat.
On the third race, when Rainbow"
was six minutes behind "Endeavor"
and another defeat in sight, the Amer
lean boat came suddenly and miracu-
lousy to life; she picked up her heels,
romped by the British sloop, and fin
ished over three minutes ahead-all
this occurring on the home run.
Experts said the "Endeavor" ran
into pocket" and the Rainbow"
catching a favorable breeze was car
ried across the line victor. Wander
bilt, her skipper, denied this and SIM
ply said his craft had "found herself"
not vouchsafing any further explain
alton. Be that as it may, the "Rain-
bow" in the following three races,
seemed to have found enough to sail
in ahead each time.
The fourth race was also won by
Rainbow, but Sopwith protested the
victory, on the ground of some inter-
ference by Rainbow" at the start.
The British skipper came in flying
the red flag of protest, but the Com
mittee would not entertain it because,
by the rules, the signal had not been
hauled aloft in time-it had to be
done promptly" and Sopwith waited
until the end of the race.
The fifth go was clean-cut vic
tory for the home racer. The sixth
and last race found Rainbow" in the
lead at the home line, but both boats
were flying protest flags. Evidently,
Vanderbilt had lodged complaint Gin
time" on the same grounds Sopwith
had previously. AS the American
boat won, it did not press it's claim for
foul and Sopwith withdrew his. This
ended the very unpleasant meeting
between the two countries in the eff
fort to transport the cup across the
seas. Sopwith expressed himself as
very much disappointed with his treat
ment by the Committee but praised
the attitude of the sporting public in
general.
The "Rainbow's" victors are unan-
imously set down as the result Of sup
erior seamanship. The crew of the
invading boat were collection of anna
tours; that is, young men whose know
ledge so far as boating goes, had been
obtained on board pleasure crafts.
Sopwith had dismissed his profession
ais, men who knew nothing but the
hard life of seamen, because of their