New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-30
Beats the Defiance by a
Wide Margin in Good,
Smooth Water Test.
NO MORE RACES IN
NEW YORK WATERS
ITri-City Boat to Garry More Sail
When the Three Yachts Meet
Oft Newport on July Z.

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Keeling to the strong breeze until
tall OF her great brouzc hull, shining
likt q mammoth coledsh, was out o.
the water, the cup defence yacht Nani-
tie swept across the finish line of
larchmont yesterday the winner by a
margin Of 10 minutes 26 seconds over
iae Defiance Of tho twelfth race OF the
sRries that will determine upon which
yacht shall fall the honor Of meeting
Sir Thomas ]. Lipton's Shamrock ~ In
Septembcr. The Resolute did not start.
Ii was tho last contest between the
cur defence yachts that viii be seen in
New York waters, the Nanitie's owner,
Alexander Smith Cochran, and George
NJ. Pynchou, the managing owner OF
the Defiance, having agreed after the
race 10 cancel the race Of July ., ar
ranged for them by the New York
Yacht Club. which was tho only one
remaining TO be sailed on the Sound
This means that there viii be no
more racing Of the Resolute. the Nani-
tie and the Defiance until July Z, when
tho first Of the real trial races will
begin Off Newport, this first ono being
for n prize offered by the Eastern
Yacht Club.
Tho races will continue of Newport
for several weeks, under the manage
rncnt of tho New York Yacht Club and
under the direct supervision OF the
Americas Cup committee.
By winning yesterdays race, which
was ono Of the best that the Nsnltle
and the Defiance have engaged in, the
Cochran Yacht captured the cup Of
fered by Vicc-Commodore F. c.
Fletcher Of the Larchmont Yacht Club.
On June she won the first leg on IT,
defeating the Resolute at that time by
= minutes 10 seconds, corrected time,
over course of the same length. She
won from the Defiance yesterday by
is minutes actual and 10 minutes IS
seconds corrected time.
George W. Pynchon. the managing
owner of the Defiance, and her de-
signer. George Owen. have decided that
a mistake has been made in cutting
down the rig OF the yacht. Mr.. Pyn-
ehon announced after the race that
when tho Defiance next appears at the
starting line in a race she VIII nave
full sized ballon jib topsail and the
spinuaker will hoist clear TO the top
mast head, as all others do. =,
Commodore James EMERSON. IT.. OF
the T.archmont Yacht Club. gave din
nrr last night I'm the Pandemonlum
Theatre. on the club grounds, for the
n anaging owners. hclmsmen and guests
Of the three Cup defence yachts. One
hundred and twenty-five covers were
laid. there being many members ana
Guests besides the flag ofhcers te greet /
those from the yachts.
From the Resolute there were pres
81 Charles Francis Adams, "a, her .
! eipo sman. John Parkinson and George .
n Nichols: from the Vanitie, William
Gardner. her designer. and tred VI.
Howl. and from the Defiance, George
NJ. Tynchon, f. Walter Clark and VIII
lam Hayden. III ,,,Jor
Tho race yesterday was sailed under
conditions Of wind and weather ms
gave both yachts better smooth wa.eI
tcst than they have yet ,ad. Leaving
on, ihc work done on tho iirs5 ana sec
end legs Of the first round, Which wa
little better than drifting mavcn IN
, light and variable southwest.
h,oovc the rest of the course some
$3.50 miles-was sailed in a fresh
"a fairly steady breeze from the
60 ,.'oss-t-porthwest, which served both
,orbts equally we'll and which was
strong enough on the last leg TO lorce
tbe DSfancc to take in her CLUB topsali'
Frnm Oak Neck buoy to the Greenwich
Point mark. on the last round-a dis-
tcuee of four and quarter miles-the
Vanitie travelled a. g speed OF Twelve
lrnots. which. il is said. rs the 1asJesl
She has vet done. This was accom-
nlisbed with sheets started ABOUT
point on the port tack and with baDy
iih topsan set. Captain Han was
obliged to luff her OUT Of the puhs al
times on this close reach.
There was little promise of the good
racc which was TO come WheH the
courso signal was set by Horace
Roneber and Harry Maxwell, OF the re-
ratta committee, from the tug W. r
babel. anchored off Parsonage Point.
The course decided upon was tri-
angle of las miles, to be sailed tWice
o,,er with Oak Neck and Greenwich
Point buoys as the turning marks. As
!, turaed out. this course made u a
broad reach for the first leg, long ana
a short hitch Of windward work Tor the
sccopd leg, and close-hauled work, with
hort hitch TO fetch the home marx,
To- The third leg.
Oniy three seconds separated the
Yachts at the start, which was IN a
light southwesterly breeze. The Den
auce. in the weather berth, was nrSt
awar with the Esnitie close under her
lee. Both had booms broad of to port.
The times at the start were: The De-
fianee, l:00:50, the Vanitie, i:OO;53.
the Nanitie, under the skilful nurs-
ing Of. Captain Han, soon obtained
commanding lead on her rival. In the
light air il took her just 81 minutes %
seconds 70 cross the Sound 10 the Oak