The Washington times., 1914-07-19
Looks Best to Date After Six
teen Trials in as Many Kinds
of Weather.

A question of national and interna-
tional Importance, especially 20 yachts
men. is to be settled within the next
five weeks. Tho question is: Which Of
the three seventy-fve-foot sloops-the
Resolute. the VanItie, or the Defiance
will be selected to represent the New
York Yacht Club in the defense of the
Americas Cup against the challenger,
Sir Thomas J. Llpton's Shamrock ",
representing the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club, in the races that are to begin
off Sandy Hook on September 10:
1t is stipulated in the conditions that
are TO govern the races that the chal-
lenged club is not obliged to name the
yacht which is to defend the cup until
a week before the time set for the
first race, so that II the New York
Yacht Club chooses It need not say
until September what yacht it has
selected to meet The Shamrock ".
Following the precedent established
in former cup race years. however, the
club. through the medium of the Amer
ica's Cup committee. will most likely
announce long before that TIME the
name Of the yacht chosen. and many
safe bet that 1t will be the Rcsolute.
the sloop that is familiarly known as
the flag officers" yacht.
After a series Of sixteen trial races
sailed to date. in about as many differ
ent kinds of weather, under the skill
ful guidance OF Robert w. Emmons,
%. as manager. and OF Charles Fran
els Adams. I'd. as helmsman, tho Reso-
Lutte has proven to be the most con-
sistent performer under all conditions
That are likely 90 be encountered off
Sandy Hook at the time Of the cup
races
While the Vanitie, Alexander Smith
Cochran's bronze yacht, has Travelled
faster than the Resolute on some oc-
casions. notably in strong breeZeS with
the wind abeam, or sometimes on broad
reaches. she has. with one or two ex-
Ceptions, always been defeated by the
l1erreshOf yacht in light winds when
they were equally served by the breeze.
She allowed the Resolute nearly two
minutes time over a thirty-mile
course. Those in charge OF the Vanitle
still hope TO show that she is the fast
est yacht.
Now. it has been estimated that
shamrock ". IN thirty-mile race
would have TO allow the Vanitie more
than two minutes. If that is so. then
her allowance to the Rcsolute would be
something like four minutes: thus II Is
argued that any yacht that can beat
the Resolute moro than four minutes IN
thirty miles. must. indeed. be possessed
Of phenomenal speed on all points or
sailing.
For this reason. yachtsmen who have
carefully watched the Resolhtc's per
formaHces-especially in the windWard
work-assert that Shamrock ", unless
by a fJke-will not bo able TO win
single race in light weather II she has
TO give anything like four minutes Ill
lowance.
with CONNIE ndable perseverance those
In charge OF the tri-city yacht Dehance
have worked necessarily to improve that
sloop against obstacles that appeared
BILE. The corrections or the
various mistakes in her spar and SAIL
plan have kept her out of the majority
OF the races. and now that she has De-
gun to show her speed and other Good
points, there are hardly races enough
scheduled to place her upon anything
like an equal footing with the other wv"
They have had the adVan-
tage of tuning up in nearly score OF