The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
RESOLUTE WINS RACE
ON TIME ALLOWANCE
yaritic Gains Ten Seconds on
Run From New London
to Newport.
\oTENOuGH TO BEATRIvAL
Winner Better in Light Winds,
Loser Superior When
Breeze Freshens.

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London 90 this port The Nanitie started |
last ~ seconds astern OF the Resolute. I
e,t she gained 10 seconds, so that at the /
e,,sn she was 9 seconds asteri.. The course
..s ..-ty miles in length, and the Vanltie |
t,Its allow minutes 81 seconds 80 that
the n,spIute won the race by minutes |
~ seconds
wta race again demonstrated that the |
fvo Yachts are pretty evenly matched. and |
t.lt there. Is .ittle more than the time al |
luwtnc. between them. Again when tho
U.,l WAS light the Resolute gained but |
,h,u Il frcshened the Nanitie sailed the
faster
When the fleet left New London harbor
tr.e,. WAs a light wind from the southwest
mat brought In some fog. and the commit
90, n Deb Parsons J. NJ. MacDonough
and Frederick O. Sheldon. had the post
ruu,m.u' signal set The fox lightened n
,ttir later and after a walt OF fifteen min
ut.s the preparatory signal was made.
Tho Yachts had first to sail from Race Rock
-FOUR miles away, ana the course to that
ron' was south by east The tide was
running strongly TO the east, and setting
the Yachts to lie ward, so that on the first
leg they were practically close on the
wind
The cup yachts sent jib topsails up in
stops and n IN circled about near the
line. cdch SKIPPER rearing 10 get 100 iar
away When tho warning was maze NJ
10 % the kesolute headeu TOT tne hne'
but nearing II too quickly she made an
other turn. and the Nanitie tried to gain
position on the feso!utes "eather quar-
ter Inc ktsolute was the nrst away croHs
ING al U 81 20 one hau oroNen ou' No
lh ''lstlI' ana was IN starpoaru taCh iHe
Nart' crossed at 10 81 o. ana she had
= smaller Jib topsaii aloft, ana was 10
,g.tIv4rd of her rival The wind at this
time had frcshened somewhat. ana the
k's1lgte gradually worked out ahead or
tae Nan.te, and soon had such a COM
mAnding lead that many declared II was
oil over.
The yachts headed about south holding
high OF their course. and then when near
'ug Race Rock bore on, and with sheets
Well started reached down toward the
rok The tide was boiling through the
race and II helped the yachts doing fully
IS much to send them on their way as
tur Wind did.
The Resolute passed Race Rock at
10 80 40 and the Nanitie at IL :02 ~, 80
that up TO that point the Resolute had
oI.st.led the NaHite . minutes and
ser0g D.. skipper Adams kept the Reso-
ute III shore, while Capt Han Rugged
{. Isvl. 70 Fishers Island, lie took
advantage OF favoring eddy which runs
strongly there, and 30 made an ap-
prec!ab.e gain, getting 10 within zoo yards
II the Resolute.
The course from Race Rock to the white
buoy OF Point Judith was east "a north,
30 that The yachts took the wind over
heir starJoard quarters. They reached
along near Fishers Island shore. and then
g1t touch OF war. The coast artillery
was practising target shooting and Gov
'ruWon, tugs warned the yachts away so
that th. req, OF the fleet had to stand
f,-,h.- or sbore Then the battleshin
LH'NI'I 'lI sHpIe' linen '"e oh''.s"'p
h'Yue lsNiha paSsed throusn tne Ne,
ya vac, n.'7 keep,s -" her asp constantly din.
PING. Later seven torpedo boat destroyers
We're passed, and OF Newport there was
submarine doing characteristic stunts
A. II 40 o'clock the wind had fallen
.usb, So, ,ha ,,aobts Lant ,novIrg on and
81 o"l ''le ! aon'S hep' wv, NJ ne '
I'D not last long. and then as the wind
freshened the Nanitle closed up on the
Resolute At 1880 o'clock the Resolute
was south on Watch Hin. The race was
e!oSr INC interesting one, anu 'ne ' an
,r - -, e''a, W ''' Wv, ~ n,nd Ia, ~
About 80 o'clock the wind strengthened
20 a good sailing breeze, and the racers
-oado ha,,ar ,Irra A, me whistle buov or
- - ", w. '''.te, AZ ene .s ponoy ~.