The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-31
IN THE PINK OF PERFECTION.
DEFENDERS HANDSOME WORK IN
THE LAST OF THE TRIAL RACES.

All IhaN NOuGu lie Desired, and a
Clipping Sixteen-KnOt Breeze for
the FIyers-Defender'sS satisfactory
Work in the Windward Head Sea.
Both American Boats stand Up
sitter Than VaIIxyrie and Make
Less Fuss in the Water.
New York, Aug. SJ.-All hail. Defen-
DER
The gallant white sloop won the third
trial race to-day and was formally Sc
lected to defend the Americas blue rib
bons."
The race which started with a beat to
windward of ten miles and a run home
with spinnakers and balloons set, the
Herreshon keel boat beat the Vigilant
handsomely and could have beaten her
minute more had she been pushed to her
utmost
A rafting breeze and rough sea made
the test of the abilities of the new boat
one Of the best that has been afforded.
Yachting sharps who saw her said that
she would do. She removed all doubts as
10 her ability to go through a head sea in
a blow. She established record as a
weather boat and her heavier mast and
stouter rigging did good service The keel
boat outpointed the center boarder and
outfooted her in the windward work. She
showed herself sitter in a breeze and
easier in getting through rough water.
She made less fuss, and left clean wake.
At the outer mark she had minutes
and p second the best Of it.
on the run home before the wind. how
ever the Vigilant picked up Is seconds of
the time she had lost. The Defender won
by fve minutes and L seconds, elapsed
time over the 20 mile course.
After the race the following announce
ment was made by the cup committees:
THE Americas cup committee have Sc
lected the yacht Defender of the New
York yacht club as against Vallxyrie III.
in the contest for the Americas cup.
"A. Cass Garfield, Secretary"
Lord Dunravens Valkyrie was out for
practice spin and to give his lordship a
chance TO see the race. The cup hunter
was too late in getting under way and ar
rived only in time to see the finish. The
vessel was carried by the Englishman, a
working topsail being used instead of the
club topsails of the American boats, but
he seemed to heel over more and to labor
harder in the sea than even the blunt
nosed Ntgilant. Lord Dunraven gave the
racers a wide berth and seemed to avoid
allowing any one chance TO get a line on
the speed of his boat.
The tug Luckenbach, with the regatta
committee and the Americas cup commit
tee on board, arrived outside at 10:45 a.
m, and signalled that the start would be
from the Scotland lightship and the course
No. la beat of ten miles of windward and
return. The course directions were east
by south or right into the eye of the
wind
The outer mark was off Far Rockaway
and well out al sea. The yachts had plen-
ty of room to jockey for position at the
start The Defender, by clever work, got
the best of it. When the preparatory sig
nal was set at II O'Clock a. m. the De-
fender was close to the lightship and the
Nigilant was cruising to the westward of
the fleet of tugs and steamers which
circled around the line between the COM
mittee boat Luckenbach and the light
ship.
The Defender started in pursuit of her
rival, and when the latter went about
and headed for the line the Defender
swung about as if on a pivot and led the
way Both were on the starboard tack
Ihe Nlgilant was to windward of the new
boat as Capt. Barr shook out baby lib
topsail to help him crowd the other boat
out Of the best position at the start and
drew upon the Defender and lapped her
both were crowding in so close on the COM
mittee boat that there seemed danger
Vi collision, but Capt. Barr finding 1t
impossible to pass Defender wore away
ana the new syndicate boat rushed over
the line eight seconds after the start
ing signal was made. The official time Of
the two boats was;
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Inc Defender had a smaller club top
san aloft than the Vigilant and used no
llp topsail, but with less canvass she was
100 much for the Gould boat
The Defender never showed to better ad-
vantage than to-day. She was in the pink
OF perfection and well handled. although
plainly not pushed to her best, as no
Vo topsail was carried. The wind was a
good l6-knot breeze from little south
OF east, and there was considerable sea
caused by the wind blowing against the
ebb tide.
= The two Yachts held tba storhoara fool,
LOT Tour minutes after the start, and then
went about together at IA, the Defender
AaVlng four lengths to the good On tack
IN toward the Jersey shore the Defender
uoubled the gap. The wind had dropped
couple of knots but it was all the same
" the new boat. When the two went on
lhe starboard tack at 11:29 o clock the
Detender was well to windward The
breeze freshened as the boats stood off
shore, and at IL o'clock the Defender was
shree-fourths of a mile ahead. The De-
lender went on the port tack at 112:O1
ana the Nigilant at 1903.
>, ust after the start Lord Dunravens
Naikyrie was seen lacking out from the
1ook. She had up mainsail working top
sdll, llb and staysail. She stood up well
III the fresh breeze and bowled along at a
sood gait, but poked her long nose into the
,plIows IN way that neither of the yam
nee boats did. She carried a much smaller
topsau than the others and no lib topsail,
an ana yet she heeled over more than the
Nlglant with club topsails and lib top
@ ssn. She did not reach the Scotland light
sup until the racers were nearing the
outer mark, ten miles away.
Al lZ;zI o'clock the. Defender. well out
.oWard the turn. went on the starboard
saek Tor three minutes while the Vigilant
Huhg on the port tack. Capt. Barr had
saken in his jib topsail and the Vigilant
fast "s"4is az
me defender made series OF short
sr saeks and jibed about the mark at u .47.25.
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