Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-30
Yacht Vanitie
 Beats Defiance
FINISHED RACE IN A STRONG
 NoRTHwEsTER
GEAR TESTING CONTEST
Last g 5-a Miles Was the Most Sat- isfactory Test Yachts Have Had Vsnitis Won by 10 Minutes, 2s sss- onds, Corrected Time.

Larchmont, N. Y- June za-fn a scupper breeze the cup class yacht sanitie defeated her rival Defiance on Long Island sound today by Is min utes and A seconds elapsed time and by 10 minutes, 25 seconds. corrected time.
 The yachts had sailed in the usual ngnt, nukey airs of the Sound about nine miles of the 90 1-2 mile course, which was twice around a Is 1-4 mile erlangie, when a 14 knot northwestern came bounding off the Westchester nils and for the first time since the Defance began racing she had her mahogany rail awash. The vanftte nad Deem out in similar blow in the sound on June 4. when she lost two men overheard Today the two yachts had good gear-testing contest and came through without starting a rope yarn.
 Light Breeze at Start.
 For two lengths of the small tr4- angle the yachts drifted along in u,ere wnlns or air, first from off the Long Island shore and then from the other side of the Sound. Although they had crossed the starting line, bow and bow there being only three seconds between them, the Vanitie had quickly taken the lead and had increased it to more than ten minutes at the first turn, 5-8 miles from the start On the second leg. which was a reach first on the starboard and then on port tack the yachts moved slowly. but Defiance catching few favorable puns, cut down the lead to six minutes Real Racing Begun Then the northwestern went into ao- the Vanitie as she was rounding the second mark and struck Defiance as she was approaching the turn In a few minutes both boats were sailing with rails under and every inch of rigging hard at work
 The third leg was a beat, but just a | trfde off the wind, so that the yaches could nearly lay the course vith she help of a couple of short boards The Vanttte soon doused her baby tib top- sa1l- Even then she couduued to gain | on the Defiance The latter showed | her white underbody almost down to the turn on the bilges for sthe-frst time | since she began racing The 'breeze | Of wind" had come and the yachts were given a thorough testing under strong conditions.
 Vanitie Keeps Gaining. In the first beat to the wintyyard on the third leg, six miles. the Van onds on the Defiance
 In the run down the wind on the nrst leg the second time around, with | spinnakers to starboard on both yachts | ana the breeze dead art, the Vanfde added only 31 seconds to her lead. In the reach across the sound on the l starboard tack with the breexe just forward of the beam and small reach- | ing tib topsa1 set on the Vanttta> ths | Cochran yacht gained1two minutes and seven seconds.
 | Shorten Safi.
 Then came the last leg and anocf,ex
 beat up the wind the yachts almost l fetching the finish on the staEboard
 tack Half way in the pufrs sena the Defiance 90 far down that Captain Pynohon ordered the club tupsan low
 cred and she sailed tho last three miles
 under the lower sails, mstnsaQ and
 tfb. On this leg, Vanftfe, under matn-
 sail. two heedsaf1s and club topsan | gained four minutes and 54 seconds
 Throughout the blow the sea was
 quite calm and there was no water or
 deck except what came ovsr the fse
 rail. The race for the last fs 6-s nrfiee | was the most satisfactory test tnaf the
 vanitie and Defiance have had to-
 gether.
 Final Tuning Up Thsrsdsy
 The yachts will havs thstr fnai tun-
 ing up race off Glen Cove Thursday
 Both yachts will then go to City fs-
 land for complete 0verhauEng in prvp-
 aratton for the real trial races next
 week on Newport.
 They sailed up to City Island aftea
 the race today for slight afterAttonz
 and setting up of the rigging, although
 repairs will be slight