Evening star., 1934-09-20
Defender Is 1,100 Yards in
Front on Home Stretch
of Third Race.
VANDERBILT IS CREDITED
WITH REMARKABLE FEAT
Hour and 50 Minutes Remains
With American Boat Nearly
Certain Of Victory.
BULLETIN.
BY the Associated Press.

BY t0e ASSOCluLcu EttoSs
ABOARD U. S. c. @. CUTTER
ARGO OFF NEWPORT, Septem-
Der 2o.-The defending American
sloop Rainbow, despite trailing the
British challenger Endeavour by
minutes 40 seconds at the turn
today of their 30-mile leeward-
windward race in the Americas
Cup series. began stepping out on
the close reach home and with
about 9 miles to 60 passed the
.hulled challenger at 2:l5 pm.
BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD u. s. c. G. CUTTER
ARGO, OFF NEWPORT. September
20.-Sliding along under light airs.
supposed to have been made to order
for the defender, the challenging Brit
ish sloop Endeavour today led Rain
bow by 1,100 yards at the hallway
mark Of the 30-mile leeward-windward
third race for the Americas Cup.
Turning the mark at 1:00:23 En-
deavour had . lead Of 6 minutes
40 seconds ON the defender and ap-
peared headed for her third straight
victory with only one more needed to
win back the cup lost to the schooner
America In 1851 and successfully de-
Tended since against Is British chal-
lenges.
Rainbow,s time at the turning buoy
was 1:07:03.
The challenger today went across
the starting line in the weather berth
~-A - $ka end ~ &hA Arrf hpaYr al
Q lead Of 75o yards over the defender.
The British crew had some trouble
setting her Annie Oakley spinnaker,
while the Rainbow. her spinnaker
boom already rigged before the start,
quickly had her big Kite drawing.
Britisher Gains Lead.
Once the heavier British ventilated
sail filled, however, it pulled Endeavour
along faster than the American boat.
The advantage was not unexpected
as the blue -hulled challenger had
proved herself better down the wind
In the first two races.
The light airs-only four knots at
the start-were not considered her
best breeze, however, as Rainbow went
much faster Saturday in conditions
similar to those today. That race wa
declared no contest when neither
yacht was able to fnish the course
within the flve-and-a-half-hour time
limit.
The days course was 80 miles lee
ward-windward. with the first leg q
15-mile run to the southwest and then
q beat back home.
Both were across the line together
running down the wind and hitting
the start at an angle. What little
advantage Sopwith and his crew had
was lost, however, as they were tardy
In setting Endeavour's Annie Oakley
spir.naker, which did not draw prop
erly even when set.
Rainbow in the meanwhile had her
spinnaker pole out crossing the line
and soon had her big kite drawing
although there was trouble aloft and
q man had to be sent up In boat
swain's chair to clear 1t.
Endeavour appeared to be slightly
ahead at HOG, 36 minutes after the
start, as Vanderbilt, at the helm OF
Rainbow, Vatnly attempted to WORK
the defender between the British boat
and the breeze.
Endeavour appeared to be increas-
ing her margin over Rainbow with
every minute, and at 11:15 had pulled
out to q clear advantage.
Breeze Light But Steady.
The breeze had hauled around
slightly to the eastward, but was hold
ing steady at four knots.
Sopwith had increased his lead to
or 10 boat lengths at 11:20.
Rainbow finally began to move along
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