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...drama of the series occurred. Captain Heard on Shamrock V timed the start better, had his boat over the line in the windward berth ten seconds ahead of Enterprise which had come up too soon and lost way delaying. They had raced a couple of miles on the windward leg before Skipper Vanderbilt caught up. Thrice they split tacks. Then Enterprise in the weather berth slid into her first lead. Her mechanical devices for sail-control again made her quicker coming about. Still, it was a good race, the closest yet, and on the Erin Sir Thomas Lipton was enjoying...
...Bells suddenly went lame. Helped off the field, Joy Bells was found to have a broken pastern in her right foreleg. Spectators were happy to hear that although she will never play polo again, she will not be destroyed. "For sentimental reasons" she will be carefully nursed until the leg mends, then she will pass the rest of her useful life foaling...
...tacking with Shamrock V, keeping her rival out of the wind and at a disadvantage as a hawk follows a pigeon. Unable to shake off the defender, outraced, outmaneuvred, Shamrock V trailed nearly 6 min. behind at the first marker. At the end of the reach on the second leg she was 10 min. astern the more smartly handled Enterprise. Again the winner, Skipper Vanderbilt sailed his tall white sloop across the finish line 9 min. 49 sec. in front of less resourceful Capt. Ted Heard...
...Pittsfield, Mass., a 20-lb. snapping turtle which George B. Maddocks had caught and tied up in the back of his automobile worked its way free, crept over the front seat, snapped George Maddock's leg, causing him to lose control of his car, crash into two other automobiles...
...morning tiff between the first two elevens. Faxon received an eye injury which will not permit him to get into any hard workout for about a week, while Batchelder and Moushegian were shaken up enough so as to be excused from the afternoon drill. Gildea reported with a leg injury, sustained in the previous day's practice, and also will remain out of harness for about a week...