The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-15
RcsOlute Out in Morning and
Vanitie in Afternoon for
Tuning Up Purposes.
PYNCHON AND CLARK 60
Capt. Day Preparing to Sail Out
and Meet Shamrock ".
as She Nears Coast.

NEWPORT. July 1.-THE crew Of M.
Defiance rested to-day. The crews o, the
Resolute and Vanitie were kept busy for
the greater part OF the day, hu, oha,
they did was restfu compared with IN.
hard work in the drifting of Monday
Il. Walter Clark. treasurer Of the De.
fiance syndicate. went to PHILADELPHIA i'm.
mediately after the yacht got into n.
harbor yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Goorg.
NJ Pynchon left for Greenwich this morn.
Ing. They went by way Of Wexford
going up the bay on the motor v,cb,
Marie. Before leaving Mr.. Pynchon ss,a
the crew had earned rest and would A,
very little on the yacht until the n.x,
race. lie also said that the owners ~ IN.
Defiance were satisfied with the ya,h,
and no changes were contemplated for N.
present at least.
The Resolute had n good trial carly :,
the morning. There was a mic. sailing
breeze from the east and shortly after
o'clock the yachts riainsail was bo,s,ea
and working topsali set over II. II was
the same sail that was used in Monday,
race and which did not seem to do as well
in the light airs as other sails tho yach,
has used n Is a Ratscy cut sail and
though IL nils well II has not as much
draught as some think IL should have At
1o:15 o'clock the head sails We're broken
out. the mooring was shipped and the Yacht
stood out into Narragansett Bay She
reached up as far as Dyer Island There
she wore round and reached back again
and then continued out to sea. going DO.
yond the Brenton Reef Light vessel Il
was a sail stretching spin and did tho
canvas great deal of good. At ocloc.
tho yacht returned to her mooring In the
cove. Later i'm the afternoon the malnsan
was unbent and taken over to the tender
Cape COD
early in the morning cleaning the top
sides and rubbing off a layer Of scum
that had attached itself az the waterlire
There was a general overhauling OF RIG.
gng and sails. and new club TOT.
sail and two new club topsail spsrs which
had arrived were transferred from IN.
tender city of Stratford to the yach,
After the men had had their dinner IN.
mainsail was hoisted and the new club
topsail was sent aloft TO he tried I,
took some time TO set this piece Of can.
vas to please Capt. Half. and when A,
finally suited him !; seemed to A. much
better than any OF the Vanitie's Other
club topsails.
At 3 O'Clock the Nanite left the Ina rhor
with this new club topsail set over thrsq
lower sails. and passing by the torpeio
station she reached up the bay II was
simply sailstretching spin. but the Van.
tie showed up very we'll and moved
fast She was out sailing for two hour
and then returned to her mooring ard
was made snug for the night.
The three yachts will receive th,-
fnal grooming for the next series Of races
tomorrow and all hands are hoping n.
Ind hon
day. To-day there was n light easterl,'
wind which blew steadily. conditions such
as seem to suit the Resolute
The owners OF the three yachts havA
been asked to kep them as closely
together rs possible in the races 50 that
one may not go or wind hunting and wiz
by fuke. These trial races are sailef
TO compare the relative speeds Of the
yachts. Soon after the start Mond7v
Resolute. after she had been headed ~
the Defiance, split tacks with that Yacht
and held away out 10 sea. while the oihe-
two headed along the Rhode Island shore.
The Resolute was wind hunting ShA
found what she was looking for and VAS
able To heat the other two 10 the mark
The Resolute supporters say mat under
the conditions the proper thinA was -
hold to the south looking for a south
wester. and because the shippers 81 The
Nanitie and Defiance erred was no reason
why the Resolute should follow them.
Capt Thomas Fleming Day. who crossed
the ocean in the 81 foot yawl Sen M
and afterward in the IS foot motor boa.
Detereit, is preparing to make another
trip out in deep water He Is httIng OFT
the Sea Bird and in August will put -
sea to meet the cup challenger. shamrock
". He will go about 800 miles of shore
Capt. Day saw the Shamrock Launched
and tried and he wants 70 be the Nrst
20 welcome the yacht on this side He
thinks the coming fight will be very close