The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
ALL WILL BE IN SHAPE.
BIZ zo-NIGHT TEE cur DEFENDERS
WILL NE IN THE Bar.

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Town. ..d L. very Well Satisfied with
tho Jubiiee-The visii.nt Looks Every
Inch . Rscer-Tho Pngrim has Been
Measured and found TO be eS.ee Feet.
The cup defenders Jubilee and Colonia.
which are hauled out on Downing Law
rence's ways. at the foot OF Clinton street,
South Brooklyn. attracted another large crowd
OF visitors yesterday. and at one time the
gathering was so great that the sailors and
workmen, who were engaged In putting the
finishing touches on them. had great difficulty
in getting about. 1t was their last day on the
ways before the first OF the trial races to-
morrow. and while little seemed left to be
done. Capts. Hnff and Barr apparently found
plenty for the men to do. as they kept them at
work until late last night painting. pot lead
ing. scrapng, and smoothing the keels OF the
rival cup defenders until one could almost see
their face reflected on their polished hulls.
Gen. Charles ]. Paine OF tho Jubilee arrived
at the Brevoort House from Boston late on
Monday night. and yesterday. after brief
visit to ex-Commodore James ID. Smith. Chair
man OF the Americas Cup Committee. at his
Broad street Office he hastencd over to Brook
Ign. whore the Jubilee is laying. According to
what the General says he Is still undecided as
to whether he will sail on the Jubilee or not,
and no one could get a definite answer from
him on this Interesting question. The Gen.
eral seems inclined to regard the boat as
his sons. and. as he has said moro than
once, young John B. will have sole charge Of
talk it is safe to say that Gen. Paine viii be on
board OF the centreboard fin boat during the
trial races. and that any suggestions or orders
letter. 1t Is fair. to say, Gen. Paine's presence
on the boat viii be worth at least five MINUTES n
Capt. John Barr and young Paine are well
enough in their way. tho Generals presence is
mSSs be be-
short OF suicidal to leave him ashore.
meet the Walk Vaikyrie whether he Would partlcie
e. 6. chances i ss tSs
General had little to say except that he thought
her sails were in better share than they have
that the Tobin bronze bottom OF the viRIlant
had much to dc With her vsu during the
this is not at all surprising. as the General
has ALI along mGoth been str0%pE
not seneruilv known: i Is. neverthel ess. true
material but for the TACT that the Herreshoffs
turer had for the Vlgilant Just twenty four
hours before the General put in his order for
pointed at the time. and had to put up with
steel instead. which. while smooth enough in
it's way. becomes rough too quickly to be on
These steel bottoms" said the General.
to ssS rOaghsn The
that the ygilants bottom was found to be in
city Island on Saturday. whiIe as, for the
Jubilee. her bottom was in no condition to
have iabored und er. However on THURSDAY
we will be all right and will have nothing to
When asked II Capt barr would sail the Ju-
bilee in the trial races. he said: Most GER.
fin. \" You will see an altogether different
craft next Thursday than the enc which was
thought they were wise ones.
AS stated in THE Sun yesterday. tho Colonia
has been paipted green below the wt;er line.
while the Jubilee: after receiving three GOATS
to her papk sheer 'HE ike The Puritan PAL and May
she lock- S%eSt IKE SSs LEAD
her as she will be the only black boat OF the
"a As to which has the smoothest bottom. 1t
as looks 20 the Colonia's certainly seems the
last the best. and It may be the Boston boat
will have the best Of it { the races lat over
Who made the canvas Tor s the coona Jnbiee
speaking Of the Colonia. he said that he had
to see how her sails set and added that no
had recut the leach OF her mainsatl a little.
sail was ali right aud had not been touched at
all. but that he had trimmed her club topsai u
sppnaker H and SAID said that Gen. PAINS was very
vel satisfied With 1 her canvas ays ,h now Capt t
wish. and that she would be smoothed Off some
before tb,s she put ba IN the
i@mediateIy towed to Bay Ridge; where, she
The Boston t fin III Pilgrim: which sta, ted from
the Charlestown Navy Yard, Yesterday after;
W pnhsbS
Cert Barr in DsakE Of 81 the y
and apparently thought, she was nearer the
smaller. figure. and said her sail spread would
would make the Tobin bronze boat give her
som ething like two minutes over thlrty-mie
course under double time allowance.
John B. Paine. the young designer Of the
Jubilee. who was around the YARD al day
not IKE 81
would like he said her ais were in Very good
ali rsh Mate Mer n" abes nsT
ing OF the present crew. said they were work
had lost anything by their change OF crews.
Orders were sent to Newport YESTERDAY to
Boom IA and H embryo bovsprit Which have been at
Crowley's yard. The hollow boom is still there
and Will not he used. -.
The Vigilant. which was hauled out at City
Island. received her finishing toucbo yester- |
day. and was lowered into the water ut high |
tide last night Her Tobin bronzs bottom 1iI
it shines ike Furnished copper. TIC dust
has been carefully washed away. and now she
seems ut to do battle for her life. Nat Heres
has had charge OF her for tho past few days. |
and apparently thinks she, can do more
than hold her own with the others |
in any sort OF a breeze. While no one |
would say anything about her beng
vouchsafed the Information that six tons OF |
lead had been taken out Of her lust before she |
went on the ways Whether this was before
Friday is an interesting question in view OF |
the fact that he said 1t would be taken on
again as soon as sho went overheard.
The ViGlant will have a trial trip this morn
ing and will be towed to Bay Ridge In the
afternoon. whore she will anchor of tho At
lantic Yacht Club house.
A niIin lIar of uunhIs 10 q N THAR L