'To the Editor of the "Norrw-Ciawa Dancy News'
Sin—As one who has followed yacht racing for many years, both spectator and as helmsman, and who' has witnessed one or more Faces in every America's Cup series from 1886 to this year (with the oxception of the 1920 series) 1 cannot pass over your editorial—America's Cup in this morning's issue without expressing -my appreciation, American, of the fairness and restraint with which you have st forth your views, and the soundness of your judgment on the merits of the opposing yachts and their skippers, and it is especially gratifying have you point out 90 clearly and dispassionately the essentials of the controversy over Mr. Sopwith's unfortunate delay (of several hours) in hoisting a protest flag. until it became evident that his opponent would finish ahead of Tr ade dition to the point you" make:
lad Mr. Havemeyer nol made the remark he admits making, the decision on the technical point would have been good no matter which way it was viewed" we must also bear in' mind that the prompt hoisting of a protest flag Endeavour (at the time when Mr.
Sopwith felt that Mr." Vanderbilt's handling of Rainbow during the few be 2 waste of time to comment seconds immediately following further upon it, But let him think Endeavour's Juff would have reaulled twice before launching again 9 ve-' in a collision if Endeavour had not och Se rer rivals have at the skill of her designer, "Mr, Nicholson, splendidly supported by the enthusiasm and generous finan-dal "backing of Mr. Sopwith, Sending to America a yacht better than the best of ours, which, with a shade better handling on the part of skipper and crew, would have regained the Cup. Inthe America's Cup Races of 1934 there is honour enough for all, Henny Kiutam: Muneuy, Shanghai, Sept. 27,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.