The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-06
YANITIE GETS BACK
AT HER OLD RIVAL
Capt. christensen Aboard as
She Gives Sound Beating
to RcSOlutc.
OVER + MINUTES AHEAD

The cup yacht Nanitie administered
a decisive heating to tho Resolute yes
terday In a race sailed on the Sound
under the auspices Of the l.archmont
Yacht CLUB. She won by I minutes IL
seconds on elapsed time and 3 minutes
8 seconds on corrected time. The race.
the second for the two this year, was
sailed In a wind hat was moderate ut
the start. II increased in strength until
the yachts had all they wanted. They
were heeled until their lee rails were
under water and several strakes OF their
bronze underbodies were shown on the
weather side.
The course was from off Larchmont
to Long Neck Point % the Connecticut
shore, then across the Sound to OAK
Neck neal to oyster Bay, and then
again across the Sound TO the hnish.
They started with the wind art and ran
with spinnakers for 1874 miles. Then
Il was windward work and on THIS point
the Vanitie showed her superiority. In
a beat of "a. miles she gained about a
minute. The last leg was west mar
north. The wind by the time they started
on this leg headed both yachts so that
they had to make three tacks to cross
the Sound, and 1t freshened considerably.
The harder 1t blew the better the Nanitie
seemed to like it and she finished a
little more than half a mile ahead OF
the Resolute.
Cornelius Vanderbilt sailed he Nani-
tie from start to finish, and on board
were w. Butler Duncan. James u. spark
man, Commander +. l.. Sawyer and
Alex. Smith Cochrane. The Nanitie IL
in much better trim than she was at
any time last season. Much of her top
hamper had been lightened, which told
under yesterdays conditions. Her sails
have been recut and fitted well and she
has the winches that were used on the
Gun defender RelianceS which enable the
crew to handle the sails smartly. capt.
Chris christensen, who was on the
Resolute last year. is now on the Nani-
tie, and he knows how to get a yacht
in racing trim and to keep her so.
Charles Francis Adams steered the
Res6lute. On board with him were Rob
ert NJ. Emmons I'd, George A.. Cor
mack, Maj q. Herreshof, the designer
OF the yacht: Commodore George +,
Baker, Jr., and George Nichols. The
Resolute too looked to he in great con-
dition and her sails were faultless, but
the wind was n little too much for her
liking She started off well. as she al
WAYS does. She can get under way very
QUICKLY anu LOT llldN IttSpl '"cis
takes the lead AT the line.
The starting signal was made ut 1850
and the wind then was southwest by
south. The first leg of the course was
b east by north, three-quarters north.
Neither skipper was anxious 10 get away
first and each chose to take the end of
the two minutes allowed in which 70
cross the line. MIR. Adams herthed the
Resolute well and hit the line just ;
~z1xla to-, I,, .l. NEnyf,fn Vsag than
to leeward and six seconds further as
tern. The Resolute had the Nanitie
we'll covered. Each had broken out a
balloon jib topsail and in a few minute
each sent up a spinnaker, setting it on
the starboard side.
The Resolute had a little trouble with
her %spinnaker, which refused to break
out. But when the stops finally were
roken she at once began to leave the
Vanitie. The Resolute drew clear. Then
Mr.. Vanderbilt gradual? worked the
Vanitie out across the stern Of the
Resolte. He soon gained a position
that enabled the Nanitie TO cut the Res
olute's wind and NaH.tie began to close
up on her rival. The run down the wind
was a fast one, AMI when the yachts
reached the first mark they We're in
practically the same relative position as
when they crossed the starting line, the
t'AIl ~ A'l>S'''ll'l''
Spinnakers were doused and sheets
trimmed in fiat for the thrash to wind
ward. and MS they hauled on the wind
Mr.. Vanderbilt cleverly shot the Van
lite in between the buoy and the Reso-
lutte and gained "A position TO windward.
The yachts made eight lacks in crossing
the Sound to oak Neck buoy. Nanitie
steadily drew ahead. and in spite of all
the efforts of Mr., Adams held the
weather position.
At Oak Neck the Nanitic led by 80
seconds She took the port tack stand
ing out in the Sound and the Resolute
held the starboard tack holding in to-
ward the Long Island shore. The wind
drawing off the land gave the Resolute
a slight lift, but when she too stood off
shore the wind hauled to west by south
and headed off both yachts so that the
slight advantage the Resolute had
gained was lost again. They made
three tacks crossing the Sound. and
with the wind blowing fresh the Nanitie
gained more than three minutes. The
Vanitie finished at 8 :06 :35 and the Res
olute at 10 :i6.
The changes made on the Nanitie
have reduced that yachts rating consid-
erably and she now has to allow 2.37
seconds a mile, over the course of
twenty-eight miles the allowance is !
minute 8 seconds. These figures are
not official, but will not be altered more
than one or two seconds either way.
The cup for which the yachts raced was
donated by Commodore James II. Ford
OF the Larchmont Yacht Club. The
summary:
SLOOPS CLASS II, SPECIAL. COURSE, aS
MILES. START. ll:57.
ELAPSED
Finish. time.
Yacht and Owner. MS. H.M s.
Vanitie, c, Vanderbilt. ..,..... . ~ 81 ns 81
Resolute, II. W. Emmons I'd. 3 10 i6 u 4G
Actual ~ll:i7:b1; Nanitic,
ll:57:li. Corrected times-Namtic. 3OS 81
noenlp,a g.1Isau Napitpn b,.,u D.anlp,a