New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-07
THE VIGILANT WITHDRAWN.
MR. WILLARD ACCUSES THE DEFENDER
OF UNFAIR STARTING.
ar-r FOR THE vronANrs FoRBEARANcE THERE
woru,p HAVE BEEN COLLISION YEsTER-
pAY-rHE DEFENDER WON THE DRExEL
CUP RACE BY OVER SIX MINUTES
END OF THE CRUISE.


CUP RACE BY OVER SIX MINUTES
END OF THE CRUISE
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TRrBUNE.1
Newport. Aug 6.-Although the Defender WOE
the race for the Drexel Cup to-day by over SIX
minutes the sport was marred by an incident
which resulted in the withdrawal of the Vigil
liant from the other races OF the week. 1t hap
pened as the big sloops were getting away.
Yachting experts agree that Mr.. Willard would
have been justified in running the Defender
down, as the Defender and the Vigilant made
for the starting hne rather late for the sig
nal and in a curiously awkward position for get
ting across. They came so close together In
jockeying for the best Of the start that the
incident at Sandy Hook when the Vigilant
filed a protest was recalled to the minds OF
the spectators Had the Vigilant not given
way a catastrophe would have been inevitable.
AS 1t was Mr.. Willard had Charlie" Barr
throw the helm up. and the Defender went by
all right sliding across the line under the stern
OF the lightship, closely followed by the Vigil
liant.
This was not the only incident Of the start In
to-day's race As the Defender by the Vigil
lant's courtesy got in line to go over on the
starboard tack and headed almost straight
away from the Narragansett shore, Ca
madam steam yacht. the Gladys. was sighted
right In the way under the stern OF the hght-
ship Mr. Iselin shouted to the Gladys: There
Is no possible excuse for your being where you
arew The order was given to the man In the
wheelhouse OF the Gladys to get out OF the
way. One movement Of the screw threw the
little steam yacht up alongside the lightsnip.
Her rigging and her awning were scraped
away by the action Of the waves that dasneo
her against the iron sides OF the lghtsnip-
Before the exciting episode OF the Deiender ana
the Vigilant there was an interference with the
race, E. c. Benedcts steam yacht. the ONEIDA
with Secretary Of the Navy Herbert on board.
getting on the starting lire over near the nag
ship Sylvia and nearly causing accidents 10 tne
Gossoon and the Queen Nab.
THE COURSE sIGNALLED.
There was the usual feet Of steam and sailing
vessels on hand before the start was made when
the racers arrived off Brenton's Reef lightship.
where the Sylvia had already put herself In po-
sition Course No. was signalled by the letter
C on the Sylvia's flag. Course No. is an equi-
lateral triangle. each side OF which measures
seven miles. 1t was to be sailed over Twice.
making distance for the entire race OF forty-
two miles The course lay from an imaginary
line between the Sylvia ant the Brenton's Reef
Iightship seven miles southwest half west, TO
and around the whistng buoy of Point judith.
leaving II to port; then seven miles east py
south to and around a white spar. with req
stripe leaving 1t to port; then seven miles north
three-ouarters west to Brenton's Reef lightship
leaving it to port and sailing over the same
course a second time
The preparatory gun sounded at precisely II
TOLL INF uar
w,ne,ng IL with the wind astern for few mo-
ments before coming around above the line to be
ready when 1t should come their time to go over
AS the Vigilant came back near the flagship II
WAS noticed that she pounded heavily In the
southwest wind. which had now become q good
topsail breeze.
OFF FOR THE RACE.
When the starting gun doomed at 11ao the
Queen Nab was the first across the line. and she
was to the wndward Of the Gossoon Under her
lee came the Hildegarde. The Uvira was the next
boat over She had but slight advantage OF the
Norota.
When the gun went off next the Amorita was
the first to get away. The Elsemare was right
behind. followed by the Emerald On the port
tack came the Marguerite, close up under the
lightship. Right after the Emerald was the
Loyal. The Loyal was handicapped. as was
the Neaera which followed her across, both
getting over just after gunfre
After the two unfortunate Incidents attend
ant upon the start Of the big sloops, tIe De-
fender headed out to sea on the starpoaro
tack The time-limit gun doomed just as the
yigiant got across the line In almost precise'S
the same manner. The Vigiant was hrs' 20
come about at 1l2s:1O. with the Defender tack
Roth me-
tacks over toward the Narragansett shore.
The two boats settled down for their race az
once. and began crawling up on the squadron
IN ADVANCE Of them. At the end Of half an
hour the two big sloops, the Defender little
IN the lead were on even terms with the lead
,rs NJ the two-masted division, and In nfteen
minutes more both pulling away from
them At 1884 the Defender tackled to star
hoard and stood for the mark of Point judith
whistling- buoy the end Of the first leg
AROUND THE FIRST MARK
Tho defender turned the first mark at l2:3I:A
The Vigilant made her last tack at l2o4:2o. ana
turred the buoy at l2:42:22 exactly five minutes
after the Defender The Vigilants work AT tnis
noint was particularly admired As soon as ths
defender had rounded the mark she broke OUT
her tbtopsail and headed off for the reacn 10 the
second mark She appeared to gain steadily. AZ
l2:4s the wind hauled little to the SOUTHWARK.
As It was not drawing well, the Defender TOOK OH
her big jibtopsail and put up smaller one. For
nearly four minutes the Defenders speed was
somewhat relaxed as she wac going without .
topsail of any kind Then the wind freshened.
and she flew before 1t at the rate OF eleven knots
an hour The second mark was reached oy the
Defender. which rounded 1t beautifully. at l:lS:4a.
followed seven minutes and forty-hve seconds
later by the Viglant.
At l:22 the Defender set her balloon jiotopsaI
and took down her other headsails The Vigilant
held all her headsails. but set her spinnaker,
which she broke out at 1850. thick fog was
settling over the water. The Defender was saii-
Ing beautifully but not gaining any on the Vigil
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