The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-15
CUP YACHTS TIMES
ONLY SECONDS APART
Resolutc Wins Aggregate Races
by Minute SO Seconds,
Allowance Included.
.vANITIE REACHES FASTER
Slight Alterations to vanitie
May Reduce Allowance and
Not Hurt Her Speed.

In the six races that have been called
to n nnish by the Resolute and vanitie
the Resolute has won four and the Vanitie
two, The Rcsolute won three outside
Sandy Hook and one on the Sound. Both
OF the Vsnitie's victories were on the
Sound Although the Resolute sailed three
races last week over the cup course and
won each in an impressive manner the
relative speeds OF the two yachts are
very close The total distance sailed in
the six races has been i79a miles and
the Nanitie has made the best actual
time. The totals are vanite, 10 hours
80 minutes seconds Resolute. ~ hours
10 minutes 20 seconds This shows that
In the total distance sailed the vanltie
has beaten the Resolute II minutes 20
seconds. The Nanitie having the highest
rating Is compelled to allow time to her
rival The total allowance in tho si1
races figures 10 minutes II seconds. 50
that on corrected time the Resolute is
the winner by only ] minute So seconds
These figures show how evenly the two
yachts are matched and how easy II will
be to turn victory into defeat
The Resolute shows her superiority on
the wind. and on that point Of sailing she
Is remarkable boat. with sheets
| trimmed nat the two yachts have sailed
6sTs miles and the times are Resolute.
10 hours I minutes 40 seconds Vanitie,
10 hours II minutes S seconds. with the
wind aft OF ths beam they have sailed
HOS miles and the times were: Vanitie.
10 hours IS minutes 81 seconds. Resolute,
II hours minutes 81 seconds. Fifteen
miles have been sailed dead before the
wind and on that point OF sailinL the
Resolute gained 81 seconds. The two
apparently are evenly matched before
the wind. but will have to sail more with
| spinnakers before IL can he definitely
settled which Is the faster on that point
| OF sailing.
| The races of the Hook furnished many
surprises The Vanitie showed how won
derfully fast she can reach in the SECOND
| trial. She lost some Of her bie gains
| made on the hrst leg of triangular
course through fault in the wind. hut
she showed conclusively that with the
wind over her quarter she is very much
faster than the Resolute. She had shown
| this before on the Sound. In Fridays
race. when IL was expected she would
! very materially reduce the Resolute's lead
gained on the wind. the Vartie was very
disappointing. and In twenty miles mad,
| up only ] minute 90 seconds.
! In Thursdays race she gave nne
denomination OF her ability. outsaIling
the Resolute on the wind and calming 1
minute 81 seconds IN about seven miieS
/ When she tried to repeat thPt performN
/ ance on Friday she failed wofully TIL.
/ Resolute. too. surprised many because OF
| her speed on the wind and her ability to
| point high and foot.
Hachtsmen who have watched the races
and studied the two vessels think that IL
will take little alteration to make the
Nanitie much faster yacht on all points
OF sailing. The way she was ninched on
the wind has been freely commented on
Some yachtsmen think that Designer
Gardner can AFFORD to cut down his sail
spread slightly. They say he should cut
down the boom and the headsail This
cutting down would not hurt the yachts
speed and II would reduce the rating
| by. changing the hoist of his sails and
| altering other minor things the yacht
could be made to point higher
The Resolute is at Bristol Her rig
has been stripped on The mast Ia TO be
stepped further aft and the double head
rig IL 10 be put on and tried In the next
ssrles OF races. This change will increase
her rating and reduce her allowance from
the Nanitie to ! minute "a seconds in
stead of minutes 10 seconds as At
present
The Nanitie is at CITY Island Her
sails are being recut and new sails are
being made. II is probable tnat the yacht
will be sailing again by the middle OF the
week and get several days practice be-
for the next race, which IL scheduled for
June 80 under the management OF the
Indian Harbor Yacht Club over the regu-
lar triangular course, starting on Great
Captains Island,
The Defiance was out sailing on Satur-
day and seemed TO move well In the
week coming this yacht will he whipped
gntn Sh nd tyil IN In ha "A