The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-07
DEFENDERS WAITING
FOR DECISIVE TESTS
Three Big Yachts in Newport
Harbor Ready to Sail in
TO-day's Race.
W. BUTLER DUNCAN THERE
Will Represent Cup Committee
and Will Keep Track of
Every Detail.


u - jury o'--rhe threc cup
defenders Resoiute, Nanltle and Defiance.
are In the harbor here ready to begin
their battle for the honor OF do,end,,,
the AmerIc,.s c,,n ,.at,., o., St..,,
~ "e"'''s' '''e """i"rocN
- NV wiz "c Saleu 10
morrow inc three yachts are In the
best OF condition and 10 excuses can now
be made for defeat Tho R.soiu,o hos
seven vlctori.s a., ,,,. ,.,a, .o ,ao
credit tho v.,rlt,o ras ,,',. 80 me'
fance none Tn, Rosoiu,. hos st,o,, 49, Z.
self "A witch AT s.Iii,,, t. IT,, -,
and All. can s,i cIns,, "'
any racing y.ch, 90. h,,ti, - s,a''
too tx a ghost in i,rh, ,,.,, "''itio
outreach thc o,ror ,,.. ~, s"o "a. .'
wind frcshcps sbc has a., r,n,,,rt,,t,T. 49,,
OF speed sbc - "-oIi,',, ',', 49, .ulh
show, rho yr,,t.,. - w. ~" ~. .%' 'ls
nary trials. T5o Deaarc, sc pn .e,
,,ru,on.,, ''"N' 10 AZ yet an
Early on Sus,,v ,,or,tr,, ,h. v.,,,,t..
reached her arJ ,,,'n, go, - -
has bee, , he. 49,, ''a az
crew busv Iooki,g 10 Ia las ,' ~ nc
toils OF RIG onJ 49,, III n
Vanitle is as smooth os yi,ss o,,d w..
sails III n.r,,cii,, ca, -. ~
suits one made he p,ts,Y ,n1 -, So U,.
Griffin. and sbs has many so,,,I,,, .oti,
for different uses ''''''
Tho Resoluto ,v,s b,ui,1 ,,,, ~, Dat,
toll on Sunday and lowered i,,,, ,,h., 80,
to-day She was tbcr ,-io,t ~, $50,
sett BAY. and thos. a., ,,,r,., 90, ,,,,,,
pleased with nor ncrrorr,,,,', St, 80
ries the double hcads,u ri,, q, sb., d,1
in tho recent races on Nm, so,,d and
she has a upht ,,o.1 -, ,,.,,i,h ~
strengthened rith alum, bnc.,s , ,ns.,.J
OF steel angles. This m,t.s , ,,,.,, So
ing Of weight. She also has n, ,i,,,,,l,,,,,,
gaff and club toustl sn,,s
Several changes sine oh. lac, -.,o,
have been made In tho baG,r,o ,,rf,L
came IN this morning She nov, cav, ..,rr,,''
jib topsan. and her balloon IN ,o,s,,,
and her splrnaker set -, tho to,r,a.,
head Instead Of IN. lower m,st beoi
This gives much more canvas IN c,,ch
the winds. and the trlcitv yucht shon,d
do much better. She too Is /, fnc con.
d!ton. anI Capt Howell Is confident ma,
she will do we'll.
The race tomorrow 10 under tho nus
pieces OF the Eastern Yach, CIub u v-II
be the annual regatta OF that club and "a
TO be sailed Off this port instead OF off
Narblehead as usual Tho Gun defenders
Will be the feature OF the regatta. and
will be started first The starting line ,s
to be- four miles southeast OF the Brenton
Reef light vessel This change has been
made In order that the yachts may have
as fair q trial as possib,, and 20 keep
the shippers from holding In toward tho
Nara sansctt shore. whore they can work
the tides and gain an advantage from tho
wind hauling OF thN land The races
which begin tomorrow are to be trails
OF speed, and the committee. whose duty
II Is TO select the defender. want 10
watch the yachts race "a nearly together
as poss BILE W. Butler Duncan Will rep
resent the cup committee. and he will not
only watch tn" way the yachts sail and
compare their speeds but will consider tho
handling OF each yacht. the manmuvitng
At the start. tho changing of sails IN fact
everything done from the time the warn
ing signal Is made.