TRIALS RAINBOW BY FOUR MINUTES
Whether Craft Is Retired by Owner or Ruled Out
Not Made Known.
BY TOM HORGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
Newport, R. I„ August 25.— After the third straight de feat in the final trials to select a defender of the Americas Cup, Frederick Princes Weetamoe tonight dropped out of competition and left the quest to Yankee of Boston and Rainbow of New York, Harold S. Vanderbilt's newly constructed candidate.
Weetamoe today suffered her second defeat by Rainbow, which led her around a 30-mile triangle by 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Previously she was beaten by Yankee, sailed by Charles Francis Adams, former Navy Secretary.
This announcement appeared on the bulletin board of the New York Yacht Club:
“Weetamoe has been eliminated as contender for America's Cup.
(Signed)
“AMERICA'S CUP COMMITTEE.”
Today’s race was not a very stirring exhibition, as sailing contests go, for Vanderbilt won the engagement at the very start. Both yachts were tardy crossing the line, but Weetamoe was by far the greater laggard. She was about a minute behind Rainbow and, having Just been blanketed by her rival, was moving much slower. From then on it was a procession around the 30-mi!e triangular course with Weetamoe never out of Rainbow's wake.

Gains Despite Accident.
WHILE sailing the first 10-mile leg, which was intended as a beat to windward but became a reach through a shift in the wind Rainbow gained a lead of 4 minutes 13 seconds, although the Vanderbilt boat suffered an accident to her big Genoa jib. The huge piece of canvas ripped to shreds, but working sails were quickly substituted.
The next 10-mile leg gave the yachts a run before the moderate and variable breeze. Only once did Weetamoe's skipper, Dick Boerdman threaten Vanderbilt. That was after the weather mark had been turned Rainbow appeared to run into a soft spot and Weetamoe, with the breeze coming up astern, was rapidly closing the expanse of brine which separated them before the breeze again filled Rainbow's sails and bore her on her way.
Weetamoe whittled 46 seconds off Rainbow’s lead running down to the leeward 20-mile mark, but Rainbow turned it 3 minutes 27 seconds in the van.
The last leg represented a 10-mile reach to the finish line, and with the breeze freshening, they covered the distance in about 48 minutes, although Weetamoe lost on it more than she had gained on the preceding 10 miles.

Endeavour Races Vanitie.
TOM SOPWITH had his Endeavour, Britain’s hope of recovering the famous yachting trophy out again today for another brush with Vanitie, Gerard Lambert’s old and ineligible cup sloop. Their meetings are strictly informal and unofficial and no records are kept.
Yankee, Boston’s cup defense aspirant, sailed by Charles Francis Adams, former Navy Secretary, had the day off after defeating both Rainbow and Weetamoe in the past two days sailing. She will meet Rainbow again tomorrow.

Summary:
Start—12:25 pm. Eastern standard time. Wind, 6 to 12 knots, southwest by south to west southwest. Course 30-mile triangle.
How race was run, with times at 10 and 20 miles and at finish, and elapsed time:
Rainbow. H.S. Vanderbilt—2:28:16, 3:51:57, 4:39:53, 3:14:53.
Weetamoe, D. Boardman — 2:32:29, 3:55:24, 4:44:21, 3:19:21.