Show YACHT pmt POINSETTIA rn is HOPELESSLY D Still Has Chance to Win i Although Invader Has Finished HONOLULU June 25 The AP-The mine swe pe Pelican an in a message to the Wailupe radio station late last night reported that she was standing by tile the yacht Poinsettia Poinsettia which is hopelessly becalmed six I and and one half miles from Diamond head The Poinsettia Is one of five five yachts racing from San Pedro Ca Cal for the Sir Thomas Lipton trophy The Invader owned by Don Lee finished at 1219 p. p m. m yesterday but the Poinsettia will wIn the race It if she finishes before 1 16 a. a m. m to to- day The a holds a 12 hour 57 minute handicap over the In In- In vader No word ot of tile the other contestants contestants con con- has been received For the first eight days out of at San Pedro the Invader averaged miles for a total of 2000 miles and covered miles during the last five fI days On the ninth day out the craft was becalmed The rhe highest speed was made on June 13 when she cUpped clipped oft off fifteen knots running before a thirty mlle wind She made a total ot of miles that day wIth an average speed or of twelve and one hair knots The Invaders Invader's main mast crutch an extra pair of spars and deck rigging rigging rig rig- ging were carried aWay by huge waves which washed three feet high over the afterdeck To Don Lee pilot of the Invader everything was fine when he put In here Fine trip dandy reception reception recep- recep tion fine people beautiful land fine crew said the skipper The Invader was the scratch boat and the winner cannot be de until two other craft whose hand handl caps were greater than the PoInsettias PoInsettia's Poinsettias Poinsettia's tia's cross the finish line or their handicap time expires John Barrymore's Barrymore's Bar Bar- Mariner unsighted sInce the start June 12 Is definitely out ot of the running her handicap expirIng tn Ing at 1216 this morning The The two other boats which still have a chance to win are the Teva owned by Clem Stose of San Diego 72 hours 15 minutes handicap and Jim Dickson's Jubilo hours 44 minutes The They are not equiPped with radio sending sets and have not been sighted since the stat |