The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-06
VANITIE TO ALLOW
time TO RES0LUTE
Must Yield 3 Minutes and IL
Seconds in 80 Miles.
II Is Learned.
LATTER STILL LEAKING
Repairing and Reyamping Of
Both Put Them in Shape
for To-d0y's Race.


ear, of nautical terms used In telling the
news ~ the races II giveni
bend To hstrn; to secure one rope to
sno...r 'ope or spar.
Bs. .IIlL sIIl--SecJring or fastening a sail
20 FL ..Hfu, Ean or yard
Boon. 4 spar 20 which the foot or bot
tor % iH1 utiusau IL fastened
Fu.t-.Tuo lower edge Of a sail
GAIA spar 10 which the head OF the
uIr-I'. a. attached.
srts.N round timber or pole BY cr on
ah l $3.50 is extended; mast boom, gan.
yi..4k.s H1ofu Sc
Stag. head rig -Sloops have one sail
ah..i ~ the mast called q Jib and some
CARY over this e JiO top-all. The double
hea.-.r used on cuttcr and the single
.b 1viod into two salts. lib and
:aT e.'' .'N
S.p-.r9 step mast II to fix It In posi-
uou Tho s'ep 10 luilt ~ solid steel frames
suv.4.y urt,cI.
>.r,p--ou ,he cup defenders these are
vc... 90 stool or bronze rivoted TO frames
10 ntkr 'hc hui stronger and more rigid.
IHpsHI A second sail above tho deck
rh.Un is fastened to tho gan and the top
mas
II. yachts Roso.ute and Nanitle have
btol measured ana 1t was learned yester-
doE UuN tur tYyo compare IN rat.ug as
al present rugged.
over j. tu,rty mile course in their.
pr. sent Tram the NdnItie has to allow the
I.,so.ute minutes IL seconds. When the
tWo ya,n.s were launched and their hull
ami spar dimensions were pub,sned IN
THE ~uN it was sad that the auowancc
would o., between . and seconds a miie.
VI rom 10 3la MINUTES time over a
tA.r.y mue course. The Rtsotute rates
NVu9 with her present rig and litde
NOR, Nitn u. douOic heausail rig. The
Nanltc rates >j.i3 THIS means tnat the
= -. On Al. -
mli' sailed,
TIE Il lutte remained at anchor in
Glen Gov. nagbur yesterday ana dried
sails The big pIec.s OF canvas which
got sIcn a dienchlng in the race on
Thursday were ho,sted aud the wind was
allowed to play over them. Whether tins
hard Wind In the race pulled them out OF
shap, will be found GU to-day when
the yA,ht prepares for the race OF the
Larchmont Yacht Club. There were
other IA ugs. however, mat needed attcn-
ton. The yacht had worked considera-
hly .u the ,umblng sea, ana sht was
rak!~g in some water be we. the seams
OF the bronzs plating She has leake''
more or |, - ever since she was launched.
Il IS almost m os hi 20 make bronze
plated hull with flush plating, as II is on
q X suluf". Wff.Hl .t.. tNl.
done only mint ng m 10 do that
Won spoil the smoo h underbody. Some
q r'1 '~"s some Tightening h"d
tnkerl g going on.
All, q. ais was p,id TO the alumni
nun aft. VII N buckl d considerably
ms, zig iag ia. Sc NJ To- stay that
sp,r m e scIr.ly. Their was a slight
buck o IN the opmast on THURSDAY There
~ 10 8. al on tn topm1 because
40 o sail Was led, NJ the strain
can or til lower mast and ,au I'd D
l,i,'p..Y4. "p,, "u.,., Names cure"
10 III. topmasl All these little details
will be- tax n care Of properly. and the
yach, will be iu condition 10 battle with
IN Vanitir to-day.
The Nanlre was anchored OF Jacobs
yard A. city Island, and some lively
hustling was being done by the crew on
that vessel under Designer Gardner. The
maiusai which was htted SO poorly and
hurt the yachts sailing qualities, was
hois,ed and stretched out almost to the
end Of the boom, and the wrinkles which
CAV u the appearance OF being aC-
co'deou pleated were pulled out almos,
smooth Then the foot was stretched
OUT for another foot on the main BOOM
This stretching and pulling made n won.
d-rful difference la the app arance o.
The sail, and to-day the yacht will be In
better shape 20 race. Some little atten-
ton was paid 10 her head sails. but tn
work on these win ho left until next
week. As soon az the race Is over to-
day ne sails are to be unbent and
sent 10 the salmakcr to he recut Every
SAL ou the Yacht needs some attention
The Van tie stood the pounding OF
Thursday we'll She did not part "A rope
yarn, her spdrs stood we'll and she did not
eak drop The only water taken on
board was over the rail and there was not
mg a OF that
T. NJ Hoyt, who sailed on the Vanitie
thought that affar th.. ar a
. Eesou'c made a p,rCeptible gain, but
when Tho sails got thoroughly wet they
shrurN INTO better shape and then the
Naniu" began 20 pull away from the
R"solutr He thought that IL the race had
been sailed 20 a finish the Vanitie would
IN Defiance will be lowered off the
ways ~ Jacobs this morning. Her
uNderbody has been painted ard Ia very
smooth again The mast win he stepped
and rugged In the afternoon, but the top
mas, Will not be set up The yacht will
start ,n the races of Sandy Hook, which
begin next Wednesday and Il would he
waste OF time 70 set up the topmast for
\ short sail on the Sound and then take
down tp go undo" the bridges over the
Eas' River The sails, which have been
recu,, arrived from Boston yesterday and
are ready to be bent on.
The race to-day will be under the
auspices OF the Larchmont Yacht CLUB
for cup offered 10y Nice-Commodorc
Frederick g. Fletcher, The same system
of starting viii Dee used as I'm the New
NorE Yacht club races The preparatory
signal pU hn sounded at 2i5 o'clock
and m. start viii y" at l o'clock -Four
courses Hty, been selected by the regatta
committee These vary in length from
@A, DO -HH miles IN length and the one
finally selected will drpend on the III
-pcrnn ~ the wind. The starting line
VI hy OF Parsonage Point between SOAR
Buoy \ and the regatta committee boat
"da ra.. yin be managed BY Horace r.
b.r.u Enrol Kerr and Henry !" MAX