New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-06
ALL WILL FLO1T TO-DAY.
THE FOUR CUP DEFENDERS READY FOR
THE TRIAL RACES.
GENERAL PAINE HAS HOPES FOR THE JUBILEE
THE YIGILANr IL FINE CONDITION
GREAT INTEREST IN THE PRE-

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THE yIGILANr IL FINE CONDITION
GREAT INTEREST IN THE PRE-
LIMINARY CONTESTS
All four Of the cup defenders will be anchored OF
the house of the Atlantic Yacht Club this evening
The Vigllant put in the water at CITY lslahu
at o'clock last evening. and will go DOWN 10
Bay Ridge to-day. Before she goes down she VIII
have a trial spin on the Sound. The bottom OF
the Vgilant has been scraped and oiled Her Ioph
bronze bottom found in good condition "heh
she was hauled at Piepgrass's yard There was
little appreciable fouing In the trial races which
begin tomorrow. the Vigilant will carry Plep-
grass hollow boom and gaff, but will have mol
low Herreshof boom ready in case the Piepgrass
boom is not satisfactory. The Herreshon hollow
boom will be at Bay Ridge in readiness Tor the
vgilant all through the trial races.
The Jubilee and Colonia will be put into the
water to-day. General Paine. whose son designed
the Jubilee arrived here yesterday from Boston
and went to the Brevoort House. In the afternoon
he went down to South Brooklyn to see his sons
boat out OF water. The General said: II cannot
tell whether / shall sail the Jubilee in the
trial Yacht race or not" il IL safe to say that ne
will. however and those scarlet suspenders. which
have been the herads OF victory in so many races
will not be wanting to lend color to the scene TO-
morrow. Regarding the cup defenders. the General
said: There can be- little doubt but that the
bronze bottom. When the Jubilee was hauled
out her bottom was In no condition for racing.
but it will be all right Thursday, anu on thal
score We can have nothing to say after the race
The poor setting of the Jubllee5 CLUB topsaii IN
the Newport had something TO do with retard-
ing her speed. and more than that was something
which one noticed-thc outhaul OF the ciew OF
the mainsal broke in the first Aston cup race and
had to be suliced We had to lun in order 10 90
this. and lost something on that
The General also said that he was conVihceh
that the alterations made in the jubilee would make
her much faster than she had been. AS 10 the
chances OF the jubilee defeating the Visilant the
General was entirely non-committal Before going
down to see the jubilee General Paine called on
ex-Commodore Smith and had long talk with him.
Mr. Smith said afterward I'VE did not talk about
the chances OF the Jubilee at ALL as am one OF
the judges who will sit on her performances in
the trial races | could tell, however that the
General was far from dish eartened
Commodore Smith also requested that the news
papers would impress upon the public. rather
that part of the public which intends going down
to view the trial races, the necessity of Keeping
well to eeward and astern Of the contestants This
is an important matter, and the ordinary master
Of tug and steamer in NewYork Bay has not here
tofore realized how important it is. 1t will be
remembered that in of the international races
General Paine had to put big pacard over the
stern OF his yacht, on which was palnted III Dig
letters Keep astern"
Those carping English critics who forever
seeking for a solution of the mystery of the defeat
Of "A British yacht prone to say that 1t was be-
cause the botheration oil excursion steamers and
tugs 1t Is the sincere hope Of the Americas Cup
| Committee that there would be cause for com
plant on the part OF any of the contestants I'm
either the trial the cup races. due TO over
caserncss on the part of the masters OF tugs and
steamers to give their passengers close view OF
the
The Pilgrim which has been undergoing altera-
fOatod OF the dryiock there at high water last
night and taken In tow for New-lork. ii tne
weather is good when she gets into Long Island
spin 10 that everything n as IL should be. she
Nill be a different boat from the one the Nigart
beat so easily NJ Newport, without doubt much
faster She has larger sail plan ana more lead
The jubilee Is poteaded up to her planksheer.
and will be put I'm the water this afternoon. IL Is
expected that she Will have a hard, smooth surface
by that time. The Columbia will go overheard this
morning. There has been much interest In
an tional there IL in the coming one
since Sir Richard sutton came over here with the
Genesta seeking for the Americas cup, and the In
terest in the trial races Is great, for every one,
whether a yachtsman or not is anxious that the
best boat should be CHOSEN 10 defend the cup; rms
IL shown by the crowds when nave visited Down
ing A Iawrence's yard ait court-st, South Brook
lvn every day since the Jubilee and Colona have
been hauled out there.
the cup races have been sailed over the inside
course OF the New-York Yacht club thus giving
people. who could rot 20 out to sea an opportunity
OF viewing the start and finish from the shore Inc
inside course will not be used at all this year. as II
is not A proper course upon which to test the quail
tiles OF Il boat All the races viii be outside OF
Sandy Hook. the open ocean. The former cup
defenders Mayfower and Volunteer are expected
10 arrive here to-day. They are schOoners now.
but the memory OF their victories as single -stic
ers' will be always green. They VIII sail outside
TO tomorrow race.