AMERICA CUP

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1930, Page 5

AMERICA CUP

THE SECOND RACE. ; WON BY ENTERRISE. [United Press Association.—By Electrw Telegraph.—Copyright.] , ' !, " ;.i; . . • - j.l, (Received this day at 9.40 a.m I .} . NEW YORK, Sept. .15. The Entorpr ise won the second face against the Shamrock in the contest for. the America Cup at Newport. I The yachts started at 10.40 oh a thirty mile triangular course. The Enterprise lead across the line,' the Shamrock 'holding the windward berth, 'both using the mainsail 1 stay sail and■ large jib top sails in a : ten mile breeze. The Enterprise sailed closer to the wind- and drew away in the first few minutes and crossed the Shamrock's bow at 10.53 leaving the- dhallenger five lengths behind. As' soon as the Enterprise wag well to Weather side she went back oh the starboard tack and a few minutes later both went on the port tack. Using every means to gain an advantage Captain Heard immediately went on the, starboard tack, the Enterprise quickly following. Within ten minutes : the Shamrock was on the port tack, the Enterprise following. Vanderbilt was not taking n chance ; of the challenger slipping away and regaining on advaLinger f With the turning mark almost in Btriking distance at 11.45; the Sham-, rock went to starboard, the Enterprise following and then Captain Heard shot back to the port tack. Shortly alter noon the Shamrock tacked again, the Enterprise holding 01T. and rouucfing the first mark* at 12,21, the Shamrock following at; 12.27. - , : •

As the Enterprise boomed away on the long reach for the second mark '(she slid easily through the gentle swell. The Shamrock was almost i a ■mile -behind, and .seemed to exp6r r ieuco harder going, plunging her, nose sluggishly. Both broke out balloo'ners rounding the turn, picking ,up speed. Ad j SHAMROCK WELL BEATEN;. BY NEARLY TEN. MINUTES. '' J ~ ~ 'NEW YORK, Sept.,4s. ■ The .Enterprise : rounded the twenty miles mark at -1.22 two miles or more ahead, the Shamrock rounding ~550 seconds later. Both carried staysails in addition to balloons. ?, ; Tho Enterprise came down on the mark: with' a bone in its teeth swirigy ing round with little lost motion.; Fog began to settle down shortly after the boats turned the twenty miles mark. > . , Vanderbilt .(in../the,.Enterprise)..,set ti spitinakef shortly before two . o'clock) apparently hot taking a elmuoe with tlio face so neatly ended; but, this appeared unnecessary os the Shamrock ,continued *!tlt only the mainsail. and drawing, apparently saving her canvas for a better day. Fifteen minutes later the Shamrock broke out her spinnaker. The Enterprise completed the course in 241 minutes 31 seconds, while the Shamrock took 251 minutes, 20 seconds, finishing in a light wind, - The Shamrock’s best showing was made on the third lap when the Enterprise only beat her bv a margin Of 39 seconds, although Heard doused his spinnaker two miles away from the 'finishing line. SHAMROCK’S BALLAST. SIR T. LIPTON’S DISAPPOINT j MENT. ■■ "1 . ’ (Received this dav at 12.25. p.m.l NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Approximately two thousand pounds of lead ballast wap removed from, the Shamrock prior to Monday’s race, and further changes will he made overnight, Sir Thomas Lipton announced, with the object of lightening the sloop forward and to permit her to point hi,gher into the predominating light, winds.

.Although the designer, Nicholson, 1 said no substantial changes would be made, Sir Thomas 1 Lipton is deeply, disappointed at the showing, and declared that something more must be done to speed up the Shamrock.

Since 1851,, when the trophy, a silver cup presented by Queen Victoria, was won at Cowes by the schooner yacht'; America, the trophy has been; challenged for thirteen times. Before the present contest started, no fewer than thirty-seven races have been sailed under conditions which have been frequently changed. Of those, thirty-seven races the British challenger has won only three , in 187.1. when the Livonia beat the Columbia (disabled) - in 1920, when Shamrock IV. beat Resolute (disabled); and'in the second race in 1920, when Shamrock IV. beat Resolute by 2 minutes 26 seconds. This was tile year when Sir Thomas Lipton got nearest to achieving jhis /life’s ambition. He had won the first two races; with another win,' he would have lifted the cup. The next three races were won comfortably by Resolute, and the trophy remained in America.