The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-11

snd, fsll further end further behind ~, New
lOrk boat. The WaRDsee seemed 10 be- hold
vs. on ssi Il tH w., Art * I sSs TsS d az. fcS9iSr T EsiiI
all the time, and she turned the second mark
At 2;sOO2, The AUX was next at SolO 90 and
a reach Of az miles, the Vim bad gained, she
had beaten the AUX IS seconds and was lead
ing BY ! minute IS seconds. The Wannsee.
Snd, beaten the Boston boat. By 70 esconds:,
The wind ny this time bad hauled to south;
sSs ,s by r sS1' Sos% aSd on spi r.. tsT1d We're isT' I So1Sa
were tied to port and splnnakers carried TO
9tarboard. On this point Of sailing the, Vim
see, too. showed that she can outrun the AUX
The wind was light, but they made COCO
tSs ssa WI 10 SPITE s. OF v the rSIIl Rsa tH sfs no Som 40
mark at the end OF the first round at s3S2a
The Wannsee passed the AUX and turned q
the twelve miles OF running the Vim had
beaten the Wannsee 40 seconds ana the AUX
With a lead OF I minutes ~ seconds on the
Wannsee and S minutes S seconds on. the Aux.
the Vim started on the second round. IL was
as SS' SsS 1a t as possible %ssh5 sno The fSsr foS S~ Sas sthRr hang:
entirely. The wind was stLll light and II
nnished before the time limit, which expired
as s sSe E had 'I t1rr sSs the mark. S4Sr the h , Aux
when she turned took the port tack And
soon was in front, of the Wannsee. The
was backing. and by the time the weather
mark was reached i was from lts originaI
~ EsE s some sSss; s nSe . Snhfs h Ssr I 20 make
a slight gain. but she was toe, far astern to
have much Of a chance OF Winning. unless
the weather mark at I;I7IO. the AUX at
t:2il7 and the. Wannsee at 4:2S:90. On this
Ieg me Aux had lone the pest woFs: Sne nsa
Z minutes IS seconds.
1t was a reach again to the second mark,
wind rolled in the fog again, and the races
and the feet OF yachts following them were
all covered by a thick pail Only /. tS Se%
on the reach. She turned the mark at
Wsnnsee at $3.50 on this leg the vim
had beaten the AUX 81 seconds and the
Wannsee ? minutes 20 seconds.
steamers footed their whistles and made
the best of their way back. The committee
boat picked up the marx at .S sss f tSs 9.s sna
home through the fog. The wind was very
light and the fog was as wet as q rain and
made every one uncomfortable. One after
another the sailing craft doomed up and got
their bearings and stood on for the haro0r.
The racers got lost. They started With spin
and when the vim was sig hted from the com
mittee boat she was reaching down from the
She had nav igated we'll considering the
weather. She crossed the line at 5:S3;9s, and
the few vessels that were outside still rave
her a hearty welcome, and later the sounds OF
guns could be heard through the fog. Other
yachts that were not at the finishing line
heard the salute inc Joined in with their
steam yacht. the Wild Goose. and took a line
to be towed into the harbor, and a big Amer
lean ensign was bent on to the spinnaker pole
and hoisted TO the masthead.
The AUX, coming like u ghost out OF the i0R,
crossed the line a. 5:37:t4. and when she sailed
over to where the Vim was, Mr.. Adams and
his crew congratulated Mr.. Pucknam on the
success Of the Vim Then there was a wait
for the Wannsee end she finished. at btS 90.
on the last leg Of the course the AUX had done
the best work. She had beaten the Vim 40
seconds and tho Wannsee I minute - seconds.
The elapsed times over each leg OF The course
nra "a fnllnWa,