THE CHINA MAIL JULY 21, 1937.
AMERICA'S CUP CLASSIC TO-DAY ENDEAVOUR ITS CHALLENGE TO AMERICA'S RANGER OVER SERIES OF SEVEN RACES
INTERESTING RECORD OF BRITISH
BOAT'S DIMENSIONS
THE America's Cup, for which Endeavour II, Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's new British Challenger, and Ranger, Mr. Harold Vanderbilt's new defen der, will meet in the first of seven faces off Newport, Rhode America, to-day, is the one hundred guinea silver cup (seen below) pre sented as an international yacht racing trophy at Cowes
by the Royal Yacht Squadron and which was won by th schooner "America," which crossed the Atlantic from
in some of the regattas arranged in connection with the great exhibition of that year.
THEN
THIS CUP WAS WON BY THE “AMERICA” IN A RACE ROUND THE ISLE OF WIGHT AGAINST YACHTS OF BRITISH CLUBS. “AMERICA" WAS OWNED BY A SYNDICATE OF PROMINENT AMERICAN YACHTSMEN, HEADED BY JOHN STEVENS, DORE OF THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB IN 1857 THE MEMBERS OF PRESENTED THE CUP TO THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB AS À PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY FOR COMPETITIVE YACHT RACING BETWEEN NATIONS.
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During the 86 years which have elapsed since that famous race, made. 15 unsuccessful attempts to regain it. Of the last six, over a made by Sir Thomas Lipton, with five yachts bearing the name man deservedly became popular as "the world's best loser: the cup with the first Endeavour in 1934. Undaunted by
dron has challenged again this year with a sixteenth challenger. helmed by Thomas Sopwith.
de-
Off Newport, Rhode Island on Thursday, Endeavour L, which accompanied the Challenger to America as a "trial horse," feated Ranger, defender of the America's Cup, in the Eastern Yacht Club's race over a course from Vineyard Haven to New- port, winning by 90 seconds from Yankee the last U.S. defender, and three minutes from Ranger.
The last betting. odds were at! least 2 to 1 against Endeavour in view of the American being
COMMO SYNDICATE
yachtsmen have
five were
gallant sports-
Endeavour. I also owned and with tried to lift ailures, Royal Yacht Squa-
rangements for planning and con trolling the course by the United States Navy to insure equal condi- tions for both contesting Fachts leave nothing to be desired.
The races will start approximate- ly at 11.30 (British Standard Time), apart from Sundays or days when either skipper want a rest
The course is 30 miles in the open sea, 15 miles to windward and
AMERICA'S CUP RELICS
Enterprise, successful defen- der of the America's Cup in 1980, which cost US-G$700,000 to equip for action, was sold in October, 1995, for U.S.G$5,000, and reduced to junk! Harold S. Vanderbilt, who had purchased her from a syndicate, made-
the sale to Louis Lubchansky, the change in Cup class rules mak- ing Enterprise useless for fur- ther racing!
the faster of the US. boats she won all fifteen races sailed in the trials against Rainbow and Weetamoe.
Whatever may have been said concerning unfair conditions re-
The "Old Mag" the America's Cap, above, for which Great Britain have spent over £2,000,000 f-ying- to regain from the United States who have spent ESG$1,000,000 in defending.
weight of
achtsmen wer
the race in past years their rights
exploiting
series of amicable conferences in ible avenue of genins r
AMERICA'S CUP HISTORY
In the $1 years in which he challenged unsuccessfully for the America's Cup trophy, Sir Thomas Lipton, that grand old sportsman spert almost USG$15,000,000 in the build ing, operation and support of his five Shamrock yachts. After his
itter defeat sustained 1930 by his Shamrock V, Sir Thomas insisted that he was not completely discouraged and “might try again.” This chance was denied him, however, as he passed away on October 2, 1931, at the age of
rules recently adjusted in a
New York seem about as equal chitecture, and the fact that to-day as it is possible to frame spared no expense in the construc-five
Even the apparent intion of their vessels is to the credi
qualities the construction of of their sportsmanship.
For
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Ranger, Mr. America's above havin mast stee yard.
her
also new mingmast masts has been sides which is comparable
ling
thing has
yachts for the last contest
w become legitimate within the
mended rules.
good deal of monsense has
ncerning the
and
WELL PATROLLED In the early match America's Cup misan
happen, and it was
was never but such
quite impossible
organised sport