New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-13
Outfoots the Vanitie for
Third Time Over
Cup Course.
GOOD AND BAD LUCK
is EQUALLY DIVIDED
Breeze Varies from IL to Is Miles
an Hour-Gardner Boat
Blanketed at Start.
n, L. DE- n. HANDLEY

The .Resolute made a runaway race OF
the third and last OF the cup yacht trials
OF Sandy Hook yesterday. Taking the
lead from the start, she opened such
rap on the Vanitie in beating TO vino
ward on the first leg OF the triangular
thirty-mie course that in spite OF her
greater ability in reaching the Gardner
sloop never had a chance TO eaten her'
The Resolute swept across the finish
line 3 hours o minutes and II seconds
after starting. and defeated the Nanitie
by minutes 46 seconds. elapsed time
and minutes 80 seconds corrected time.
The waters around Ambrose Lightship
presented an animated picture. A great
circle OF steam yachts and power craft
formed around the starting line and IN
this impromptu arena the two cup candi-
dates sped back and forth foam-necked'
their rails buried as they bent under
the lash OF a ffteen-mile breeze from
the southwest.
No sooner had the preparatory signal
sounded than the rivals drew together, as
il eager 70 get at each other, and there
followed a most interesting duel in which
each skipper SPARED for the windward
berth. AS the starting whistle blew, both
Yachts headed for the line on the star
board tack. rounded up close hauled. and
went over together
The Resolute had the windward posi-
ton, but the Vanitie came boiling along
At a better angle, carrying greater speed
and il looked for a few minutes as II
she would work right through the lee OF
the Herreshoff sloop. Then the latter
slowly forged ahead and began to pull
away, presently blanketing the Nanitie'
Captain Dennis took advantage Of the
first opportunity to so about and get his
wind free. but Charles Francis Adams, I'd,
followed suit Immediately, and kept the
enemy covered and safe. Several other
attempts OF the Vanitie to shake her IN
welcome company proved frutless, and
she settled down for long leg on
course that kept her nose pointed for
Normandie. on the Jersey coast.
AS the pair neared the beach they found
a slight shift Of breeze and soft spot.
The Resolute promptly tackled, and be-
fore long had a good wind again. The
Nanitie spun around two minutes later
hut failed to reach the better cir and ieil
back rapidly. To make matters worse
her skipper tried once again to sail her
with backing headsails. and what between
q rough sea and no drive in her canvas
she all but stopped
In a very few minutes the Resolute had
increased a lead of about 900 yards TO
one of more than a mile. Thus, when
She swung around the first mark, off Long
Branch. she led the Nanitie by minutes
and 9 seconds.
on the second leg tie yachts ran into a
steady twelve-mile breeze, on the beam
The Resolute doused her jib topsall ana
lib and broke out a ballooner. The Nani-
tic on the contrary. stuck to her staysah
and lib. but replaced the baby jib topsal
She had used in beating by reaching 10
topsan. Opinions seemed to vary as 10
which skipper showed better judgment
I'm the choice Of light sails. but the fact
that the Vanitie gained % seconds is sig
nihcant.