New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-18

gentle zephvr compared with a whirlwnd TO hers
They have weatherly qualities and good points oil
sailing. but they are AS moons before the sun 10
those of the Vigilant. The Boston in-kecls
which have heretofore been looked upon
as possessing remarkable speed whatever
might be said regarding their type as boats were
no more a match for her than as If they hah never
been built. The Coonia too was DISAPPOINTMENT
to those who believe in keel boats. ana fohh1 '''
only competitor with which she had any chance "'
winning in the Paine boat Jubilee The American
mind whether it knows anything about the subject
or not clings tenaciously to the centreboard for
so many years has the American c"niT'hoaId "'-
feated the British keel that 1t has hecohne 10 '''
popular minds almost Of the palladluhis ol ""'
liberties and so it will be read with UNIVERSAL Ad'''-
faction throughout the land that to-day IN iai'
trial in a feet which could scarcely have been moro
thorough the centreboard Nigilant ovcrwhelminsY
defeated the kce boat Colonia. and the hn-keeIS 9"
Roston Ii might be beneficial to American yacht
ing some day to have the prejudice against h''i
boats swept away but as long as such C'h"'oo'"'
boats as the Nigilant can he built IL never VIII y"
In the light of her performances to-day even Such
a suggestion sounds like the piping OF broken fce'
alongside the victorious peeing OF an organ
Sorrow sits among tho yachtsmen oil l'os'o"
Their Jubilee has turned to sorrow ana the fHsIih
wanders fororn and forsaken. Great sun ~ heries
ho6 and the blind old man, who In rocking po"'
with sightless eyes turned toward the racers
world its greatest naval architect. II was So''e
thing natbetic that at the finish the scales couid
not have for an instant been lifted from MS eyes
and he could have caught vision OF MS hahui"o'h
sweeping In power and victory across the hhe' -"
,hronyh the cruise the Viglant had been gaining in
favor and to-day she put all doubts at rest ne
trial races will be sailed of course Ihey mus. pe
h,, who that saw the race to-day, the rushing
winds the tossing waves and struggling yhch'9
can have any doubt OF the result! AS W '"o
yalkyrie she must have the speed or the wihu an"
tho mower OF the if she can defeat the NisHaht
Neyer before have the cup-defenders been brought
,ogatber in a race when their qualities couid DC
80, rodav their battle ground was the open
o., and wind and combined TO make their
struggle one long to be remembered. III was the
ers of the series for the Astor cups the TWO pe"u
ami trophies made by Tiffany & Co., and the WHO'S
which have slept in their ocean caves durhe 'h'
orn,sc were loosed upon the sea All four OF the
49,, ,ho cun.defenders were the only entries
90 t.n mt in perfect condition for the race
.rd notbing was wanting to make II success
an" a, ,d ,lew a twenty-k breeze from the
southeast. and great Meet OF steam Saon,s
,ups and excursion steamers gathereh apou' .'o
prer,on,s Reef Lightship. waiting impatienty Tor
-, A, II o'clock the flagship May was seen
.,,ne, dovn bv Fort DUMPING and soon after
.o nod taken ND a position off the ightship' She
ran I'm AT her fore signals that the cruise "ouu ~
efteen miles south-southeast ana return ING"
awav into the obScurity OF inc MN 80"
Steamed the tug Scandinavian TO drop over 'he
buoy whose iuttering red nag shouiu l'''" ~ -
- ,,o outward run of the cruise The SKY was
h.,,v with clouds, and the sea was every minute
Getting higher its dull surface sprihh'eu "oo"s
with white caps and its cages s'ea"''ie IL
It, nm ~ the high rocks OF the shore, ike
o. -. torn with fying on "A wild steeds nyihe
an." Ensigns and signals of the many yachts
,ara PATCHES of bright color against the oo''D'e
hackground of the sea and the sky ana over '
suuan sea under the lowering SKY, throus" '"e
waiting fleet the four great white ghos,s Vi ~
defenders glided about. waiting Tor the ''
ing signal They all so maJesue VI ~,
ton so graceful of form. 80 towering anu 49,,
IN the heat OF their great white WINGS '''"' "
tory might seem perched the mast OF any '
NJ tbep, At ll:25 a gun was fired from INC '''
&C q prenaratory signal. The experts AT inc "e''''
., the four boats knew that In ten minutes 'h'
starting signal would be given. ana pesaii "
manoeuvre for position. So well oio t"e' ~
II that when at II IS. bright RED Dali was i
ND on the tradic stay Of the May ana gun spo",
from her side they were all close 10 'le '',,
were over II In less than a minute ~" o.
noe over first at 1851. The Pilgrim was hve
saoords behind her and the Coonia was 30 SECONDS
behind the Pilgrim. The Vigiant was the 'aS
40, over She crossed % seconds behind the 60
,onia The yachts were on the smrpoa'u '
I'D all had I'M small jib-topsais and ciup-topSaia
.rt the Jubilee which did not carry any Jp'
,onsau The Vigilant was TO windward with III,
co,ona next the Pilgrim to leeward OF her anu
the Jubilee to windward of the Meet
Soon after the yachts crossed the Visiaht "e o.
an working for a wipdward positio"' or
,,o,r,ed wonderfully, and footed as well as sn'
pointed. All Of her good qualities came 70 'ne "'A