New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-08
Vanitie Beaten by Narrow
Time Margin in Well
Sailed Race.
ADAMS AT WHEEL
OF WINNING SLOOP
Clever Work by Shippers at Start
of Contest for Indian Har-
Dor Yacht Club Cup.
By Captain JAMES c. SUMMERS.

BY Captain JAMES c. SUMMERS.
Perched on the weather rail Of his
pet creation-the sloop RssoIute-
Captain Nat HerreshoR smiled yester-
day-a broad one, OF keen satisfaction
as the big yacht, heeling under her
great press of canvas and steered by
Charles Francis Adams, swept across
the finish line of Great Captain
Island, the winner of the Indian Har-
Dor Yacht Club Cup.
In fast and exciting race Of some
thirty-fiyc miles-counting the wind
ward work-she defeated her only RI
val the Vanitie by minute 8 sec
onds, elapsed, and minutes II sec
onds, corrected time. but by only 80
seconds actual time, boat for boat, for
the Vantie started 20 seconds astern
Of the Resolute AMI II seconds after
the expiration Of her time limit
The race, the third in which these
cup defence candidates have engaged
this season, was sailed In breezes that
sent them over the course In almost
record time and NJ speed exceed
ing ten knots. By reason Of the many
turns in the course tire crews of each
yacht had a splendid opportunity TO
! display their agility in sail handling,
/ the lack of which causes the loss Of
many a race.
/ In a fresh easterly breeze, and un-
der a cloudy sky, tho big sloops beat
| some eight miles 70 windwerd from
/ Glen Cove to reach the starting point
the white spar buoy off Great Cap
| tain Island. They arrived just be-
fore the tug W. II. Childs, with the
regatta committee Richard A. Monks
Henry c. Pelton and Abbott +. Brush
ON board, established the starting
line. Robert ". Emnons, I'd, Captain
Herreshof and George A. Cormack
were on board the Resolute and Will
lam Butler Duncan, James d. Spark
man and Commander F. L. Sawyer on
the Vanitie's sfterdecG
There was some clever work by the
shippers manpuvring for positions be
fore the start 10 the southwest of the
line. Cornelius Vanderbilt had the
Vanitie's wheel and Charles Francis
Adams, I'd, handled the Resolute Five
minutes before the starting signal Cap
tain Adams had placed the ResolutC
square 10 the windward of the Vanitie
both being on the starboard tack head
ing TO the northeast. The wind at thi:
Llilc was dOOub uNS coSN oAAN ~ i6iA'
knots strength.
The actual times taken at the star
were: Resolute, t2:31:57; Vanitie
12:32:17; but as the Vanitie haC
crossed II seconds after the expiration
of the two-minute handicap limit, he
official time was 1882.
Forty seconds after crossing the lint
Captain Vanderbilt swung the Vanlti'
70 the port tack, the Resolute following
suit Immediately. II was TO be wind
ward work TO the first mark-the ga:
buoy off the Cows-53s miles east by
north Il north from the start, and bott
shippers settled down for e board o.
10 minutes on the port tack, heading
for the Long Island shore. Club top
sails were carries, and sheets were
trimmed so fiat that main booms were
amidships. The Resolute kept thu
Vanitie under her lee all the way acros!
the Sound, back-winding her at times
and so close TO the Oak Neck Beach die
she drive her that Vanderbilt called fol
water" Captain Adams put the Reso
Lutte about at once, and the Vanitie fol
lowed slowly, apparently gaininga bet
ter weather berth thereby.
Crossing the Sound on the starboarc
tack they were able in % minutes t
fetch the first mark The Vaniti'
footed" well on this leg, but the Reso
Lutte held her weather berth 70 TIL