1937-09-08 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER

600-MILES OCEAN

YACHT RACE

RECORD IS EXPECTED

AMERICAN YACHT DISQUALIFIED

London, August 11.

was reported last night that one of the competitors in the 600-miles ocean yacht race from Cowes to the Fastnet Rock and hack to Plymouth may set up a new record for the race.

The 29 competitors in this year's race, which is held bien- nially, started on Saturday! morning, and were expected to finish in about six days.

The leader, which was reported in the English Channel on the home- ward run, is Mr. M. H Mason's Latifa She was expected to cross the finishing line at Plymouth early to-day, thus completing the course within four days. This would con- stitute a record.

» LATIFA'S PASSAGE Latifs rounded the Fastnet Rock at 1:30 pm on Sunday, and passed the Lizard at 7 o'clock last night, bound for Plymouth

The only news of the remaining

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Harold S. Vanderbilt's "Ranger" is shown taking an early lead of two boat-lengths over the blue-hulled "Endeavour II” in the third race for the America's Cup off Newport, Rhode Island. The "Ranger" set a new windward record for cup yachts by footing the leg in 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 47 seconds to finish nearly a mile ahead of T. 0. Sopwith's challenger.

competitors is that Stirana (Lt. J. EASY VICTORY F. B. Gage) and the American

vacht Elizabeth McCaw (Mr. R. J. FOR NEW YACHT

Reynolds) rounded the Fastnet Rock three hours after Latifa.

It is a handicap race, and the winner will not be known until all the competitors have returned, but Elizabeth McCaw has already been disqualified for crossing the start- ing line prematurely.

AT SOUTHSEA

Trivia Keeps An Early Lead

buoy, at which mark the order was

Trivia Marina, Evaine, Westra and BRUEN NOT

Little Astra.

FRESHENING BREEZE

DEFENDING BOYS' GOLF TITLE

In this order they completed the first round, and set off on the sec- ond with a freshening breeze. On the second leg to the South-east

London, August 9. Ryde Middle, Evaine closed up on

James Bruen, the 17-year-old ring, and on the run to the lee rish player, who recently won the looked like taking second Irish native amateur title, will not place, but the Mylne-designed boat defend the Boys Amateur cham- was still second, with Trivia a long pionship at Edinburgh at the end way ahead.

mark GOOD BREEZE FOR The American yacht is apparently 26 MILE RACE completing the race unaware that

IN SOLENT she has been disqualified.

MISS DIANA FISHWICK DEFEATED

Surprise In German Golf Championship

Bad Ems, August 11. Britain, which has held a mono- poly of the German men's and wo- men's amateur titles, suffered a re- verse to-day, when in the third round of the women's championship Miss Diana Fishwick, the holder and former British champion, was beaten 3 and 2 by Frau Toni Lidl, of Munich.

Portsmouth, August 11. The flukes and calms were driven away to-day by a splendid souther ly breeze which came as a great re lief to yachtsmen and onlookers alike after the almost tropical heat of the previous day.

The 12 metres started six strong. off Southsea to sail twice round the Warner lightship, South-East Ryde Middle Spit Bell, and No. 2 Che- quered Fairway buoys."

The prevailing wind, unfortun- ately, gave them a soldier's course

that is to say, they completed the whole 26 miles without making a tack

Mr. V. W. MacAndrew's new yacht, Trivia, won easily from Sir W. Burton's Marina, with Mr. C. R. Fairey's Evaine third.

WESTRA'S GOOD START

There are only two British play- ers in the last eight, Miss S.The class started with a reach on Stroyan (Sunningdale) and Mrs. the starboard tack to the Warner Garon, twice winner.

Lightship, and Mr. Connell, m In the men's championship Bri-Westra, right on the line at gun tain has five players in the last fire, was away with the lead. From eight C. Longhurst, the holder, the lightship it was a close read A. McNair, K. S. Duncan, Brig along the island shore to the South- Gen. A. C. Critchley, and H G east Ryde Middle buoy, and on this! Bentley, a former holder.

leg of the com

Connell held his boat well to

of the rest of the cipating that the

URST'S ADVANCE Longhurst, who to-day beat J. W. Ellis, of Northumberland, by 7 and 5, and Dr. J. L Cowan, of Ehe, holes now meets

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of the month?

This was the last regatta for the 12 metres in the Solent, and their Bruen has been chosen to play next fixture is on Saturday at for Ireland in the amateur inter Dover, when they will sail under national matches at Portmarnock, the flag of the Royal Cinque Ports which begin three days after the

boys event concludes.

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