The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-05
RESOLUTE WINNER IN
RACE FOR AST0R CUP
Beats Nanitic Without Need of
Time Allowance i'm Tilt
OFF Newport.
TNCHiNrESS ALSO WINS
Take, Trophy for SchOOners,
rlcionc One for Sloops-NO
Race for Kings Cup.

>.eI.I- tu=. THE races for the
AS.- .... sailed to-day. were the best
a., -, season The yachts were tried
over .at... ~ thrty-eigh, miles in
..r-,4 1910 tHe Wind was moderate and
f.r., ws. The Resulute won the trophy
q. ... s." defenders. the Enchantress
f.f a.. boomers and the Pleione
.r % Tor sloops
L.. ... -It Commodore Dallas b.
Pra- .. Sew York Yacht club an
no... . BOARD his flagship Seafox. after
rs...- ...' Germany had declared war
.g,..t p stand. that In view Of the dis
u..I ... oils existing i'm England he
... ... 'Htf th, race for the King ;
: o.. . '..i u' gwen W special cup.
r.t,,.. a.. ur substituted by the club
10 f. .,..I f.- tomorrow by the yachts
,n....I '. 'H' Kings cup.
Tie. ,l. defenders sailed a remarkably
.t,.,stn. race. The FIRST leg was down
g.. o..1 tnd the Nanitic led nearly all
no was 90 'He nrSt mark. which was
su..',.. miles away. and then the Reso-
.tr .a..tI Hs. rs printed In the in
t.4-....- 'nr mark was one mile east
d., n. R. Buoy OF Block Island. The
,a,is. .' tire tug julia Moran says II
ass i.t.,d % that spot. but when the
I'd. IT'S '.g.u Z the mark was about two
m .,- northeast by north half north OF the
u,. .lot. ,trt Harry Han made a pro-
ttst b.. 10 oil, b Parsons, chairman OF the
usl.'a committee. II Is assumed that
So, .l,s go ',ed.
T.. e..ri lcg Vas to winduard The
N,.I .HI .r''a,ued To about twelve miles
-a .a. rn' Yachts sailed with the
..is alNr Too tine water and the Vanitie
all .-. "a ~ g. Walter Clark BEGAN to
ote-..r. Nrt they had lost on the first
OH. Nin.tl' slowly gained on the
Ice I', T1' iroli'a gained nearly i've
s...'.-. Hu' that was not enough To beat
go, D. E's'.ess. WHICH I'D share VI
se,. started IA tn sioop lass. and the
Same. dOSvd 4 minutes 80 second,
" PHI. 0'aes and % minutes - seconds
10 'ls 'pr"lIo. The ShimnA finished hrst
anu oH corrected time she was beaten Uy
.hs reo", and DurellO.
Tho sixteen racing craft left the har-
tor U tn ,'ub tupsails set over lower can
vas 20 l' battle FOR the prizes pr, scented
Oy VIM c0t Astor which represent the
championship u the different rig The
preparatory sounded from the steamer Vi
aH. u" wh.ch we're Commodore Dallas
i'at and the regatta committee at
II and then the crews Of the Resolut.
aad Na''.e got busy. Balloon jb top
sals We're -"Ht NJ IN stops on each yacht
and ~ ID 80 o'clock the two got into clos
rl1iHu' northeast Of the line.
The Nanitle stood for the line, with
ne Nr-olute following When the start.
ne s-nal sounded the Nsnitie was Close
% Oh lee end or the line. Her balloon
ID topsail was broken out and she
rln down tho line waiting until the end
% the Two minutes She bore m ana
.-'ssel ar - .ol rs, and the Resolut.
-osssl - lecNard Of the Nanities
wake FL. H. 90 90 She was handicAppe,
seconds Rooms had been cased to
s,a-bofrl and the course was southwest
+. Yves fnr Isle miles.
IT, starting signal OF the 20 foo,ers
VAS ~" warning for the other sloops,
AND "'. Ncre started AT IL .0J. The
.rtn.re-s went AZ l2:1o. In the mean
line 'Hs Naui'.c led the Resolute. Reso-
ne 'Il tried to luN out on the weather
quartz ~ the Nanitie. but failed 10 make
on gam Finally they bore west by
SOUTH 200 where the mark was supposed
% pf. each skipper expecting TO make
moi r" c'ho, but IT was found that the
mark Nts out ~ position and In such n
ys trtt the Euchantross, Nagrant and
R's7..'e ml.h more than made up what
re apparently had lost so far In the
ftrs
7.,n ~ owed a battle on the wind
~ At"''.r broke out "A baby jih topsail
..1 went after the Resolutc, which also
'st htht ih topsail. and the Irolita
''''.d down fn cut down the lead OF the
trtHt.'.ss- The wind freshened and
'Her .af nu hours sailing the Nanite
hanged her llh topsail. setting y tiny
20 TIC Nan!tie forced the fighting.
a.s~r every few minutes, and she very
SOW. drew nearer and nearer to the
Res a'e While the Irolita drew up toward
no I'"hs''ress At o.20 the Resoutc
rose 'N' BOW of the Enchantress and
vas 'H- leading Yacht in the feet. and
ar 1901 hour later the Nanitie also crossed
no l''Nt"f-css and was second boat.
A. 3D." leaders ncared the next mark
'1' found that both had overstood.
To 0."I VAS then pufy. Both heeled
o-sir-Ho.' ard there seemed 70 be quite
N m 'u. 'opmast Of the Resoute.
= 0t- broad reach OF six and one
40 '.- t 10 the finish and balloons
r'rf carried ON this point of sailing the
N'o..'' made q gain Of IL seconds. She
'o's.7 Ito finishing line greeted ny the
''.s' ~ tine steamers AZ $40 II. and
no N'..'- rn.shed at i:4c 80. beaten on
.,'.e '"'n lv minutes . seconds. The
F''ht''' ss was next A. 4 ~ :b6 and she
We lowed hv the froita a. so rs, SO
'1' % 'Hc reach the Enchantress had
Ea.H'I N mute - seconds The Va
gar 0tH next at 5.l2ls. and then
aTe 90 inra AZ 3 .2s go Pielone at
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