5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 4, 1937. Image of 135' Bath Iron Works J class sloop RANGER (built 1937 in Bath, Me.) and 127.5' W. Starling Burgess designed, Herreshoff built J class sloop RAINBOW (built 1934 in Bristol, R.I.) underway. Visible in image: starboard beam views of RANGER (J/5) in foreground and RAINBOW (J/4) in background on port close reaches under marconi rigged mainsails, staysails and double sheeted jibs, American Yacht Ensigns fly from mainsails and pennants from mainmasts. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider. Stamped on original negative sleeve: "80463F / JUN 4 1937 / 4338" and handwritten: "RANGER".

RANGER VS. RAINBOW - RANGER IS VICTOR IN 30-MILE TRIAL

NEWPORT, R. I., June 4.—Winning her second straight race in the preliminary series to select the defender of the America's Cup, Harold S. Vanderbilt's new Ranger made a most impressive showing today. She defeated her owner-skipper's older boat, now Chandler Hovey's Rainbow, by 1 minute and 58 seconds over thirty miles.
It was a contest from Brenton lightship off here over to the whistling buoy off Clay Head, the big sand mound of Block Island, and back, and it was in a southwest breeze that piped up from eight to fifteen knots.
Rainbow was away first, fifteen seconds ahead of Ranger, but the latter had her nose in a windward lane. Ranger went about right after the start. Rainbow following, and they stood toward the Narragansett shore.
For a time Rainbow outpointed Ranger, and the new boat turned again, but the old one was after her. As they went in toward the beach that time they found the breeze lighter there and slowed up some. It also headed them off and there was a repetition of the tacking. On a final hitch inshore toward the tip of Point Judith the fresher breeze came on, showing on the water. Vanderbilt quickly bore Ranger off to meet it and as she did she fairly shot out into the lead. The race was won in that one manoeuvre.

The wind increase swelled the sea roll and washed up a splash on top of it. The wind hauled and they started sheets a bit. Both began going rails down. Two-thirds of the way between Judith and the turning buoy, Ranger's quad flapped out. It was sheeted in with difficulty. Rainbow closed up some, but Ranger had a commanding lead in the good breeze. Their lee rails went under water as they logged 11 1/2 knots. Ranger rounded the buoy 2 minutes 12 seconds ahead.
Olin Stephens relieved Vanderbilt at Ranger's wheel for the reach back. Under the big ballooner was a staysail and when it was seen that Rainbow would not change headsails it was thought Ranger would run away. Instead, Rainbow gained 14 seconds.