New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-05

OVSTRI-CTICN-MR. GOULD WIIHDHA"' hi'
CHALLENGE AND WILL SAIL FOR
HOME ON SEPTEMBER %
Coves Sept. 4-The Vigi.ant has met with an
o,her mishap. and to-mor;ow's race with 'he
britannia for the Cape May Cup has been de-
ola rod off On her passage fiom Portland 10 this
Mace at / D. IN. yesterday, when the Nignah'
coached a point inside The Needles, near Hather-
good Point, a sudden shock was feit' lhdica''hs
that she had struck a rock or some o'her oo-
struct!on and 1t was found that she hau io''
her centreboard
Howard Gould and NJ. Boyd, who were at
luncheon had a narrow escape from ser'ouS AZ
fury AS the yacht struck, the crank hew from
the centre board winch and struck the corner Vi
the table at which they were sitting with SUCH
force as to break off a large piece OF the TOP
The cogs were torn fr m the windlass wheeS
and the entire ccntreDoaTd apparatus ""' e
orally dlsarranged. u.,,
w Jameson, representing me frihce oi W az,
together with committee oil tne hosa. 60
SQUADRON went on board the Vigilant TINS AFTER
noon To investigate the extent Of the damage
which she had sustained. Mr. Gould alter con-
ferrinE with Mr.. Jameson and me coninC u
withdrew his challenge for the cape May up,
and the withdra wal was accepted. The race was
therefore declared off. Mr. Gould VIII san iof
New-York on September p. Leaving potn !ne
Atlanta and the Vigilant on this sue VI '"e
ocean. ..a ~, tho
George J. Gould is greatly disheartened ny me
continuous run Of bad luck which the 'lglaht
has encountered. He was quite reauS W ,"C ~
tomorrow however. and take the chances OF
winning without a centretoard. he expresses
regret at the mean insinuations in some Oh me
newspapers that the centreooard Was aos' PHI al
posely in order to avoid race. ne mas d. aii
times been anxious to sal! and never TO eVade
race. ., =, .ho
Captain Half also Is greatly chagrined AZ the
outcome OF affairs lie sad this afternoon thal
nerhaps the fault was that he vas getting loo
old or that he did not KIN, " his business ANY
way he said. he had done the best he rouir, an
hoped to be able to try again. AS Things are
now ne Is glad that all is over Tor the pIesci,t
Captain Han is not certain that the Vlglsm.
struck. though he Is not prepared 70 gay 't Ia
she dd not. He thought II possible TO nave het
repaired in time to start in to-morrows race. puI
II not ne said that he Wa ready to race without
the board. Examination shows that me casting
broke throwing the entire weight OF the ooarn
upon the chain.
Neither OF the Clouds would have been on
board the Nigllant tomorrow. nor would tne
steam yacht ATLANTA have accompanied the VIZ.
liant on account Of death In the fafnhy Oh
their mother.
Every vachtsman in Ncw-york and every
yachtsman in America received with sorrow yester-
dav the news that another accident had happened
70 the VIglant These accidents have been so IRE
quent .atey cause doubt as 10 whe'hrr
nature or Is responsible for the American
yacht's poor luck The race for the cape May up
Vigi.ant In British and few peop.e VINO
kn,w aryihlng about yachts doubt that in race
from Cowes around the Cherbourg breakwater ana
back the Vigant would have been victor. Ihere
was n reason FOR any on" connected WIN 'he
yacht 20 have disabled her on the eve Of thls he'
mos: decisive race on the contrary, u WAS '"e
race Of a.. others in which she should NAY oeeh
yico-Lous and which should have demonstrated her
sp endld sea-goinG qualities.
The reports by cable say that the castings
broke throwing al the weight OF the centre-ooarn
upon the chain" ami thus account for the acc'-
dent, II Is an accident which never should nave
happened Although the vigiani has had since her
arr!va. In English waters one OF the confesseg.y
hes, Yachting plots aboard Of her. she has been re-
markedly unfortunate in the number or accaehts
which has befa..en her. For some oil those ace'-
dents there could have been litt,e excuse. Inc re-
SUI IL that the ViGiiant In her races IN '''''-
waters has been beaten time and again, a. ever
one expected she would be- but so tar no a ar m
square open race has been stLeu D. , tn
/ II VAS proposei to sal. for the Cape May Cup %
cowes and ended there ana sHGep tns
Of water between The Needles ana o"e''ou'e "
would have been open sea sailing. 49,, a.,
/ TN. Vigliant has been beaten many times anu
has won Few Victories bur American yachtsmen
9 believe that she !. az sS9q on ora' sand HOOK
| over the cours' similar TO tina: which Amer cas
over here seeking the Americas cup, the Nisiia s
would have been the victor in AZ las oe "a I1,y
in the race seemed to have been - banRet ana
| In every other way handicap the Nlguant me
/ relative merit u American and British yachts ma,
| by no means been settled British yachtsnen Ar
! ms keen as any In the word. and they know iulyy
| as w.l as American yachtsmer what the value o.,
the Brtannias Victories over the Nigiant are ne
| prince Of Waies and the officers OF the Koyh
| Yacht Squadron are peope against "hom 10
! breath Of calumny could blow. The o" nrr OF he
Vlgl,nnt has confidence In their %portsmanlke spt
! AMI has been sure OF receiving every just ana
| .uu,tab. confederation. but there are many Other
| nssonls win whom Mr. Could have come In
contact in his Yachting ekperience on me Selsr
aide Who wOdld fnl fel.ow-heing IN the remark,
| aby lnsular Mr. Podsnap OF our Mutual rreni:
| The proposition OF Mr.. Could that he be allowed 10
| CARY foir tons of lead to make up IN weght lor
tho loss %. the centreboard Was not an untar one.
| II toe Viglant goes 10 the Medlterraneah n,Al
snrIng II Il 10 be- hoped that she VIII nave better
| lick better pilots and more efficient workinen 10
watch her