America’s Cup Defenders 
Resolute Leading Vanitie. 
Thus far, whatever else has been proved by 
the preliminary try outs of cup defender possi¬ 
bilities, Resolute and Vanitie, the fact beyond 
question has been settled that Skipper Adams, 
the amateur in charge of the wheel aboard Reso¬ 
lute is a much greater helmsman than Capt. 
Dennis, professional in charge of Vanitie. This 
wonderful amateur sailor, has out jockeyed, out 
guessed, out generaled and out sailed his pro¬ 
fessional opponent at every stage of the game. 
The three races off Sandy Hook have shown 
Resolute a remarkably able boat on all sailing 
points. Results to date are as follows: 
Race 
Date 
Place 
Winner 
First 
June 2 
L. I. Sound 
Vanitie 
Second 
June 3 
L. I. Sound 
Resolute 
♦Third 
June 4 
L. I. Sound 
Resolute 
Fourth 
June 6 
L. I. Sound 
Vanitie 
Fifth 
June 10 
Sandy Hook 
Resolute 
Sixtl 
June 11 
Sandy Hook 
Resolute 
Seventh 
June 12 
Sandy Hook 
Resolute 
*Vanitie withdrew. 
The total distance sailed in the six races has 
been 179% miles and the Vanitie has made the 
best actual time. The totals are: Vanitie, 23 
hours, 53 minutes 2 seconds; Resolute, 24 hours 
10 minutes 26 seconds. In the total distance 
sailed the Vanitie has beaten the Resolute 17 
minutes 24 seconds. The total allowance in the 
six races figures 19 minutes 17 seconds, so that 
on corrected time the Resolute is the winner by 
only 1 minute 53 seconds. With sheets trimmed 
flat the two yachts have sailed 68% miles and 
the times are: Resolute, 10 hours 7 minutes 49 
seconds; Vanitie, 10 hours 14 minutes 5 seconds. 
With the wind aft the beam they have sailed 
11®% miles and the times were: Vanitie, 13 hours 
38 minutes 57 seconds; Resolute, 14 hours 2 
minutes 37 seconds. Fifteen miles have been 
sailed dead before the wind and on that point of 
sailing the Resolute gained 27 seconds. Results 
might have been reversed had Mr. Adams 
handled Vanitie. 
FIRST SANDY HOOK RACE. 
Resolute defeated the Vanitie by 4 minutes 16 
seconds, actual time and by 7 minutes 29 seconds 
with her allowance. The Defiance had mishap 
and withdrew. The race was fifteen miles to 
windward and return. The Resolute not only won 
the race, but she established a new record for 
the course. She sailed faster than any Ameri¬ 
ca’s cup race over a windward and leeward course 
ever was sailed. Her time was 3 hours 16 
minutes 41 seconds. The fastest cup race over 
a similar course was sailed by the Vigilant in 
1893. In a strong easterly wind the Vigilant’s 
time was 3 hours 24 minutes 39 seconds. The 
Resolute’s time is faster than this by 7 minutes 
58 seconds. Her time is all the more remark¬ 
able when it is noted that the Vigilant was 86.19 
feet on the water line, while the Resolute is 75 
feet, and the Vigilant spread 11,272 square feet 
of canvas against a little more than 8,000 on the 
Resolute. 
Vigilant in her race defeated the Valkyrie. The 
Valkyrie led at the windward mark, but on the 
run home carried away two spinnakers. The 
Valkyrie’s time to the windward mark was 2 
hours 6 minutes 35 seconds. The Resolute’s time 
yesterday was 1 hour 55 minutes 15 seconds. 
The wind blew eight miles an hour early in the 
race, and the sea was smooth. 
Charles Francis Adams 2d, who sails Resolute 
handled the little racer perfectly, while Captain 
Dennis was criticized on all sides for his sailing 
of the Cochran boat. His specialty thus far 
seemed to be that of setting his spinnaker on 
the wrong side, trusting to the Lord and a land 
breeze to keep it filled—to date unsuccessfully. A 
most interesting feature of the race to-day was 
that Resolute on the run home gained 29 seconds 
on Vanitie, which boat has taken this as her 
best working point. 
The summary: 
CUP YACHTS OFF SANDY HOOK- 
COURSE, 15 MILES TO WINDWARD 
AND RETURN. 
El’p’sd Corr’ctd 
Start. Fin. Time. Time. 
Yacht. H.M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. 
Resolute . ...11 16 27 2 33 08 3 16 41 3 13 28 
Vanitie ... 11 17 00 2 37 57 3 20 57 3 20 57 
Defiance-11 17 00 withd’w dis’b’ld 
The elapsed time for each leg of the course: 
Windward. Leeward. 
H. M. S. H. M. S 
Resolute . 1 55 IS 1 21 26 
Vanitie . 1 16 04 1 21 53 
SECOND RACE. 
It was only with her time allowance of three 
minutes, thirteen seconds that Resolute won to¬ 
day, nevertheless, she did win. 
Both boats crossed the line on the starboard 
tack, so close together that Skipper Adams had 
to pay off to get his wind. Vanitie, with her 
mainsail club, staysail, and jib, drawing well, 
stuck close to the quarter of the Resolute and 
checked her advance still further by spilling the 
wind into her sails. Mr. Adams quickly broke 
out his No. 1 jib, and Capt. Dennis his big reach¬ 
ing jib. Vanitie was gathering headway and 
holding Resolute astern as she went. 
Crossing the line 19 seconds ahead of Resolute 
a gybe brought both yachts over on the starboard 
tack, with sheets close hauled. They held to this 
course for some time, Vanitie footing the faster 
and drawing steadily ahead. A tack at the lower 
end of Vanitie’s reaching jib slipped up and 
Vanitie Working to Windward. 
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