Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
GERMAN YACHT
WON THE RACE
Fourth Contest for the R0ose-
welt Cup Was a Glorious
One.

MARBLEHEAD. Mass, September s.
In a hard-fought contest over windward
and leeward course the German yacht
Wannsee, representing the Wannsee Sailing
Club of Kiel, Germany, won today's race,
the fourth of the series for the Roosevelt
cup 1t was a glorious contest. most of the
time between the victor and the American
yacht AUX. The latter was beaten out Tor
second place the final run to the finish
line by the American boat Caramba the
honors won by the Wannssee were lessened
only by the fact that the American yacht
Vim. twice a victor in the three previous
races, withdrew from todays contest pc
cause she fouled the Caramba on the start
ing line. Nevertheless the Wannssee DEM
Illustrated that she was a very fast boat IN
the prevailing conditions.
Not Fluke.
Her victory over the AUX was not in any
way due to a fuke. Twice going to the
windward mark she sailed a nip and tuck
battle with the AUX and twice she was sec
ond boat when the outer mark was reached,
but on the second leg of the course which
was practically dead run she slid down
hill much faster than any of the other con-
testants. The choppy sea and light air OF
today We're conditions which frequently
exist at kiel. where the WannSSee demon
Strated that she was the best of the Ger
man Sender boats The Wannssee was bet
ter handled by Herr Protzen than in any
race she has sailed here; she held closer to
the wind than any of the faster contestants
for the cup.
The second time the boats beat out to
windward the Wannssee crossed the bow
of the AUX and always tackled to weather
in such a position to break up the Ameri-
can boats wind. One hundred yards from
the turning the WannSSee tackled ship for
the mark. but failed to make it and the
AUX, standing along the port tack, still
further, came about and stretched the
mark so closely that Skipper Adams
able to huff around ten seconds ahead of
the Wannssee.
The fouling of the Caramba by the Vim
was palpably the fault of Clifford Buck
man. skipper of the Vim. Recognizing that
he had made an error which would cost
him the race If he won it he withdrew.
There was little wind when the yachts
were started on the three-mile heat to
windward and a heavy swell prevailed.
All three German yachts took long tack
out to and until the boats reached
the first turn it was close between
the AUX, Wannsee and the Caramba. The
AUX, however. rounded the mark a trifie
less than a minute ahead of the Wannssee.
Spinnakers were broken out for the
to the line and before one-third of the dis
lance had been covered the Wannssee had
run past the AUX and taken first position.
She hauled around the flag minute and
two seconds ahead of her competitor. The
Caramba finished the round forty-six sec
Onds behind the AUX. while the Gluechauf
onds behind the Caramba. The TiIie vi
brought up in the rear.
German Challenger Leads.
Tack for tack out to windward, the AUX
and the Wannsee contested until when
they were close to the weather mark su-
perior helmsmanship put the AUX around
the turn once more in the lead. Her tri-
umph was very short, for when the Wann-
see once more got headed for the finish line
the German challenger ran past the AUX,
and. in spite of the latter blanketing her,
she was never in danger of being headed.
The German yacht was given a magnif-
cent ovation when she crossed the finish
line. The German crew and all their coun-
trymen who are here immensely
pleased at the outcome and Capt. Heb
binghaus, the naval attache of the German
embassy. sent cable dispatch to Prince
Henry of Prussia announcing the victory.
Mondays race will be between the Vim,
AUX and Wannsee because by the condi-
tons Of the contest Caramba, Tilly and
Glueckauf not having won in the
first four are eliminated Should the AUX
win Monday it will give her two races and
the Vim two, and. by the terms of the
test, only she and the Vim compete in
Tuesdays race.
The official time of the race follows: