New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
COchrane Yacht Beats the
Defiance by Margin of
Nineteen Seconds.
BOATS LOOM UP AT
FINISH LIKE GHOSTS
The Resolute Was Leading Her
Rivals When She Missed Her
Way Running Home.
By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMNER!

denly out Of the fog like great marine
ghost, her tall pyramid Of dripping
canvas looming UP as big as towering
pine. Alex Smith Cochran's sloop yacht
the Vanitie swept across the finish line
this afternoon, the winner Of the most
sensational race of the cup defence
series.
-Four minutes six seconds later an
other ghost-like form slipped out oil
the misty veil. 1t was the mahogany
sloop Defiance. which had sailed close
and plucky race. TO be defeated by only
nineteen seconds, corrected time, IN
contest more than half OF which was
sailed in foggy weather.
Bad luck attended the flag officers
Yacht Resolute. After hard night IN
the windward work of fifteen miles, she
led at the outer mark by minutes 10
seconds, but in the run before the
wind she got lost in the fog and did
not finish.
Both she and the committee yacht
Nanadis steered course too far 20 the
eastward. and missed the buoy at the
finish. Il is estimated that If the Res
olute had found the mark she would
have won the race by about FIVE min
utes.
To Captain Augustus {. Keene of the
press boat John J. Timmins, belongs
the credit of finding the finish buoy
He steered straight course OF north
east By north from the outer marx
allowing for the tide, and found the
buoy ten minutes before any other yes
sci arrived. By blowing the tugs
whistle Captain Keene assisted the
Yachts in locating the finish line. Inc
New York Yacht Club tug Julia [. MO-
ran was called by special signal, and
arrived Just in time for Captain Blk
10 time the yachts as they crossed the
line.
Excitement at Finish Runs High.
There was excitement enough and 70
snare when the Vanitie arrived. DouS-
ing her spinnaker, which she then car,
lied 10 port, having sybed to starooard
on the way from the outer marx, she
was quickly luffed into the wind, wnile
her skipper hailed the press boat, ASK
ing. Are we the first TO finlsh men
told that she was a wild cheer sounded
and caps went up IN the AR as inc
vacht again DISAPPEARED in the fog.
She hove in sight again IN Few
minutes and waited for the Denance 10
finish. That yacht was heading Tor the
wrong side Of the buoy when she was
hailed and told 70 haul up couple Oh
points. n-eo
the steam yacht Nanadis and tne hes
olute came over from the northeast
The Herreshoff sloop sailed through
the fog 70 Breaton Lightship, from
where she was towed TO Newport by
her tender A few minutes before the
Vanitie finished Captain Nat HERE,
,boH. on his yacht Helianthus, hailed
his brother, John Z. Herreshoff, on the
Eugenia, and told him 20 blow ms
whistle and get off the line" for the
Resolute was coming. The Eugenla
captain blew his whistle, but the Res
oiute never came.
The race made it plain that both the
Defiance and the Vanitie are sim 70
DC reckoned with in the matter OF
handling and Of speed under certain
conditions. The Defiance demonstrated
her ability TO point in the windward
work by crossing the Nanitie's bow sew
A. II o'clock, when the code signals
a r S" were hoisted on board the
committee yacht Vanadis, southwes,
by south fifteen miles 70 windwsrd
and return, there was near tne
starting point twenty yachts OF al
sizes. each with its quota OF sightSeers
on board. The wind from the south
west was growing in strength ana the
outlook for a race was much more
promising than on Friday at the same
hour.
Yachts Arrive at Start.
All three Of the racing yachts
reached the starting line IN tow OF
their respective tenders soon after IL
o'clock. The Resolute had abort ner
special light-weathef clubtopsall WIN
its FIVE bsttens in the leach. The De
fs.nee sported a brand-new suit OF Rat
s.v Sails. and the Vanitie carried her
nov seamless main boom. Captain Ed
ward Sherlock, Of the Mohicsn, and
Czntsin r.. v. Willis were on board
20 help skipper Harry Half win the
race.
The period between the preparatory
srd the warning signal, 1880 70 il'9V
vas used by the skipper 70 try tne
bre.z. and trim sails. At one minute
b. fore the starting signal the hesoiute
aid the Defiance headed 70 tne west'
v,ard on the port tack west OF tne ilne
While The Cochran yacht pointed rlgp
for II. Captain Han timed tne Eahi,s
=. veil that she crossed the line near
~ weather end ten seconds aiter ths
nsistle. The Defiance, gyblng,, swune
into position next. and crossea io.V
siI seconds after the Fanitie. N~gsa
Adams ehoSe 70 use up al OF 'h' 49,.
lyts's handicap, and sent hsi
iBzt ~ his time expired, q, iI'7'
Win baby jibtOpsslls SCI on e.
AID sheets trimmed nat tney Des",
their hftesn miles Of wind"aro woI,
or the stsYbosrd tack. The DfHa"e'
spllt tseks With the others 40 soon a.
sts cleared the line. The kesoIut'
followed 10 the port tsek mib9t'
Iatsr. ard IN. Vsnitis In another MIN.
yts. 20 that ten minutes after the stAI
ali three we're heading west by Eop"
en- the port tack. ytu.
FOR fourteen minutes me Vah'tI'
held this tzek and then came about "a
stsrbosrd. The Resolnts NJ thIs YIN.
had rood berth, and II II doubtiu, ~
me vsnitis could have westbefto bei
bza she came about The kssolvte ana
tss Defiance tackled 70 s,arbosro soon
e..s,sa~1 on psss ). ssisms .