The Endeavour's' Success Soon after these lines are in print
the ' Endeavour' may have secured the America's Cup for Great Britain. How notable an achievement that would involve will be appreciated when it is remembered that no British yacht has ever won the cup yet. The ' America; ' secured it in a race off the Isle of Wight in 1851 and took it across the Atlantic, where it has remained ever since, despite the gallant efforts of Sir Thomas Lipton with his ' Shamrocks ' before and after the War. For ' Endeavour's ' successes in the first two races credit is due equally to her designer and to her owner-helmsman, Mr. T. 0. M. .Sopwith, whose originality and daring, coupled with his experience in the air and on the motor- track, all contributed to give him the necessary bare shade of advantage over his opponent, Mr. Harold Vanderbilt. Mr. Sopwith's new method of sheeting sail, with his double clew on the jib, was a sound enough departure for the Americans to copy, but ' Endeavour ' had had a longer trial of it. Americans themselves would not be sorry to have the opportunity of coming over here to fetch the cup back. Too long a run of success gets monotonous.
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