The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19
Yacht Race Called
 Off By Officials
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sort of air--a three or four knot breeze-raised the hopes of Har- old s. Vanderbilt's American de- fender, Rainbow, as the Americas cup yachts moved off their moor ings shortly after a. m. for the
 starting buoy in the third race of the cup series.
 The huge spectator armada was parading toward the racing lanes on Narragansett bay, with the feel ing in the air that sea racing his
 tory was being made by Tom Sop withs royal blue British chal- ienger, Endeayour.
 Endeavour now holds two vic tories to none for Rainbow. She won in a stiff blow Monday over a 30-mile windward and leeward
 course. She won yesterday in q moderate breeze. She outfooted the Vanderbilt sloop on the beat to windward--a trick heretofore regarded as special privilege Of American defenders.
 Unless Rainbow can lead her home in today's easy air, the feel ing prevails that pipe-smoking Sop with and his British mariners will
 have succeeded in an SS-year oli effort to improve the breed in this
 sea-going sport.
 Towed To Start The tall spikes of the racing cut ters gleamed in the sunlit air as the sioops were towed to the start ing mark. A long, slow dip was noticeable, but the surface of the
 sea was glassy.
 Today's course was to be an other 15-mile beat to windward and run home, as in Mondays race. The weather was much like that in Saturdays ''no contest, race, in which Rainbow established a definite margin but failed to finish in the time limit.
 It was believed that a win to- day for Rainbow would change considerably the complexion of the cup series, as the Vanderbilt shows a preference for lighter air and | the weather forecasts indicate a definite moderation of the brisk weather of the last two days. Wind Is Dead Calm
 The wind had fallen almost to a dead calm when the two racing slops arrived at the Americas cup buoy at II a. m. Endeavour was first to dress her mainsail. She l ghosted around in air so faint l that scarcely a breath could be l felt.
 moved straight up. The committee boat was ready to hoist course Il signals at 11:15 p. m.. The sigma | will either be for a posSponemen'
 for 15 minutes to wait for 2
 breeze or the course signals.
 Al large fleet of spectator boats loafed near the starting buoy will l President Roosevelt again aboard I Vincent Astor's big white Nourma- hal. The president is expected to leave shortly after the star Of he
 race. ...oe hoisted signals for a 1b-minutt postponement of the race, due to l lack of wind.
 i The weather was even lighter than it was on Saturday when the ! cup boats were unable to finish
 within the time limit of five and 1 a half hours. A few minutes after inc postponement had been sig nailed from the committee poat, 2
 slight zephyr stirred the giassy
 surface of the ocean into faint
 nipples. .h.
 southwest and seemed to pc max inc up for a steadier breeze.
 At 11.45 a. m. the flag was stiii
 flying on the committee yacht, with
 only the lightest air fiicking the slack sails. Yagrant southwesterly
 zephyrs continued to stir at inter-
 yals, but there did not appear to
 be enough wind to move the DE
 sloops with any appreciable speed, Another Delay
 | At IF o'clock the signals were | still up, and there was another
 wait in store for the racing sioops. l No change in the wind had tax