Shanghai has become as excited as Newport, N, or any other place over the sensational development in the series for the America's Cup. might be as well to impress on the Uultra-enthusiastic who think that Mr. Sopwith necessarily was "fouled" because he put in a protest, because the crew of an American coastguard cutter "let out a roar" thinking there was a collision, or any other of the picturesque trimmings to the cabled Feport, that there is another side to the case, and Mr. Vanderbilt must have something to say. It is possible, probable, and even almost certain, that the Endeavour was technic. ally' fouled during the luffing episode fu the course of the race, although it may be Mx. Vanderbilt's claim {hat the In was made too late, the whole question being whether, on the assumption of a collision with the overtaking yacht if the manqeuvre continued, such collision would occur forward or abaft the main shrouds. However, that question does not rise, Mr. Sopwith not
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