New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-05
Facts and Figures
of Third Cup Test

Both yachts having cast on their tenoers'
came down before the wind to tho start
ing line. between the white buoy on the
west end of Great Captains Island and
the committee tug, the NJ. Moran, an
chored few lengths south or IL.
Those on board the steam yachts Ma
radn, Vanadis, Mohican and Niking-the
only vessels that ventured out In the bad
weather-anxiously awaited tho time
when the big sloops would lun Into the
strong breeze. They were somewhat sur
prlsed to see them carry their sail quite
easily. only burying their lee rails when
the squalls hit them. one or the nerces'
OF these came just at the starting signal
at 1 o'clock and II rained In torrents
lust as tho yachts crossed the line, max
ing the photographers correspondlngV
unhappy.
In playing for positions TO tho north
ward and westward Of the line. and some
times TO the eastward OF IT, Captain Den
mis- handled the Vanitie In mastery style
Charles Francis Adams, I'd, clad In
white sweater and blue trousers. braced
himself In the Resolute's slantlng COCKPIT
as he gripped her wheel. and sent her
time and again to wndward or leewhrd
of her bronze rival. The course signalied
was to windward AMI leeward, four times
over a four-mle course, with Matnlcock
buoy as the vindward mark.
When the starting signal finally SOUNDED
the Resolute, on tho starboard tack was
standing TO the southwark, across the
stern of the tug. Captain Dennis han
the Vanitie close 10 the weather END OF
tho line, coming for the white puoy'
Under great Roadway. and trimming
sheets down to the starboard tack, he
luffed her slowly until she was full and
by." crossing the line just 81 seconds
after the whistle and 50 seconds aheau
Of the Resoute. which crossed on the
opposite tack at 1:Ol:5S, with only seven
seconds of her handicap time left
Every move made was watched with
intense interest. Two minutes and -
seconds after her start the Naniue came
about 10 port in vicious squan. Al the
same moment Captain Adams swung the
Resolute to the starboard tack. In few
moments the Vantie. which was not
carrying her staysail. crossed the bow OF
the Herreshoff sloop by about 800 yards
When Captain Dennis put the Cochran
Yacht about to starboard at l:H:5o ne
sent I'D her staysai, and she certainly
felt it's weight at once. judging from the
way she buried her lee rail. The Reso-
Lutte made another board TO port at
-O5.l0 and she came back to the star
hoard tack again in two minutes. she
was then from half to three quarters or
a mile astern of the Nanitle wnich was
heading straight in for the Long Island
beach at a point about a mile west OIL
Oak Neck buoy.
For 10 minutes. Is seconds Captain Den
mis- held his starboard tack; then he lei
her come about to port. Skipper ADAMS
following suit minute later. The Reso-
lue was then half a mile astern of the
Vanitie. but was pointing a bit higher.
At l:23 the Vanitie made her last tack
in spteful squall that caused the
"llnock down" and the accident which
ended the fun.
The Resolute went on and rounded the
Matinicock gas buoy at 1854. setting
her spinnaker to port as soon as she
had squared away on her return course
She had beaten to windward some o'a
miles, counting the lacks, in 80 minutes
II seconds. and she ran down the wind
IN the finish I'm 10 minutes 3 seconds, the
committee having set the code letter
M" which means Race will finish al
this mark"
The Resolute was towed to Glen Cove
after the finish. The yachts Will meet
next time tomorrow in special race
arranged by the regatta committee OF
the I.archmont Yacht Club.
II Is doubtful II the cup defence yachts
will have occasion TO race in ushei
weather than that OF yesterday. 1t was
about as severe a test for spars and can
vas as could be imagined and both yacht'
came out OF it with practically no Dam
age except the wetting Of the Nanitle
new sails
II. de- B. Parsons, chairman OF INT
regatta committee Of the New VOTE
Yacht Club, expressed last night hi
qualification at the quick rescue OF tn
Vanitie's sailors. Il never saw a boa
launched from n yacht and sent ava!
as quickly" said he. las that Nanitie
dingy. 1t was smart piece OF WORK
and speaks well for tho crew.
n. II. Emmons. father OF Robert w
Emmons, Cd, managing owner OF .h'
yacht Resolute, who arrived in BostoI
from Europe yesterday. declares that thu
English people are not showing thei1
usual interest In international yacht rae
ing this year,