The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-12
RESOLUTE VICTOR
ON HER TINE
ALLOWANCE
VanilIe, However, Mas First
Yacht Over Finish Line
CLOSE RUN IN LIGHT MIND
Both Contondcrs ior Honor Of Oppos-
ing Latest Shamrock Show
Fine Sailing ousiities

New YORK. June l2.-Ilcr time Al
lowanco Of three minutes and 10 sec
ends gave the Resolute yesterday the
sixth cup race with the vanitie. sail
Cd IN the lightest Of airs over 90
mile triangular course on Sandy Hook
rs. =. The Vanitic led az the finish
%, one minute and O. seconds. bat the
Rcsolule was awarded the race an cor
rcuted time by ono minute and 10 sec
onds.
The Defiance. the third cup deicn
der aspirant. made no effort to race.
coniendng herself with sail Trial
spins inside of SANDY Hook. She win
not -acc off the Hook. as her sail1
need rcUntting. and her mast requires
slight Attenuation She win be ;ow
cd TO city Island today Except fer
few minutes on the last leg, the Van
itic set the pace IN Yesterday con
tcst and once more showed that 10
reaching She is minutes faster than
the Resoute. She pulled out a lead
Of more than four minutes At the q "a
turn. through the aid OF her famous
balloon iib topsail She was doing
well on the second leg. also a reach.
until she ran into a soft spot when
the Resolute almost caught her.
The fight up the wind to The finish
was the finest struggle in which the
two yachts have yet engaged. The
Resollte. Weaihered the Nanitie at one
time. but lost her place few min
utes later and was POE yards aste n
when the Vanitie lunfed across the
line. The two yachts showed their
abilities OF negotiating the cup course
in faint airs well within the six-hours'
time limit.
What seemed to be a dying north
woster was just ruffling the water
when the committe sent the two
yachts away at IL o'clock on a irian
gular course-two reaches and beat
to the finish With the first leg of
the wind, neither skipper was anxious
TO show the way and the struggle for
the rear position was a lively one.
both were badly handicapped as 10
time. the Vanitie finally showing the
way three minutes and So seconds af
ter the starting signal, with the Reso
lutte seconds astern.
The first leg was down the Jersey
shore. and the Nani,ie at once began
to gain. Despite the faint whfis that
came off the land, both boats slipped
through the water as il they had mo
tors kicking behind. on Soabright
the Vanitie had a lead Of more than
mile, aud turned the first mark four
minutes and A. seconds TO the good
Both yachts had luned well to the
windward of the course on the Qrst
leg so that each had to jibe we'll
above tho mark
The second leg was also a reach,
and for half the distance the Naniiic
seemed to have the race well IN hand.
having gained her time allowance
with something to spare Near the
second mark the tickle wind left her
Mapping sail IN the swells while II con
tinued TO watt the Rcsolute along un
til she was within hailiny distance of
the Gardner boat NenAH
There was only ono minute and 40
seconds between the yachts at the sec
end turn Then came The fight for
the weather berth The two shippers
worked every windward move in the
locker, matching tack Tor tack. In this
game the Resolute proved quicker in
stays, and, overhauling 81 the Vanitie,
finally worked through the lee of the
Cochran yacht. Seven miles from the
finish the Resolute was 100 yards TO
windward
A slight shift in the breeze save
the Vmitic the lead again and while
she drew away gradually. notably in
tho last mile. she could not gnn
enough to save the penalty which her
larger body and sail spread had i'm
posed upon her. The two yachts held
for the line about half mile away,
but neither could quite fetch, SO as
they came up each was given fisher
mans shoot Even that was not
enough. and both crossed on the other
tack. The tide was running out fast
as the Resoute made the distance.