The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
won ON TINE ALLOWANCE
Cup Defender Celonia Defeated
Speedy Vigilant.
Defeated
WIND AND WAVE vANQUIsHED
THE BOSTON BOATS.

AAkC Il 1rSt "a buc ATld1 RACcS VI bho Eoui
Big Cup Defenders-PiIgrim Parted
Stays and Dropped Out at the Start
Jubilee Lost Ha1liards Block and
Headed for Port-Then the New York
Boats Had a Close Race,
Sandy Hook, September 7.-The haze
which hung over the water at dawn
was cleared away by stiff breeze from
the southeast which freshened as the
time for the start of the first of the trial
races preparatory to the great intentionl
contest for the Americaa's cup drew near
Every lover of yachting and many
thousands who only care for it when a
builder of yachts is at stake, had prayed
for day which would give the four big
sIoops.a fair test of their qualities and
help pick out the best boat to- stand as
Americas representative against the
Valkyrie.
1t was admitted that our boats have
not had the seasoning and the experience
that the British boat has got by a sum-
mef's racing, and the trial races were ex-
pected to not only determine which is
the fastest of the American boats, but to
give their shippers and crews a better
knowledge of the qualities these latest
naval craft possesses.
The final preparations had been made
on the boats yesterday and they were all
crews got good nights rest to put them
in trim for the work of today. The
Vigilant and ..Celonia were anchored just
off the Bay Ridge landing, and half
dozen cable lengths from them lay the
Jubilee on which the hopes of Boston are
centered.
The Jubilee was not measured this
morning as her owners hoped she would
be, and she went into the race un-
measured The Pilgrim was anchored in
the horse shoe, inside Sandy Hook,
over night.
The crews of all four boats were astir
early this morning putting extra spars
on their tenders, and getting the decks
clear, ready for the days performance.
The flagship May, which carried the
judges, and a score of other yachts were
anchored near the defenders.
The Colonia was the first to get under
way. She left Bay Ridge in tow OF the
tug Atwood at s. so. The Vigilant, in
tow of the B. Flint. followed couple of
down by the big ocean tug Lucenbach.
which afterward did service as stake
boat.
The trip down the lower bay was made
without incident. When the boats
arrived off Sandy Hook they bent their
sails and took practice spins out toward
the lightship and back in shore
Capt. Jack Barr, the skipper and Chas.
Barr, who sailed the Navahoe, in Eng
land, were aboard the Jubilee. On the
Pilgrim were Skipper Sherlock, Geo.
Stewart and Stuyvesant Palmer. Capt.
Hank Half sailed the Colonia and Archi-
bald Rogers was on board. A score of
yachts accompanied the racers down the
bay There were also fleet of excursion
steamers and number of ocean going
tugs. The wind blew ten knot beeze
and there was heavy sea, which washed
the decks Of the.yachts.
The Vigilant and Colonia had seveal
brushes before the start and neither
seemed to get any advantage. The
Jubilee was dashing about at great
pace and many yachtsmen prediccted
that it would be Jaubileerday.
Comodore Morgan's flag ship May took
her position north of Scotland lightship
at eleven O'Clock and signalled that the
course would be from line drawn from
her to the lightship, south of east fifteen
miles to windward and return. The four
sloops had heavy sea to contend with
in addition to the wind to keep them
we'll heeled over, even with plain sailing
The Pilgrim was the last to arrive. She
plunged into a heavy sea and the shock
added to the strain on her canvass
back to the city.
The starting gun was sounded at 1145
The Vigilant at once shot ahead. Right
astern of the Vigilant came the Jubilee,
her long bowsprit almost touching the
leaders, taffrail. The Colonia followed.