Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-20 | Page 1 | Rainbow Wins Thrilling Race

RAINBOW WINS THRILLING RACE Defender Trails British Cr Craft ft Then Spurts Ahead in inv Driving Finish v ABOARD U. U S. S C. C G G. CUTTER CUTrER ARGO off oct Newport R. R I. I Sept 20 UP UP Eating Eating up the wind in a spectacular spectacular spec spec- homeward spurt Harold Vanderbilt's Van Van- American defender Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow Rain Rain- bow today won the third heat of ot the Americas America's cup series against T. T D. D M. M British challenger Endeavour The victory left the series two wins winsLo to Lo one in favor tavor of ot blue blue- lulled hulled challenger Vanderbilt his craft home In Ina a stunning beat for the finish that turned what seemed to be certain victory for the challenger into a magnificent magnificent mag mag- for the American yacht Trailing by more than six minutes min mm- utes at the turn Rainbow fairly ate up distance on the way home biting Into a fresh northeasterly bree breeze e The big white American cutter datter rode up on lee ten miles front the finish cutting down a half half- mile mUe lead in live five miles of ot racing Taking advantage of ot an inept effort at tacking which proved the turning point in the race V Vanderbilt Vandebilt nde slapped i I M on RAINBOW WINS r THRILLING RACE RAGE Defender Trails TraUs British Craft Then Spurts Ahead in Driving Finish Continued from Pare Face Ont One the he wind out of f left eft the royal blue sagging in n his wake and roared of off for home building up a lead of nearly a half mile before the finish Seldom m in cup history has so spectacular spectacular spec- spec a shift in racing been witnessed wit wit- essed The Th sirens on boats lined atthe atthe at athe the he finish roared a salvo of applause as the white American America sloop heeled over o ver the line kicking two feathers of f spray off her sharp prow Rainbows Rainbow's margin of victory was three three- iree minutes two seconds The official time of Rainbows Rainbow's finish fin fin- I ish was p p. pm p.m. jn in Endeavour crossed the lin line at