
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 27, 1990                   TAG: 9004270176
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

COURT AWARDS AMERICA'S CUP TO SAN DIEGO

The America's Cup, tarnished by a three-year legal battle that bounced the sailing trophy between New Zealand and the United States, finally surfaced.

New York's highest court, in a 5-2 decision, ended the tussle Thursday by awarding the Cup to the San Diego Yacht Club.

New York's Court of Appeals ruled San Diego was within Cup rules when it used a high-tech catamaran skippered by Dennis Conner to defeat the 133-foot single-hulled sloop from New Zealand in court-ordered races off San Diego in September 1988.

by CNB