New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-12
Story in Detail of How the
Resolute Won Sixth Cup
Yacht Test on Time
Allowance.
By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

BY CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.
Those who watched yesterdays race
between the Resolute and the Vanitie
agree that 1t was skilfully fought con-
test from start to finish. with the nonors
in the Cochran yachts favor. AS pre-
yiously told, the Resolute won on her
time allowance by minute 1s seconds.
The Vanitie led at the start by 10 sec
onds; at the first mark by minutes ~
seconds; at the second mark by minutes
. seconds. and at the finish by ! minute
81 seconds. Boat for bolt she defeated
the Resolute by minute 81 seconds. AL
though admirably sailed from start to
finish, the Resolute was in the lead for
only a short time in the windward work.
The race demonstrated beyond question
that the Vanitie is a mighty fast yacht
in light winds and smooth water and
when her crew work in unison in the ham
ding Of sails. They were slow at times
yesterday in the changing Of light sails.
but they showed a marked Improvement
over the work Of Wednesdays contest.
The Vanities one great fault. however,
is her slowness in stays. Taking an aver
age of her twenty-one tacks made yes
terday, 1t required IS seconds to swing
her from full to full" whereas the Reso-
lute's average was IA seconds for sixteen
tacks. An analysis of these figures shows
that the Vantie lost just / minute "a sec
onds in the ten-mile beat to windward.
II she had tackled as quickly as the Reso-
lutte she would have been beaten by only
80 seconds instead Of minute IS seconds.
II is possible that she might have saved
all of her time allowance and have won
| by a small margin. So II behooves the
powers that be in her management to i'm
prove her in this particular
There was little promise of wind from
any quarter when the press tug John j.
| Timmins steamed down the bay to the
starting point, off the Ambrose Light
ship. AS far as the eye could reach the
sea was as smooth as glass.
The Resolute, In tow of her tender, the
Cape Cod, was the first Of the yachts to
arrive at the lightship She had on
board. besides her helmsman, Charles
Francis Adams, I'd; Captain Nat Here's
|
and George Nichols. The Vaniue, which
came out under sail, had for her AFTER
guard her owner. Alex Smith Cochran,
william Gardner, her designer, and FRED
/ Davies.
The Defiance, under sail. had triai
sn,n in the bay inside Sandy HOOK. one
djd not come outside at all, and IT was
learned later that owing to several mis-
hans she will not be In to-day's race. one
will be towed to City Island early TINS
morning. us,
The Yachts that assembled at the hgnt-
shin for the start. and which afterwaro
fo,,owed the racing craft around the
course. included the Vanadis. owheo ~
| C. X. G. Billings, who placed her q. Wv
disposal Of the regatta committee :"
u. Parsons, ]. NJ MacDonousn AN
Frederic 0. Spedden. for their use Is
committee boat; the Virginia '" ~
u,,kness. the Idalia. w. ID. Hoxie, INC
Jtasca II e. b., Hawkins; the 'ihihs'
George r. Baker, jr.; the Mohicah' a. o.
Cochran. and the Aura, A. n. mo,.,s.
The regatta committee signaiied' h.'ee'
minutes before the preparatory
that the race would be oyer 'ria"e.
lar course OF thirty miles-ten mics "
the leg. The course for the nrs' res "
south half east; the second nor'nea .
half east. and the third. west.nof.n~ W.,
A better battle for the weathe. pos'su'
at the start has not been seen ior 49,
Captain Dennis won and fairly earne'
his honors. n.,d
Neither he nor Captain Adams paw
much attention 70 the starting signal %