The sun., 1893-08-11
VIGIlANT AND JUBILEE MEET
A GREAT RACE BY IHE cur DEFEND
KRIS FROM NEW LONDON 40 NhWPoRT.

other Over the Greater Part orthe Cour. I,
The vigiiant started Firty-eight seconds
Behind the Jubilee md Beat the Bo.ton
Boat to Newport One Minute and Eleven
seeond--No Dccision Announced, a- None
Of the Cup Defenders Have Been Meas
ursd-Ownrr- OF Both Boat. Claim tho
Rsce The Constellation Win, Again.
NrwpoRT. Aug. 10.-The Boston and New
York cup defenders, Jubilee and Vigilant,
came together quite unexpectedly In to-day's
run from New London TO Newport, and the re-
sut was one OF tho greatest yacht races ever
seen in this country the Vigilant finishing
lust minute and IL seconds ahead OF the Ju-
bilce On actual time the Nigiant beat the
Jubilee over two minutes, ae the former was
Just nlty-eieht seconds behind her at the statt.
The Vigilant however. will probably have to
give time to all OF the other boats. 30 she mny
not win in spite OF finishing first. As none OF
the cup defenders have been measured yet. 1t
may be somo days before the final decision
can be announced. Some say that the Vigil
ant won. while others claim that the Jubilee
will get the decision on time allowance. Just
how II will result Is worrying the Regatta
Committee considerably
For mile after mile these two giant SINGLE
stickers saiied scarcely n cables length apart.
and for nearly three miles only boats length
separated them. To say :hat the result was
q surprise to every one would be putting 1t
mildly. The New York contingent even after
the Colonia's victory last Monday. still thought
they possessed In the Nigiiant tho fastest
yacht ailoat in light or moderately strong
breezes SO whom the Jubilee was observed to
draw away from the Nicilant from tho very
start in light soutEwesterly breeze. old
ynchtsmen rubbed their ewes and wondered
how 1t all came about. Eastern men are de-
iightod. and say they will win the Goelet Cup
sure tomorrow with either the Pilgrim or
The result OF to-dnys race no matter how It
erfuIly built and rigred Herreshoir boats:
olonla and VIEilant' haye their ~ WORK cut cut 3ot t
, tTr n IN Wn whnE was to i.
Just to her liking. was very DISAPPOINTING TO
and unless she can dmd be fImGd hMd Hp b
safe in q little stronger breeze Tor whenever
the wind freshened at all to-day the Boston
reach past T,tce Rock the jubilee made quito
gain. and soon after. when she set her big
After this tho v!ellant, SLOWLY but surely
JOHN bar- Of the Juhi!ee who stood out too
far. she drew UP about !eyel with The Boston
Makers ,were broken ous and in spite Of tho
fact that she was to windward and hlanketing
hss sss the hset ubye' i %as M" until
just as the two wcro passing Narragansett
sr ths the ss nfy ns o 5GPE tnS
ttwas neck and neck race to the in.sh tho
Nicilant crossing the line at 3:1l:4l and the
No oHs supposed that nny oI the, cup de-;
Tenders would meet to-day. as the CSloGia a q
Was understood. was undergoing repairs at
City Island. and would be t0wed to Newport
race eIt 10 morrow. @ Tier resreit was quite sur
prise this mornGEto see tho NiGilAnt In New
Tn Has sons
side. taxing Of superfnons srars and sails
Ss %m hs oh sanFa an%bs 81 an
Iseiin d" not intend to De caught mapping THIS
time in cass thsy nrsak down; The N.Giaptts 1t
fact that hor repairs were completed sooner
than expsc,cd and unher tow Of the tug G. E:
Eaymond she reashed New London at an early
%s Gen. Pa Paine thinEs that tho Jubilee woa the
confident that the ,y:clant will be placed FIRST.
sun reporter IND d., u pleasant talk With Gen.
When When a. asked tSr his opinion Of the Jubilee lie
said that he was Tery much pleased With her. her.
:nG ssd ss
i2wance. He says he see sees y no , reason e, to be
row.. He further saii that tho Jnl,i!ee is prac-
lot Of useless truck. Which viii be cleared out
Of her at onee On. the other hand. ne claims
which must have made some difference In to-
days race
Iscn % on o Board the Visilant Mr. II iseiin also
seems to labor under the I'm preston that he
Ss ioap aqd s h ws En
tow ad sE vii b sail hS % n1s S his
ing them In alternate races.
Archibald Rogers was .secn on board the Co.
lonia to- night and eSplai ined his absence from
take warning froIq the yigiant's accident last
and stronger oowsprit shrouds put ON her. Tho
low ones are one inch in diameter and look |
Hs very no aen @th his boat
Whether she was fast enough TO win the Goo
thought she ~oud give G good goo "Ss aecouns % her ee
Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning a gun
ths :iaEship's .;oren,a.t head, in 2 lew mo.
s"tah feds e' s0%a s hs DID as
ssnd Sound eaSas the sap
Hd md sehooners to fight IT out hy themselyes.
Eattn Committee had their hands iuil timing
We schooaers. as they crossed a!! In bunch.
hor Wsn
t,t Sns wanted 70 see was the cup Defenders. ani
ZO0 or 800 small boats gay with bunting and
J., both lhe jubilee aid Vig,lant, were prompt
1
came sails; namely. mainsail topsall. lib. and
staysail. The Nigllant also had her jibtor-
ehil In stops. There was q nice little breeze
from the southwest at 10 O'Clock. when the
preparatory ~ sounded. and both boats
To the onlookers 1t seemed as though the
Nigllant moved the faster and the New York
that she would fnish first, The jubilee found
put lew admirers. as her lines are anything
but attractive. However. the Boston craft
ssailed fast enough to satisfy her owners. and
later events proved that she was far faster
than m ost persons thought.
Both boats were worked pretty near the line
peIore tho start, As the minutes elapsed 1t
s ealing the Boston yacht. had outmanpuyred
Sapt hansen on the Sigilant and that she
would 60 over first Al 10, 30 o'clock the start
later the Jubilee. under a good rap full and
si@ss hquled tb or the starboard tack dashed
drst mark. 51s knots away She WAS fftv
eight seconds ahead Of the New York boat
which crossed at lO:l1:4a ''"''
Just after they crossed the breeze fresbapad