New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-14
The Resolute in Front
When Race Is Called
Of by Committee.
THE DEFIANCE LEADS
RIVALS FOR A TIME
CAPTAIN Adams Goes Hunting
for a Breeze and Finds Enough
to Gain Advantage.
Il, CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

day spoiled what might have been one
Of the hest tight weather tests Of the
three cup defence yachts, Resolute,
Nauitie and Defiance.
After covering twenty miles If the
thirty-mile triangular course, the race
was called OFF by the regatta committee
at 5:15 o'clock. IL appearing Impossible
to finish the race within the time iimlt
o. SIX hours.
The Resolute led the Nanitie ~ )
minutes % seconds when the race was
called oT, both having turned the sec
ord mark Of the course.
The Defiance. which had made
GOOD showing against both tho ReSo-
lutte and the Nanitie in the early stages
O. the race. was some 10 minutes
a>tcrn Of the Nanitie when the last
named yacht turned the second mark.
The real feature of the day was the
excellent work OF the Defiance she
showed marked Improvement over her
former races IN that she was able to
both outfoot and outpoint the NanItie
on several occasions m the NindNdrd
work. when both were equally Serred
bv the wind. For short time she was
the leading yacht. crossing the bows
OF both me Nanitie and the ReSolute.
Waiting for wind caused a postp )ne-
mont Of the start for half an hour. At
- o'clock. when the preparatory signal
was hoistcd, light breeze from south
east by east just rufiled the surface of
the water. which for two hours had
been as smooth as glass. The commit
tee boat for the day was K. 2. Per
kns'S steam Yacht ltuna. and from her
spring stay three HOSTS of code flags
L-r hot
their courses would be southeast by
east: west. southwest and north, one
half cast. respectively. which meant a
beat for the first ten-mile leg, a close
reach for the second and a broad reach
% for the third.
ProGting by Saturdays experience in
the fog. the committee started the
yachts to-day from BrentOn Ligh ship,
New Sails on Two Yachts.
Both the Rcsolute and the Vanitie
wore new suits Of Ratsoy sails. The
Nanitie carried a new steel caf and
ire Resolute her aluminium clubtopsail
spirit.
The Defiance carried the same suit
Or sails she used in Saturdays race,
and all three appeared IN the best
possible condition for racing in any
AfnO OF weather.
Captain Nat Herreshoft was on board
me Resolutc with Robert W. Emmons,
3D. her manager: r. Z. Perkins and
Charles Francis Adams, I'd. her helms
man. On the Nanitie'S afterdeck stood
her owner. Alex Smith Cochran. and
Thomas RatSey. the Sailmaker. who was
on board 10 see that the new sails,
made Of specially woven Egyptian cot
ton. were properly set. This suit, It
IS understood. Was ordered early in the
season. but Gardner held them until
the yacht had been tried out. A few
DAYS ago they were cut TO fit the con-
ditions ascertained through long
pcriod OF changes in the spar and sail
plan.
4 few minutes before the prepare
Tory signal the Resolute's men sent
up a large reaching jIbtopsail and
broke IL out Captain Howell. Of the
Defiance. did the same. but the Van
ire kept sloft hcr small jibtopsall.
This proved the right move, for the
others were obliged to get smaller
ones for the windward work in few
minutes.
Close hauled on the starboard tack,
IN three were near the line, feeling out
me breeze. when the warning signal
.ounded. The Nanitic led the Rcsolute
by q couple Of lengths and the Defiance
was about that distance In the Van
itIe's wake. Two minutes before the
.arting gun the Nanitie tackled TO port,
having passed 20 the westward of the
line. The RcsOlute tackled d minute
later. then the Defiance. and all three
went for the line IN that order.
Captain Half sent the Nanitie across
'en secOnds after the whistle sounded
iu the lee berth. The ResOlute crossed
two seconds later, in he middle Of
The line. with the Defiance twenty
seven seconds behind, but in the
weather berth.
The Defiance in the Lead.
tc ht minutes after the start the
Nanltie went about 20 starboard The
Rcsolufe. lacking al the same moment,
began a. once 20 "backwind" her
bronze rival. The Defiance then wen.
% the s.arbOard tack and the Keso-
ute 20 the port. In two more lacks
tre Defiance Winded the ResOlute, and
in lust thirteen minutes after the
tart crossed the Resolute's bow and
.ooh the lead. Three minutes later
che mahogany yacht also crossed the
bow Of the Nanitic. This was real
surprise f0r al hands, for under cqua!
conditions as 20 wind IN" Defiance D.
rftcen minute had worked her way
% the front. the Nanitlc beng second
End the Resolute last.
The DcGance's lead did not last long,
however. FOR when she and the Naniue
me. few minutes later, the bronze
boat. having the night Of way, forced
me Defiance about and then began on"
al the prettiest light weather fights
,a,v,eeu these two that could be in
ag.ocd. For hour - minutes 10
.ecorJs they held the starbOard tack
AID for more than half Of that time
fhe defiance held her rival, a. they
travelled mile after mile, only length
or 20 scuarating them. The Defiance
"a. under the Eauit.e's Zee for n time;
.heo she would draw ahead ior rev
..ioyfeg. Zach yachts ere" was bankeu
Inc, the lee rail o. SSH a. mice.
Cantain Adams meanwhile kept inc
r,.,iY.n on the OHsnOrc tack Tor Ten
....,.e. Coming about 70 slaTDoaIo
-. t1..4 she bore quite two miles %
o., -,.,,,tvcst from the others. y was
a.. tIat the skipper hoped 20 set
..e~., brcele % shore and WIN lI DE-
ELL. o.. fetch the windward MARI an'aH
~ ,.. ooborcnts. His calculation
,,..ed correct. for wncn he made hit
<,.t tzcs. a. Z:OZ. a short hitcn o.
f,., Minute. brought him 20 inc oeDt 0
.,t ,,c poloiutc rOpAded a. Z:yl--.