YANKEE DEFEATS RAINBOW IN FLASHY FASHION
More Than 6 Minutes Ahead in 30-Mile Test
Meets Weetamoe Today.
By the Associated Press.
Newport, R. I„ August 24.— With one of the nicest pieces of sailing on record to her credit —her defeat of Harold Vanderbilt's Rainbow yesterday— Yankee of Boston, sailed by Charles Francis Adams, former Navy Secretary, met Frederick Prince's Weetamoe today in her second engagement of the final trials to select a defender of the America's Cup.
Yankee, with her conventional rig a sharp contrast to newly-constructed Rainbow, romped around a 30-mile course to beat the Vanderbilt aspirant by more than 6 minutes.
Weetamoe, her opponent of today, has been since the start of the preliminary races a disappointment to all who have supported her. Back in 1930 she was considered a lively boat in light airs, but this year, Yankee, the heavy weather champion of four years ago. has found her a comparatively comfortable antagonist.

Orders New Jibs.
YANKEE has ordered one of the newly-fashioned, double-sheeted jibs, called a Greta Garbo by the crew of Rainbow, which produced the innovation. But yesterday. Rain bow sailed with her Greta Garbo, and Yankee, In her old comfortable rig, had no trouble in disposing of her rival.
Rainbow had a day of leisure today, for the Selection Committee has ruled hat every third day of the trials each contender shall have a day off in turn.
The only condition under which the Selection Committee has to date had no opportunity of judging the defense candidates, is an honest breeze. All the races preliminary to an American defender’s meeting with Tom Sopwith’s British challenger. Endeavour, have been sailed in light airs. The weather man held out no promise today of changing the weather fare.
There was a postponement of the start until an apparent breeze settling came after an uncertainty. The air then wafted 8 miles an hour from northwest by west. A long windward thrash was desired, and one could not be obtained insore, to a run to sea of 15 miles was decided upon, with a beat back. The outer buoy was 2V2 miles off No Man's Land, a well-named sand heap. Jockey for Positions.
THEY Jockeyed for position under staysails for their forward pull, with genoas up in stops. Yankee's mainsail was loose on the leech, and as she squared off the wind it fell there in wrinkles. She was away first with her genoa broken out. Rainbow went under her stern, heading for a position to blanket her. Just as she crossed the line Rainbow’s parachute was set. Yankee’s was put on and her genoa taken in.
Harold S. Vanderbilt poked Rainbow's bow close up under Yankee's lee, and the latter’s sails fell ,n a momentary blanket. But Rainbow’s also fluttered from back wind. However, Rainbow moved up beside Yankee, and it was a nose and nose urge for a time.

Yankee Draws Out.
ANKEE drew out a boat length and in 20 minutes she was out 5 lengths. They lagged along for an hour. Then a litle air sprang up. Rainbow, being the stern boat, caught it first. Her parachute filled and she overtook Yankee, but the air ran out of her and she stopped as if caught on a rock.
Yankee went out in front again. The air backed and Rainbow’s parachute was taken in. She jibed, as did Yankee. Rainbow lay under mainsail alone for a time. A small genoa was ”un up on Yankee. Then a large one was broken out on Rainbow.
Yankee reached across Rainbow’s bow; then Rainbow crossed Yankee’s stern. Ordinarily spinnakers were set on the other hand, with genoas Rainbow moved up again on even terms with Yankee and on the weather side of her. It was a remarkably even drifting match. There still was not enough air to fill their sails.
The breeze later rose to seven knots, and that was where Rainbow did not harden in her canvas fast enough. She put on two headsails eventually, whereas Yankee set a genoa and went out for a sail by herself. Rainbow swung under her stern.