Evening star., 1934-09-18
BEATS
RAINBOW AGAIN
IN RECORD TIME
Betters Enterprises Mark
of 1880 by II Sec
ondS.
EQUALS LIPTON'S FEAT
BY SUCCESSIVE VICTORY
British Challenger 0vercomes
Hard Luck at Start-Wins
by Less Than Minute.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD u. S. COAST GUARD
CUTTER ARGO, OFF NEWPORT,
September 18.-T. o. M. Sopwith's
Endeavour. British challenger for the
Americas Cup, today set q new cup
record for a 30-mile triangular course
as she boiled home in hours 8 min
utes second to defeat the American
defender Rainbow by 81 seconds for
the second straight day.
The Enterprises old cup record set
in 1880 over a triangular course, v rs
3:10:13.
With the start at 10:40 am. (E.S.T.),
the official finish was Endeavour,
1:49:0l; Rainbow, 1852.
Duplicates Feat.
It was only the second time in the
83-year history of the international
racing classic that British boat has
won two successive races. The other
time was in 1920, when the late Sir
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock w de-
feated Resolute in the first two races,
only to lose the next three and her
chance at the cup.
Today's race was one of the closest
in cup history, but it established the
British boat as favorite to regain the
famous trophy won by the schooner
America in 1851 and defended success
fully since against IS challengers.
Endeavour had all the hard luck
making a late start with a torn lib,
then losing control of her reaching
jib as she rounded the first mark and
again losing precious seconds at the
20-mile mark sheeting in the jih
again.
Rainbow Speed Late.
Harold S. Vanderbilt and his Amer
ican Defender cut down the victor s
margin on the last 10-mile leg, a close
reach, but could not overcome the ad-
vantage the British boat built I'D on
the first two legs.
The race was sailed in a breeze
which at times reached a velocity OF
IA knots, but which had dropped away
to 8 at the finish.
Today's race was the second COM
plete contest, the first race Saturday
being declared OF when neither yacht
was able to finish within the time
limit of i've and one-half hours.
Rainbow was leading then by q
large margin, and only a half mile
from home when the race was de-
clared mo contest" In the heavier
winds Of yesterday and today, how
ever, Endeavour has clearly shown her
superiority.
Vanderbilt Silent.
The committee boat signaled the
contenders asking them if they wished
to race tomorrow, to which T. o. M.
Sopwith, Endeavour's skipper-owner
Immediately responded in the AFFIRM
ative. Vanderbilt had not yet an
swered when the press boat left the
scene. Each captain is allowed a "a
hour postponement to make repairs or
alterations to his boat if he desires.
As Endeavour and Rainbow jockeyed
behind the line awaiting the starting
signal, the Nourmahal, with Presi-
dent Roosevelt aboard, came by, dip
PAAIS 4icI COlOIS 10 Tie 6TltlSQ yacQt
as she passed. The President waved
Vanderbilt, at the helm of the de-
fender, sent her boiling across the
starting line in the windward berth
some seconds ahead of the En-
deavour.
Outdistance Spectators.
The Rainbow and Endeavour were
making such good time that they were
outdistancing the spectator feet and
even the official boats had a hard time
keeping up with them.
When Sopwith decided to douse his
reaching jib, pretty mess resulted
the challenger's crew letting the big
sail get away from them where il
trailed in the water.
1t was several minutes before they
could get it inboard and her decks
cleared. Finally a quadralateral jih
was set in its place.
Vanderbilt also doused his reaching
job soon after and it also almost got
away from the hands, but they finally
pulled 1t in. They then set q quadra-
lateral.