1937-08-03 — Page 18

RANGER WINS HER SECOND RACE

Endeavour I, above, was stated to be slower than Endeavour II in their trials off Block Island, Newport, resulting in the latter's selec- tion as challenger for the America's Cup series, the second race of which was won by Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt's defender, Ranger.

AMATEUR

ATHLETIC

ASSN. MEET

U.S. OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS IN FORM

WOODERSON'S

MILE VICTORY

London, To-day.

A tremendous crowd of 83,000 spectators witnessed the annual

Amateur Athletic Championships

SUSSEX ATTACK IS AGAIN FLOGGED

LANCASHIRE'S

SMASHING VICTORY

London, To-day. Middlesex scored a smashing which were held at the White City victory over Sussex in a match which concluded yesterday, and de-

ENDEAVOUR II PUTS UP A “LAMENTABLE” PERFORMANCE

US. SLOOP'S CLEAR-CUT

SUPERIORITY

AMERICA'S CUP SERIES

Newport, Rhode Island, To-day.

RANGER, Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt's America's

Cup defender, yesterday won the second race of the present series from Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's challenger, Endeavour II, by 18 minutes 32 seconds in a race in which a British yachting expert des- cribed the losing sloop's performance as a "lament- able one.

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THE 30 MILE TRIANGULAR COURSE WAS VERY FOGGY, A SEVEN MILE AN HOUR WIND PREVAILING THROUGHOUT THE RACE RANGER COMMENCED AS FAVOURITE BY 4 TO 1 ON, BUT THE ENDEAVOUR CROSSED THE STARTING LINE A MINUTE AHEAD OF THE AMERICAN DEFENDER ON A SOUTH-WEST BEAT.

The Endeavour, carrying a fore-staysail and a large quadrila- teral jib, cleverly outmanoeuvred the Ranger, which was lugging behind with a large double-clewed Genoa jib. The English chal- lenger led by a quarter of a mile for the first five miles.

The Ranger, however, footing

well and pointing higher than

her opponent, sailed through to 6,200 GNS.

the leeward to take the lead

shortly afterwards, and rounded FOR TWO the first buoy threequarters of a YEARLINGS mile ahead, her time at that juncture being 1 hour and 46

minutes as compared to E

deavour II's 1 hour, 56 minutes, 30 seconds..

Newmarket Purchases By Lord Glanely

London, July 2 DEFENDER'S SUPERIORITY Lord Glanely bought two year- lings at the Newmarket Bloodstock The ease with which Ranger came

Sales for a total of 6,200gns. For from behind was a clear cut de the good-looking colt by the Derby monstration

of the defender's

winner Cameronian from Verdict superiority. Mr. Vanderbilt added

he paid 4,200gns. This yearling, a working fore-staysail to his Genoa sent up by Lady Barbara Smith, is fib on the broad reach to homeward a half-brother to the Ascot Gold and increased his lead, rounding Cup and Oaks winner, Quashed, and the second buoy two miles ahead of also to Thankerton. Endeavour II.

Lord Glanely's other purchase Ranger's elapsed time here was was a colt by Obliterate from Cin- Stadium over the week-end, confinitely wrecked any further cham-2 hours 47 minutes, while Endeana, who was bought from Sir John cluding yesterday, August Bank Holiday.

pionship aspirations held by the latter County

able

our II recorded 3 hours 3 minutes W. Buchanan Jardine for 2,000 gns. The English yachting expert Mr. Cinna, winner of the One Thousand J. Scott-Hughes, described Endes Guineas, is a grand daughter of the your It's performance as "lament-famous mare La Fleche, who won the One Thousand Guineas, Oaks, Olin Stephens, the Ranger's co- St Leger, Ascot Gold Cup, and designer, took over the wheel from Cambridgeshire. Mr. Harold Vanderbilt on the home The day's sales realised 22,900 ward stretch, on which Endeavour guineas, making an aggregate for II was often out of sight in the the whole of the sales

Two American Olympic cham Chiefly responsible for Middle pions, Ken Carpenter and C. John-

sex's win, was the deadly bowlin son, again came to the fore in their

G. Owen Staich, who dismO pective events, the former tak-

ed Sussex on the first day for 101 ing first place in the discus throw before the luncheon interval, and while the latter won the high with again proved too good for them in clearance of 6 ft. 5 ins, failing the second innings, when he sent by three inches to equal his Olym-them back for 180. pic mark. Great Britain won the In their only innings, the Middle-existing haze. mile, the three miles and half-mile sex batsmen took full toll of the relay. S. C. Wooderson beat the Sussex attack, and for the second great San Romani (US.) in the time in successive matches the

mile.

were:

latter county had a score of over

guineas.

Versatile Sportsmen

WA REED, the

80,230

rilliant Colony if not In addition.

Recreio

COMMENTATORS' WISECRACKS

Commentators broadcasting

versatie the race from Results as cabled by Reuter, 600 chalked up against nem. It description

will be recollected that Lancashire coast-guard cutters and vantage

at cricket, tennis, and Carpenter (US) totalled 640 for 8, in a match which points contented themselves with

concluded last Friday

wise cracking at the Ranger's walk-Schools Cricket Leagu Veteran "Patsy" Hendren and Jaway victory by 18 minutes,

UNDERSTAND that a H. Haman were chiefly responsible conds. on this occasion and scored respec

Discus 162 ft

D. Ward (Great mins, 28 8-10 secs.

Ben Johnson (U.S.) 21

Hurdles Kovacs

(Great San Bo-

tained

Scores as cabled by Reuter

beat

conds,

(5.8)

At Hove Middles

{an innings and 25

the

101- (Owen Smith

180 (Owen Smith 5 for 83);

for 8 dec

Human 125).

won the first rac

by 17 minutes

one and a half miles ahe

jok: 4 hours and

(Hendren

There will be no race

thelof Endeavour