The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
First Contest on Tuesday Will
find Defiance Absent
for Repairs.
SHE WILL BE READY SOON
Sumbcrs Are Assigncd-H-l to
Defiance. h. to ResOlute
and II-3 to Vanitie.

Hl' begin In earnest next Tuesday. The !
hfe. yachts which have been built for
elp t01ors will meet in their first contest
90 that day. and from then on until the
midi, " September, with only an occa-
SOMA. day or two off for rest the Def
.nce. RcsJlute and vanitie will be raced
The FIRST trial race will be sailed on the
sound II will be managed by the regatta
Committee OF the New York Yacht Club
a1i the start will be made OF Great Cap
fa.ns Island at noon. For three days the !
,acnis viii race from that point. and then
after day of rest they will 20 TO Larch-
mont md race there ON Saturday Great
captains Island was selected as the start
ne point for the races on Long Island
sound because the Sound Ia wide there
and 10 Is possible 10 lay courses which
all g.NC the yachts plenty OF room and
N,cp them from manpuvring close In to
zoe shore. The cup races themselves are
1ye- curses thirty miles In length. alter
Yltus windward. leeward and triangular.
n lar As it Is possible the courses in the
trial races will be the same as for the
Dig International event. but II Is not al
0ays possible TO lay wlndwaru and lee
Fard course OF fifteen miles to each leg or
triangle OF ten miles to each leg on the
sound. When this cannot be done the leg
ru DC cut to five miles and sailed twice
our three times over
The yachts are now receiving their final
giepdrations. The Resolute liz the only
on, really ready for a hard race. She was
launched from the Herreshoff shops at
Bristol on April 20. a week later she was
under sail. and Robert W. Emmons "a
who Is In charge, has had the yacht out
q all conditions oil wind and weather SO
hat her sails have been stretched into
shape. her rigging has been tried and has
stood all tests and Charles Francis
ADAMS %, who IL the amateur helmsman
n the yacht, thoroughly understands all
her whims and knows when to drive her
nard. just how much driving she will
stand and when to handle her tenderly
and coax her to her best speed. This Is a
great advantage In favor OF the Resolute.
The Defiance was not under sail until last
sunday and had "A mishap on Thursday.
The Nanitie was tried last Monday
Early In the week there was still a good
deal 10 be done with the rigging on these
-" yachts. and IT was not until Thursday
hat they were really driven. The Def
,n'e will not start In the first race. The
Nanitle is not in shape for a hard race.
tnd should there be a strong wind on
Tuesday Resolute will have big ad-
'antage over the bronze yacht. II the
Weather is light then the conditions will
Ne fairly equal for all.
Zach yacht has been assigned a dis
'nctive number. These have been given
numerical order. The Defiance Is
III, the Resolute is He and the vanitie 10
40. The letter II signifies the class In
which, the yachts rate. Glass II 10 for
.H.".. f.om - to 81 feet rating. and ac-
.ora.ug 10 their measurements the Reso-
a', - said 10 rate about 81 and the
Defiance and Nanite about Sc. The time
hI'Nt.He ls based ON these ratings.
Ius; n present however the actual rat
.ils ar" not made public, because II Is
thought that 1t would be telling the chal-
ru- ,yp much about the defenders.
There are other ways OF distinguishing
Do, yachts. however, than by their num-
negs. The Essolute is the smallest OF the
THO ana her topsides are painted white.
The Defiance Is the tallest OF the three.
Her tupmasts will tower many feet above
he topmasts Of the other two. She Is
wooden boat or rather Is plankcd with
wood, and her sides are OF mahogany
vanished and rubbed SO that they are
10 the natural color OF the wood. The
VAnitie j. really the largest yacht OF the
three. Her topmast is not so high IT. the
air but her sail area will have more
square feet Of canvas because she Is
ongcr on the base line, or from the tip
" the howspr!; to the end of the boom
81" also carries a double head rig and
vii. use a J.b topsail which may not be
carried on the others and her sides are
bright bronze which at present glisten In
IN. sunlight. This bronze plating will
oAld.ze and dasTen somewhat. but 1t will
always be decidedly different from the
other two hulls.
The regatta committee. II. de II. Par
sons ]. r. Macdonough and Frederic o.
Npeddon. will go on board the tug Scully
N Tuesday. This committee will select
the course and will signal to the racing
yachtsmen where they are TO go. Prob
ably at nosn a whistle will sound the
preparatory signal. After that fifteen
minutes will elapse before the start. and
n that time the crews will be getting out
The sails 10 be used, sending them up In
stops ready to be broken out. and the
skipper will be carefully maneuvring In
an effort TO gain the most advantageous
position IN crossing the line. At the end
~ ten minutes another whistle will sound.
This is called the warning. and tells the
slippers that the start will be In five
minutes When the starting signal
sounds the yachtsmen have two minutes
In which 10 cross the line. II they cross
during that interval. the actual time is
noted by the committee. but II they are
after that time they are marked as hav-
'ng crossed At the expiration OF the two
minutes and any time beyond that Is lost
70 The Yacht.
The battle then begins The first leg
generally Is TO windward, but It is not
always possible to have II windwaru leg
Tor the FIRST leg OF the course When
on Tho wind sails are trimmed down nat
sTll 'orsalls are carried and the mem
Der ~ the crew all lie down right up
against the weather edge of the deck and
N"'u low as possible. This Is so that
'.'N DO not offer any resistance to the
''4 and to use all the weight possible
n H"laing the yacht up. Sometimes when
no wind Is light the crew Is put to lee
NH'' 20 heel the yacht to the lines she
Na' N'o7 designed to sail on. II Is hard
WOW beating AGAINST the wind, and often
Io1on or more lacks are made
~ fnr turn the small headsails are low
cred. ana the kites are Set for the run
M reach home, and while on this part OF
N, FACE the crews have some rest.
Tie first races will show the weak
pom. OF the racing yachts, and when
nrse are known those in charge will try
- strengthen them. II will be hard work
io' -. hands from now until the end OF
,ho season.
The Resolute will be sailed by Charles
Francis Adams I'd. who Is the best ANA
I"lf IN Massachusetts waters. q. VI.
p}' hon viii handle the Defiance. He 10
clever in mannuvrng at the start. He
WI however. give way to Capt. 3. b.
nnPc,l when the yacht IL sailed on the
vino The Vanltie viii be sailed all OF
l"' N'n" by Capt. Dennis except when he
~ Ike the wheel.
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