Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-04

Resolute maintained her slight lead
and crossed the starting line IL sec
onds ahead. the official times being:
Resolute 12:16:30.
Vanitie 12.16:42
AS the yachts passed over the line
both were heeled over until their rails
were awash.
The Resolute appeared at far bet
ter advantage in the heavier blow than
in the light and fiuky winds of Tues
day. Heeled well over. the flag Off
GERS sloop took every advantage of
her weather position and drew rapid
ly ahead and to windward. The Res
olute stood up better in the breeze
and appeared to be better handled in
the beat of six and a fraction miles
to the first buoy. During the first
leg the Vanitie replaced a large baby
jib topsail with a smaller one, but
even under the reduced sail area the
Gardner model heeled to a greater angle
than the Resolute. She was also slow
er in stays, and the Herreshoff sloop
continued to increase her lead until,
at the completion of the first leg, the
Resolute led by more than two min
utes with almost a third of a mile of
open water between the yachts.
Both sloops broke out reaching jibs
after rounding the mark. With the
wind of their port quarters the racers
set a pace that carried them rapidly
past the convoy of attending yachts
and headed directly for the starting
buoy
The Vanitie footed faster on this
Nj faI1f 10
almost a minute so that rounding the
buoy there was not more than a quar-
ter mile of water between the Here
shoff and Gardner sloops. The Resolute
overstood the mark and still held the
Vanitie under her lee after the turn.
After short tack to the Rye shore
the yachts laid course almost directly
for the mark With the wind strong
on the starboard bow both lay over
and rushed toward the turning buoy
at top speed. The Vanitie, with every
sail, including baby jib and fore stay
sail. drawing and setting well could
not overhaul the Resolute.
The yachts seen from astern present
ed a beautiful picture, their towering
masts and great spread of canvas be-
Ing sharply outlined at an acute an
gle to the dull green background of
Long Island. while the water frothed
III long white line in their wake.
Turning the stake for the final run to
the finish line, the Resolute was lead
ing by less than a minute and it did
not appear that the Vanitie could
overhaul her and gain a lead suffi-
cient to overcome the time allowance,
estimated to be three minutes and one
second on this course. Captain Dennis,
however, broke out a big balloon jib
and set sail for the Resolute in a
lufting match that continued nearly
to the finish.
The Vanitie tried hard to obtain the
windward position, but Capt. Adams
refused to be out-jockeyed by his riv
al skipper and held firmly to the adj
vantage which was the Resolutes al
most from the start of the race. Pass
ing Rye Beach the Resolute was lead
ing by about 20 yards and the Vani-
tie broke out her spinnaker to port
in addition to the balloon jib. The
Resolute Immediately followed suit
and the remainder of the race became
spinnaker run.
Down the final mile of the course
swept the single-stickers. The Vani-
tie was footing faster than the Res
Quite, but the distance was too short
and the Hereshoff sloop swept over
the line at least rs yards in the lead.
The victory which evened up the Sc
ries, was a popular one and the fleet,
massed at the finish line, saluted the
winner.