Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
RES0[UTE SHOWS
HEELS TO VAN|T|E
Obtains Lead in First Part of
the Initial Preliminary
Race.
WEATHER PROVES IDEAL,
BUT BREEZE is LIGHT
Two of the Claimants for Yacht Cup
Defending Honors Behave
Well in Tryouts.

ASSOCIATED PRESS BOAT, June :
(by wireless).-On fifteen mile triangular
course the cup yachts Canitie and Reso-
lutte crossed the starting line shortly be-
fore 1 o'clock this afternoon in the first
preliminary race on Long Island sound
incident to selecting a boat to defend
the Americas cup.
The Resolute, owned by the flag officers
syndicate of the New York Yacht Club
slipped over the line at 12:46:12, thirty
four seconds ahead Of the vanitie. built
for A. S. Cochran.
The weather was ideal. Just before
the boats got under way fresh north
wester of fifteen knots wrinkled the sur
face OF the sound. but shortly after the
start 1t had decreased to not more than
eight or ten knots. A large fleet OF
yachts and other pleasure craft follow
ed the racers.
in order to secure a windward posi-
ton of Roselut, which, however, was
not to be denied in this luff1ns match
Charles F. Adams, at the wheel
quickly drove the Herreshoff boat to
windward of Vanitie. Resolute footed
faster than Vanitie and went over the
line thirty-four seconds ahead Of her
rival Both single-stickers broke out
their baby jib topsails as they bore down
upon the line and stood away toward
Glen Cove harbor with the wind on
their port quarter.
Resolute Holds Her Lead.
At :o5 o'clock Resolute was well to
the weather of Vanitie and was more
than holding her lead.
Going over toward Matininock point
Can't nappja hold the V9nifiA close IDOT
the edge of the wind and appeared to
cut down some his rivals better weather
position. Sails of the two sloops caught
every breath of air and there was no
There was not wrinkle in the big cloth
of the Resolute from leach to huff. The
wind had fiattened out bit and it was
not blowing more than eight to ten knots
at rs o'clock.
Resolute came about at 20 o'clock.
stood up higher into the wind, and head
ed for the Connecticut shore At ~
Resolute, after a short tack to starboard.
went about on the port tack again The
Herreshoff sloop was. quite bit to
weather of Vanitie.
The Defiance, third of the claimants fol
cup-defending honors. was not able te
start today because her rig was being
changed.
Vanitie First to Come About.
The regatta committee sounded the
preparatory signal at 1875 and ten min
utes later the warning whistle was blown
The Resolute, close hauled. stood by thu
committee boat toward Rye harbor. She
was to the inward of Vanide, which
also stood along On the same board. Botf
sloops sent up babyjib topsails in stops
Capt. Dennis. sailing master of the Vani
tie, was the first to come about and stand
down for the line. This move was closely
followed by the Resolute.
Vanities came about at 1:2S O'Clock
and Resolute crossed her bows. show
ing that the Herreshoff boat had a sub
stantial lead over the Cochran craft.
Resolute came about again on the star
board tack at 1:29 o'clock. At this time
both yachts were holding along the
same board, heading In toward Ma
nursing Island with Resolute we'll to
weather and apparently Increasing her
lead steadily.
Breeze Flattens Out
Both single stickers came about on
the port tack at 1893 o'clock. and stood
down the sound. The breeze was light,
and the shippers of both yachts were
threatened with a possibility of having
to hunt for the best puffs of air. The
wind here and there showed soft spots
and indication of fattening breezes.
Just before the start the committee
changed its mind again and decided
to send the boats over a fifteen mile
triangular course, twice around, maxi
ing q thirty mile race, The first leg