Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-12
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. VIGILANT WILL DEFEND, Selected to Race With VaI-
 kyrie For the Cup. PROVED TO BE SUPREME TO OTHERS. Won Two of the Trial Races
 in Good Weather. RELIGIOUS CDReRESS IS 0PEsED. Notable Delegates Eheered
 to the Echo.
RELIGIOUS ConeRESS IS OPEsED.
yIGILANT IS SELECTED.

! VlGlLANT IS 1 She Won the Third of the Races of the l Candidates for the Defenders of the
 Amerfca's Cup-The Breeze Was a Piping One and the Vigilant Be- ' haved Kxcellently = Jubilee Was Handicapped by n Series of Acci- dents-Owing to the Rough Sea There Were Few Excursion Boats Abeut-The VigiIant Outp0inted and ! Outsailed the Other Yachts and | Crossed the Line a Winner, Hut the CoIonia Did Good Work on the Run Hone-After the Race the vIaiIant Was Chosen to Defend the Cup General Paine Did Not Enter Any Protest-No News of the Valkyrie l and There Is Some Anxiety as to Her | Fate.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The third of the l trial races to select yacht to sail against the Valkyrie in defence of the Ameriea's cup was sailed to-day in piping breeze and through sess which washed the for ward decks and sent spray flying into the rigging of the four crack sloops. The Vigilsnt behaved msgni6oently and out sailed her three competitors. The Colonia, which came ia second, was we'll handled, but was plainly no match for the Vigilant. The Jubilee wac handicapped by series of accidents. The jaws of her gaff gave way just before the starting gun, but Gen. eral Paine pluckily said "Go ahead" and she started seven minutes and six seconds late, with her gsf poking several feet be- yond her mast and her mainsail ssgging at the peak. Later sffe had trouble with her jtb and stayea;l halyards and ran with one forsatl for some tinIe. She would not give up the race however, and finished @ good third. The Pilgrim proved no better in heavy than in light winds and was far in the rear at the finish.
 The four sloops left their anchorage off Bay Ridge shortly before o'clock this morning and proceeded to the Scotland lightehip, where the flagship May, with the judges aboard twas in position for the start. The rough sea kept the usual hset of ex- eursion boats and small craft from ventur- ing out, and there were only dozen tugs, steamers and yachts off the lightship at Il o'clock. Two-thirds ot the people on the steamboats were seasick, but the othsr third saw the finest race ever sailed in these waters. The Jubilee seemed to weather the seas better than the others, though all the long noses of the modern
  riding over them. At the hour arranged for the start all the yachts had hoisted their topmasts with the exception of the Vigilant. They all carried msinsalls, jibs and topsails. Very soon the Vjgilsnt was forced to turn her topsails. Signals hoisted to the foremast head of the May indicated that that tho race was to be fifteen miles to windwara and return, and the course dead east.
 When the starting gun boomed the Vigi- lant and Colonia were ittls to the west crossed the latter's bow, close hauled on the starboard tack, and then dashed for the line. The Vigilsnt led, closely shay ing the western mark. One length astern and trihs to windward came the Colonis, both luf6ng little as they crossed to latten in their sheets. To tue surprise of everyone the Jubilee and Pilgrim were two miles leeward of the line, standing to the southward on the port tack, and car ing very little for the handicap gun. Not until the handicap gun sounded did the Boston boats decide to go about and stand for the line, reaching there fully seven minutes behind the handicap gun. The Pilgrim led over with the Jubilee a trife astern and to leeward. Both laggards luffed into the wind, and shook their sails as they crossed, the Jubilee going on the
 
 to the southland.
 In the meantime there was 8 battle royal between the keel and centre board boats. | The Colonis did her utmost to blanket the Vigilant, but finding this impossible passed to leeward, both going on the port tack, and heading to the southland. At Il :59 the Colonia went about and stood over in the direction of the Vlgilaut. The | latter, after crossing her rivsrs bow about | one hundred yards ahead, went about and | stood over for Sandy Hook liRhtship Far sstern the Jubilee and Pilgrim had also | gone on the etarboard tack, and were fight | ing 1t out two milss away from the leaders. | The Jubilee seemed to outpoint and out | foot the Pilgrim and was soon well to | windward.
 | At 1920 the Vigilant and Colonia passed Sandy Hook lightship, the former to the | southard and we'll to windward and the latter to tho northward, far to leeward. At 12:40 the Vigilant went on the port
 tack, heading down the coast, while the | Colonia had on her sta1board tacks and ran in the direction of Far Rocksway. At 12:45 both leaders had gone about again and were running in opposite directions, the Vigilant crossing the Colonia's bow one mile ahead. Far away to leeward the
 Jubilee and Pilgrim were battling hard. The former walked away from the latter, however, and for a time 1t looked as though she was overriding the Colonia and Wig
 liant.
 There wss evidently some trouble with the Jubilee, for her mainsail seemed to ! sag and 1t looked as though the jaws of her gaff had been carried away. At 12:5e
 the Colonia and Jubilee began to approach
 each other on opposite tscks. The Colo
 mia, though we'll astern of the Vigilant,
 eaeiIy passed ahead Of the Jubilee nearly three-quarters of g mile away. At 1:44
 the Vigilant went on the starboard tack, followed by the Colonia 8 minute later. At 2:0b the two leading sloops went on
 the port tack and stood for the mark. The
 vigilant was leading by at least one mile Away off to the southland and west'ard
 were the Jubilee and Pilgrim standing fol the mark on the starboard tack. The for
 mer stood nearly 8 mile too far to wind ' ward. Both Boston boats were so far uI
 to windward that they tackled instead o1 wearing around the line. The Jubilee wa again in trouble, however, for her for'
 staysail came down with 6 run. After do ing her best to repair the damage she gay. :. 1t up and hoisted her jibs instead. Th' Vigilant and Colonia ran for the mark o1
 the port tack, putting up their helms ant I easing sheets ss they rounded.
 When the yachts were clear of the mari | tue Wlnu uau lSuteueo aHo tnS NiSAan I got her topmast on end and set her spin
 maker. Later she get her balloon jibtop
 sail. The Colonia followed the Vigilant'
 lead and also later set her club topsail Tn
 Jubilee and Pilgrim got their topmasts ol end and set spinnakers and balloon jtt
 topssils, though they carried only workin
 topsails.
 In the run before the wind to the finish the Colonia gained on all the other yachts She beat the Vigilsnt five seconds, th
 Jubilee three minutes 6fty-nine second
 and the Pilgrim five minutes three seconds
 Over the entire course the Vigilant bes the Colonia six minutes and eight seconds
 the Jubilee eight minutes and nine SC, onds and the Pilgrim twenty-three mil r. and thirty three seconds. Summary: C. Elapsed Corre g, Start. Finish. Time. Tim rHt Vigilant. ..... 11:40:17 S46:43 406:26 4:06: " ! ColoDia w 11:4O:33 3:5S:56 4:l3:23 4:l3: