Show British Craft Retains Favor Competition Delayed While Endeavour Awaits New Jib Rigging NEWPORT R. R I I. I Sept pt 21 P f T. JP-T. T T. O 0 O. O M M. Endeavour British challenger for the Americas America's cup con con- timed the prime favorite Frid Friday y to lilt lift the ancient yachting ng tr trophy ph although al al- though hough Rainbow Harold S. S Vander Vander- bills bias dc defender ender Thursday led the invader in invader in in- vader around In a windward leeward course courte by nearly three and a half minutes Rainbows Rainbow's performance would have been een more impressive had not the big jig bl blue c challenger encountered trouble trouble trou trou- ble with her canvas which could in inno inno inno no way be int interpreted as ilS indicating anything but an extremely fast last hull Here are some of ot the reasons Endeavour En En- is picked JO to win the series She has hM won two out of 01 three races one a windward windward leeward leeward contest and the he other triangular each ach of 30 miles as terms of ot the competition stipulate The two courses gave cave her every point of ol bailing balling on the card and she managed to be beat t the cup record f for forT fora r ra a T leg of ot the triangular COUl course course- e and the time ime for lor the triangular course itself The records were set despite trouble in n handling handlin her canvas Almost all observers agree that chief handicap is is' his crew largely amateur an and largely largel recruited just before he left eft England There wa WJ was no race Frida Friday because ask asked d for a postponement until Saturday 50 so a new Genoa jib could arri arrive e to take the place of a badly fitting filling which Friday probably contributed much to Endeavours En En- de deavours defeat |