Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-02
is BEHIND WHENRACE STARTS
BUT PASSES HER RIVAL AFTER
SEVERAL HOURS OF SAIL
ING IN SMOOTH SEA
CONTEST IS MOT DECISIVE
THIRD CRAFT TO COMPETE WITH
TWO BOATS ron RIGHT
TO DEFEND CUP

| Associated. Press Boat Off Glen
Cove, L. l., June 2 (by wireless.)-
The vanitie was leading the Resolute
late in the afternoon in the second
( trip around the triangular course in
the race between the two candidates
for the honor of defending the Amer
icas cup next fall against Sir Thomas
Lipton's Shamrock Nv. The Resolute
had an early lead but the Vanitie
overcame it, The third candidate for
yachting honors was not a participant
in today's race.
On a 15-mile triangular course the
cup yachts Vanftfe and Resolute
crossed the starting line shortly be-
fore o'clock this afternoon in the
first direct preliminary race on Long
Island sound, incident to selecting a
boat to defend the Americas cup.
The Resolute, owned by the flag of
ficers syndicate of the New York
Yacht club, slipped over the line at
12:46:12, "a seconds ahead of the
vanitie, built for Al S. Cochran. The
weather was ideal.
Just before the boats got under
way fresh northwester of Is knots
wrinkled the surface of the sound, but
shortly after the start il had decreas-
.ed.-so notsqae than eight or ten
kno.s A large fleet of yachts and
other pleasure craft followed the
racers.
The Defiance, third of the claim
ants for cup defending honors, was
unable to start today because her rig.
was being changed
ResoIute Wins First Honors
The Resolute won the honors at the
start. She slipped over the line near
ly S5 seconds ahead of the vanitie, go
ing fast
The yachts rounded the third mark
lin the following order: Resolute. |
2;45;4O; vanitie. 2:46:00, unofficial
time.
The yachts now had covered half
the race and the vanitie had, gained /
IA second on the Resolute ondhe first
time around the triangular 15-mile
course The big sloops then stood
away for the first mark for the sec
ond time around on a broad reach.
vanitie led-Resolnte Ay one minute
and 20 seepnassafoS;@ o'clock this
afternoon when both sloopss were
standing along on a reach toward the
first mark. This is the second time
around the 15-mile course. Vanitie
passed Resolute at S:Os o'clock. AS
a drifter she showed to advantage.
The yachts rounded the first mark /
on the second time around the tri- |
angle in the following unofficial time:
vanitie, s::51:10; Resolute, 5:59:15.
vanities had only to maintain her
advantage to win the race.
The vanitie rounded the second
mark on the second time ar0undi the
triangular course at 4;50:15. unoffic- |
ial time, with the Resoluie about 20
seconds behind.
No Wind at Start -
When the cup class yachts vanitie
and Resolute made sail today. for their
initial contest in the series for the
selection of the American boat pre-
liminary to the cup struggles in Sep
tember, there was not wind enough
to flutter the signals at the peaks OF
the main sails. The weather was
clear. but for several hours before
noon. the time set for the race off
Great Captains island, the water of
the sound shone like the FURNISHED
brass top sides of the Vaniue.
The two yachts lay side by side all
night in Glencove. some ten miles
from the start With them was a
good sized fleet Of boats that win
follow the contest, including the tend
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