New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-28
RESOLUTE SAILS
AWAY FROM THE
VANlTIE AGAIN
Captures First Race of the
Series Off Newport by
Fair Margin.
HERRESHOFF SLOOP
LEADS FROM START
Cornelius Vanderbilt, at Tiller
of Cochran Yacht, Is
Outman9uvred.
BY CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

by CAPTAIN JAMES L. SUMMERS.
Newport, R. l., July 27.-With her
great mainsail swung broad off TO port
and her balloon jibtopsail swelling in
the fresh southwcsterly breeze, the
sloop yacht Resolute presented a spirit
ed picture as she swept across the
finish line, close to the old yellow
lightship marking Brenton Reef, this
afternoon, the winner of the rrst OF
her series of three races with the
Vanitie to be sailed off this port. The
Herreshoff sloop won by minutes 81
second elapsed and by 8 minutes 4 sec
onds corrected time.
It was the tenth race this season be-
tween these candidates for the defence
of the Americas Cup, and the Resolute
has won nine of the ten races.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Aston and some
friends were out to see the start of
Brenton Reef Lightship in the mahog-
any speed launch Mystery III. After the
start they followed the Resolute for
several miles on her course and then
returned to the harbor.
Il was hay offshore when the race
committee arrived off the lightship IN
the steam yacht Alberta, and as the
fog threatened to shut in again signals
were set for a. course TO Point Judith
whstling buoy and return. to be sailed
over twice. a distance of about twenty
eight miles. With the wind at south
west by south, this meant beat to
windward for the first leg Of the course
and a broad reach or run back to the
lightship.
After some pretty man9uvring to
the northward and eastward of the
line Charles Francis Adams, at the
wheel of the Resolutc, got the better OF
the start, crossing in the weather berth
fifteen seconds after the signal, with
the Vanitie close under her lee quar-
ter.
Captain Vanderbilt, at the wheel OF
the Vanitie, then made a radical move.
Putting his wheel hard up, he swung
the Vanitie clear around, gybing to
starboard, coming up on the port tack
and finally going to the starboard tack
again and crossing the line sixteen
seconds after the expiration Of her
two-minute handicap. The official time
of starting was: Resolute, ll:25:l5i
Vanite, 1927.
II looked as if Captain Vanderbilt,
not liking the prospect Of being back
winded by the Resolute, decided to
split tacks with that yacht, for that Is
what he ultimately did, holding his
starboard, or offshore, tack for twenty
minutes, while the Resolute made two
boards in that time When the Vanitie
did finally come about she was fully an
eighth of a mile dead to leeward OF the
Herreshoff sloOp.
When, at 1908, the Vanitie, on the
port tack, was not able 10 cross the
Resolute. which was on he opposite
tack, Captain Adams put the Resolute
about right on her weather and back
winded her. The Vanitie then tackled
to starboard. standing offshore for SIX
minutes. while the Resolute kept gong
in for the Point Judith shore.
In three more tacks the Resolute was
able to weather the whistling buoy on
the starboard tack. Rounding it at
12:41:45. her crew smartly set the
small ballooner as sheets were raised
10 port. The Vanitie rounded the buoy
at I2:44:15. the Resolute's lead being
> minutes 80 seconds.
The Vanitie gybed TO starboard as
she rounded, and the Resolute at once
followed suit At l:06:09 both gybed
to port, shaping their course for the
home mark. The Vanitie set her spin
maker to starboard at 1886, but the
Resolute's skipper tried lacking to lee
ward and gained thereby.
The yachts luffed around the old yell
low lightship, completing the first
round Of the course as follows: