New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-15
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JOHN II WOODBURY.. l27 W. 42d-st. n. T.
DEFENDER BEATS VIGILANT.


l?:47 the Vigilant was fully four lengths astefu.
when the helm was put to port and she went on
on the port tack. The movement was 10 ESCAPE
getting the back wind OF the DEFENDER anu wos.
out OF IT, 1t was quickly detected however, py
Mr. lselin, who spoke to Captain nan. t"o
crew Of the Defender were instantly on thsir iaet
and at the ropes. and the helm was put mar
ABORT Here quckness In stays was testeo' tHS
Defender going about In fifteen SECONDS anu
quicker than the Vigilant. Not only ala the De
fender show that she could DUPONT the vis.
liant but she also outfooted her. The breeze nan
grown lighter and the sea hardly showed a ripple
conditions under which the Vigilant mas heret"
fore shown her capacity for beating any yacnss
In America and the best tna now has bigger
mainsa and other improvements over last ye~'
and the year before. ,.a
At los a great black and threatening c.oue
appeared at the south. and the Nigiiant wore
shin to take In her club-topsail. The Derend:r
came up to the wind and took In her papy ~.
topsail and club-topsail AT l:z9 notn yacr ms
Vigiiant was taken in tow. Five minutes iater
the wind came out from the southwest. T. "
Morgan. one OF the syndicate owning .nv tsr
fender. passed in his steam yacht Sne1rwater.
and the crew of the Defender assembled on the
quarterback and gave three rousing cneeIs 10.
the success Of the new yacht. The Viglia II KEY
on In tow on her way 10 New-London 10 JON tne
cruise Of the combined Larchmont and Atlantic
Yacht clubs Mr.. Willard certainly had the OPP
portunity to what the Defender could 10 IN
her present condition, and concluded that $40
could outsail his boat now, and could 90 even
better when she receives her new suit OF calls.
CARRYING THE NEWS, TO Mr.. CLEVELAND.
The Defender continued sailing about on dif-
ferent points and was closely watched by Will
lam X. Vanderbilt from the deck OF the vel
liant From the most careful calculations she
showed that she could make fifteen miles an
hour to windward Mr.. Benedict and MS yacne
left the fleet and headed toward Buzzaros
Bay. to carry the news to President Cleveland
that the foreign policy OF yacht-oulding wou'o
probably be shown to be much weaker then
that Of the Americans. when the Valkyrie IL
meets the Defender The Defender Kept on
tack and tack until she rounded Point judith,
and then run in close to the Vigilant. rounoeo
to- and practically challenged her 70 eno sav
tussle but the latter kept on. as II TO say:
IL don't want to play In your oacKyaro'
don't like you any more.
The Defender will probably have no more
trial runs until she sails in the races for the
actual selection. A little additional work Will
be done on her. and she she Will go 10 new
Rochelle Harbor.
SAILED AROUND THE vIGILANT.
The Defender returned to Newport about
o'clock and anchored outside Goat Island MI.
Iselin. when seen later on the Colonia, expressed
himself as satisfied with the performance OK the
boat in the trial. He had no doubt that the De-
fender would make still better showing Win
more wind His programme Is to go SAILING To-
morrow morning, go to Bristol for nhishns
touches In the afternoon return here on Wednes-
day. and start that evening in low for New-Ro-
chelle The boat will be ready for saturdays
race With the Defenders return to the harpor
came more information about the meeting De-
yond Point Judith In freshening soutnerly
breeze with both boats close-hauled. the pc
fender reached through the Vigilants lee.
worked across her bow and tackled well aheac
OF her thus practically sailing around her. CAP
tain Half said that 1t took just seventeen min
utes TO do this from couple OF lengths astern