New-York tribune., 1915-12-26
Resolute Again to Fore
in Fine Yachting Season
BY Captain JAMES C. SUMMERS.

p American yaCNbSNleA nave t'S'S
son TO feel proud % the part they
played. as q whole, in making the sea-
son of 1915 a memorable one in the
history Of the sport. That 1t was
success beyond their expectations Is
evidenced by the racing records of
sail and power driven craft all along
the Atlantic seaboard, as well as on
the Great Lakes. As a matter OF fact,
interest in some of the classes exceed
ed that Of any previous year
Because of the war, no one reckoned
unon a race for the Americas Cup, Al
,bouch there was a vain hope early IN
the season that the struggle abroad
might end in time TO see Sir Ihoinas
TJpton's Shamrock ~ emerge from
her Brooklyn house for some trlai
spins of Sandy Hook.
The powers that be" IN the New
York Yacht Club, in shaping the sea
sons racing schedule, decreed that' as
no yacht had yet been selected 10 meet
the Shamrock ", an effort should De
made in that direction, with the re-
suit that the contests between the Dig
sloops Resolute and Vanitie formed
an Interesting feature of the season
racing. These yachts appeared In SIX
teen races between July 3 and August
| II. the Resolute winning twelve ana
the Vanitie four.
In 1914 the Resolute won thirteen
races TO the Vanitie's six, so that out
of a total Of thirty-fve starts the keso-
| lutte was the winner of twenty-five
races to the Vanite's ten. While no
announcement has been made, there IS
a tacit understanding among yachtsmen
that the Resolute will defend the Amer
ica's Cup the next time 1t Is raced Tor
First in importance in the racing
among the many one-desgn classes
com. the New York Yacht Clubs
"ffties." Eight Of them were in com
mission. They sailed in twenty-slK
races, and while, by reason OF the ad-
| justment of protests, the winner OF the
class has not yet been announced, non
ors were pretty evenly divided be
| tween Commodore George Baker, lrs,
! Ventura. the winner Of the Kings Cup
off Marblehead; w. f. Dodge's Samuri,
the winner Of the Astor Cup for sloops,
off Newport; j. p. Morgan's Grayllng
and Harry Payne Whitney's Barbara.
The Ventura and the Barbara each
won six first prizes in their class, as well
as some special trophies. The Samuri's
special prizes were the Glen Cove Cup,
the Navy Challenge Cup, the Commo-
dore's Cup and the Rear Commodore
Cup. The Grayling won three first, two
second and one third prize during Larch-
mont race week. The Barbara's win
nings included the Alumni Association
OF United States Navy Challenge Cup
and the y. Y. Y. c. Autumn Cup.
The performances of those smart lit
tie n-year-old "thirties" and their Cor
inthian shippers 90 on record as the
best ever" for that popular class Of
sloops. For the third successive year
the Okee, owned by Commodore J. A.
Mahlstedt. of the New Rochelle Yacht
Club. is the champion. She not only
won the championship Of Long Island
Sound, but she also won the first and
second series prizes and the sweepstake
series prize.
]. W. Alker's Alerion III won the sec
ond prize in the first and second sweep
stake series, and second prize In the
Sound championship. Ogden Mills Reds
Lena captured the second prize in the
championship sweepstake series. The
Okee started in twenty-seyen races,
winning ten frsts, nine seconds and
two thirds. She also won the series
prize and the Blackton trophy during
the Atlantic Yacht Clubs race week.
Under the skilful direction Of It's
commodore George F. Baker, jr, the
New York Yacht Clubs cruise in Au-
gust proved one of the most interesting
In the history Of that time honored or
ganization. A feature OF this cruise
was the passing Of the entire feet Of
sail, steam, auxiliary and power craft
ninety-two vessels In all, representing
more than 1900 tons-through the
Cape Cod Canal, and the daily racing OF
the big sloops Resolute and Vanitie
added interest 70 the squadron runs.
During the racing season the New York
Yacht Clubs race committee started
165 yachts on seventeen different days
In ffty-four races.
Six hundred and eighty-one yachts
were started during the six days of
Larchmont Race Week" the number
Of starters b, days being l2l, l03,
ll2, 101, l04, 140, respectively. Its
regatta committee is to be congratulate
ed upon its successful management Of
the races.
The number of starters in other
clubs that race on Long Island Sound
indicates the enthusiasm shown in the
sport In May the Knickerbocker had
32; the Seawanhaka Corinthian 26, and
the Harlem 43. In June, the Man
hasset Bay Yacht Club started 56, the
New Rochelle SO, the Larchmont SO,
the New York Yacht Club l6 and the
Seawsnhaka Cornthian 80. In July
the American started 65, the Larch-
mont (annuaD SO and the Riverside
27. In August the Stamford Yacht
Club started 80 and Indian Harbor
Yacht Club SO.
Thirty-fve yachts were enrolled in
the handicap class this year. A. W.
Lockwood's Carolina holds the record,
for she started % times out OF q total
Of 25 races. The winner in the first
division was W. II. Bowes's Pontiac and
in the second division A. T. Blacks
Sally TX. George +. Gartlsnd's Robin
Hood III was the winner in the third
division and OF the Championship.
Four class p yachts-the Nutmeg
III, the Britomart, the Italia and the
Sayonara, raced on Massachusetts, Bay
for the Upton cup, and the Nutmeg
III won it's second leg on the trophy.
She was also the winner Of the North
Shore and Corinthian Yacht Club
championship.
Commodore Robert Z. Tod's new Her
reshoff schooner, Katoura, won both
the Cape May and the Brenton Reef
challenge cups, in the first race for
those trophies since 1911. Her op- |
ponent was the three-mssted schooner,
Atlantic, now owned by J. c. and n. +. /
Brady, who challenged for both cups. |
In the last half Of the Brenton Reef
race, Of l32 miles. the Atlantic broke 1
the record by travelling III knots an /
hour for the entire distance.
In the realm Of motor boating some \
great things were accomplished. The /
goal toward which speed boat owners 1