The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
CUP DEFENDERS RACE
OFF NEWPORT NEXT
Changes in All Three Yachts
May Make Competitions
More Interesting.
TIME TRIALS COMPARED
The Resolute Shows Best Quail
ties, While the vanitie
Has Fastest Round.

The cup defender vanitie owned by
Alexander Smith Cochran. was towed TO
Newport on Saturday by her tender the
City Of Stamford. accompanied by the
steam yacht Mohican. She arrived al
Newport Saturday night and after a rest
1t was the intention OF Capt Harry Han
to have as many practice spins az possible
before the next race. which is to start TO-
morrow.
The vanitie Will not use her new boom
In the first OF the Newport races. That
change will be reserved until later. and II
Will be used when the rest OF the spars
are received from McKeesport The yacht
is In fine condition. Her sails have all
been recut and some lead has been taken
out Of the yacht so that she Is much more
lively than at any previous time.
The Defiance, the Tri-City yacht, LETT
city Island yesterday morning. She took
line from Jug, which will tow her
through the Sound. Tho Zipalong and
the lrolita, f. Walter Clsrks schooner.
and the Marie, G. NJ. Pynchons motor
yacht. also left for the scene OF tho next
series OF races. The Defiance has been
well sroomed. She has her new light
sails. which will be tried of Brenton Reef
light vessel some time to-day.
The slight changes In the 70 footers will
alter racing conditions. II may be that
Resolute will lessen her speed. The
changes made on the Vanitie and Defiance
may so much improve those yachts that
they will be able 10 win races this week
of Newport.
The times made by tho three yachts are
very close, and a careful analysis Of these
shows what a slight change IL necessary
TO turn defeat into victory. The Nanit!e
sailed in every race to date She sailed
334L miles in ALL and her total time was
~ hours 80 minutes SO seconds. The
Resolute sailed pa miles in IS hours 80
minutes SO seconds In those same races
the time Of the Nanitie was 3s hours 81
minutes seconds The Defiance has
sailed lb45 miles in 20 hours az minutes
40 seconds.
The Resolute's average speed for one
mile was s minutes 30.13 seconds. Vani-
ties average was minutes 1928 seconds
and the Defiance . minutes IS seconds.
The Resolute received an allowance OF So
seconds n mile in her frs. six races and
"a seconds in her recent races on the
Sound The Defiance had an allowance
Of 10 seconds a mile.
Carrying the ANALYSIS further the Reso-
lutte beat the Van!tie 10 minutes IS sec
onds In li3is miles sailed 70 windward
The Nanitle beat the Resolute II minutes
SO seconds in l44ss miles OF reaching and
the Resolute beat the Nanitie 2 minutes
30 seconds in 2s miles sailed with spin
makers
In her earlier races under the single
head rig the Resoiute was beaten by the
Vanite by I minute II seconds in 33's
miles OF windvard work. but when her
rig was changed TO that OF cutter the
Resolute made big gains on the wind. The
Nanitc hea: the Resolute 81 minutes u
seconds reaching 557s miles when the
Resolutc was slcop rugged hut with her
double head rig the Resolute more than
held the Nsnltie. Thus the double head
rig is so much the faster Of the two that
| although the lime allowance Is reduced
the Resolute wins by a larger margin,
The figures Of the Nanitie and Defiance
show stlll further that q. NJ Pynchon Is
| Justified IN thinking that with more sail
carried on the Defiance down the wind
| that yacht will have very good chance
| OF success In 56f miles Of windward
work the Vanitie defeated the Defiance 1e
minutes ~ seconds. In S2% miles or
| reaching the Vanitie defeated the Defiance
| &c minutes 40 seconds and In l5& miles
| OF spinnaker work the NAnite defeated
| the Defiance minute ~ seconds,
The fastest lime in all the races sailed
| has been made ny the Nanitie. In the
| last round Of the triangle IN the race Of
the Larchmont Yacht Club week ago
she sailed 147. miles in I hour ~ minutes
| 90 seconds The w'ndward leg was
miles. One reach with the wind over her
quarter she sailed ~ miles IN 81 minutes
| 10 seconds This was at the rate or l2''
| nautical miles an hour. II was not over
| a course logged on by some tugboat hut
was from one fixed mark to another. me
| distance having been accurately measured
Yach.smen were disappointed because the
Resolute was not in the race 20 SHOW
what she could DO under the conditions
II was n trial that Thoroughly tested th'
spars and rigging ~ the yacht and " sht
| can get more NJ that weather on newport
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