The Portland daily press., 1893-09-12
They Will Fight the Battles for the
Americas Cup.
THE LAST TRIAL RACE SAILED IN
A SLASHING SEA.
The 'vigilant Behaved. Magnificently and
Won Handily-In Luck Still Pursued
the Jubilee-After the Race, the Vigil
liant Was Selected as the Cup Defender
Anxiety for the valkyrie-9he Nava-
hoe Beaten as Usual.

Anxiety for the Valkyrie-1he Nava-
hoe Beaten as Usual.
New York, September 1.-THE third of
| the trial races to select yacht to sail
against the Valkrie in defence of the
| Americas cup, was sailed today in q
piping breeze and through seas which
| washed the forward decks and sent the
spray. flying into the rigging of the four
crack sloops. The Vigilant behaved
magnificently and outsailed her three
competitors. The Colonia, which came
in second, was well handled, but was
plainly no match for the Vigiiant
The Jubilee was Handicapped by series
of accidents. The jaw of her gaff gave
| way just before the starting gum But
Gen. Paine pluckily said go ahead" and
she started seven minutes and six
seconds late, with her gaff poking several
| feet beyond her mast and her mainsail
sagging at the peak Later she had
trouble with her jib and staysail halyards
and ran with one foresail for some time.
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 yachts left their anchor
fyg before fd Bay O'Clock Ridgs thIs morhias shias
and proceeded to Scotland lightship,
where the flagship May with the judges
aboard, was in position for the start
The rough sea kept the usual feet of ex-
,+e al 90
turing out, and there were only dozen
steamers, tugs and yachts off the light
ship at II. The Jubilee seemed to
weather the seas better than the others,
though all the long noses Of the modern
built yachts poked into the waves in
stead OF riding over them. Signals
hoisted to the foremast head of the May
indicated that the race was to be
| fifteen miles to winward and return and
the course dead East.
When the starting gun doomed, the
| Vigilant and Colonia were little to the
| westward ofsthe lightship The former
| crossed the 1atter's bow, close hauled on
the line. The Vigilant led closely
| shaving the western mark. One length
| astern and a trifie to Windward came
the Colonla To the, surprise of every
| one the Jubilee and Pilgrim were two
miles to leeward of the line, standing to
| caring very little for the handicap gun,
| then but two minutes off. On stood the
| leaders, now almost mile away. Not
until the handicap gun sounded, did
\ the Boston boats deign 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
trifle astern and to leeward. In the
meantime there was battle between the
| keel and centreboard boats. At H. Sc the
| Colonia went about and stood over in
the direction of the Vigilant. The latter
after crossing her rivals bow, about 100
yards ahead, went about and stood over
| for Sandy Hook lightship. Far astern
| the Jubilee and Pilgrim had also gone
on the starboard tack and were fighting
! it out two miles away from the leaders.
The Jubilee seemed to outpoint and out
| foot the Pilgrim ard was soon well to
windward. At 1920 the Vigilant and
| Colonia passed Sandy Hook lightship,
! the former to the southwark and well to
windward and the latter to the north
ward and far to leeward. At H. 45, both
| the leaders had gone about again and
were running in opposite directions, the
| Vigilant crossing the Colonia's bow
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 it looked as
| though she was overtaking the Colonia
and Vigilant. There was evidently some
| trouble with the Jubilee, for her main
sail seemed to sag and it looked as if
| the jaws of her gait had been carried
| away.
At Ia the Vigilant went on the star
board tack followed by the Colonia
minute later At 205 the two leading
sloops went on the port tack and stood
| for the mark. The Vigilant was leading
| bv at least mile. Away off to the
southwark and westward were the
| Jubilee and Pilgrim. The former stood
nearly mile too far to windward and
| both Boston boats were so far up to
windward that the tackled instead of
wearing around the line. The Jubilee
was again in trouble however, for her
forestaysail came down with run.
After doing her best to repair the
damage she gave it up and hoisted jib
instead. Following is the time of the
turn: