The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-20
HELD UP NEAR THE FINISH.
CUP DEFENDERS AGAIN UNdBLE TO
MAKE A RACE FOR THE AsTOR cur.

| livery A"e S"'"'', ~
est Work OF tho Crnise-Taik or the Rae
Being Res.,icd This vveek-The JUBILEE
WIN Not n, sailed Again Uu,n the Tr,a
Haze, N.,t Mo,,b-P,,nr,m All Read,
100000 r.r.o,,
NEWPORT. Aug. 10.-The syndicate OF million
aire yachtsmen. who own the electric single
sticker Vigilant. are elated tonight She has
in the opinion OF the lest nautical talent
proved herself to be better than any OF hel
giant sisters in every kind OF weather en-
countered on the cruise OF the New York Yacht
Club. She was thoroughly tested to-day In
light winds over a placid sea that, but for q
gentle swell. might be not fnapproprihtely
likenod to mill pond. and abe showed herself
to be much superior to the Jubilee and the
Colona.
Tho trio Just failed to make q race In the
third struggle for the Aston cups over TRAN
Rular course outside tho harbor The failure to
finish within the time limit OF ak hours did
not lessen the interest in the contest. which
was one OF the finest ever sailed In MID
weather. The Nigilant beat the Jubilee by Z
minutes anu ~ seconds over tho thlrty-mie
course In legs OF ten miles each. and van
ouished the Colonia by III minutes ana ~ sec
onds. il the wind had been more favorable to
the ViRilant Ivy Just 10 minutes and SEQ
onds. she would have carried of tho two silver
cups offered by Capt Jack Aston OF the steam
yacht NourmahaL
The ViGilant in the light windwnrd work to
tho first mark. outpointed and outfooted the
Jubilee with apparent ease. although the lat
ter had the better position. When the wind
shifted to southwest several minutes after the
start. the Nigiant beat the Boston boat out to
tho mark. and turned it l minute and 80 SEQ
onds ahead OF her Between the first and Sec
ond mark tho Nieilant gained 8 minutes and
50 seconds on the Jubilee. and between the
last flag and the finish the victorious bronze
spectre. with quartering wind. worsted the
Jubilee several minutes
Gen. Paine OF the Jubilee said 1t would be
unsportsmanlikef for him to make comparison
between his yacht and the other racers. but he
was willing to state for the public that he
thought the Vigilant to be very fast. He also
said that he would not enter the Jubilee in tho
Corinthian race on Monday. and that she
would not sail in the next race for the Astor
cup. which may he sailed on Tuesday or
Wednesday. BY withdrawing from the Cor
inthian race the Jubilee's owner forfeits one
half OF the stakes he put up. or 1925 This.
however, will not cause him financial uneasi-
ness. Tho General. in manner entirely char
acterlstic with him. said he had mighty
pleasant cruise. and intended to go to Boston
to- morrow and do some thinking. He would
not say exactly what the theme of his thinking
would be. but his manner suggested that 1t
might be not remotely connected with plan
to make the Jubilee sail bettor than the
Vigilant
The General evidently has an impression
that this scheme will involve much mental
abor. as he gravely declared several times
hat thinking would be his chief occupation
until the trial races In New York harbor for
he glorious privilege Of defending the Amer
cas- cup. Meanwhile the Jubilee will be
,auled out on the dry dock. groom ed thor |
,ughly. and probably have her sails altered a |
Dit She will doubtless be made faster by sew |
'ral minutes than she has shown herself to be
n the races incidental to the New York cruise;
tut 1t is moro than doubtful II she will ever
Tual the wonderful Herreshoff bronze boat
'uilt in New England and owned In New York.
That seems to be the opinion Of four OF her
wners. August, Perry and O. II. Belmont.
nd DR.. W. Baton Hopkins. They not only
allied on her to-day. but some Of them took a
rick at the wheel. Just to show. perhaps. that
heir talent was not confined to mere owner.
hip.
IL may be assumed from the Vigilants
plendld performance In the last two weeks
nat she Will snow that she Is the best all
round boat Of tho quartet and that her seleo-
on ny ."e An'erica Cup committee Is al
lost foreGone conclusion. She has been
dmirably handled, and her owners have
pared no expense IN maka b.r winn.r O.
pn' eu nv o~penee w ihhhe "eF winner. 90
lr she has probably cost the syndicate $751;
dof.nd tho oun cor ono $3.50 Iii $50
"'.eHu .no ."p S-o.ooo hiore wiz DO al
90 10 'his. AS Corlnthlan SAID to-day.
Future duels for the cup must be between
illionaire yachtsmen."
The crew of the Vipilant "a comnos.d -,
bout fifty OF tho best sailors in the feet and
han tbera ia nothin, 10 th.,r =. - -.
~ 49,. ns ~. 'he,n " 40 they
axe mighty good ballast All OF them re-
live So more per month than ordinary YACHT
% sailormen and mopox nri,o. 80 -;
= ~" ,Aone' pr'IeS are incen-
yes I" help make the Vigilant vanquish the
her lofty scrappers. The yigilants two suits
saila mazda NV wiIson =, Nov, y. |
49, '""uo y, "nson y. Ne" iork' cost IL
SAID. about Sl5,ooo. He made them. q
.chtsman declared to-day. under n contro,t
bich barred him from, trrnishi,a III. ~
''en 'A'feu MN rom furnishing sails to
~ other yacht ambitious to be the cup de-
nder this year.
,rbo CoIonin d,d
u" .oioni' o'a make Door showing to-
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