The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-04
Storm Snaps Mast of One Yacht; Makes Others Quit
RESOLUTE AND OTHER BIG
CRAFT SUCCUMB TO GALE
Ventura, Carolina, Barbara and Iroquois Lose Fight
With Tumbling Sea and Give Up Race-Only Nine
of Fleet Reach Newport-Vanitie First In.

NEWPORT, Aug. 3.-The peace squad
gathered in New London harbor last
night and looked so we'll. IL scattered.
One-half-the battleships. large steam
yachts and cruisers-are safely In here.
somewhat battle SCARED, and the
smaller units are at New London or
Stonington waiting for the wind and
sea to calm down.
They started out from New London
this morning with the wind blowing
twenty-five miles an hour from east by
north. 1t had blown hard all night and
there was "A big tumbling sea into which
the yachts ploughed their way. Al
times the wind was half a gale and the
puffs were vicious.
The Resolute. racing against the
Vanitie. had to withdraw and 1t is feared
tonight that she is seriously injured.
She will not be able to AXE part In the
Aston cup race Tomorrow. The trouble
Is said to be with the bow plating, the
rivets OF which are said TO have pulled
out. HerreshofY was sent for and the
yacht has gone to Bristol for repairs.
Every effort will be made to have her
ready In time to continue the cruise on
Thursday.
IL was the hardest race these two
yachts have started In. Ii gave the
Nanitie an opportunity to show hat in
a strong wind she can sail well. as her
admirers always said she would She
was leading the Resolute when the latter
withdrew and was doing well. Some
Idea of the state OF the sea can be
had by the Vanitie's action. When off
Fishers Island she hit a wave so hard
that w. Butler Duncan. who was steer
ing. was thrown over the wheel.
OF the seven fifty footers to star only
three finished-the Samuri, Grayling and
~Spartan-and the Samuri won. The
Ventura sprung her mast head and was
towed in by the Alacrity. Unless there
Is a spare spar at HerreshofYs she will
not be able to race again during the
cruise. The Caroline. Barbara and Iro-
quois thdre and came on later when
the storm moderated. Eighteen yachts
started. the thirty ~footers and other
small craft declining the contest. and of
the eighteen. only nine finished.
The yachtsmen are disappointed. Had
the storm come at the end OF the cruise
all would have stayed In the race. bu
'''' flF' A'hN Y
for the yachtsmen did moi care to ruin
their sails or take chances on carry
ing away spars.
The starting line was established by
the tug Moran, and II. De b. Parsons
j. NJ. MacDonough n Frederick o
Speddon. the committee, made the
preparatory signal at 40 O'Clock. The
big sloops were sent off at 9:40. The
Nanit!e. with a working topsail set and
carrying a jib topsail set over lower
canvas. crossed the line at Q 40 40. Sht
heeled until her sail was we'll under
and with the win abeam reached
toward Race Rock, going very fast.
The Resolute took the end OF the two
minutes. crossing at 9:41.56. She wa,
under lower canvas. but had her top
sail furled on her topmast. 1t wa.
never set. on this reach the Vaniti,
did the better work, and when sh'
hauled on the wind at Race Rock sh,
had increased her lead.
Then the trouble began. Both yacht.
dove into the head seas, throwing tn,
water high in the air and often drivinl
riSht through the waves. There wer,
big holes In the water. At one momen
the yachts would be sliding downhil
with their sterns in the air, and tn
next their bows would lift as they wer,
trying to hurdle a big coamer. Eacl
yacht MADE several tacks and the Van
title still held her advantage.
When at II O'Clock the Resolute sho
into the wind and withdrew from tn
race, the yachts Viking. Alberta an,
Aloha went to her assistance. \ lin
was passed from the Alberta and sh
was towed slowly in, later being take
} to Bristol. The Resolute was off abou
the middle OF Fishers Island when sh
withdrew.
The tifties made a good start with tn
, Grayling in a good position at the en-,
OF the line. George Nichols handle
, the yacht, but Commodore Morgan wa
, on board. Soon after hauling their win,
they began to drop out OF the ract
Fleet Captain Grenville Kane sailed tn
Ventura and when her mast head sprun
, the steamer Alacrity took her in tow
: Edmund Fish and William Earl Dodg
|, sailed the Samuri, and hat yacht stoo
; on the port. well over toward Bio
! Island. and then on the starboard tao
. over to Point Judith. At that point sh
was second to the Grayling, but o
X short lacking up the Narragansett shor
she weathered the Grayling and won tn
race by one minute and thirty-two sec
onds. The Spartan was third, Harr