The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
Scores First Points on Gun
Given by Com. Fletcher
of Larchmont Club.
SMALL CRAFT GET IN
WAY OF BOTH SLOOPS
Each Loses Time Luffing to
Avoid Mishaps, but Luck
Is Balanced Equally.
VICTOR STARTS LAST
Cuts Down Rivals Lead Af-
ter Few Minutes and
Wins With Ease.
SHOWS STEADY PROGRESS
Finishes 5 Minutes so Seconds
ahead, and Net Margin Is
. Minutes 40 Seconds.
SHOWS STEADY PROGRESS

some or the members OF the Resoluts
syndicate had fine opportunity to study
the counter OF the Cochran yacht vanitle
yesterday. The Resolute was In the lead
for only a few minutes and then the
Vantie drew by and held the lead to
the finish. The vanitie crossed the finish
ing line minutes SO seconds ahead OF
the Resolute. and after deducting her
handicap for the time she had TO allow
the Resolute she won by minutes 40
seconds corrected time. The race was over
course of 23N miles and the time the
Vanitie took TO go that distance was
hours 8 minutes 29 seconds, well within
the cup race limit OF hours
The Resolute was loaded down with
talent. Former Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt Rear Commodore ]. p. Nor
gan. Robert w. Emmons I'd. Charles
Francis Adams I'd. John Parkinson,
George E. Cormack and George Z.
Nichols made up the quarterback crew.
on board the Vanitie were Alexander a.
Cochran, X. +. Perkins Charles Lane
POOR and Designer William Gardner
Inc Nanitie looked better than in any
former race. Her sails set well They
were pulled well out toward the ends OF
the spars and there were few wrinkles
!
club topsail was hauled down about six
inches and fitted we'll The buffetlng the
SaGnt received on Thursday had done the
sails great deal of good
The Resolute's mainsail did not At
nearly as we'll AS II did earlier in the
, week. 1t was full of wrinkles along tina
gan and seemed to have suffered very
much In the high wind of the last race
II was another light weather test, and
the yachts sailed through many soft spots
Each yacht had good and bad luck but
each seemed to be equally favored in this
| respect. Once the Resolute with a fresh-
ening wind behind her. was able TO make
an appreciate gain and once she suffered
by tow of barges crossing her bow. The
Nanite was bothered at the start by a
motor yacht getting in her way, which
| forced her to luff sharply and deaden her
speed and she was in a light air while
the Resolute was carrying a nice sailing
breeze.
The race was sailed over a triangular
course. The wind shifted from north
northwest at the start and later from tho
southwest. They had four reaching legs
and two legs of "a miles each on the
| wind. The Vanitie made slight gains
| on both windward legs and on two Of
the reaches.
Vice-Commodore +. C. Fletcher has
donated the cup for which the yachts will
compete in the three races of the l.arch-
mont Yacht Club. The winner is to be-
determined by the point system the win
ner OF each race being credited with i've
points, the second yacht two points and
the third one point. The Larchmont CLUB
made II n gala day. The cruising yachts
left the harbor with parties on board and
the steamer Elm City was chartered for
| the accommodation of the members of tho
rocking chair fleet. There was n big fleet
of yachts on the Sound which included
steamers like Harry Payne Whitney's
II ~ RI
Richards's Garcia and Henry Walters
Narada; schooners, sloops, knockabouts,
motor yachts. launches and canoes, aud
the small craft were often In the way.
Horace Il. Boucher. Francis VI. wilson
and Harry l.. Maxwell were the commit
tee In charge and they managed the race
| from the tug w. +. Dalzell. The starting
line was off Parsonage Point Al the
time set for the start the wind was very
paltry and the calm spots on the Sound
made II look like a huge checker board SO
there WAS postponement. ,
Shortly before 10 o'clock n nice Httlo
breeze drew on the land from the nortn-
northwest and at ! o'clock the course
signal was set and the preparatory
sounded. The yachts were 10 20 10 a
mark of Greenwich Point, then to marx
OF Oak Neck on the other side or tne
Sound and then home. The length OF me
triangle was 14A miles and II was sailed
twice over 2s& miles in all. the hrst
leg was to the red spar buoy on Greens
witch Point, six miles away. and the CONF
pass course was northeast by east one
half east. This was reach north the
wind blowing ON the port beam,
After a few minutes the two racers got
in close company to the west OF the line
and began circling about like two lighters
in a ring watching for an opening inc
starting signal had sounded before they
stood for the line, The Resolute se'.'
up a balloon topsail and broke It out ana
Cant. Dennis elected to start with No.
or reaching jib topsail, which proved TO
be the better selection
, Roth were on the starboard tack airs
the Vsnjtla was on the weather uuart~S
. Of the Resolute. Both yachts were hanui-
, capped at the start because the two min
, ME allowance expired before they crossed
! and they were timed officially at III.
! The actual times were Resoluie. l :l7.2f I;
Vanitie, :l7.36.
J The Vanitie had good way on as shs
neared the line and was overhauling the
| Resoiute fast. skipper Adams lufed the
, Resolute ard Vanltie luffcd too, but Just
when she should have shot into the lead
: tho Buffalo, a small meteor. was seen In