New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25
ruE DEFENDERS NEW SAILS.
WIND ENOUGH YESTERDAY TO GIVE
THEM A TRIAL.
cIrr AS WELL. AS NEW CANvAs-THE
vrv YACHT TO GO ON DRY DOCK To-
nav At RAY RIDGE.

4 ~"
xrU YACHT TO GO ON DRY DOCK TO-
DAY AT BAY RIDGE.
.s another day OF activity on board the new
.,,on racing yacht, the Defender. yesterday.
ens" '.v half mile or so of Mr. Isens home at
e'e Point New-Rochelle. securely anchored
r.,,l made fast TO the buoy. but the crowds on
anu ard IN the boats that nockcd about her were
s avery little while during the afternoon that
s ~, .ould soon be made and the vessel would
few turns Of her marvellous speed In the
nv NV, waters OF the Sound AS soon as breakfast
q' aver on the Hattie Palmer the men finished up
w. work OF sandpapering the main boom. and
'ne ,arsining splashes Of white paint were placed
Wv w. they would make the cleaning white body
:. ,na boat look newer and brighter still.
=. about o'clock Captain Hank Half. who, by
- wsv has not gone to his home. got his men
~ 70 receive the new gaff Piepgras has been
Wing ~. for the Defender at his City Island yards
u. hardly five minutes later when Mr.. Isen
Ia his first visit to the boat for the day. as he
p..s.d 20 give further directions regarding the
w. s,dt Of Wilson & Silsby sails, with which 1t
Ia been decided to replace the Herreshoff suit.
-. ,oresails OF which. it appears we're In need OF
anna slight alterations
:, was denied. both aboard the Defender and at
a., Iss,,ns sail loft in his stables. that the Her
..o1 sails would have TO be recut. The head
III ~ the Herreshof suit had 10 be Stacked UP a
r,,e at the leech. This will give the wind better
nance TO exercise It's power on the boat
ne new gaf which Piepgras brought up from
c,v Island was placed in position about II o'clock
IA found to answer admirably; the old one. which
,ss badly warped in spite OF Its being wire-wound'
Ling mt on board the Hattie Palmer again Be-
W.. ,oon all the fittings and arrangements OF the
,rsau had been completed. and the first OF the
..ssvs new garments pulled aloft by the en-
,psiastc crew The new mainsail on the De-
,uder gives her different aspect In the first
Lac from a distance 1t easily be seen that
=. new sail peaks up better than the old one.
Then II has the seams running from boom 10 gan
,,,,.ad OF from huff TO leach-that is. almost YER
...uv instead OF horizontally-a turning backward
:, shiloh many expert yachtsmen greatly approve.
,,rer the stretching Of the mainsail. which was
~ hanging as II could be with no fear OF making
hs Yacht tug at her moorings. the new WORKING
,onsai was run up. The new 'opsaii MS as oauiy
a, the mainsail does well. topsaN that nus on
boat is perfectly level and even all over "heh
there IS NJ wind, and It does not flap Ike bal
loon jb.
Mr. Iselin promptly ordered the new working
.onsail Of the Defender down for recruiting The
new headsas looked we'll. especially the staysai
and the jib These sails are OF rarnie wh"e 'he
a,nsa and topsail are OF the best midland co''o.'
", Iselin Woodbury. Kane and Herbert Leeds
ars more disappointed than the spectators on
shore AT the failure of the wind 10 blow enough
for inst short wing stretcher toward evening as
they were all particularly anxious to see 10" 'he
new sails would work
When Mr. Iselin was asked about the Vig'lant
protest on board the Defender by The tribune
r.nor.er Yesterday afternoon. he said that he knew
nothing whatever about 1t. except what ne had
read in the papers. 49, .o,rs,or s+eam
srs which attended the race on Monday. not the
Cenhsns from which The Trbunes report was niaue,
nuis The Vigilant's protest case this way; ne ne
XTsjlsnt and the Defender were coming down 10
the start tockeying get the best or H. 'nat - @
;~,1 ard
tack and both close hauled to the VIM, , ,h
Defender 10 windward. Though both were on ,ne
same tack they toward the fnsh line al En nd
emf angles Then the Defender eased her sneets anu
came running free This swung her forward anu d
collision was imminent. Captain Barr iuneu ~
short and went under the Defenders stern. then ne
had 10 lam the helm again 10 avoi1 tns "sn. ,
shin Now the rule of the road Is that the POD.
running before the wind must give way 70 ppd'
running Close hauled on the wind and had me lei-
liant smashed into the Defender she couidh nav
been made 10 pay a cent. BY not giving way; as
she should have the Defender gained some M
lengths I think now that Mr.; Willard mas maue
himself heard In the matter. and as ne Is not us1s
10 win on a techncality. but only wants 10 stg
which OF the two boats Is really the better ne "ouiu
better withdraw his protest D., p,doa
to-day when the Defender Is pu; in the dryoocK 10
have her underworld scraped and polished