The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-08

In actual sailing the Resolute beat the
the thirty mile course Of the Indian Har-
Dor Yacht Club. The Resolute won
more through the skill of Charles Fran
els Adams. her helmsman. than through
any superior natural speed. Mr.. Adams
had the vanitie under the Rcsolute's lee
all through the m%anpuvring before the
start and forced the vanltie to take a
handicap Of II seconds. Cornelius Van
derbilt was at the wheel of the Nanitie,
but try as he woodland he tried hard
he never could quite overcome that
handicap. The race was a fast one. 1t
took 3 hours 9 minutes 80 seconds To
sail the thirty miles. OF which nine and
thrce-quarters were dead to windward.
The average was nearly 10 miles an
hour
II was not a truly sailed race. The
wine was east by north at the start.
giving a windward leg first. Then just
before the yachts reached the second
mark the wind suddenly hauled 10 south
southwest. and this made windward
work again on the second leg OF the
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the wind at times, the puffs having
| about 10 miles strength, and all the way
the yachts sailed with lee rails well
down. The race was one OF the pref
tiest ever witnessed between these two
yachts. II showed hat in her new
trim tho Vsnitie is a much improved
boat and also that success depends
much on the start.
The regatta committee-RiChard \.
| NIApEu md khhntt II ytr,ah uugtat.I he
Frank Bovine Jones and supported by
Richard Outwater. Frank G. Henderson,
Lawrence Darr. Count G. 5. Mankowski.
]. Harvey Finch and W. :. Mearey-
were on the tug boat william II. Chllds,
named after the commodore OF the club.
They were out early to send the yachts
away and found both racers on hand
ready. The wind had been light. but IL
was increasing steadily IN force, and at
noon the committee selected the course
which had turning marks off Shippan
Point and Centre Island. The starting
line was AT the white spar buoy OF the
southwestern end OF Great Captains
Island. The ttrst leg was east by north,
one-fourth north. FIVE and three-eighths
miles. and with the wind from east by
north this made a splendid thrash to
windward.
The warning sounded at 1915 and
each skipper began to sail his craft with
the idea OF being In the better position
at the start Is minutes later. Charles
Francis .Adams was assisted by Robert
w Emmons, I'd, George a. Mccormack
y. G. Herreshoff and George Nicho =
while on the NanitIe With Commodore
Vanderbilt were w. Butler Duncan,
Alex. :. Cochran. james II. Sparkmar
and Commander +. l.. Sawyer. L. :. y
BABY jib topsails were sent up IN stops
ready to break out. When the prepdra-
tory sounded at IL :25 both yachts were
to the westward OF the line with tht
Resolute leading. Resolute jibed. and
Vanitie followed n Hesolute was IN
the weather position with the Nanitis
well covered.
At one time II looked as IL the NanNi,
could have borne of quickly and sho
under the stern of the Rcsolute, and
a gybe then would have placed her Z
windward. but she failed 20 take ad
vantage OF this as the starting
with the Resolu'e bearing dow IN tru'
Boston style TO kill the Nanitie and thei
take the end OF the two minute allowed
to cross. Mr.. Adams was very success
full in this manpuvro and the Resolut'
shot ever the line at ~ 81 81 and th'
Nanitie crossed AT IL 80 IL. being handi
capped II seconds.
Almost as soon as Vanitie crossed sh'
took the port tack. and Res lutte fol!pwc,
at once. They we're heading toward tn,
Long Island shore. on this tack Nanit.