Many a time and oft it has been that the conditions of the America's Cup make it an event removed from the realm of really sporting contests.
to the lasting credit of America' leading yachtsmen of to-day that they voluntarily have done every= thing possible to equalize conditions, and in every way have shown them: selves thorough sportsmen unwilling to take any advantage not available it challengers. Indeed, on the jon of the last series, Mr. Vanderbilt was very soundly rated for sailing away to a victory over a crippled yacht, despite the fact that, according to the rules, he could not do anything else! The fact will Femain, no matier on which side of the Atlantic the trophy rests, that the Boat which has to cross the ocean always will be at a disadvantage, for modern racing yachts are not of the solid build of the America. However, if ever a British boat bad a chance of winning, it would seem to the Endeavour. in a light wind sue sailed away from others of her class in British waters—though it was not quite a fair test, because some of them were crippled—and in a stiff breeze she "finished five minutes ahead of the Britannia, which was a real test, for there are few yachts afloat that can stand up to a stiff blow better than the famous Royal veteran. All this before it can be expected that the Endeavour has been brought to her best racing trim. Add to these successes the confidence that Mr. Sopwith will bring to bear much of that special Knowledge of wind pressures and reactions which have Ted to aviator~ yachtsmen gaining a reputation for Zetting more out of their boats than others can, and the prospects would seem to be distinctly rosy.
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