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sents the syndicate. and has charge OF the boa

sents the syndicate. and has charge OF the boat
| during her races.
| The gale which struck the coast early yes
terday morning came sweeping across the
Sound from tho Long Island shore shortly
! after . o'clock. striking tho Vigilaut. which
| was in most exposed position just outside
OF Echo harbor with;ereat force. Capt Hansen.
wh9 chsrT nad to
meet it. Two anchors were out and an
other bent ready for use. extra e ,i@s
the boat T rode the gale easily About o'clock
the gale increased to II hurricane. The vino.
Kicked up a tremend GUS sea ana caused the
pretty Tobin bronze boat to roll and toss at
great rate As the sea rose !. soon bon ancSnrs
quickly put overheard. This had little or IL, no 9
which are used for her inside ballast were
added to the anchors,
eighth 't Of a mile from shore and within $50
yards OF Riley's Rock buoy. OIL Premium Point;
This buoy marks dangerous oya ~ napSs
VIDE ., ust at the & New Rochelle
harbor. Seeing that his anchors would not ha
Hansen set srqSs # dist i,,s sts snd
tender. the Hattie Palmer. which was laying at
the dock. for assistance. Her CAPTAIN. seeing
that his lit le top, heavy vessel could pot i've
like the ViCilant. wisely declined to go out.
AS he could get no help from that quarter e:
gig. and on reaching shore tclegrnphed to city
Island and the Chapman WrecAing Company
in this city for assistance stance ,,noa,,ts,v do.
man to the assistance Of the distressed cup de;
fender but there were no tugs ct City Island
to send. and Tor time it looked as II the Wig
ilant's fate was sealed slowly but surely she
sition. which could be plainly seen from tho
shore attracted scores OF spectators to
Hsd Boat c r b eo% Vie" OF
word was received from City Island that Pep;
grass. the Yacht builder OF that place. had
hailed two tugs. and that they we're on their
way to her assistance. An hour later. or what
the tugs Fast Chester Capt. $. II. SSanderson:
and the Flushing. Can't Arthur hncknteller; OF
ns o as the
the reef.
Hawsers were quickly made fast to the Nigi-
lant's mast. and every one thought the work
Of rescue was over; but they we're mistaken. as
she s W vns Wis the have
the fgan S91f br al anchors sneS ead ba
st down and ne how to get them up one
yacht the anchors would hsye been haHe!
really nothing bur n racing machln9. did not
happen to have that very necessary piece Of
furniture on bOuTu yeslcIudS. Icll ~
ashore while she was racing in the New York
Yacht Club cruise go
The tugs pulled and snorted in vain. and the
anchors which had not kept her from drag;
Ging ashore now kept her from being, hauled
10 place of safety. What threatened to be-
cleared BY the arrival Of the CHAPMAN wreck
ing steamer William +. chapman. from New
York As soon a she got one OF her power
fu nawsers on board the Vigilant an
short while the refractory anchors were
hauled in. This was no easy Io9 however,
ms the lead ballast had to be cut of piece by
piece before it would pass through the hawse
holes Soon everything was clear and to the
relief OF CAPT. Hansen and the delight of Alr.
Iselin and the spectators on shore. the Eigi-
liant was lowed clear off the reef. Capt.
Hansen decided that he had enough of New
Rochelle. and at noon. under tow OF
the tug Chapman; the yacht was taken to
Whitestonc and anchored in a safe berth. where
she now is. The Vigilant at one time had only
two feet OF water under her keel. and an extra
high wave might have knocked her Tobin
bronze stern or Of her. AS it was. she came
or without a scratch.
Mr. Iselln said Yesterday that she would bs
hauled out at City Island some time during the
week to prepare for the trial races. which
commence on Sept. 4