New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
The Resolute Again Beats
Her Rivals, Thanks to
a Bit of Luck.
DEFIANCE SECOND
ON TIME ALLOWANCE
Slight Accidents to the Vanltie
Costs Her a Better Posi-
ton at Finish.
By /. DE B. HANDLEY.


The Resolute administered another
defeat to both her cup defence rivals
In the annual regatta Of the New YORK
Yacht Club on the Sound, of Glen
Cove, yesterday. She covered SS|-
mile triangular course in hours 81
minutes "a seconds, beating the Van
itie. who finished second, by minutes
second, elapsed time, and the De-
fance by minutes 16 seconds.
The Defiance, however, thanks to her
allowance. was placed second, as shown
by the following corrected times;
Resolute. 4:S4:4O; Defiance, 4;S':O4;
Vanitie, 4:42:43.
These figures do not give an accu-
rate idea of the actual performances
of the three yachts, for the ResolH'e
drew the best o. the luck, whel the Nani-
tic. besides suffering from couple OF
small accidents. also was handicapped
by falling into two or three soft spots
which the Herreshoff sloop escaped
Il was one of those typical summer
days on Long Island Sound when no'
infreaueatly make yacht racing chiel-
" a question Of good fortune or pad
brilliant sunshine, smooth. sparkling
water and puffy, uncertain, shifting
wind. now as gentle as a zephyr, no"
hardening into a ffteen-mlle breeze
but always streaky.
The start was made off Motifs Point
in Hampstead harbor, and fate began
to make the Vanitie its butt from the
first. The wind was fresh from the
west-northwest at the time, and near
" one minute before the whistle Cap
tain Half broke out his balloon jib and
headed for the line at a smart clip.
The Defiance was we'll to the rear, but
Charles Francis Adams, 2d, put about
the Resolutc on the Vanitie's weather
bow and crossed first. The Vanitie
appeared to be travelling faster, how
ever, and was picking up the small
lead when her big ballooner tore sud
denly at the clew and was left sheet
less, slapping out to windward.
There was nothing to do but head up
in order to bring the big sail inboard
and lower it. As the Cochran yacht
swung to a close-hauled reach the
skipper of Resolute luffed also to keep
his weather berth and together they
swept mid-Sound, while the Defiance
held to the true course and drew away
from both.
Meanwhile the Vanitie, deprived OF
her light canvas, lost ground and when
she finally was able TO set another
ballooner she was trailing the process
sion. By the time the first mark was
reached, of Lloyd's Neck, the Defiance
had minute 80 seconds on the Reso-
lutte. which in turn led the Vanitie by
1 minute 55 seconds.
No accurate estimate Of the relative
merits Of the yachts in reaching could
be made on this leg, for the variable
wind. the accident to the Nanitie and
the differences in course gave no
inkling of what might have happened
under equal conditions.
Upon rounding the buoy the little
fleet faced siX-mile beat to Great
Captains Island and soon ran into
nice, if light, breeze. when both the
Defiance and the Vanitie furnished
pleasant surprise to their well wishers.
The Owens sloop, heading and footing
with the Resolute, held her advantage,
and the Cochran yacht did even better,
working up gradually but surely.
Adams promptly went about, came
back and went about again, apparently
eager to draw Captain Half into tack
ing match, bat the latter refused to be
tempted and kept going, sails hard full,
and the Vanitie sliding along like
witch. And right here the bronze slooD
gave another exhibition of what she
can do to windward when properly han
died. 1t was not long before her skip
per was able to swing around on the
starboard tack and force the Resolu.e
about
They split then, but presently drew
together again and sailing neck to
neck, the Vanitie TO weather, they
hitched down the shore for the next
mark, only for the Resolute to pick
up a puff that missed the other and
pull away. 1t blew hot and cold all
the way to Great Captains Island, and
70 the onlookers it seemed as s. the
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