The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-08

Marblehead Mass. Sept. s-With the
New York yacht Vim having two victo-
res to her credit and the Boston boat
AUX one II was today or never for the
other four aspirants for the Roosevelt
cup, including the three German challen-
gers Today was fixed for the fourth
race. and under the conditions only the
winners of the four events could continue
I'm the contest for the trophy.
There was. therefore, fully as much in
terest in the outcome of the contest as
I'm the initial race on Monday The vic
tory OF the Vim would mean permanent
possession OF the cup for Commodore
Trenor l.. Park, of the American Yacht
club with a windward and leeward race
scheduled for the day her chances before
the start were regarded az excellent In
view OF her we'll known strength in go
ing TO windward
The committee was very prompt I'm
sounding the preparatory whistle at IL
o'clock and IL 05. All six boats were then
lowering about the line, but the majority
kept TO the southwark of the tug, In order
10 come for the line on the starboard
tack The ocean roll increased consid-
erably during the forenoon and just be-
fore the start the yachts were sliding
up and down the long billows In the
Light breeze. None Of them seemed 10 be
able to make a speed OF more than two
or three miles an hour as they manoeu-
vred for position. The air was very clear
The Stone wireless system reported:
The yachts We're started at ll:l0 and
crossed in this order AUX, Glueckauf
Vim. Wannsee. Tilly, Caramba.
The Vim fouled the Caramba at the
start and withdrew from the race The foul
occurred at the leeward end OF the line
tO "a hpap
the Vim, as the yachts were on the port
tack and came about Just under the lee
starboard tack and had the right of way.
The boats touched slightly and Capt
Bucknam of the Vim saw he was at fault.
The AUX took the lead Immediately and
Caramba the second boat The wind con-
tinued light at the start and the boats all
took the port tack after starting.
The AUX and the Wannsee tackled OF
shore nearly a mile. Wansee was the
first 70 come about and passed under the
stern OF the American boat. In going on
the starboard tack, the Wannsee met the
Caramba coming off shore but the latter
tackled TO starboard before she met the
German boat.
All of the boats were heading about
northeast on the starboard tack and NOV, NOV
like a long slow race. The AUX had the
best position. being we'll 10 windward or
the rest of the fleet The rest OF the
boats since the race started gave the
yachts plenty OF room and there was not
a single vessel of any sort TO the WIND
ward.
BY Stone wideless Beating out to the
windward mark the race developed into
a contest between the AUX and Caramba.
The German yachts battled between
themselves for third place The AUX be-
ing on the wea ther quarter OF the Caram-
ba IL was impossible to decide surely
which one was in the lead The Tiily at
II: AS had crossed the bows of both the
No tnI NFaT
fast but did not hold up into the eye OF
the light breeze as well as her rival.
The AUX broke up the Wannsee's wind
so badly that the latter fell off 10 leeward
and at 1874 the German tackled 10 port
and devoted his attentions to the Caram-
ba by keeping on his weather bow. The
other German yachts closed In TO the
leaders at the mark
All the yachts were closely punched al
the weather mark the AUX rounding at
1219:O5: the Wannsee at l219:54, the Ca
ramba at 12:21:O5 in third place. The
Gleuckeuf was fourth at 12:22:l5 and the
| Tilly fifth at l223:22.
Spinnakers were broken out on the port
! side for the run home.
Clifford Bucknam, skipper OF the Vim.
| I'm explanation OF the foul said 1T was
simply my fault as I was on the port
! tack The Caramba hit us on the coun-
s ter-bow, no damage of consequence being
: done TO either boat"
! The last half Of the run back to the
/ starting point developed another exciting
! contest between the three leading boats
! the Wannsee managing 10 get the wind
| OF the AUX and a I II so ran out ahead
/ OF her while the Caramba was only a
short distance astern.
All the other boats approached the
/ turning flag so close that IL was difficult
/ to tell which was leading At last the
! wannsee pulled away from the other
boats and just before the mark was
reached took the lead
The Wannsee reached the turn ahead
OF the rest of the feet and for the first
time In the series a foreign boat led at
, one of the marks. The assembled spec
tator fleet greeted the Wannsee with a
chorus of whistles she iibed around
the buoy and headed back for the sec
! ond time over the course.
| The AUX was second, a minute and
] half astern and the Caramba third.
The time fof=the eeHP4ettnH-ef the
first round was follows.
/ Wannsee ....,......'' '''' '''' w ~
I AUX .................. .'..' i ~ y
Caramb1 A''' -