Newport, Ril, Sept. 17.
Mz. T. 0. M. Sopwith, sailing wonderful race, in which he handled Endeavour with great skill and at times with daring, brought the British challenger for the America's Cup floress the finishing line first to-day register the first win in this series. Rainbow, with Mr. Harold Vander-pil" at the wheel, was then halt mile behind and crossed the line a Tite over two minutes later.
As the Endeavour took her winning gun, cheers from thousands upon thousands of spectators rolled over the water and hooters. and whistles from ships at anchor greeted the winnen MP. Sopwith, smiling happily, teknowledged the ovation by waving his yachting. cap.
The ace started at noon and the oat finishing times were:
Endeavour Rainbow The boats put up what undoubtedly was the finest race in the contest within living memory and probably in the whole history of the contests. Tt was no one-sided affair, but a fight until the very last minutes. Rainbow sailed wonderfully well and was magnificently handled, but Endeavour sailed even better and Mr.
Sopwith gave Mr. Vanderbilt his first last of defeat in international yacht racing.
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