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Yachtsmen Expect Columbia to Defend Cup in Light Winds
New York yachtsmen report Shamrock II cannot regain the America’s Cup as Columbia proves superior in light airs. The first race at Sandy Hook was declared off after five and a half hours, with Columbia maintaining a clear lead and Lipton’s challenger failing to gain in light wind conditions.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Lipton
Columbia
New York Yacht Club Regatta Committee
Sandy Hook
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock NI
White Flyer
J. Pierpont Morgan
Atlantic
Shamrock II
Shamrock
Yacht Club
Thomas
Harbor
Long Island
Jersey
John Jacob Astor
Albert Paine
Regatta Committee