The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-08

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messed the First Trial Race Of the
America Cup Defender Candidates.
SANDY HOOK, n. j.. Sept 8-The first
of the trial races between the cup defend
ers was sailed in stiff wind and heavy
sea of Sandy Hook yesterday, and re-
| suited in q victory for the Colonia by six
seconds over the Vigilant, the Pilgrim and
Jubilee both having been disabled and
Withdrawn at the start
The day was an ideal one for yachting,
| and no better conditions could be asked
than these which were presented when
the four boats which had been built to
contest with each other for the privilege
of meeting Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie and
defending the Americas cup, and Incl
dentally reasserting Americas supremacy
on the water, had been put in readiness
Each had contingent of enthusiastic ad-
mirers, and aboard Of each boat were vet
eran sailors confident of success.
The two New York boats, the Vigiant,
| built by the Morgan-lselin syndicate, and
the Colonia, built by syndicate headed
| by Archibald Rogers, lay at anchor Off
! Bay Ridge over night. A few cable
lengths away General Paine's boat, the
| Jubilee, was anchored, and the other
Boston boat, the Pilgrim, was anchored
in the horseshoe, inside of Sandy Hook
On the NigiIant was Nat Herreschoff,
| her builder: j. Rogers Maxwell, one of her
owners; Captain Hansen, who sailed her,
and Captain Terry, of the Graylug, who
acted as advisor. General Paine and his
son, j John Paine, were on the Jubilee
Captain Jack Barr was skipper and
/ Charles Barr, who sailed the Eavahoe in
England, was aboard. On the Pilgrim
We're Skipper Sherlock, George Stewart,
her designer, and Stuyvesant Palmer.
Captain Hank Half sailed the Colonia ana
Archibald Rogers was aboard.
A score of large steam yachts including
William II. Vanderbilt's new boat the
Valiant, the Conqueror the Slander and
tue Clerment and several schooner yachts
accompanied the big sloops down the bay,
) and followed them through the race.
There was also a fleet OF excursion steam
ers, headed by the Grand Republic, and
number Of ocean going tugs with yachts
men and reporters aboard. The whole
lotilla made pretty sight. The wind
was blowing at 10-knot pace, and there
was a sea on which washed the decks Of
the yachts and gave the passengers Of the
smaller steamboats, a wetting.
The four cup defenders bent their sails
just before IL o'clock, while they lay in
r side of Sandy Hook. The Colonia put up
her mainsail, jib, iib-topsail and big
club top sail. The Vigilant and Jubilee
} were satisfied with lower sails only, and
, the Pilgrim was tOwed toward the start
, with mainsail only up. The Vigilant and
: Colonia had several brushes before the
! start and neither seemed TO gain an adj
, vantage The Jubilee was racing about at
q a great pace, and there were many yachts
men who predicted it would be Jubilee
day.
} Commodore Morgaus flagship May
Y took her position north of the Scotland
/ lightship at II o'clock and signaled ID. @.
= ~, which was that the course would be
= from line drawn from her to the light
{ ship, south by east fifteen miles to wind
!, ward and return. The boats had heavy
sea to contend with, in addition to the
wind, which kept them well heeled over,
/ even with only plain lower sails. The
It Pilgrim, which was the last to arrive
:, plunged into heavy sea, and the shock
:, added to the strain on the canvas, carried
away the jaws of her gair. She wa'
e towed back to the city incapacitated fol
the days race.
The start was magnificent one Th'
smoke Of the gun on the May had not riser
above her deck before the Vigilant tori
q across the line, with the Jubilee close OF
her heels, the spray dashing in clouds
y over the bows of each boat. Half dozeT
lengths astern came the Colonia bending
low with topsail still in place, and every
stitch drawing well. Everybody was happ!
at the prospect of great race between tn
three boats, when suddenly the Jubile
q parted her peak halyards and was out o
the race in five minutes after the start
q Following is the time of the start: Vigi
W liant, l1:45;27; Jubilee, l1:45;40; ColOnia
1916.
q The Vigilant and Jubilee both crossed
Q. with topmasts housed, under mainsails
jibs and staysails; but the Boston boa
II was evidently in trouble for her jib wa
W half way down the stay, with the foo
dragging in the water. She evidentl,
L parted one of her sheets, and was doinJ
q her best to repair it, After the yachts ha
crossed, the Vigilant and Jubilee KEEP
ls their starboard tacks aboard, and stoo
n on to the southwark and eastward, Will
the Colonia split tacks with them an
headed in shore. The Jubilee had scarcel
'e hoisted her jib again before one Of he
peak halyard blocks was carried away
d and fell into the sea.
st The Vigilant had now gone on the por
tack, and she and the Colonia were bot
IS standing over toward the Highlands. Tn
"a latter pluokily had her topmast on en-
and carried a working topsail On the
De both stood, until the Colonia went on th
starboard tack at 1853 and headed over
the direction Of the Vigilant The latte
le crossed the formers bows, however, abou
m one eighth of a mile in the lead, goin
- about little Off the weather bow. Tn
Of left the two yachts on the starboard tacl
y, heading to the southwark and eastwar
W and in this position they held for fift
ar minutes. The COlonia seemed to outfol
m the Vigilant and certainly pointed trif
% higher. She was not able to hold her lui
re however, and consequently sagged off I
leewRrd.
81 At 12,451O the Vigilant went on Il
IS port tack, healing for the land. while ii
Colonia followed at 124s;O5. There ii
g yachts battled on the same tack, the Wig
Id liant gaining slightly as the mark WI
neared. At 1:l5 the wind became light
lI aud the sea smoother. Skipper Hans,
ar soon began to realize that he must Graf
on more canvas, if he intended to Ike,
sd the VililarA in the van, and, therefor
r. prepared TO place his topmast ON end.
Running for the land in the direction
le Seabright the Colouia seemed to gain, al