New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-04
Vanitie Finishes First by
Ten Seconds, but Loses
by Allowance.
RACE Is LIGHT
WEATHER TEST
Rear Commodore's Prize Capt
ured by w. E. lselin's Schoo-
ner, the Enchautress.
By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.
Newport, r. l.. Aug. Boat for
boat. Alexander Smith Cochrsn's sloop
Vsnitie defeated the Resolute to-day IN
the New York Yacht Clubs forty-mile
race from New London to this port by
inst 10 seconds. She allowed the Res
olute minutes 81 seconds, and so she
was beaten on corrected time by
minutes IL seconds after sailing one OF
the best light weather races that THESE
two cup defence yachts have yet en-
gagged in. This was the third and the
last SQUADRON run Of the cruise OF 1914
There was no windward work IN the
race. Sheets were fat on the star
board tack for the four miles from the
start to Race Rock, which these two
Yachts we're able to weather without
tack. Then they had fair wind ana
tide for the rest of the thirty-six miles
70 the finish. The wind was light from
Che southwest all the way, except when
IL freshened to not more than eight
knots during the last hour OF the con-
test.
The finish was spirited one, the
crews Of both yachts working like 6es,
vers to get spinnakers on, Whlch hau
been carried to the last minute, ana 70
evbe the great mainsails, practicaily
sil standing, in an effort TO reach the
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special cup offered by the club for this
class sailing in racing trim. This was
the twentieth race this season between
the Resolute and the Vanitie.
Gun for Enchantress.
W. +. lseln's schooner Enehaantress
won the rear commOdore's cup Tor the
first division OF schooners. ]. r. Ray
y,ond's HONEYWELL won the second dlVl-
SON cur. In the first division of sloops
pembroke Jones's Carolina won the
,ear commodore's cup and W. D.
Henry's Dorello captured the cup. for
tho second division. The winners OF the
prizes i'm the regular classes were the
rcbooners Enchantress, Ariel, Nagrant,
Alicia and Venona, and the sloops RES
olutc. Carolina, Juanits and Dorello.
Immediately upon the arrival OF the
faoship Sea Fox Commodore Dallas b.
pratt called a meeting for p. M
About fifty yacht owners were present
They voted to cut out the squadron
runs from here 10 Vineyard haven
and back and to sail the Aston Cup
race Tomorrow and the Kings Cup race
on Wednesday. The squadron VIII for-
msllv disband on Thursday morning,
The list of yachts entered for the
Astor and Kings Cup races IS larger
than usual. For the Astor Cup races
the schooners entered are the En-
cbantress, the lrolita, the Vagrant, the
Venona. the Whileaway and the hope
we'll and the sloops Spartan, flelone'
Carolina, Samuri Grayling, Barbara
Shimns and Oriole.
Many Yachts Seek Prize
For the Kings Cup the entfies are
Tho Fnchantress, the Irolita, the va
o,ro,t the Carolina, the Plelone, the
Snartan. the Samuri, the Grayllng, the
Barbara and the Shimna. -.
In q light breeze from the southwest
,ho cart was made OF Ssrah's Ledge at
io.2o There was some fog during the
esrlv morning hours. but the weather
eieayed by starting time. so that many
rsrties came out from the harbor IN
meter boats and other craft to see the
feet 30 By. ,..r
the start and later accompanied inc
Yachts on their forty-mile run to New
n1rt included Henry Wslters's Naradaa,
&, K. G. Billings's Vanadis,. Frederick
G.. Bourne's Alberta, Colonel ollver >
Payne's APhrodisSSj; o - a onsy;Ss John r.
4erreshoff's Eugenis, Morton j. Plants
Thelma. Andrew Roses Emrose, the
Ellen ID. Audwin and the Indian.
The chief interest centred IN the
start of the cup defence yachts Reso-
lutte and Vanitie. At two minutes be-
fore the starting whistle for their class
the Vanitie, on the stsrboard tack, was
heading to the southwark. The Reso-
lutte, on the opposite tack, met her,
passing under the bronze slo0p's Lac