AMERICA’S CUP
RANGER’S SUPERIORITY. DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED. IN SPEED AND EASY (HANDLING. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received August 5, 3.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 4. Less decisively beaten than hitherto the Endeavour nevertheless finished 500 yards and 4mins. and 27secs. after the Ranger, whose superiority .In speed and ease of handling now are definitely established. The winner’s elapsed time was three hours 54mins. 20secs. She crossed the starting line first in a 12 miles wind, which, however, began to diminish soon, dropping to ten miles. The Ranger found the light air to her liking, and rapidly forged threequarters of . a mile ahead of the Endeavour, which, however, began to catch up when the wind perceptibly freshened, and made up a quarter of a mile at the half-way mark. The British boat continued to diminish her opponent’s lead when the wind increased to 15 miles, but It was Impossible to overtake the Ranger over the remaining distance. The Ranger is believed to have set a new record for the beat to windward on the first 15 miles. The unofficial time was two hours Bmins. 40secs.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20264, 5 August 1937, Page 10
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