The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-23
TRIO OF DEFENDERS
WILL RESUME RACING
Contest OFF Greenwich To-day
First Of Four to BE
sailed This Week.
DEFIANCE READY AT LAST
Tri-city Yacht Will Compete
Against the ResOlute
and Nanitie.

The three cup defenders will mes,
asan to-day in n race arranged by the
Indian Harbor Yacht Club They are to
sail twice around u triangular course If
nOeen miles. making thirty miles in all.
The starting line will be at the white spar
buoy of the southwestern end OF Great
captains Island. and the turning marks
will be tho Cows gas buoy Off Shippan
Point aud the black spar buoy on Cen.
ue Island Point. II may be necessary
10 change the direction In which this
Triangle is 70 I've sailed. and IL ~, that
order Will he sigualled before the pre-
paratory signal II made at l2:i5 o'clock.
The rae will BE- managed by Richard \.
Nonks. Henry G. polton and Abbott r.
Brush.
Rain ut'lforcd yesterday with the
work ON The Nanitie ana Defiance. Capt.
Han had wanted to take the Nanitic out
.iA,ng. but she has a new mainsail which
mas not yet been fully stretched, and It
VAS deemed advisable to keep the canvas
under cover II the wind Is light to-day
the Vantlc viii use this sail, which fits
veil aud u IL Is fresh an older sail VIII
Va bent Oh early In the morning
The Resolut, was lowered on the ways
a. Jacobs yard at high tide last night.
,she was lowed to Glen Cove by h"r
tender The yacht arrived from the Ea. {
IA Saturday afternoon and was taken az
oacv to JACOB ana hauled ont. just
why she was hauled out again was no
announced. and 1t seemed strange that
nc yacht should have been hauled out
a, Bristol early IN the week aud again
al Jacobs at the end OF the week.
when hauled at Bristol many Of the
iy,ls were hammered IN and cemeutcd.
These rivcts have caused some trOuDl
since the yacht was launched, and 1t IS
thought that perhaps one rivst may have
broken and a new one had TO be put in
and for tina; reason she was haul,d out
The Resulutc now carries a double head
rg and this change has Increased he!
a,ing 90 that she will receive ! minute
IS 8 cunds allowance from the Nanite
She also has n new club topsail. which
may cause some dispute. 1t IL hatwlnt
sail. that IL, instead Of the leach being
straight between the club and the yard
j. curves, and this curved part Is held
,aut by battens. This adds considerable
20 the area OF the sail but it Is doubtful
4 Il is allowable under the rule. ina,
rule says the area of the club topsai
area of the working topsaii.
The area of the club topsail Is found by
Measuring the lengths of the three sides
Tn. Interpretation of this Is that the sail
must he triangular and making one side a
,urve is An evasion OF the rule. This will
lie point for the official measurer TO de-
eide, and there IL clause IN the rules
which gives him power 10 rule on vessel
mat does not fully comply with the rules
90 hA hAA In M
arrived at Jacobs from Bath on Sunday
Il was attached to the yacht yesterday
and on II the head stay was set up. The
Defiance was out sailing yesterday after
noon and she apparently IL all ready fol
to-day's race except that she has not been
'ried often and those In charge know
little about her capabilities. A wonderful
transtormatiou has taken place In this
yacht She came from Bath with tower
ng mast and enormous rig. This has
been cut down and now she II the smallest
of the trio, She has "A fine model and q
leat. snug rig and she may furnish bis
surprise. Her mast has been cut dowr
'welye feet. her topmast ten feet. hei
boom has h EN- reduced Ave feet and hei
hovsprit has gone altogether.
Greenwich IL the home port Of the De-
rrrnce and str nuous efforts were made tC
shs will not be IN as fine shape as tn,
jwo others the Defiance IL certain to be 6
starter
Capt Harry Ham and Capt f.. v
Willis are delighted with thu progress,
made on the Vanitie. They have tried
~ the yachts sails. drilled the crew ant
rave learned much since she was beater
by the Resolute in the races sailed on thu
Hook. Capt Han will have the whee
and Capt, Willis will look after head
sails and they will not be- trimmed so fla
nat they are aback In to-day's race
Some changes have been made in the sal
plan which Will improve the yachts
sailing qualities The club topsail In mucl
ongor on the luff pole and shorter on tn,
ard. This will help in turning to wind
ward. The jIb and forestry sails. which
'et go poorly in the earlier races. have
oeen recut and will do much better worl
today
tn Indian Harbor Yacht Club hat
'nart"rcd the steamer Tourist for til,
accommodation of members of the club
mat steamer sank in the Hudson Rive
on Friday night and the Ursula OF tn
dlen Island service was chartered yes
'rrday to take it's place. A tender whicl
WI transfer passengers 10 this eteame
VIII leave the club dock at Greenwich a
II o'clock this morning The COMMITTEE
VIII use the tug w. II. Childs.