New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Adans's Sloop
Finishes First
By 5 Minutes
Herreshoff Sloop Out-Maneu-
vers and OutsaiIs Old Ri
val Throughout % Miles

Ne" y - H. l., June q ne EeSO-
+ lute outgeneraled and outsailed her O id
rival the Yanitie, here this afternoon.
n the first Of the series OF trial races
70 decide which yacht will defend the
Americas Cup against the CHALLENGING
Shamrock ". The Herreshor sloop
wss never headed from start TO finish.
and beat the Gardner designed racer
over the twenty ght-mile course by
0:4:7, actual time, and by o:5:39 cor
rec.ed -lme.
In the spirited jockeying that pre-
ceded the start Of the race the Reso-
lutr slipped into The wi,dward berth and
crossing the starting line first never
fischer advantageous position. The
srs. leg was thrash to windward OF
fourteen miles, and i was here that
the ReSoluce showed = marked SUPERB
ori-y. In the run for the finish line
after turning the stake, the bronze
Van:tie seemed 20 find herself and
started 70 cut down the lead OF the
Herreshof entry, but the handicap
proved 700 great.
fire. steady breeze, averaging about
fifteen knots. blew steadily out Of the
southwest during the entire contest
and kicked UP iust enough sea 10 keep
the crews Of both boats on their mettle.
While to-day's race was . windward
and leeward afr OF twenty-e ght
miles. to-norrow's contest will be tri-
angular and will cover thirty miles,
the standard cup distance.
Jinx Trailing Vanitie
Although Rear Commodore George
Nichols, OF the New York Yacht Club,
SKIPPER OF the Nanitie, was plainly out
Unanswered by Char es Francis Adams,
70 po-O1t-.a -
iockeying for the start, the jinx that
has pursued the bronze queen Of late
showed i-self again this afternoon.
Shortly after the boats crossed the
starting line the main s.1ee. bride Of
the Van;tie became unraveled and It
looked tor 4 moment as though she
vas coming Up ITO the wind Before
the trouble could be re.nedied her
ma;nsheet had lost the wind and was
fapping The accident was 4 minor
enc, but experts who followed the
racers declare that she lost her head
way and was UNIQUE stionably hand.-
capped by the nlisnap.
As in her other meetings with he
vanltie. the Reso1ute did her best
work n going to w.ndward. TINS
uhase o. the bate also showed ne
superiority. Of her handling. IN the
run for home under ia loon lsbs ard
spinakers there WIS little 70 choose
between the boats. although ne Nani-
he recovered some Of hey .ost ground.
In rounding the 7rst mark CT Book
Island the Jaws o. the ga.T or me
Resolure Jumped our O. the socHct and
nomen.ari.y Stacked down the peek of
the sail. Happening a. any o-her
tine during the race this would have
proved a costly m:shap, bu. IN the
~ e.. a
coming about her men were aOe 20
reset the gaF before the boat was
slaughtered out on her ru1 Tor home.
Close Together at start
The start Of he race was an mag
inarY line stretch,E between The
steam yacht Xarita the committee
boa-. and the Brenton'S Rec Light
vessel. As they went away OF the
first leg the Yachts were carry.ug c uo
topsa;ls, forestry sails and jibs, and
the fresh Southwestern Dr51zc
both heeled ever and their lee rails
were awash Close hauled and agal-
ing Ter the windward berth. the r-va.s
were so close together that man
could easily have stepped from orc TO
lie other.
SLIPPED across the starting Inc ..rst.
later In sho-. tack OF shore the
Resolute set 4 ji5topsaN and pointed
higa INTO the wind The Fanltle &C.
owed suit. but her crew seemed slug
gisa in breaking out the SAL. After
coming about the cup candidates
headed :or Poin- Judith. the cnoppy
seas breaking high over their plunglng
bows Il was : the end OF this tack
rat the Taa.-.s's main sheet bride
gave way.
On the next tack the Resolute showed
magnifcen. burst o. speed. As size
tore through the water with her ssh
Ike nose tossing sheets Of spray back
over her deck the many yachting snarps
who have gathered here for me rae
declared they had never seen boat
foot so fast
The w.ndward thrash gaze me cre'5s
Of both boats the FRS. real tnrIl they
nave rad since the yachts have be Z
aader sal and brought ou- the caQa5-ll-
<-les o. .ae Resolute's men. lney vent
through the difficult m1neurers N
Hected with driving s4oop o. tae
Resoutes SIZE into Httee. nile
orseze with machine-lale precision.
The aerresnoT cup creation ran so
close 20 tae mark on re arst turn
nat J. seemed % spec.a.ors that she
was gong % ram .ne stake boat. It
was this saa~a turn that apparently
caused me gaH 20 leave me mast. lne
Hssolute dashed OYER the finish line
a. Z:2o:s9, giving aer an elapsed TIN
70, tae -werty-e eh- miles course o.
hours le n inutes 50 seconds.
The Official time follows:
Esspsea co,.e.'a
nIsso!ute 100 p 2 - - sis.57 a.l7 -
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