The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-07
ROOSEVELT
CUP WON
Our Yachts Take All Three
Races From Germans.
VIM WINS TWO EVENTS
Gov. Guild at Close Of Contest
Praises Yachtsmen From KleI
and Toasts "Der Kaiser.

MARBLEHEAD. Mass, Sept. L.
The third race OF the series between
German aud American yachts for the
Roosevelt cup was won by the Vim,
owned by Commodore Park OF the
American Yacht club OF New York.
The Vim was also the winner OF the
second race OF the series.
The victory OF the New York boat
was made certain mile and half
from the finish by the withdrawal OF
the AUX. owned by Charles Francis
Adams "a OF Boston aud the winner
OF the first race OF the series. The
Aux withdrew because she fouled the
Vim. The action OF her owner In vol
unfairly surrenderlng his opportunity
Of taking the race was generally hail
ed as a most conspicuous sportsman
like act. The withdrawal obylated the
usual contest over protest
The Tllly VI German was the sec
Ond boat 10 finish but protest was
entered against her by the Wannssee
CGerman) because OF foul which, II
was alleged. took place on the line just
as the boats started. The matter was
taken up by the racing committee. and
a decision will be announced later. The
Caramba (American) was the third
boat across the line, minutes 40 sec
onds behind the lilly. Next came the
Wannssee, fifty-one seconds behind the
Caramba, while tho German yacht
Glueckauf brought up In the rear, near
ly two minutes astern OF the Wanns-
see.
The race was practically contest
between the American boats Vim and
AUX, and Il has been many day since
the spectators witnessed a yacht race
as closely and cleverly fought. On &C.
count Of the Withdrawal VI the AUX
there was no way Of ascertaining
which Of the two would have won the
race. At windward work the Vim was
easily the Auk's superior.
On the 1nal leg Of the race the AUX
pulled up on the Vim. II was then
that the accident occurred. Both
yachts were standing directly for the
finish line, with booms wide to star
board and balloon jibs set. About q
mile from the finish Skipper Adams
saw that he could not run through the
lee Of the Vim, and he hauled his main
sheet and shot his boat out across the
WINS stern. He mlsjudged the dis
lance. aud the Auks forestry hooked
into the outhaul elect on the Wins
boom. The speed of the AUX bent the
WINS boom almost double, swung her
stern around and caused her to jibe
over. The damage was not of any
consequence, but in order to get back
on the course Skipper Bucknams of the
Vim was obliged to come about and
wear away for the finish line. Mr..
Adams at once sailed back to his
moorings in the harbor
OF the German challengers the best
sailing was by the lilly vi. The other
German boats, the Wannssee and
Glueckauf ~, were always in the
background.
Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., and star
Wltuesseu tue icS1tla iiVLh ehS Dhi"6o
of the naval brigade yacht Inca. Upon
the return of the Inca to the harbor
the flag officers of the Eastern Yacht
club made a formal call upon the gov
ernor, and this visit was returned by
the governor, who went aboard the
flagship Constance.
The governor spoke briefly and COM
mended the sportsmanship Of the Ger
man yachtsmen and referred to the
German emperor as the Roosevelt OF
Europe. He then proposed the toast
DER Kaiser"