The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-09
RESOLUTE VICTOR IN
FIRST OFFICIAL RACE
gpat, Nanitic OFF Newport by
| Minute 10 Seconds on
Corrected Time.
LOSER FINISHES POORLY
smaller Rival Outspecds Her by
~ seconds Going Home
Before the Wind.
LOSER FINISHES POORLY

yrvroFr. r. T.. July s.--The vsnitie
,l from start to finish in the race OF
81, rl.,oru Yacht club sailed to-day.
n was a great race. Though the Van
,ps ouf.,H,d the Resolutc on tho wind
ward leg and lost 10 seconds on the one
n i..varl. the Kcsolute won the race
N corrected time by good work in the
hs, Two miles Of sailing. The Defiance
did not start She left tho harbor to
sail out TO the starting line and when
near the Brenton Reef Light Vessel
pulled out two OF her peak ballard
' hooks and had to put back to the har-
Dor she viii start in to-morrows race.
The contest to-day was for cup Of
rsred by the Eastern Yacht club and
was the chief feature of that clubs an
nua regatta. While the cup yachts
were racing to see which should he se-
lected to defend tho Americas cup
against Tho Shamrock ". the other
Yachts we're battling for the Puritan
,up. = trophy won by the successful cup
defender OF 1888, whsn she defeated the
Gtnestt, and which has been raced for
each season to pcrpetuate the memory
Of tho Puritan. II was the first real
rial ot tn, cup yachts snd was splen-
did test The wind was from the south
ives. II blew aSout twenty miles an
hour 81 tho start and fell much lighter
on tho run home.
There was Il tumbing sea outside, left
over from the hard blow OF yesterday. so
that the conditions were such as to test
spsrs and rigging thoroughly.
When the yachts stood out OF the har-
bor banks of fog hung over the water
and although the sun tried to burn them
a.
Tee OF the Eastern Yacht Club-Henry \.
Morss chairman; Frederick NJ Hoyt,
Caleb Loriug. a. Loring Swasey and
Henry \. rockingham on the tug
orion and the tug Julia Moran was the
mark boat The starting line was four
miles southeast OF the light vessel, which
gave the yachts a course well out IN
open water
The warning signal sounded at II 80
o'clock. For some minutes the Resolutc
and Nanitie kept far apart. but about
five minutes before the starting signal
they got IN close company at the north
western end OF the line Both kept To
wlndward OF the line with Capt Han
or TN" Ntu.ti" irving 10 reach the weather
quarter Of the Resolute. This skipper
Adams would not allow. Suddenly the
Nanlte boz off md ran for the line.
Sao hauled on the wind just as the start
crossed seven seconds after the signal.
TT, k,s"lIt' was close on the weather
quarter of the Nanttlc and was three
scIud, later At tho line. Both wtro
o1 M" ~tarhoard tack and were heading
about south Il was beautiful start
aHd 'ic honors were with Capt Han on
tie Nda.tio. He had Judged the speed OF
bs Yacht TO the second and had crosses,
, The luv with his wind all clear and forced
n.ag1f,tfa to, al IN. militia a
position when the wind drawing on
The Na1H.c's sails was backwinding the
RH,uu'c
That The Rcsolutc was in a poor posi-
tou Was shown At once. Mr.. Adams
fung that ,acht about the port tack Ia
Sc clear of the Nanitie and after a
Short E!lch ~ a minute and half took
~ cardboard tack again, heading south.
ThH Two racers had broken out jib top
sails Just as they started. That on tho
Resouts was the usual one carried on
that yacht, but the Nanitic's was so small
Il seemed hardly larger than pocket
handkerchief but it did good work.
The Nanitic seemed to improve her po-
ston from the start. She footed fast
'aud the SOFAS did not hurt her at all
She would Mt her long, lean bow out oi
n" water ON one wave and II would droH
nto tho next btow and throw a smother
NJ foam to each side. The seas did not
stop lie. AT a. Tho Resolute made much
moro fuss IN III, water and. as her bow
nit the spray was tossed high in the air
Z was q battle of shippers. Each was
iakrg advantage Of every puff and each
vas trying to inch his yacht to windward
~ 40 100 the two yachts were draw
,ng together on opposite tacks with the
Resolute having the right OF way. The
Nan.te crossed the bow Of the Rcsolut,
and the lTerreshoff yacht took the port
tack IN the wake of her rival As they
neared the mark spinnakers were hoisteo
N stops ia the truck ready &c
break ON and spinnaker poles were
lowered on the port side. The Nanti'
passed mo mark at 81 46 and tho Reso
lNte was turned at / $50 81. The Vaniti'
mad beaten the Resoute AZ seconds on this
les, which was II seconds less than th'
time she had to allow.
Boon' were turned to s'arboard fol
ne run down tho wind. 1t took two
minutes un each yacht TO break out spin
makers and then balloon Jb topsails vert
sen up IN place OF the small headsails
'h- topping lifts were set up 10 lif. the
main hoomS out OF the water. The yacht!
V'.l"N.l considerably in the rolling sei
ana the Ersoutc's boom often dragged II
NO water Al eos tho Nanitic took II
1tr spinnaker and trimmed In her mali
s't somewhat. She headed about nortl
wv cast ana two minutes later the Reso
I'VE doHsr1 her splnnaker and reached
.I'' tl' Naulto. For ~ minutes IN
FSI,uir held this course and then mad
quick gNh" and Cappcd on splnnake
'Ef' rho Nauitio gyhed too and agaii
N.Y. were dead before tho wind.
I'' NaWtie sailed on a much more evei
'' nHu the Resolute and steadil!
..d 'n" gan between the two yachts
rrc miles from the finish she hat
'' - least two minutes The wint
.'.'H ana this too was In favor o
TO- '"lns boat because II would talk
N' H'e'uie longer 20 sail the distanc
''. 'n the two Then the wind fresh
'-'u aud the Resolute, bringing
49, N'H her slowly but surely cut dow,
mo '1'r Tn" finishing line was very nea
~" '' s'", 90 both gyhed booms TO star
'od hen reached Ia the line. TIL
'" crossed NJ ~ ;0l and the Reso
'' d. 1881. on the run down IN
'I' ReSolutc had gained ten second
'F no her allowance Of / minute I
''.'. She "on tho race with / min
TO seconds to spare. The summary
t,,I.k\ YACHT CLUB CUP FOR :
I''IIN, COURSE IL MILES TO
"lNpWARD AND RETURN
Elapsed Cor'cte
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