Evening journal., 1895-07-23
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ila-1
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The second trial that the Defender had
In New York waters against the Vigilant
only furnished more evidence that tho
new boat is better than tho old in light
weather. They sailed over triangular
course outside Of Sandy Hook and were
tested in pretty nearly every kind Of sail
ing.
They started out begdre the wind. Be
fore thoy had got half way ON the journey
Of the first leg of ten miles they wero
sailing with the wind over the quarter.
Before thcy got TO the end OF that first leg
they werc oven more closely hauled. On
the second leg of the three they were
reaching free and tacking, and ON the
ilnal angle were able TO head to the home
mark with fairly wen lifted sheet
The result loft no doubt as to the re-
spoctivo qualities OF the boats i'm the kind
Of weather that prevailed, but that wealth
er was of the lightest character. At no
time did the breeze blow harder than q
knots an hour, and it fell nt times to as
little as four. On the rum uut before the
wind at the start the Vigilant not only
held her own for a period, but at the end
Of four miles was we'll abcam OF the De-
fender. This run was made with spinna-
lsers set and drawing under which con-
ditions II is almost universally conceded
that the Niglant is the fastest boat in the
world.
She showed those same qualities here as
woll as on the other side of the Atlantic.
Whom il came 90 the point, however, where,
because OF little shift in the wind spin
makers had to be hauled in and booms
hauled inboard in way, the Defender in
stnntiy shot ahead. Sho kept ahead and
was never aftcrwnrd ovcrhauled during
tho entire 30 miles, unless 1t might have
been during certain little portions Of the
course when the wind dropped to almost
nothing, In those spaces it did seem as
though the Nigilant picked up a little bit,
| but the gain, II any, was inconsiderahle.
Defender Made Steady Gains.
The run between the marks shows that
the Defender gained in each Of the three
angles and that Is what goes 60 make up
| the opinion of the sharps who witnessed
K the race Il wns expected that the Nigi-
/ liant would show ND with new sails, but IL
/ turned ont that she only Ind time to make
/ few alterations I'm the canvas that She
used on saturday one improvement there
certainly was Ia her outfit. That was the
| cleaning of her pcntcrboard. A diver was
sont down % examine that now cx-won-
derful piece Of yachting architecture sun
day, while tho hoat lay inside of the sandy
Hook horseshoe.
he found that bit Of machinery IN a
| very bad state Ii was covered with bar
nacics and grass to % remarkable degree.
Tho board was not touched for polishing
purposes when the Nigilant was dockcd
at the Erie basin for the cleaning Of hen
hun because there was not room enough
to lower Il for eXamipation. q WAS ioI
this reason THAT Mr Willard sent Che diyci
| down. Whom tho man from below cam,
up bet reported that the unnecessary weight
Oh that utcnsi wns something CXtraOrdi
nary, and he had q hard job in clennlns
things mp This Improvement was q,
small ono ", together with the change
in the cut of her sails made the boat dl
bcttor without doubt than She did oi
/. Saturday Yet the only time She gaine'
on tho Defender was when she had tina
same old champion ccntorhoard hauled ul
: and OF mo uso whatover
Tho Defender appeared just about th
Z same as she showed up in the first race.
few triiling improvements were mado il
g certain of her hlockworl; and small Gu
OF her ciuhfOps;dl, which really made n
difference in effectiveness except 10 "a
e closest observer, and hc had TO wear 4
T, ton lcnsos 10 see it. II any benefit thcorct
. icaiiy is to he given 60 either boat in Ga
y mnttor of improvement IN form, il mn.
60 70 the Figilant. Therefore the bette
showing made by the Defender Is all th
K more 70 help her credit.
# VigIlant Makes Protest.
It The Nieilant met with something OF
n nishap at the start for the reason that
q small sloop got la her way. She was con
ing down for tho line from the upper pi
- sition when she discovered that this sclfis
obstruction was i'm her path. She was O
the starhoard tack when the Defender W,
still ON tho port. The Defender cnn
70 around Just before The limo was reaches
in but refused 10 give way TO the older boa
rs who, because She was on the starboai
w tack, had the right Of way. tt looked f
n a time very much as though there wou
re be a collision, but the older boat by graf
he uf courtesy waived her right and WEI
~ about 70 the port tack, passing under L
d. Defenders lee quarter until shcwas clos
re The Nigilani at once raised a flag of III
sv tosh but no notice was taken Of il a. Z
at time by the committee.
IS. The yachts went over the line with ii