The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
British Boat Led
 m The Home Stretch
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(COnIl0ueQ from home in the Americas cup race today.
 blanketed Rainbow and went into the lead. The lead was only frac- tion of her length but it was the first time since the series opened that the invader held the advant- age.
 Endeavour's big ventilated spin maker bellied out with the brisk wind, and Sopwith was in strat- egic position to employ what sail ing craft the British skipper has.
 While the breeze had dwindled from its earlier velocity, now only running about nine knots. there were clouds in the west that indi- cated weather might be brewing.
 At 2:24 p. m. Rainbow doused her parachute spinnaker and broke out a balloon spinnaker. Wander bilt, apparently fearing that his defender was running behind En- deavour, hoped to be able to con- vert the run into a reach.
 Sopwith showed his guile in the hitch for the mark, and again when he luffed Rainbow out of her air in the strategic battle af- ter they rounded the mark. Now, with the challenger ahead for the first time, Vanderbilt was forced to bring all his steamanship into play to hold Rainbow in the race.
 Endeavour's big spin r, known as the Annie Oakley" be- cause. of the ventilating holes which are designed to let some of the read air escape, was proving valuable weapon. The blue-hull- ed Britisher was racing down with the wind, heeled slightly and leav- ing feathery wake. Sopwith con- tinued to blanket part of Wander bilt's mind from the weather berth.
 Endeavour seemed to be pulling ahead slightly in spite of the fali- ing wind. The sea became fiatter and Rainbow, struggling now to hold the pace. broke out the biz parachute spinnaker again at 2:3i D. m.
 The big kite filled rapidly, and Vanderbilt's crew handled the sniff in expert manner. With the waves fatter, Endeavour's tendency to dir became less noticeable, the blue hull skimming over the water with ease, her sharp bow pointed fol home. At two forty five the yachts had between eleven and twelvem lies to go. Endeavour was holding to her course while Rainbow after having attempted tacking down wind now found herself at great disadvan- tage.
 Rainbow had Yankees star masthead man and some of wee tamoe's pet sails to help her out. By 3 o'clock Rainbow had gone far to eastward of the course on the leeward leg while Endeavour pointing for home, had covered about half the distance and his then not more than eight miles from the finish. At 3:05 Vandebilt, apparently seeing the Defenders unfortunate position, gybed over to a port tack and started back for the course.
 The Britisher apparently had built up a substantial advantage in the maneuver, although the boats were wide apart and their relative positions could not be determined with accuracy.
 Their relative positions could not be determined with accuracy.
 If Vanderbilt had hoped to pick up wind converting the run to a broad reach, he seemed to have been disappointed. The race was rapidly approaching the critical moment at which the success or failure of Vanderbilt's strategy would become apparent.
 Vanderbilt obviously had gone on a wind hunting expedition but he failed to find an advantageous slant of air. This became more cer- tain as the defender pointed fol the course again. The Vanderbilt convention dlo not seem to be working his illnesses against the willy British skipper If rapidly changed the complex ion of the race until, with little more than half dozen miles to go. Endeavour looked to be in a position to make a grand slam doubled and vulnerable.
 At 3:1O D. m. Rainbow was mak- ing a desperate effort to win back some of the lost distance in the QlSaSlIOuS tIlP to lhS Sooe'4 'NANN~- bilt broke out his parachute kite and picked up speed slightly. Vanderbilt found himself much farther from the finish line than his opponent. he actually was sail ing far greater mileage and only a shift in the breeze could save the defender.
 Rainbow Ahead At Turn Aboard SS. Argo (Via Mackay Radio). Sept. 17.-(UP).-Harold S. Vanderbilt's trig white, Rainbow again led the British challenger. T, 0. M. Sopwith's Endeavour, as they rounded the half way mark and started the run for home shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon.
 Endeavour, heeling over as Sop with brought her well into the wind. rounded the weather mark 21 seconds later. making a magnificent bid to overhaul the American de fender.
 The times as they rounded the mark were:
 Rainbow ...h............ .1:59. O9 Endeavour .I............t:59!3u