New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-01
THE VIGILANT OFF no SEA.
CHEERS AND WHISTLES GREETED HER
ON HER WAY DOWN THE BAY.

A LONG WAIT INSIDE THE HOOK FOR A
FAVORABLE wIND-rHE BIG WHITE sLooP
IN EXCELLENT TRIM FOR A THRASH
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Under lowering Clouds, and with fine. persistent
and penetrating drzz.e of rain soaking the yacht
ing enthusiasts who had gathered to say farewell
the Vgl.ant. white OF hui and enve.oped in net
work Of now cordage made the first step yesterday
IN her quest for maritime feds to conquer.
AZ 10 o'clock In the forenoon the tug Charles Kun
Won steamed into the Erie Basin and hau.ed up at
the end Of the pier where the cupdefenier ay with
lines out fastening her to the Goud yacht, Atlanta
Half an hour later the lines were cast on, ana every
steam whistle In the big resting pace for vesses
sent out parting bias, as the fleet s,oop IN 10"
Of the tug started for her trip to England
That little white marine streak OF lightning the
Vamoose. which. through the courtesy OF her
owner Frank T. Morri. was heavily laden with
newspaper men ard other invited guests, pEoted the
Yacht out Of the Basin. and kept c.ose by her side
a.. the way 70 the pace Of anchorage. AS soon as
the harbor was reached the chorus began. ana the
trip down through the Narrows and the main sA!p
channa was marked by succession Of toots
shrieks grunts and how.s, as the steam-sisnaHng
apparatus Of the Vamoose was Kept busy answering
the sa,utes of passing craft.
on board the Vlgllant were Howard Goud who.
enveloped in a .ong rubber coat, gave most Of MS
time to IN earnest conversation with captain
'sHank" Half and paid little attention to TIE pre-
yai.ing dampness. +. W. J. Hurst, Of the Nationa'
Line. Ioan Harvey the yacht designer; Frank 7.
robinson. OF the New-York Yacht cub: Captain
Jeffrey. Captain Bacon and Captain Ne.sor twenty
four members Of the crew. and Tommy the COOK
who is conceded to be part Of the Ngiants cruls-
ing outfit.
on board both the Vigllant and the Namoose
heavy overcOa.s ami wet weather rigs were 'he
.saffa lf4f a
wea her could not dampen the enthusiasm OF the
vachtsmen ana while many Of those VINO had IN
tended to give the Vigiant goodby salute were
deferred by the prospects Of storm. those Who ui
20 down made up in heartlness what they lacked IN
numbers. Many favorable comments were maze on
the appearance Of the Nlgi.ant In her yawl rig Inc
stout malnm1st which stool the strain Of the Cup
races 81, we'll had been surmoun;e1 by spruce top
mast: her racing bowsprt was replaced by shorter
AMI stocer stick, AM The jisger-mast. set away g
AFT stuck VI nearly hfty feet aD9ve NE deIh' IT, e.
appeared - be strong ana serFlceaDl- 5PAr, ia
haivarls and sheets We're st0u'er than those use
when she met and vanlushe1 l}rd Dunr or n
! STAYS fore and aft while under the bowsprit wa !
an - ,yaebei from the spar when Turing the lib
The famous soop had been newly htt41 OUT snlp p
rs She v.ont down the harbor yesterday is any cr-
terl0n she VIII be- fully as competent 10 ho.t nv.
own In foreign waters AZ she was 70 VIZ. ~, ii,
and fame when defending the yachting supremacy
'' sb s' before O'Clock Chef Engineer He
! brun OF the NamoOs,. ooN T. 'Ae lS',an' ~
coral horseshoe. parting En- from he y he,
racing spars already on the way 70 me otHs
side ana others are - Eo on '1s N.Cs''' 20 =
steamer Ethiopia. walch sails i)r HaSs'" ''-'''
trter ,h~ Vicl,ant's an ,hors haI srapqei The mu'
OF the Horseshoe the Namoose rangel a.!Iss IT,, a.
! Nr Gould invited al on board the little nyrr !.
COM ON board ana inspect the big sloop. The nv
talon was quickly accepted and then followed
SSl.b.e The cree. With captain Han in he centre
rl.ft.. /