The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-28
CUP DEFENDERS CANVAS.
THE JuLGRIM'S DESIGNERS Salts
. g.. FLED WIN uER SAILS,
Had Mninsnil, Still Gen. Paine Says He
HASN'T Time TO Get New One-How the
Two orton Bonts Have nrrp wcrktpr.

Had Ntainsnn, Stu cen. Paine says He
Hnsnr Time TO Get . New One-How the
Two d o.ton boats Have been wcrkinr.
I MArRLEHEAp. July 81. The designers OF tho
cur defender Pilgrim have had an opportunity
TO zee her with all her light sails set. and they
are apparently satisfied. She has used her
working sails every day. Che used her big
club topsails on Sunday for the first time. and
or Tuesday she carried her club topeails tho
smaller lib topsail. and her spinnaker on the
1 way home. while she tried her big balloon lib
| yesterday.
Tho Jubilee. on the other hand has only
| tried hor working topsail and small jib topsall
| The light rails are on board hut the blocks
and rigging for handling them are not yet
completed. ana no attempt TO get kites will bo
made Just yet. Considerable time has been
taken In putting tho Jubilee In shape. Gen.
! raine likes to enjoy cruise In his new boat
| and Will have her at the scratch when the sbig
races begin.
No',t6ne is being lost on the Pilgrim. how
ever. She has taken her regular everyday
! sail intthe bay no matter what the weather
hns been. On Tuesday morning tho wind was
| blowing lightly from the south. BY noon the
Pilgrims crew had the big club topsail In
place and nicely sheeted home. Just as the
crew wore getting ready to up anchor a
thunder storm came IN. and 'the big
|, clID top was Immediately lowered to
| the deck. In half an hour 1t cleared.
ana tho wind came fresh from the southwest.
Then the big sloop got under way and sailed
down the bay Mt n twelve-khot clip under her
lower sails. OF shore the wind was lighter.
and then. with tho working topsail. the new
balloon jib was set. The boat yielded easily
to the pull" and ran well of shore with tho
wind abnt tho beam. Then tho bal
loon was taken In and the sheets
Her safls are getting into better shane and IAN
be trimmed SO as toret pretty we'll on the wind;
will prove to be only iair sail when fully
stretched out. The Pilgrim was outside until
after osG9Sk and everything went well az
There have Len hut few accidents on the
rangcmrnt This gave way and lei the throat
of the sail down while tho craft was under
the old Iron work was mItimely replaced. On
ne trial trir nsrt Of the pin ri, at the loot
have been no cas- ualtes.
Gen. Paine says ho does not expect the Jubl-
It taxes long time t" Stretch out propeTy
racut sails. and the JubiIee's mainsail. which
promised wei ut first now seems to lie in ha
ridges. Nobody seems t. know what Is tho
matter with il: hut there mny be some fault in
days it may be thoroughly gone over to find i
this is really the ease: Gen. Paine says he will
nut get n new sail. as there is not time between
now and the races to break on. In.
fore sniIs need to he led differently, The work
ordered; For, ordinary cruising the jubilee
twice so far. and that was. when the hont was
this that tho board will be used. The little board
forward has not been tried with care yet.
Sn SR1 hsdf efnny
DO ths mSs, sOG Their t.
Paine 9 naSs I fhei tho o' 3nS s%
the s ea% 9 TSe toas w sn kept 'fr snnnG
sors to noTa wind Sr ddnD
lowered. Then she lay steadily ma ifs
Would hSye done TSe iii 0t Mss
set up N stops to support the masthead,
the PEAK haIars u and % had no sup rs WIEN Sn
the the }i Up WIS of her Tho strong , wind broke
Ha. I int tRs W snf eFeG EGs 2Ts' the
wheel to spperintcnd matters. while the hont
Lay peiEiect 9Th though melody touched Oh. the
was blowing a small gale, Ali wero plensed
with thn performance: md consider der that the
Neither, oi lie Boston Cup defenders VEN
tured out into the hay to-day. half gale was
gether.. the prospect was not at all inviting to
the ,kippsrs Of the we'll. groomed flyers of
oud yea without
ing down the mainsail. and such an operation
not fno t %nG the racGE
dry docEsd. THAT viii probsfIy be next Tues.
will he docked at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
and the jubilee will he hauled out at Simp-
The boats will he kept out Of the water until
TIE hyerE last n minute T.; before the NV York
viii allow their respective yachts 70 Join in the
erui.. through the sound. The Pilgrim has
nhling the yacht before the big cup races.
the i4isrim. does not Tar antieip"te any troSbls
about tile Pilgrims entry for tho Goelet race
70 nsfs % f tn the
Pilgrim out q the races simply because all the
81 The eTnS The boat do
cate belonged to The club. n greater number.
Puritan and he feels confident Tint n" mem
Der Of the Regatta Committee would be SO un-
fsrm ON sueh ses * rule out
The PiiEtIm VIII Race for the Astor and
Goeiet Cups.
Some OF the members of the syndicate that
built the cup defender Pilgrim seem to have an
idea that tho New York Yacht Club Is tying 10
keep the boat out Of the club cruise and the
races for the GOBLET and Aston cups. One talk
ing In Boston on Wednesday said that the bont
would not take part in any OF the squadron
runs. but will race for the cups
member OF tho Now York Yacht Club. talk
Ing OF this last night. said that instead Of try
In to kaau tho hoat fha sinh wns willing