The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-03
CUP DEFENDERS
 HAVE A TRIAL
VANlTIE FLASHES ACROSS THE LINE AN EASY WINNER OVER
 THE ABSOLUTE.
Race Was Followed by Thousands on Board Steam Yachts, Sailing Graft and Excursion Steamers.

Rye, N. Y, June 2-IIeeled under a stiff breeze until her bronzed under body glistened in the afternon sun
 ike burnished gold, Alexander s. .COchrans Vanitie flashed across the finish line a winner over the Resolute by 16 minutes and 4S seconds in the first race for the Americas defense candidate yachts on Long Island Sound today. The official time allow ance given the Resolute by the Van itie is known only to the cup commit tee but it is estimated that the Reso- lute was given approximately min utes 35 seconds, so the approximate corrected time advantage of the win ner over the loser was close to 13 minutes 13 seconds.
 Yachting experts are not inclined to concede a repition of this victory of the Gardner designed sloop over the Herreshoff creation for the go mile race over a triangular course was sailed under fluky weather conditions and adlerents of the flag officers yacht are confident tomorrow's race will be another stol.
 Thousands followed the yachts twice around the triang'e in steam yachts, sailing crafts and excursion steamers. The spectators saw two of the three single stickers built for the purpose of defending the Americas Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's chal- lenger, Shamrock nv, tried out under fluctuating weather conditions. And when the flet of private yachts ana excursion boats headed away from the finish line it was the concensus of opinion that two worthy defending candidates had demonstrated their prowess with still another yet to show it's speed
 The course was a triangular one that called for a close fetch, a beat and broad reach, but weather condi- tiOns upset these calculations. 1t was 12:30 o'clock when the preparatory signal was sounded and rival shippers began to jockey for the start. At the wheel of the Resolute was Charles Francis Adams II, while at the wheel of the Vanitie stood Captain William s. Dennis. Captain Adams held a slight advantage on the final move and stood across the line at 12:46:12. while the Vanitie followed 34 seconds later
 Shortly after the candidates got away the wind freshened to a ten mile breee. Once the Gardner cloop got her racing stride there was little change in the relative positions of the two yachts and they hurried down the Sound toward the Long Island shore The second leg was a series of tacks and the Vanitie drew up on the Resolute until less than 100 yards separated the sloops. As they swung around for the second round of the course the yachts virtually were be- calmed. The Vanitie soon passed her rival
 The course was a reach and the Vanitie drew slowly ahead in the slight breeze. Heading back across the sound there was no change in the relative positions until the wind be- came faint again and finally died away.
 Working slowly across the sound, the Vanitie first felt a stffening breeze With every sail drawing the Cochran sloop drew rapidly away from the Herreshoff craft. The Van itie turned the buoy fully mile in the lead. SSo fast did the ardner craft sail that she was more than three miles ahead of the Resolute when the latter finally turned the second mark