The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-29
YANITIE TAKES CUP
BY SAILING COURSE
The RcsOlute Will Not start I'm
Second and Last Race for
Fletcher Cup.
SAILING TIMES COMPARED
In Ten Races Over 300 Miles
Flag Officers Yacht Has
Fair Advantage.

/ The Nanitle will win the Gun offered
by Commodore T.. e. Fletcher OF
the Larchmont Yacht Club to-day II she
completes the course Two races were
scheduled for this trophy and In each
event the winner was to he credited
with points the second yacht 2 points
and the third 1 point. The vanitie won
the first race. with the Resolute second
The Resolute will not start to-day, and
no matter where the vanitie finishes she
Will win the prize.
| The Nanitle has started In eleven races
and she has finished In ten. She had to
Withdraw from one on the Sound because
she lost two men overheard So far
she has not parted rope yarn and has
shown that she IL stanchly built and well
rugged
. The Resolute has started In ten races
In tho same race In which the vanitie
Withdrew. the Resolute was not able 10
hnlsh because she pulled out a peak hal
liard block when near the end Of the
FIRST round. She was unable TO start
on Saturday because OF weakness at the
bowsprit and bobstay.
The Defiance has started In four races
i F''''
mistake with the yacht seems to he wat
her sail plan has been reduced too much.
Figures make interesting comparisons
or the relative speed OF the yachts. The
Resoluie has finished irst IN seven of
her ten races. yet the aggregate times be-
tween her and the Nanitie are only a
few minutes apart. The total distance
sailed IN the races In which these two
nat ia M.
of the Resolute was So hours 40 minutes
10 seconds, and the Vanitie IS hours
% minutes seconds This Is a differ
ence In favor of the Resolute OF : min
utes - seconds, or IA seconds a mile
sailed. In tho hrst six races the Vanitie
had 10 allow minutes 81 seconds time
10 the Resolute In each race, and I'm the
last three races the allowance was 1
minute 81 seconds race When these
times are figured out the difference in
tdNof or the Resolute IL greatly increased
These figures show that under present
trim and under light weather conditions
the Resolu,c holds the Nanitic safe, The
supporters or the Nanitie think that the
yacht can he improved so that in even
conditions of weather she will be able
10 beat the Reso,ute. The races Off New
port next week will test the yachts thor
oughly.
ON the wind the two yachts have sailed
actly IS hours to sail that distance
while the Nanitie took Is hours 10 min
ut"s 80 seconds.
The Vsnite Is the faster Of the two
reaching according to the aggregate
figures. The two have sailed IA as
miles with started sheets and to sail this
distance Il took the Nanite 10 hours 81
minutes 4s seconds and the Resolute 20
hours minutes 40 seconds In twenty-six
miles sailed with spinnakers the Resolute
mas the advantage. The times were, Reso-
lutte hours IS minutes IS seconds Nani-
tie, hours - minutes 2S seconds
The Defiance has sailed four races To a
finish and the total distance sailed was
81 g., miles. The Nsnitie in those races
took 20 hours ~ minutes 81 seconds TO
cover the distance, while the Defiance took
II hours IL minutes 10 seconds. Even with
her allowance Of approximately 20
minutes the Defiance Is 10 minutes behind
the Nanitie. This should not be dis
couraging to the managers OF the Defiance
because that yacht has shown that she
can sail close to the wind and IL there
should he fair breeze on the Sound this
week the contests viii be interesting In
forty-une miles on the wind the Eanltie
beat the Defiance 10 minutes second and
In forty-eight miles reaching the yanitie
beat the Defiance / minutes seconds In
ten miles Of running there is a difference
In favor OF the Defiance Of is seconds
The Vsnltie and Dahance are scheduled
To race twice this week tomorrow at
l.archmont and on Thursday with the
New York Yacht Club