Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-03
DEFENDERS VICTORIES
Another Added to Her List of
Aquatic Triumphs.
BEATS vIGILAET AND VOLUNTEER
The Race Kun with All Sail Spread, and
the New Yacht Gained mt Every Point.
Superiority of the Fin Keel over the
Centerbonrd Demonstrated.

The Race Run with All Sail Spread, and
the New Yacht Gained mt Every Point.
Superiority of the Fin Keel over the
Centerbonrd Demonstrated.
NEWPORT, r l., Aug. 1.-The Defender
beat the Vigilant In the run OF forty-two
miles from Now Londos TO this point, and
beat her SO badly that the latter's friends
must now admit that the new boat is bet
ter than the old. How much better can
not be stated. as no reasonable COMPARE
son Of the champion of 1898 and tho De-
fender of 1895 can be made, only by the
handful of people who know about what
the Defender will give to the yigilant in
the matter of time allowance An Asso-
ciated Press reporter was told by yachts
man who is in position to know that the
Defender shoeld allow the vigilant four
minutes, or whereabouts, in a forty mile
race. II this is true tho Defender did all
that could have been asked of her. beat
ing the Vigilant BIZ at least eight minutes.
Just at the start the Vigilant's mainsail
was split but the accident had no apprc-
ciable effect on the result of the race. Tho
tear was low down, near the foot of the
sail and the yacht was going with free
dom. The wind was abeaIn, and gave tho
two men who were sent out on the boom
to make the necessary patch no difficulty
at all
The weather was in favor OF the Vigil
liant all the way through On leaving
New London 1t was more than free wind.
1t was brisk but the big fellows were
able to carry all salt, including club top
sails, and the water was smooth enough
to suit tho Vigilant in her very best days.
From start to finish the Defender gained
on the Vigllant, and came home SO far
ahead TINT the doubling Thomases, who
were asking each other referring to the
Americas cup races s'NYill she dor" are
now saying at least, s'Well. she's the best
boat we ever had" and that Confession
from these people is to be thought over
more than once. 1t means that the splcn-
did win of the keel boat shows that she Is
improving right along in form.
Ii the advancement continues at tho
ratio displayed between the sail of Tues
day and that of yesterday the Vigilant
will be nowhere in tottAy's race 1t was
almost a run with spinnakers yesterday,
and yet the Defender gained at every
point. The finish showed the new boat
to be over twelve minutes to tho good on
actual time.
On leaving New London the yachts
sailed down with beam wind to the race
The Defender had had her steering gear
patched up during the night, and her
sailors were smart enough To get her over
the starting line over minute ahead of
tho Vigilant. The Volunteer was pretty
quick, aud went away five seconds aftor
the Vigilant. The Jubilee was there, but
for some reason or other she did not start
with the others, anu this fact lessoncd tho
interest in the whole proceeding, as every
body wanted to know what General
Paine's vessel could do with the champion
of 1898 aud the new fin keel yacht
The boats which did start had a good
race. There was iinc breeze which was
always fair. There were good many peo-
pie over at Fort Adams to see the finish
and all were courteously received by Lieu
tenant Sampson, the officer OF the day.
When the Defender hove in sight behind
the hills at Castle Point she was speedily
picked out by name, her almost straight
up and down gaff making her easy to be
distinguished. Soon the Vigilant's lofty
club topsall was seen over the point
There was good two miles between he
and the Defender
The resultof yesterday race shows that
the fight for the cup on the American sids
will be made by either Defender or Vig.
liant. The Jubilee, by her refusal to start
indicates that she does not want go into
a race when there is a blow, and victory
in such weather can not be of great value
just now, for the chances are eight to one
that the cup races will be sailed in light
weather, and that is the game the Val
kyrie III was built for.
The following table shows tho time at