The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-05
S0NDER BOATS
AGAIN RACE FOR
ROOSEVELT CUP

Marblehead. Mass. Sept. 5.-The north
wester that sent the six sender yachts
to a piping finish on Monday in the first
race between the German and American
boats for the Roosevelt cup was stlll in
evidence early today when the Is yachts
men. three for each boat. began prepara-
tions for the second contest of the series
for the international trophy.
Still the strength OF the breeze, after
its hard work of Monday and yesterday.
seemed to be subdued at sunrise today,
when the wind had fallen from its record
OF AZ miles an hour on Monday afternoon
10 mare six miles. But the weather
conditions were much more favorable to-
day than for the first race.
Under the conditions the race today
was planned to be a 12-mile affair over
windward and leeward course, with the
turning mark three miles from the start
and the yachts sailing twice around.
ON getting out 10 Half Way Rock the
committee spent few minutes waiting
for the wind to settle down in some
steady quarter At 1910 the signals
were hoisted for a windward and leeward
race with the turning mark three miles
due south
At that time the wind was blowing less
than five miles an hour but il was sufn-
cient TO give the little boats speed
enough for the preliminary manoeuvres.
The first signal was sounded on the
committee boat at IL o'clock and the
yachts at once began to hug the line. in
order TO get the best position at the
m laf far aH cd for
beat TO the outer buoy. three miles.
The wind al the time the signal
was sounded was very light from the
Eouth, and the yachts had scarcely
more than steerage way. There was
also strong food tide setting across
the line against the yachts.
The yachts were started at ll:10,
after some very clever work at the
line for position. The American boat
Vim led the fleet. but the German
yacht Wannsee had the best position
on the weather quarter OF the Vim.
Two minutes after the start the Vim
had worked out into the lead and was
20 yards ahead OF the Wannsee The
Tilly was under the lee Of the Wannsee
and then right astern OF the pair came
the Gluechauf The AUX was slow In
crossing and Caramba was the last
over the line For few minutes after
the start the three German boats and
the Caramba made short tacks, but the
Vim held on off shore. Four minutes
after the start the Vim was still lead
ing, but both the Wannsee and the
Tilly had crossed the bows of the
Caramba AUX and Gluechauf
AT 1925, 10 minutes after the start
the wind hauled a bit to the west and
let the Wannsee up so that she was
considerably to the windward of the
rest Of the fleet and was apparently
lanh hiVag
well punched. with the Vim rarthest
out to the sea, but considerably TO lee
ward of the Tilly and Caramba. The
AUX seemed to be in the worst position
Of the six boats.
All yachts were holding off shore on
the starboard tack and moving very slow
Twenty-Five minutes after the start
Vim and Caramba tackled to port and at
ii: :3S crossed the bows OF the Glueckauf
and Tilly and started after the Wannsee
which had also gone about on the port
tack. The breeze at the time seemed to
have gone back again into the south.
which enabled the two Americans 10 lay
Vim and Caramba was quite exciting.
While the yachts were beating out
stone wireless telegraphic message was
received from the official tug TO the eff
feet that just before the start OF the race
one of the crew of the German yacht
Tilly was placed aboard a steam yacht
by two men. whereas all the other yachts
had three men each, as provided for un-
der the rules.
Att 1855. As minutes after the start. the
Wannsee tackled to starboard and met
the Caramba and the Vim holding I'm
shore on the port tack The German boat
crossed the boy Of the Caramba. but the
Vim slipped out ahead OF her and was
apparently the leading yacht in the fleet
The Vim Immediately tackled TO sta. =
board. The Wannsee. however. came
around on the port tack so that the Vim
followed suit and got a nice position on
the weather quarter of the German boat
Just before noon the Vim, Wansee and
Caramba were all heading TO the west
ward on the port tack. the Caramba
little ahead but TO the leeward while the
Vim and Wansee were sailing along side
by side. A blanket 25 yards square would
have covered all three yachts
At 1903 the Wannesee tackled 70 star
board which she held for a minute and
then came about on the port tack The
Vim and Caramba then swung around on
the starboard tack. but in that short time
the German yachts had picked up a IA.
vorable streak Of wind and succeeded in
crossing the bows or the two American
boats and were apparently leading the
fleet
About 1905 the Glueckuaf came into the
fleet and weatheriug the AUX and Caram-
ba went ahead of the Wannsee and APP
parently took the lead
AUX IN THE LEAD.
The official time for the first turn fol-
lows
AUX ............ ........ .,............12:19:15
Caramba ........ .......... ............12:20:10
VIM ............ .'....'....... ........ .12:D;2O
Glueckauf ........... ........ ..,....12 :21 :25
Wannsee .,........,... ................ .l2:22:O5
Illly ''.'...' .''...... ...........,...l2:3l:S 30
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