Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-07 | Page 14 | British Craft Wears Glae

British Craft Weathers Gale Americas America's Cup Challenger Battles Week-End Week Squall En Route to Race NEW YORK Aug 7 T. P T. T O. O M. M Americas America's cup challenger Endeavour already has had a chance to o prove her seaworthiness and has come ome through the test with flying colors In a radio mes message age t to the Associated Press the Endeavours Endeavour's captain described the terrific storm the craft encountered over the week end During the gale gal we we encountered Saturday morning the message said we we had to slow down to about five knots for 36 hours During that time the ic Endeavour proved herself herselt t to be bea a good sea boat She did not take many heavy seas on on board but plenty ot of f spray The wind gauge of ot the Vita the accompanying acht iho showed e the wind blowing at 60 miles an n hour during the frequent sqUalls There were heavy rain and hailstorms hail hail- storms torms that nearly knocked the water flat tal talAt At times you could not see sec Vitas Vita's stern tern light to steer by but it all did not make much touch difference to the crew rew They all came camo up to scratch aU at mealtimes at The food was more often orten on our laps taps than on the table We Wc are having fine weather now and getting along With good luck ve ye ought to be at Newport Tuesday night or Wednesday morning