New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-24
Resolute Shows Great Speed
In Initial Try-out Of Year

be rehtted, although an extra Quilt
up" mast is lying at the Herreshoff
plant in Bristol. 1t is not likely to be
used, however, as events like that of
Saturday afternoon always cost a lot of
time even when they don't cost a few
lives.
While the race off New Haven gave
marine dopesters a line on the Res
olute, 1t left them in the same old fog
regarding the capabilities Of the Gard
ner designed Vanitie. The Resolute
performed as though the Americas Cup
we're sinking and she had picked up an
5 Us signal and was rushing to the
rescue.
The Vanitie reminded one of horse
that was scheduled for a killing next
week and was just out to get the air.
Sfc let herself out now and then aid
showed great speed, but more often
she seemed lost In thought. Viewing
the race from the press boat, it seemed
as though the Resolute was being
driven while her opponent was under
dou wraps, SO to speak.
Once, while on the starboard tack
and making for the stake boat marking
the first turn, the Vanitie began to
take things seriously. Assisted by the
first gusts from an approaching squall,
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started to hustle. She left the Reso-
lutte far astern and scudded by the
four-cylindered press boat as though
it were anchored fore and aft. Specta
tors were beginning to figure on now
much she would win by when her crew
must have begun to cogitate on who
won the war, for she grew listless
again, and the Resolute, keeping we'll
up to Wlndward, beat her to the turn
and opened the run for home in the
most advantageous position possible.
The rather lethargic performance Of
the Vanitie during the race was In
great contrast to her sprightly maneu-
v,eTing in the half hour of jockeying
that preceded the start. Here she
seemed able to outfoot the Resolute
about as she pleased. Sail handling
on the Vanitie seemed to be slow and
clumsy, while the men on the Resolute
worked with the precision of we'll
oiled machinery.
Resolute Crew on Job
Imme diately after crossing the start
ing line the Herreshoff boat broke out
her balloon jib and took in her jib and
staysail. The whole operation was ac-
comp!ished in jig time. The same
maneuver on the Vanitie saw the lib
and staysail still futterng in the wind
Long after the balloon jib had been set.
This fault is unquestionably due to a
lack of training.
The Vanitie Is scheduled to proceed
to the Herreshoff yards in Bristol to-
day in tow of her tender. the steam
yacht Xarifa, and will make that port
her base until elimination trials in the
ocean off Newport. Outside Of Bris-
to! she will engage in daily practice
spins IN which particular attention will
be paid to drilling her crew in sail
handling. The Resolute, it is said, suf
fered no injury to her hull in the ac-
cident of New Haven and will be
ready to go into action again by Thurs
day of this week.
New Workers. backing the bronze
cup contender are not discouraged by
her New Haven performance. They
point out that the result of that race
could have had no official standing
in the elimination process and as it !
was the first time out Commodore
George Nichols saw no occasion for
1r1yinR his boat. !.