The sun., 1915-07-15
ONLY NINETEEN SECONDS
SEPARATE TWO YACHTS
Vanite Finishes Ahead of Resolute After Unusual Race
but Is Beaten Through Handicap
Allowance of Rival Craft

The Resolute and vanitie sailed yes
terday one Of the closest races ever wit
messed In these waters. At no time in
the race. which was over a triangle Of
thirty miles were they more than a few
seconds apart and At the finish vanitie
had beaten the Resolute 10 seconds
boat for boat. She had gained IL Sec
onds In q ten mile thrash TO windward,
sailed the second ten miles. a broad
reach. In exactly the same timc as the
Resolute and on the last leg with the
wind abesm had gained s seconds.
The wind was iisht but steady and
the sea smooth II was what generally
has been regarded as Resoiute weather.
so the performance OF the vanltie was
big surprise 20 all and tho race showed
again how nearly even the two yachts
are and how much depends on the al
lowance which Resolute gets from Van
lite. This Is 1 minute IL seconds In
thirty miles. 70 that on corrected time
the Resolute won ths second race OF the
New York Yacht Club sailed or Sandy
Hook by SO seconds.
The race was not started until nearly
2 o'clock because all the morning there
was a fiat calm and a CLASSY smoothness
spread over the water The heat was
Intense and yachtsnren on steamers kept
their craft moving 10 make a little COOL
ing air. The haze was so thick that
vessels n mile away were lost TO sight
and the horn on the Ambrose Lghtshic
doomed out Its dismal warning and made
every one nervous.
About 1 .a0 o'clock q light air ruined
the surface OF the water and II increased
steadily In strength. although old mari
ners declared II would not last. The
committee. however. took advantage OF
the Improvement and decided to make
start. hopeful that the wind would
improve ard let the yachts make a race,
The steam yacht Viking anchored at
the lightship and soon the course sis-
nails were set. The first leg was ten
miles south by west. the second ten
miles esst-northeaS and the third ten
miles northwest half west. The wind
was coming south by west and the first
leg was to windward. The preparatory
signal sounded at 1 AS and on each
yacht jib topsails were sent up on the
stays ready to break out. The manpu-
wiring was not very lively. Neither skip
per would take chances Of being left.
and each kept near the line ready tn
start as soon as possible. The wind
was GROWING DetteT every minute, 50
the plan was to get away as soon as
possible and to sail into the freshening q
wind
Both yachts on the port tack stood
to the west end OF the line. where the
VIKING was anchored. and then vanitie.
which was leading. tackled. passed the
Viking and stood in to cross the line
from south to north. while the Reso!ute
wore round and headed from the north
toward the line. The starting signal
sounded att :55 and the vanitie hauled
on the wind and crossed on the star
board tack at the light vessel end 80
seconds later. The Resolute crossed
about midway between the Viking and
the light vessel. 43 seconds after the
Varitie. Neither yacht bothered the
other In any way. but Resolute had the
better position. being further to wind
ward OF her rival.
For few moments II looked as II
the Resolute would ehos. along In hcr
usual style and soon take command
ing lead. but when sheets had been
trimmed on each yacht and zach had
settled down to It's work Il was seen
that the Nanitie was footing fast and
pointing Just az high ~ mo u t....,''
They were heading southeast by south
Twenty minutes after the start the wand
backed half a point and headed the
yachts. but only for moment. and then