The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-21

Back In 1915, when Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt had the yacht UNI
der charter. he was her first mate.
At that time, Vanitie was commanded
by Captain Chris Christensen. Com
modore Vanderbilt's sailing master.
who. is the professional skipper OF
ResoIube. Later, Captain Gautesen
was engaged by Rear Commodore
Nichols as the sailing master Of the
latter's so footer Caroline. He did
such work on Carolina that it was
only natural that he should be Rear
Commodore Nichols selection for the
cup race.
Like Vanitie, the other candidate
for the honor of defending the Amer
ica's cup was built in 1914. She was
designed by Nat Herreshoff and built
by the Herreshoffs at their Bristol
yards in 1914. Her general dimen-
tions are LOG feet inches over all;
rs feet on the waterline; 81 feet Q
inches extreme breadth and about IL
feet draft. Although the same length
on the waterline, Resolute is smaller
than Vanitie and so during the trial
races of 1914, received considerable
time.
Resolute was built by syndicate
of members of the New York Yacht
Club. The syndicate was headed by
Henry Walters, erstwhile commodore
of the club; with Arthur Curt;ss
James, Frederick G. 2Bourne, Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, George F. Baker, Jr.,
and j. P. Morgan as the other mem
bers. All have flown the senior flag
of the club. With the exception Of
Frederick G. Bourne, the members OF
the syndicate are all alive and deeply
interested in the defense OF the trophy.
The cup situation, in so far as the
new York Yacht Club is concerned,
is most unusual this year. The syn
dictate that built Resolu.e is +.ac-
tically the cup committee OF he or-
ganization, which also is n ontrol .
Of Vanitie. Again, Rear Commodore
Nichols in 1914, was a member OF the
on Resolute and probably
would be there today, had not Vanisie |
been turned over to the club.
The ''interlocked directorate" ex-
plains why the new sails for Vanitie |!
came from the Herreshoffs' sail lott
and why Rear Commodore Nichols
and Captain Robert w. Emmons, End,
of Boston, managing director of Reso-
lutte, have been in continual commu-
nication throughout the winter. Each
has helped the other place his re-
spective graft in commission. The
reason is self evident. The New York
Yacht Club is playing no favorites IN
it's defense of the trophy. The yacht
ing brains of the club are not trying
to make Resolute beat Vanitie or
vanitie beat Resolute. They are out
10 make either Vanitie or Resolute
beat Shamrock w and with that in
mind, they have been working to get
is much as possible out Of each yacht.
With changes being made in Vanitte
20 tighten the craft, it was natural
that Designer Herreshoff should make
a few in the Bristol craft. These
have been centered in the
.acing rig. Changes have been made
in the tophamper Of the craft, on the
oasis of reducing weight above deck,
20 as to bring the yacht to new line
of flotation, in the hopes that short
sr waterline will draw more time
rom opponents. 1t is said that about
100 pounds have been removed from
he tophamper of the craft. The new
2esolute mast, with its alluminite gaff
S considered unmatched in strength
Ind lightness. The changes have
made Resolute ride little higher out
II the water than in 1914. In her
rails to date, she seems to have
,ained by the. alterations in running
,efore the wind.
In addition to Captain Emmons,
here will be on board the Bristol
'acht, Charles Francis Adams, End,
f Boston, who will hold the wheel,