1937-06-26 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1937.

US. AMERICA'S CUP TESTS BEGIN

ADRIAN QUIST NOT

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FOR WIMBLEDON

Too Ill To Play Goes

Back Home

Melbourne, June 3-According to a cable received by the Austra- lian L. T. A. to-day from New York, A. K. Quist, leading mern- ber of the Australian Davis, Cup team, will be unable to play at Wimbledon, this year.

Quist's health is stated to be improving, but, nevertheless, he will not be fit in time. He will, therefore, return to Australia. Mc- Grath, who has also been, ill, will be fit to play at Wimbledon. B. 'U. P.

CHUNG SHING CHARITY SWIMMING GALA

Lady Champion's Appearance

WATER POLO WITH

ROYAL NAVY

The Chung Shing Bathing Club will continue their three-day-gala this evening at West Point, where

RANGER WINS FIRST

TRIAL

YANKEE DEFEATED BY NEARLY 6 MINUTES

GENOA JIB WORKS WELL

Newport, Rhode Island, June 3. RANGER, Mr. Harold Vanderbilt's new can- didate for the defence of the America's Cup, won her first of seven trial races to-day from Mr. Gerard Lambert's Yankee by five minutes 56. seconds in a steady north-easterly breeze. This represented a margin of nearly three-quarters of a mile.

RANGER WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE OLD MAST. AND. SAILS OF MR. CHANDLER HOVEY'S RAINBOW AS SHE HAD LOST HER OWN MAST IN A RECENT STORM. WHILE SHOW ING RANGER TO BE A VERY FAST REACHING YACHT, THIS TRIAL WAS NO ALL-ROUND TEST OF SPEED OWING TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO STRONG WIND DURING THE WINDWARD LEG.

The trial started from Brenton's Reef Lightship at 6.40 p.m. B.S.T. Yankee led Ranger over the starting line, but Ranger, breaking out a huge Genoa jib, bore off under Yankee's stern and within 10 minutes had sailed through her lee into the lead.

Miss Leung Wing-han, of the Mak TOM SOPWITH Nga Swimming Association, will appear for the first time this sea- SAILS

son in a back-stroke exhibition.

China's lady champion swimmer, Miss Yeung, Sau-king, will be seen in a breast-stroke event, and Wong Iu-man, of the Mak Nga Swimming Association, is also down for a breast-stroke exhibition.

will

Fancy diving exhibitions open this evening's programme, which will include a fire-works dis- play and a water-polo match be- tween Chung Shing and a from the Royal Navy.

team

TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME

The following is this evening's programme:

1, Diving Exhibitions

UNITE

STATES

Many Good Luck Messages

WILL BE BUSY UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Ranger's Genoa jib, set over a big staysail, pulled her along easily. At the end of the 15- mile leg Ranger rounded the buoy three minutes ahead of Yankee. The latter lost further time by changing her jibs at the turn.

Most of the way home both yachts laid a course to starboard with Yankee pointing higher, but gàining no ground on Ranger.

UNNECESSARY TACK

Each yacht took a short- and probably unnecessary tack near the finish, but, practically, the course consisted of two ̈reaches, which were favourable to the long and heavy Ranger with her big foretriangle.

Southampton, Juné 3. Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, who is to challenge for the America's Cup

Both Endeavour 1. and Endeavour either with Endeavour I. or En-11. remained in Bristol to-day, and of re- deavour II., left here this afternoon there was no further news for New York in the Queen Mary.

pairs to Endeavour 11,'s new boom.

He was accompanied by Mrs. Sop-' with and her sister, and by Sir Ralph St. G. Gore. Sir Ralph is a'

2, Back-stroke Exhibition by Miss member of the Sailing Committee

Leung Wing-han::

3, Somersaults Exhibitions by Club

members

of the Royal Yacht Squadron“ and.

a vice-president of the Yacht Rac-

4, Dragon Display by Club membersing Association. In the 1934 series

5, Breast-stroke Exhibition by Wong of races for the America's Cup he

lu-man:

was the representative of the Royal

6, Full-moon Swimming Displays by Yacht Squadron,

Club members

Swimming Exhibition by Miss

Yeume "Sau king

Scores

of telegrams and mes-

8, Exhibitions of Fancy Floating and sages of good luck awaited Mr.

Sinking by Club membersTM

9, Fire-works Display-

10, Water-polo match against

Royal:

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ACHILLES' ATHLETIC

TRIUMPH

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At 10 miles Dias was nearly 4min in front of f Funnell. By now the holder, A. J. Norria (Pol technic),

Funnell Norris reduced Dias' lead

Sopwith in his state room, which was gay with floral decorations in blue and gold, his racing colours.

ON JULY 31

“There is not much I can say other than that we are just going to try for all we are worth," he said. "The first race for the cup is on- July 61.

"I the preliminary tests between ndeavour II. and Endeavour I. Sir had moved u and was just behind Ralph Gore, Capt. New Heard→→→ by 2min over the next five miles. A kipper of Endeavour II. — and little later he passed him and led myself will in turn act as helms- by 48sec at 20 miles.

man.

He steadily increased his lead, "After the America's Cup races. and entered the Stadium 7min in the Americans are arranging some front of the.

He got a J class racing for us in their re- his gattas, so that we shall be kept busy til about the middle of Septem-

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Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith, above, owner of Endeavour II, carried the wishes of thousands of sportsmen when he recently left: England for Rhode Island to prepare his yacht for the challenge for the America's Cup.

AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER

from

According to

messages New York there is every indication. that Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt's new yacht, Ranger, will not defend The America's Cup on July 31 En- against T. 0. M. Sopwith's deavorer II, representing England. On May 16, the Ranger was dis- masted in a gale off Marble Head. The hull was not damaged, and the.

Though crew escaped injury. repairs will occupy 10 days, it is doubtful whether the tuning-up can be completed to allow Ranger to compete. The New York Yacht Club may select the previous winner, Rainbow, or Yankee, to act as the defender.

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