The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
Endeauour Leading
 At The First Turn
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fender, but it's lead was not pro- taounced.
 Both were footing fast into a brisk wind, with little jockeying, apparently taking a long hitch in an effort to fetch the mark on the next tack.
 Rainbow Got Start
 Aboard U. s. c. c. C., (Via Mac1 Kay Radio) Sept IS - (U.P.) - Harold s. Vanderbilt's American defender. Rainbow and the British challenger, Tom Sopwith's Endea- your, were off to-day on the second heat of the Americas cup series. The starting signal on the com mittee boat went down at 11:40 a. m. (EDT)
 Vanderbilt took his defender over the line first, leading Endea- your by five seconds.
 Vanderbilt put Rainbow into the windward berth as the two sloops headed for the line, about five sec onds ahead of Endeavour. The British sleop had big tear in her jib.
 The rent appeared about two minutes before the starting signal went uOWA OH tAC CuAAiliAtlSS OO0t' There was no time to shift canvas and after Endeavour crossed the line, another rent appeared just above the first.
 Sopwith seemed to be gambling on the headrig holding. The tears were not expected to spread as they are in place on the sail where there is no great strain.
 pnth fa hA with god way, Endeavour getting full speed to-day. The challenger, however, was under Rainbow's lee and appeared to have job work ing out.
 shortly after the start Endea- vour began to work through the defenders lee. A leeward start on broad reach is not strictly fatal, and there seemed q likelihood Sop- with would pull out where he could get the wind. As it was, Rainbow's big canvas blanketed the wind from the challenger.
 S0pwith quickly ran up a dou- ble-clew working jib, one of the quadrilateral sails, and held it in stops on the way up ready to back it out if the reaching jib should blow out.
 Both yachts had the double headrig at the start, but Rainbow doused her staysail and appeared to be working on the single jib. At 11:57 a. m., however. Rain bow again broke out her staysail, Vanderbilt feling the need of stronger headrig. Endeavour was creeping slowly out of her lee po- sition and seemd to have lead of few yards. although the yachts were almost on even terms.
 It was not enough lead for En- deavour to do her any good at the first mark unless she could add enough to work out of her lee berth.
 The boats were making good time into a rapidly freshening breeze as they headed for the first turn. Each leg runs 10 minutes,
 At 12:15 the two yachts were footing along so fast there appeared a chance both would break the cup record for the first 10-mile leg on a broad reach. The record was set by Vigilante in 1893 in the ser ies against Valkyrie II at 50 min utes. 20 seconds. The world record for this sort of leg was set in trial race by the Columbia, in 1901, in 40 minutes, 1 second.
 The boats moved so fast they outdistanced much of the spectator fleet. Even the semi official boats had some difficulty keeping up.
 At l2!40 p. m. Endeavour had a slight lead over the defender but Rainbow was holding her weather berth and as the mark must be left to starboard, 1t was question whether the challenger could hold the right of way.
 Endeavour was putting every thing into the effort to cross Rain bows bows on the closing run to first mark.
 Sopwith decided to douse the reaching jib, with it's two rents, at 12.26 D. m., and his rig was badly fouled in the attempt. En- deavour was in a pretty mess, the big piece of canvas going over board and trailing in the water.
 Vanderbilt Confident.
 yesterday Endeavour was the best boat in spite of less skillfhl handling of its canvas by Sop with's amateur crew. Today was another day. and Vanderbilt as he prepared to put to sea this morn ing. appeared grimly set on eyen- ing the score.
 sToo many little accidents" he said. Rainbows parachute spinr maker gear fouled, carrying away the boom lift. It was the luck oi the race, but Vanderbilt hoped to avoid that today.
 Observers were debating on the chances of Rainbow in a lighter wind, as the big fiotilla of specta- tor craft moved slowly into the Hanks of the triangular S0-miie course charted for today's heat Endeavour proved unuuestionably strongest footing home ahead oi a strong breeze, and Rainbow's superiority on the windward Ter was mt prouOuuced