The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27
SEVENTH VICTORY Is
TAKEN BY RESOLUTE
Once AGAIN Excels Her Rivals
rs Drifter in Fluky,
Light Breeze.
DEFIANCE MUCH IMPROVED
Sails Better Than Winner on
Wind-Spartan Triumphs
over Crawling.

r.. Ecsolute won her seventh victory
Yesterday in the special regatta OF the
ss,w,uh,aa Corinthian Yacht Club.
which was sailed on the Sound outside
oyster Bay. Yachtsmen were disappointed
again because the wind which was fresh
eariv Bio tho morning. died out toward
noon AMI spoiled the contest
Tn, Resolute showed herself very
,as, drif,er but in 4 good breeze she was
outsatlai 10y both the Nanitie and the De-
a,n,. The weather on Long Island
sourd was as ftcke as usual and showed
,Fsin that 1t Is the worst piece Of water
on which to try out racing GRAF. Tho
Reso,ute won the race on the first round
OF the triangle, when the wind was so
pal.ry that it would not blow out
match
Another suspEislng feature of the race
WAS the Performance OF the Defiance. As
a dristn, she Is not IL be compared with
,te o.hers too, but when the Wild fresh
sned she did very we'll. She made big
rair on the wind The performance
showed that In steady breeze the De-
nane- will do well turning and " she can
We improved off the wind she will be a
hare boat to beat.
The committee. Victor I. Cumnock,
n Landon, Beverley u Robinson, COL
sat, Hoyt, Jr., and Alfred X. Whitney
started the yachts promptly on time. The
course was to a buoy off Greenw ich Point,
then to buoy off Long Neck Point and
then home Tho wind was from the east.
very light and the first leg was north
west 10y north onc-half north, four ana
three-duarter miles. The Nauitic made "A
very clever start, crossing At / ;oo::I with
her boom essed TO port and her balloon
I'D topsall draWins. The Iiesolute was
next AZ :0l 20 and the Defiance last at
1901 So The Nanitie and the Resolute held
% the east Of the course. while the Defiance
headed for the first mark The Resolute
and the Nanitlc had stubborn battle
Skipper Adams succeeded In cosSing capt.
Han into a luiiiug match and, finally get
ting the Nantie far of her course, the
Resolute bore of, ran through the Nani-
Ties lee and took the lead. The Resolute
gyhed al the mark at = 20 10. the Nanitic
at II 50. aud the Defiance at 2:2i IL.
The next leg of the course was cas-.
one-fourth north, two and one-eightit
miles to the Cows and east, northeast
two and fiye-cighths miles 10 Long Neck
Point. Baby jib topsais were set and the
yachts made one short port tack to fetch
BY the Cows and then a reach for the rest
Of the way. At that mark the times We're,
tue fNtaOluIt, u NC 10 AIi'
3:1l :06. and the Defiance, 1919 81. The
wind had gone to the southwest and 1t was
a beat home.
The Resouie was the first to reach the
freshennC wind and for a time the Nani-
tie vas badly left, nut when sh. got the
wind she began 10 pick up. The Defiance
got the new wind when she turned the
mark and did well. The times at the
home mark were: Resolute, i:03 ~ VAN
i.ie I.OS.lS, Defiance. .l3:bS
A. this point tho wind was south and
spuuakers and balloons were carried for
the run to Greenwich Point. Fanitie
gained II seconds on the run. The times
were Kesolute, i:3s ~ Nanitie, AZ :36 ;
Defiance, 80 81
They had a reach with tho wind abeam
IN the next mark where they were timed {:
Resoluts 5.ot:i6; Nanitie, 800: De-
Nance, MA
The Resoute aud Defiance on the star
board tack held over toward the Long
STAND side first, and the Nanitie very
steadily gained on the white yacht. She
pointed higher and footed faster. and
twice the Resolute tackled to hold her
lead safe in case OF any shift In the
wind. The Defiance went luck hunting,
heading first 10 the west. She found u
fsNorlns slant which helped her very
mucN, but lot enough to change the res
suit Of the race.
In addition TO the cup defenders race
there were races for the hfties. the STAN.
ford schooners, the q class yachts and the
seawanhaka IL footers. Five OF the fifties
started and sailed once around the same
course as the cup yachts. Their tima was
ONLY a few minutes slower, which shows
now light the wind was. The Grayling led
at the second mark when the yachts
hauled on the wind, but on the beat home
the spartan stood across the Sound until
well In under the shore and managed "a
beat the Grayling TO the finish. The
samuri was third.
The Orlo!e Won the race for 30 footers.
with the Okee second The Manataqua,
sailed by her designer, George owen. won
me second race for the challenge trophy.
She trimphed last year. and having Won
two races OF the series this year cannot
h. beaten. Eliot Tuckermsn's Iris won
the race for 10 footers.
The - footsrs sailed the first race yes
'ardiy for a cup offered by Commodore
9. Vanderbilt, They will sail tho
secoal race To- day. Tho annual regatta
~ the club for all classes will be sailed
to-day. Old salts promised a fresh south
West wind and all hands hoped that this
prophecy might be true. The summaries
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