Show British Boat Is Winner In First of Yacht Races ABOARD U. U S. S C. C G. G CUTTER ARGO ot off Newport Sept 17 T. UP-T. D T. T O. O M. M challenging British yacht Endeavour today won the thc first r race ce of the thc Americas America's cup series from Harold S. S Vanderbilt's Rain bow Saturdays Saturday's race was declared no contest while the thc Rainbow was in hi the lead because of or failure to finish within the thc 5 hour time ime limit It was the first British race victory in the yachting classic since the late Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV won the second cond race from tram Rc Resolute in 1020 A perfect bedlam of sound broke out as the thc big hulled blue challenger boiled across the thc fin finish line crowds crowdson on the thc yachts wh whistles and bells adding add add- addIng ing to the thc din There could be no doubt that Sop- Sop with's sportsmanship had made him hima a popular figure with the thc pr antly American crowd I Although several things favored ored Endeavour they were offset by sloppy slop py and the conclusion seems inescapable that she is the faster taster boat in an honest breeze U |