The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-06
DEFENDER WAS THE FIRST
SHE HELD HER OWN OYER THE
 VIGILANT AND THE JUBILEE.

Could Do Good Work in the Final Run of
 the Cruise of the New York Yacht Club
 She Won From the vigilant by Nine
 Minutes and Nine Seconds.
 Newport, R. T., Aug. 5.--In the final run to-day of the cruise of the New York Yacht club thirty-seven-m beat to windward from Vineyard Ha- ven the Defender started last and fin- ished first. She beat the Vigilant nine miles and nine seconds and was about twenty minutes ahead of the Jubilee When the boats are measured and the time allowance calculated it will un- doubtedly be found that Defender wins to-day in beating to windward, even if she loses the Saturday race, by small margin. The wind to-day was never less than ten knots nor more than twelve and there was a smooth sea just the weather the Defender is at her best in. The Jubilee raced with work ing jibtopsail. The weak topmast may have been responsible for this, but the Boston boat was plainly no match for her competitors.
 One of the best opportunities yet afforded for testing the windward quail ities of the Defender was provided at the beginning of to-day's race. The Vigilant obtained the best position at the start and was to windward of the syndicate boat. Captain Half did not like taking the wind after 1t had left ha Uicyi1o o,,Yt ooiI iIc ox,I Jo of short tacks to get away from under the lee of MT. Gould's boat. Captain Barr tried to keep between the De- fender and the wind and went about whenever the Defender did, refusing to allow the new boat to split tacks with him. The Defender was quicker in stays and got little the better of the short tacks but Captain Half, finding his antagonist could not be shaken off that way held his course for seven miles, outfooting the Vigilant by half mile in that distance and easily crossed her bow to windward. From that on the race was a procession, with the Defender passing all the big schooners and little sloops, which were started ahead of her and leading the fleet into the harbor. The Emerald made the best run of any of the schooners and won in her class. The other winners were,
 Constellation, Ariel, Amorita, Loyal. The Queen Nab was the first of the small single stickers to finish. She beat her class competitor, Hildegarde, Al minutes, 30 seconds. The Uvira in class beat the Gossoon and the Nor ota. The Wasp beat the Katrina in the mixed class.
 The Volunteer sailed for Boston last night, so that only three big single stickers took part in to-day's run. The regatta committee had intended start ing the. fleet from Vineyard Haven at a. m., but heavy fog delayed the de- parture until nearly noon. While the yachts were waiting for the fog to lift schooner-rigged steam yacht entered the harbor and joined the squadron for the run to Newport. She proved to be the Pilgrim, built for cup defender in 1893 being after her failure in the trial races altered into steamer.
 At Ii o'clock, under the combined in- f1uence of wind and sun, the fog melted away and the yachts all moved out to- ward the starting line. The course to- day was from the buoy off West Chop, in Vineyard Haven harbor, west-south- west to Quick's Hole, southwest to the light at the entrance to Vineyard sound and west half south to Brenton's Reef light. The wind was a little south of west and it was a beat for the twenty miles to Vineyard Haven lightship, and "a close reach of seventeen miles to Bren- tons. At Ii :35 the flagship Sylvia an- chored opposite the buoy off West Chop at the entrance to Vineyard Haven har- bor and the preparatory gun sounded. At :45 the small single stickers were started, going over the line as follows:
 Wasp, Katrina, Ulvira, Norota, TIil- degarde, Gossoon and Queen Nab. All were on the port tack and were in cruis ing trim, with working topsails, jibs and staysails. At 11:50 the schooners were sent off. The Ariel led, with Mar guerite tapping her and Constellation close behind Then came the Loyal, Merlin, Ramona, Emerald, Neaera, Elsemarie and Amorita-
 At 11:55 the big sloops started. The vigilant held the windward position when they started, with Defender to leeward and Jubilee in between, the three crossing the line almost together. The Jubilee showed her nose over first. The Vigilant was two seconds behind her and the Defender six seconds later. Then followed the prettiest brush that has been seen between ninety-footers in many a day. All were on the port tack and Captains Half Barr and Newcombe could almost shake hands from the decks of the Defender, Vigilant and Ju- bilee
 The two New York boats drew away from the Boston boat rapidly. They had club topsails up, while the Jubilee depended upon her gaff topsails. None of the three used jibtopsails at the start. Two minutes after the start Defender went about and the Jubilee followed rather than permit the new boat to cross her bow. The Vigilant also went on the starboard tack, still holding the windward place. Captain Half tacked again five minutes later in order to get out of the Vigilant's lee. The Vigilant surprised all by pointing closer and holding her place on the weather quar- ter of the new boat. Captain Barr put her about instantly when he saw Cap- tain Haff's move. Then both boats were on the port tack, heading toward Nau- shon Island. Captain Half abandoned