New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09

MAJ OIlnu pFOlUtE, oh NhN
his steam yacht Eugenia. was told OF
every move made on board the two
yachts.
Long Tack to First Mark.
Those who expected to see a MP
and-tuck battle of tacks between these
yachts were disappointed. for they
travelled mile after mile on the same
starboard tack until some ten miles
had been covered. with no gain on the
part of the Resolute. She tackled hnai-
" at l2:57:30. Eight seconds later the
Vanitie went about, and both headed
for the windward mark, which was
barely distinguishsble far OIL to the
westward near Block Island.
IL took the Vanitie just 81 minutes
II seconds on the port tack to reacn
and round the mark. The Resoiute
was So minutes l second covering the
same distance, showing that the van
tie gained in this stretch % secohus.
The Resolute lost time by having 70
make short hitch to fetch the maIh.
Coming out on the starboard 'aSh, sne
had TO cross the wake OF the VANITY
By about a length. linen she 'acAeu
al once for the mark.
The times taken as each rounded tne
FAC buov were: The Vanitle, l:5l;4o;
the Resolute. 1921. This showed
,air for the Vanitie in the windward
Tork of fifteen miles of 40 seconds. IN
inst 1 minute 10 seconds the Nanities
crew had her spinnaker broken out 10
nor, The Resolute's men set theirs
IN ton seconds less time and ooth
vachts shaped their course for the mn
;sh u;,b good following breeze over
their sterns. 1911. :, tho
,,,n before the wind than there had
hanr in the windward work. Captain
Han took the spinnsker off the Vanitie
Gftoon minutes after they had LETT the
yy;rdward mark because the Resoiuee,
coming from behind, blanketed and
stoIe some wind from the Cochran
Yacht The wind then canted 10 INC
westward. losing some oil its power en'
the Resolute's spinnaker also wm o III
cred as she gybed to port a, zoo p -.
Vanitie followed minute later. pun
then set spinnakers to starpoaru' anu
al 2:4O o'clock the Resoiute raceu w
on the port side of the NaniV'e III mp
and tuck struggle.
Ten minutes later, however tne van
itie again drew away, and the hesoluV'
d;nned her main and spinnaker ooohs
in the water as she rolled along 10 the
northeast. .os
With the finish only five minutes
away the Resolute's spinnaker was low
cred and she quickly gyoed 10 sIar :
hoard. She brought up better oreeZe
and again crept up on the Vanitie. ne
latter Yacht then gybed and crossed the
finish line just 80 seconds IN the iead
and amid the shrieks of whistles:
The race tomorrow will be under me
direction of the regatta committee OF
tho New York Yacht Club. captain
Pvnchon said tonight that the DefancI
would be ready for this second oihcial
trial.
The summary follows:
Yacht start. Finish. Elapsed. rected:
Resolrte r:i5l0 $:t5:3l 5:9s::, $ $:SS 20 %
Vanifie. li:f07 Si3:0l 3'1'ef S,'' ~
, The Resolute won on corrected time W
I minute 10 seconds
Harold S. Vanderbilt's schooner
Vaprant. the flagship of the Seawa1-
haka- Corinthian Yacht Club, won the
puritan Cup, the principal trophy o.
fered by the Eastern Yacht Club, IN
their annual regatta sailed over me
same course as that used by the keso-
Lutte and Vantie.
The cup originally was offered by
Ogden Goelet and won by the Puritan
on August 3, 1885. Later it was pre-
sented to the Eastern Yacht Club oy
The syndicate that owned the Puritan.
THE winner holds it for one year.