New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
ALL FOUR READY TO-DAY.
THE BOSTON BOATS WILL BE IN THE TRIAL
RACE THIS TIME
NEW JAWS FOR THE PILGMM's GAFF. AND THE
JUBILEE's PEAK HALYARDs IN WORKING

JUBILEF's PEAK HALYARDs IN WORKING
oRDrR-THF vICILANT REME,suRED.
In to-days trial race OF the cup defenders all
four OF the yachts will start Work on the jaws
OF the gaff OF the Pilgrim and on the outer bride
OF the .Iublee's peak halyards was pushed forward
yesterday, and this morning will not only see the
two contestants Of Thursday at the starting line.
but the two Boston fin keels also. II was said
yesterday that the accident to the Pilgrim was
not a breakdown hut the discovery that her main
sail was unmanageable with the jaws which had
been put in her gan. Yesterday. at Wintringhams
Yard. near the Atlantic Yacht Club house AT
Bay Ridge the forges were at work making new
jaws for the big hnkeers gam
The special committee on the Americas Cup can
not fail TO take into account in selecting ue-
fender for the cup the fact that the two Boston
boats were not able To sail the race In the DIT
Of a blow OF Thursday. no matter now success
fu they may De to-day. Nearly all yachtsmen
agreed yesterday that the Nighaht inade mis-
take in not carrying her topsaii as the colona
did Those aboard OF her evidently expected a
big blow. and had the wind increased the Colonia
would have had to take in her topsah. Nate
Uerre.hor WAS aboard the Nigant. and there are
few. If any better yacht saIlers. when makes the
Vigilant's mistake all the more reinarhaoie'
G. Oliver Is-lin yesterday morning asked Tor
r4neasurenent Of the vlgilant believing that her
load wateriine had been exaggerated IN the pre-
vious measurement. and that the Nishaht was
really the winner OF Thursdays race
The jubilee had not been measured ny MT hEs'op,
and 80 yesterday afternoon both boa's were ""e"
to the Erie Basin for measurement i"ey "r'e
taken up there TO get sinooth "d'e'' VII.
Hyslop left the NewYork Yacht 'luohouse AT
o'clock to go down and measure them
The talk among yachtsmen yesterday was OF
course all about the race OF Thursday ana the com"
ing race OF to-day. j. Rogers Maxwell VINO ss'.u
on board the Vigilant in Thursdays race sau
am afraid that Il mistake was made III housing the
Vigilants topmast. 1t day for testing yachts
and not for saving topsails. II the Nls'iah' h"u
had her topsan set she would have walked away
from the Colonia. time allowance ana all
Captsin John Barr the sailing master OF the
Jubilee said: II do not think the |lshaht fhsur
mistake by housing her tOpmast ~ me "ind had
Increased the Colonia would have had to house hers
We had our topmast housed. and from the APP
pearance Of the weather when We started out !
think dil right"
One Of the Colonia's people said; "IHey can re-
measure the Nigant all they please. bht me race
OF Yesterday cannot be taken away from Ms II we
get wind enough the Coonla is winner IN th- H'si
races When the Colon.l houses her topna~t me
! vlgant viii be re-f-l down.
Charles Francis Adams. 3D. who sails on 'he
Pilgrim said: The Pilgrim will BE- In good shape
| for the Tomorrow. I do not think We VIII
break down. matter how hard the wini blows.
| We were all much disappointed yesterday. Tor the
breeze WAS in which | believe the Pilgrim
would have shown up we'll II was generally
agreed among the yachting experts that both the
! Vigilant and ColOuia carried their spnnokrrs a
tri- too long the run IN from the outer mark
The wind had hauled So much 20 the westward thai
the spnnsk-rs. being act on the port side had a
tendency to bury the boats and rrtarJ their sp-"d.
The race to-day will b. over triangular course.
beginning either at the SCOTLAND Lightship or III"
SANDY Hook l.ghtshp. ~ he Regatta tvinmii'"r
! may dec L. II will b" isid on Tat there Viii
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