at sent a challenge for lea's Cup to the New York Yacht Club. 'The challenger will be Mr, T, O. M, Sopwith's "gib-hended ccuticr, Endeavour If. The proposal 1s, that the first race' of the series should be sailed on Saturday, July 24, 1937. While racing at Cowes yesterday Endeavour If was dis-Tasted, and was towed to: Gosport, where 'a new steel spar will be Atted. Two other yachts were dismasted during yesterday's racing.—Reuter, frnetat To en "me, ALD"
London, Aug. 6.
Acceptance of Endeavour' Li's challenge for the America's Cup is Sertain, it is believed here, The New York press, however, suggests that an effort is likely to be made to postpone the races until September 1937 to per malt the United States greater opport= tunities to prepare a defender. In its Shallenge for the trophy to the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Yacht Squadron suggested that the frst ra of the series should be sailed Saturday, July 24, 1987—Reuter,
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