The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
BAD DRUBBING GIVEN
VANITIE BY RESOLUTE
Wins by 9 Minutes % Seconds
Actual Time Over Big Rival
Going to New London.
COMES Up FROM BEHIND
Triumphs without Fluke Of Any
Kind i'm Race. With Good
Sailing Breeze.
COMES Up FROM BEHIND

New LoNDoS, Avg. 1.-The New YORK
Yacht Club squadron had a glorious run
from Smlthtown Bay to-day, and in
measure IL made Up for the iukiness or
the frst days racing. nice sailing
breeze from est.northwost Mt the start.
which hauled during the day to west by
south. made II run all the way with
spnnakers and the Resolute admins
tered a wholesome druhblng TO the Nanl-
tie She started last and steadily over
hauled the bronze hulled yacht. and then,
forging ahead won without flule or fizzle
BY minutes % seconds. The distance
SAILED was nftv-four mil a and the Nanitle
had 20 ALLOW minutes 10 seconds so
that on corrected time the Resolute won
by & minutes 80 seconds.
The way the sans were trimmed had
great deal 20 do with the success OF
ehe Resolute. Her spnnaker was trimmed
80 that IL spilled the wind into the balloon
lib topsail without losing any Of It's force,
but on the Vanltie There was too much
food 10 the sail. II could have been
improved had the tack been trimmed In
more but as IL wac there was a dig
opening between the spinnaker and the
balloon Ub topsail
The race was remarkable In many
WAYS The Nanitle was the FIRST away
and the R.soute was handicapped i
seconds At the %art the Nanfie led by
81 seconds. Al Falkner Island the Reso-
lutte had taken the lead and up TO that
point had outsall-d the Nonit" : minutes
as seconds That was twcuty seven miles
from the start. or half way over the
course ON the second half ot the course
the Nanita gained 10 seconds. and at
the nnish the yachts were ! minute ~
seconds apart In the last half OF the
race the yachts averaged los nautical
miles an hour. very fast sailing for yachts
NJ h.t Az H.
the wind had frcshencd considerably.
There IL big fleet Of yachts in the
harbur tonight Many have joined the
squadron her. and were waiting for the
yachts to arrive from Smdhtowi pay
Many accompanied the racers and there
was a steady procession of yachts pass
ing east through the Sound all day.
II was a very cam ngnt m SmithtoWt
Bay. hut at sunrise the wind came from
the northwest, and II was very pleasing
TO all hands II increased in strength
100. and Commodore Dallas b Pratt
decided TO take advantage Of 1t and or
dered the harbOr start ~ O'Clock.
Breakfasts were hurried. sails were
cent oft and AT Z o'clock the racing craft
got under way and proceeded TO the
starting line, which was about one mile
10 the westward OF Crane Neck. The
regatta committec--H. DE u Parsons j.
NJ MacDonough and Frederic -. Sped
don-were on the tug Julia Moran Dur
ing the race they We're the guests of Vice
Commodore George +. Baker, Jr.. on
the steam yacht VIKING.
The preparatory signal was made at
O'Clock and then the Resolute and the Nanl-
tie sent balloon jib topsails up in stops
and manwuvered for position at the start.
The wind was blowing about ten mics
an hour from the west northwest The
tide was running TO the east. so tnat the
prospects of an early finish in spite Of IN"
long distance We're good. At 10 o'clock
the yachts were heading away from the
line 10 the west. but three minutes later
the NanitIe wore ship and stood back.
with her boom eascd 10 port The
Resolurs followed later
When about 200 yards from the line
the Nanities balloon Jib topsali was
broken out and she crossed the line.
moving fast, AT 10 %. The Rcsolute
was just little late. skipper Adams
tried TO take the last OF the two minutes
allowed and was handicapped three sec
onds. The Resulutr also broke out her
balloon and the TWO reached out mo
the Sound. The Nanitie held closer in 10
the shore than the Resolute. which, by
keeping further out, was getting the full
benefit of the tide.
When off Olddeld spinnakers were set
on both yachts and then the Resolute
steadily closed M on the Vanite. At
$3.50 O'Clock when about half way be-
tween the ontranC. to Fort jefferson and
sGant lengths. and soon after this the
Resolute got on even terms and then took
the lead The yachts were heading east
by north, which would fetch them close
90 Cornheld LiRhtsh!p. At 10 O'Clock the
wind hauled more TO the west and the
Iiesolute took In her spinnaker. gybed
her boom to port and set her spinnaker
again on the other side, The VaniEe fol-
lowed suit ten minutes later and for a
few minutes the Resolute seemed to be
getting little stronger wind.
The Resolute passed by a point of
lEalkner Island and bore north by west
~ II Al :2s and the Nanit!e at Il .43 ,25
This point was hall way 10 the finish and
in the light air the Resolutc az usual
had shown her superiority. The wind in
creased in strength and II hauled until
It came west by south and the spinna'
<erE were guycd forward The next mark
on the course was Cornheld Light Vessel
12s miles away. and the times there were
Resolute, 2:55 a.. Vanite. 1857 :26
These showed that from Falkners to Corn
field the yachts had sailed lttle better
than 10 miles an hour and that tho Van
lite had gained IL seconds a mile.
To Bartlett Reef Light Vessel II wa:
III miles and the Vanlte in that dis
lance gained another three seconds The
times there were, Resolutc 2;05 :02
Vanltie, 2 O6 .Oi They carried their
spinnakers right on 10 the finish, which
was of Sarahs Ledge Bell Buoy, 81
miles further, and the sesolute on this
short run made gain of ten seconds
The Resolute finished AZ 2:2l "a and thu
Vanitie at ;23 ;O2.
As soon as the cup yachts were sent
AWAY the other classes We're despatched
in their usual order. The small craf'
got away well punched and scooted o.
after the big yachts The first class OF
Interest was that OF tine hrties. The
Spartan had the weather position and
the others IN order were Pleione, Samur
and Carolina. They carried working top
sails and balloon iib topsails Then cam,
the small schooners and Last the big
schooners. There were ten In this di
vision, which il more than have started
IN one race in many seasons They Were
smothered IN canvas and they made
rare picture rs they swept across the line
The Princess led. closely followed bS
Harold s Vanderblts Vagrant, anC
these two INDUCED In a short lutiiug match
before squaring away
The Enchantress had n fine position a
the lee end OF the line and the others al
most up We're the IrOlita, Ariel, Radiant
sea Fox. the flagship, and Queen Man
As coon as these were clear of oldnelC
Point spinuakers We're set and then the!