The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
|SOPWTTH NEVER TO RACE AGAIN
 FOR AMERICA CUP
Britisher Withdrew Sec
 ond Protest on Final Race
Ra sIpNNY B. WHrPpIE

By BlONGx B. WHARR1E
 Limited Press Stan sC0rresp0ndent) Newport, R. l., Sept 26.-tUPJ The Arnerica's cup, won SS years ago from the fieetest of English schooners, remained today safely in the possession of the trustees of the New York Yacht club. once more successfully defended against British invasion.
 It's retention, however, by virtue of a four to two victory by Harold s. vanderbiit's yacht, Rainbow, over Thomas Octave Murdoch Sop with's sloop, Endeavour, left bit- terness, ,dissension and some dis- satisfaction which may never be eradicated.
 1t was almost certain that the royal yacht squadron; whom Sop- with represented, will not chal- 1enge for the cup for innay a year. S0pwith himself said he would never race for 1t again.
 The climax of the race series of Rhode Island coasts came four days ago. The British skipper de. clared he had been fouled by the defender. The committee iesig4 mated by the, New York Yacht club to decide protests merely said 1t would not listen to the complaint because Sopwith had failed to hoist his protest signal soon enough. Sopwith, a sportsman who spent a million dollars to bring the fast est yacht ever seen in British waters across the Atlantic to com pete for the most treasured pos- session of the yachting world, was disconsolate and more than a lit- tie disappointed with the outcome of the contest. He made no ex- cuses for the various incidents that contributed to his downfall. He plainly resented the action of the race committee in waving aside his demand for hearing.
 A second climax, or perhaps an anti-climax. came yesterday when the American sloop, out-saiiine the Britisher on one leg of the tri- angular course. came home 55 sec onds in advance of her rival, with red protest flags flying from the shrouds of both racing machines.
 Vanderbilt, who finally won the race, had protested Sopwitf's tac- tics in jockeying from the start. His protest was met by d counter protest from the English boat. For hours,. after the race was physi- cally won, the question was open whether the race committee would uphold one or the other skipper.
 In the end, it was Sopwith him. self who determined the matter by announcing he would withdraw his protest and go back to England, never again to compete for the cup.
 T do not feel" he said, that I can go further with my protest, since I actually won the start on which I had based by protest, and then lost the race in a fair fight, afterwards
 After sopwith withdrew his com. plaift against his opponent, Van derbilt followed suit, and there was nothing officially upon which the committee could act. The series ended without the international embarrassments that came when Lord Dunraven. in 1871. created a furore in two lands by his accusa- tiohs of unfairness on the part of the Americans. Sopwith merely retired to his tents, a disappointed man.
 Yachting designers toasted the defeated boat today as the finest ship yet brought over to this coun- try on any challenge. There was no fiuke about her two victories, for she was the better boat. Bet ter handling-including more eff1- cient work on her sails-would have brought a far different re- suit. they said.