New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-12
VIGILANT-CUP DEFENDED
CHOSEN BY THE COMMITTEE
SHE WINS THE THIRD TRIAL RACE I>
MAGNIFICENT STYLE
F4R dHE4D or HER CONPETITOES.

FfR iHEID Of HEh tOhf II EfiiO""'
40 NEED OF FURTHER CoNTEsTs-THE FIN
vrEL TYPE OF YACHTS YIELDS SUPREMACY
TO THE CENTREBo ,RD-THE COLONIA,
JUBILEE ,ND PILGRIM BADLY DE-
FEATED-noSToNs COSTLY FIX
PERTINENT FAILURE.
There will be no more trial races. tn" great
white sloop Visilant. the fect"st Of all IN"
Yachts which the genius OF the blind boat-bnIld'r
~ Bristol has produced, has been officially chosen
,s the boat to defend th" Americas cup Inc
strength AND nrctnc~, of the Vigilant had been
provcd before the trial races began. In I'll" waters
ybicl rock ,he light,hIp on BrcntonS Reef she
had shown herself worthy Z" be th" champion
~ = nation. The trial races have only been the
means of adding leaves 10 the crown OF hur'ls
which the vigilant has gathered from the "''"S
of sca.
T.r crowninc victory was won yesterday wheh
avn, a ,u,ubiry and wind-swept ocean she shower
bcr mi ,htv superiority over her antagonists ~
,,,s IN e>cellcnt dav 10 tost yachts Inc WIN
blow steady and strong and the sras rol'd III i''',
,b. eastward in A way that made th" racers ''''
their attendant train Of excursion steamers '"'
and Yachts pitch and roll :" the 'o''inS an
tumbling of the billows No one couiI a's""
b,,tor dsv in which 70 bring ont tn" qualities oi
yacht
11, No.,on Hn-k~els did not stan1 the test A.
,ido,t. bappcnad e. the JUBILEE which led h"i 10
r,ato q poorsr showing than sh" oth"rwi~ "oui'
have. dorc but takin- out Of consideration '"'''
accidents. she In no way slowed that Sh" WA" 4
boat upon which the hopes OF the country c'u''
hc safely pinned
t-,tl
The Pilgrim the eAtr"m" OF thr hn-"FlH' Prov"
that ,he wac the hrt ard last OF her NW u'l'
would ever he built of l"i ~lr III" was "'I.
and daring experiment, the success OF when c""'
only have resulted ln nH1m 10 An'''' -
,a,,,,;n, and she is a failure The only reI"t
fable thing about her defeat is the dlsapi ointment
II her swn.r. and designers, whe had rlsA'l ana
ro,.d so much. Tho Colonls did we'll fol a h.c 81
ho,t of her size but the possibilities OF "'ni''-
lo,rd On boat over sixty feet were July 'N 'f''
ncd in the way tho vigilsnt beat her
/, r,csb wind WAS blowing from the east we"
,h.. Yachts left their anchorsges OF BAY K'-'
,.,,,,I.y and stood down through IN" NHl'N'
g. ,hev went ont by tho roint of the Hook thF
c.,ol, ,hc heavy swels which came IollIh3 III
aver the bar. and they housed the t"p'a"S. me
s..s outside was choppy. and IN" boats p"'no'"
o.o1 dcaI The Ghkccls especially would Jump
half thclI cngh out Of water ana 'nrh '""n
dov.n OH thc waves in Il ilann"I WhI" po"'" '''
t,r the safety of -Isr> and re-lnr lh'' ''sN'lp
May Wa. oit 10y the Scotland IIsh'7'lP' ~"
.iru,ls Hutt.line brightly H. ti" Wlh' H"n' "''
triatic stay gay" mott - tha' "' '"'"N
far th.. davs rare Was fifteen miles To 'h' east
and return M 80 the preparatory gun wa
fired and the yachts began 10 mano"nVr' iof p'-
siton The Pilgrim got far to wind""i" VI ''
starting line and fairly ran away from '' "!l"'
man When the first gnn wdS iIrel, h'f Aaln-
master tried TO get her over toward III" hH"'N'rP'
Int the brute refused to>pay on ana whe" "'''"S
sh. was got under control II was 100 la'r !" N'I'
a hic handicap. II was th" boat ; tanl'' anu Wv
h.rd,c.,n counted against her. but even without
thc handicap being taken into CONSIDERATIONS S"
was . badly beaten boat a. the tabl" viii show.
The Jrblcc also had Il hard tine oi II III e'''I"i
aero. the lire. Something ahont the Jaws OF "'f
, ,,.. carried AWAY and her nb hAlNaiuS
r,,tcd She ran to the lceNdr'l ol the Ilsh''''p
and ,e,air.d damages, finally crossing the H''
with handicap OF over clght m'hi"'' go
Tho startinr sinnal WIS given AZ II 4". NV
Vioilant WAS over the line seventeen seconds a'"'
ward close behind her was th" tolonl'. -"
,,o Yachts went over on the stiboarl tack anu
the Niuhnt at once began to weather o"' anu
.ain on the Cplona. Ncarly eight mih"''s "'''
th.. leading yachts went over the fllhilih ''''
with the .nboc a minute h'hin" h'r
Viellant went pluneirS ont t"Waru 'I' '"'"
buoy taking the seas bcautiiniiy. h'i sPV'"
SHADED white bows threw no 2reh "''oi' ""'
only a fcathcry foam, which sparkied IN the sun
light. AL.
The Pilgrim crossed the line on the port 'a,N'
She and the Jubilee stood well OIL to"'r" VI"
omen sea. while the Vigilant and Colonia worNc"
short tacks along the Long Island shore. In w"rA-
ing out the visilant passed within quarter OF
mile to windward of the Sandy Hook llsh'ship'
while the Colonia went to leeward Of it, 1t was
evident by this time that the race was en'iIen
between the vigiIant and the Colona, and tha'
,ho VioiIart u,oud he the winner. The Colonla
did as sine ha, always donc pointed beautli"'S
and footed with great speed, but Sagged away
70 lrcward 80 BADLY that her other and redeem
ing qunlifcS wer, nulliiird
The Vigant steadily gained on the meet ana
worked away hom the Colonin. Inc jubilee
passed the Pilgrim to windward and gained Ut