The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18

But HdluDOW SnOWeQ ueF uSSic | in light air Saturday in the race l that was declared no-contest be-
 cause the yachts exceeded their time allowance of five and half | hours. Rainbow had the advantage
 yesterday of quicked crew reac- | ton. On the way home 1t requir- | ed two minutes at one time for l Endeavour's crew to dress her job l when she jibed for the home I hitch.
 Yesterdays blow was up to 16 ! knots much of the way, and sell l dom slower than 12 knots. The | British challenger footed we'll into | the wind, pointing higher-an un- usual thing for challenger. The l American defenders usually win on | the beats to windward. Just before starting time a northwest breeze which had brok- en up the sea in choppy waves earlier today, moderated to about seven or eight knots. The sea became smooth. Heavy clouds | banked the horizon where the arc of the spectator Armada moved | into place. Rain drizzled in fre- quent gusts.
 The wind appeared to be shift 1 ing and there was Likelihood 1t l would bed to the southeast. | Endeavour was first on the scene I The British challenger set her big white mainsail and was under her | own canvas when Rainbow arrived | under tow of the Yacht Vara. At 11:15 a. m. (E.D.T,) course
 signals were raised, giving the yachts a 30-mile triangular course. | The first 10-nile leg was to be a
 broad reach, the second a beat to
 windward and the home leg a close reach.
 The directions were given south
 by west for the first leg, northwest for the second and east northeast
 on the home stretch. The breeze at this time was rapidly picking up, freshhening
 to better than nine knots as the big cutters began to rig their sails. | A slight sea was kicked up as the
 fleet of watchers began to move
 into position along the Hanks of
 the course.
 mahal, with President Roosevelt our and Rainbow were jockeying | ASA pSoAbtOh RSAoiG tAG oLdA LlL6 1 signals
 The yacht dipped it's eolors In
 salute to the British challenger
 and the president waved a greet
 ing from the rail.
 LAST ADD--RACE- President There Early.
 Newport, F. l., Sept 1S--(UP)--
 President Roosevelt today was on
 the starting line early to watch the
 second race of what was apparent ly to be the most exciting contest for the famous Americas cup in
 International yacht racing for
 many year.
 The executive, devotee of
 yachting, watched with keen zest
 yesterday as England's Endeavour
 captured the first heat from this
 country's Rainbow.
 MT Roosevelt was aboard Vincent
 Astor's yacht, the Nourmahal. The
 craft was anchored for the night at Matapoist, Mass, 35 miles
 away, but hove into Newport har-
 Dor this morning in order to have
 her passengers on board in time | for today's race. The trip to Mata- l poiset was made last night to ai-
 low the presidents eldest son
 James to disembark.
 The competition developed in the
 first completed heat of the races
 keyed the president to the high
 est point of interest. He had in-
 tended to leave here tomorrow
 morning to return to his Hyde
 Park, N. Y., home on the Hudson
 River. Now, with the information. al race picking up interest with
 every ripple of wind. he may stay
 longer, even two or three days
 longer. This he was not yet de-
 cided, however.