New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-27
DEFENDER ON THE SOUND
-, ,sELIN PROUD OF HIS NEW BOAT
-.,MENrING WITH HER sAIIS-oPINIoNs ON

.,,,,rNr,NG WITH HER sAIIS-oPINIoNs ON
srrrI. MAsrs or THE ENGLISH RIVAL.
-. "a was the hour at which the new cup de-
49, ~. Defender. was hoated out OF tho Boston
ien..cx Al Erie Basin yesterday, crowd was
dTyVd 20 watch every movement that she made
on ,,,cse anew her lines and sail equipment
anu nshoat Wallace II. Flint was on hand to take
Inv =. Mr. lselir's summer home at New-Rochene
h'' ,,e crack yacht swept swiftly up the East
an This was about a. IN. little after IL
Nv, tho Yacht was safely anchored of Premium
ocO" and the crew was hard at work getting her
fo " tor n trial trip in the afternoon. All the
,' ' the crew of the Defender was busy.
~ NJ tie first incidents of the day was the
"s.rge Of the steward, who at once went ashore
~ roceeded to spread all sorts OF fanciful tales
l". ,he crews dissatisfaction and misconduct. to-
a as. with few prophecies of an early dissolu-
'an Of the Defender copartnershp And one OF the
WV ,,ings Mr. Iselin did was to send to New
ms ms, ,o- ano her steward. who came up post haste
w ~, n,,aced the old with eminent satisfaction
n " lot If provisioning was done, not because
i". ma haste about it in consequence OF the
M" m ~ do out because yacht things OF this
,,nd are done when cruise is Impending as IN
M o.. oose Of q e journey with the NeW-fork Yacht
-,, which begins Glen Cove on Monday
~. defender lay still all the morning She
tod a breeze The live Maine crew had every
w.. sbinshape aboard of her. Her old topmast.
because
~ w. enough. lay a useless thing. on the Hattie
~ and her new mainsail bent ready for
Lress Of the severest quality. Mr.. lselin paced
49, dsck Of the Defender impatiently when ne re-
owned on the little naphtha launch after uncheon.
rs wondered II all the winds had LETT the sound
m. crew was at its wits end. captain Terry VINO
-. IN charge now that Captain Hank Han is at
w. home at Rome n y, having the finishing
.hes nut on an operation for tumor OF the Jaw
,cb he underwent some time ago. did not kno"
Aieh way TO look for pun that Wouid sehu TIC
,,sht fying along 1t IS conceded now that
wore capful of wind will make the Defender mum
Ihout noon Piepgras came up from City lsiaho
,,,dy to complete his measurements Tor the Hoh-
work of the BOOM Mr.. Iselin wanted MN 10
uome aboard the yacht and take @ sail on her. II
breeze came up. TO give him the beneht OF MS au-
vice though IL was decided not 10 put in the ne"
boom until after the sailing of the races III the
York Yacht Clubs cruise. The mainsail looked
peculsr all over as it tapped against the mast
Yesterday morning. There are no battens IN IL as
vet, and the leech does not set well at all.
II was nearly D. m when the Defender caught
a breeze that satisfied Mr. lselin. and the ere" got
The lib up and the vessel swung OFT toward HNeO"-
,,on Rock As she neared the light and with the
wind abeam she eased her sheets aiteT COINS
shout and took a long reach down toward cap
tan's Island. She sailing beautiluiiy' part
Of the time the wind was strong enough TO heei
her over She went without topsail. and her lee
raI was now and then Under water. She came
back TO the delight OF the ,hrongs ,hat had gain
cred by this time at the New-RochelIe Nacht ''up
house and AT hudson Park. close hauled 10 the
wind. And how she did 20! The od-timers IN the
Yacht club who were following her every move
man, with their telescopes kept up running fire
AZ exclamalons OF dcleht as they watched her
bursts OF speed. As the Defender came TO on
Premium Point she put out her spinnaker ma mauc
over toward the Long Island shore. Here she went
about again and stood slong this shore Tor "a
time. then ran over almost to l.arShin9h', ",y ,o
come ba * to the middle q; the sound. anu 'hei'
ssSort as i, may appear I'm type. was fine run OF
nearly three hours DURATION the greater par OF
which was speeding for the breeze came 'reshy
enough: and the yacht. tuned up almost to Ter
fiction and fresh scraped ana polished was III
Just as the Defender was nearing her mornings at
about half past O'Clock a Tribune reporter was
looking almost we'll in ms Yachting costume as
he In 1s u e eyen III GOOD dpr S n
the first place. Mr. Iselin, has received the much
vaiked-of protest made by the xiglants com,
:. =a9esi sI5 sa';Sn't 6
tighten her by at least three tone the masts. MI
eg said Il only knSw that St, siee SGt
lsen is going to cruise about his home until Mon,
cove Ssy n0 Whes asked about his new sails Nj Isen
vas communicative. He is wei pleased win tnein
"H Mr. Isen is particularly well pleased with his
the old one and is far better at catching and hold
ing the wind. This new spnnaker will still be i'm
Thing to be done to it,. AS well as the sails on the
Defender being new, the men are new and are not
s sm up 10 Pa esaos ysich Rave rs
Cocn and Jubilee H. T dede Of thu e0 seDoh S
the Vigilant is far better than the Jubilee and has
nder at her BEST Mr. sen believes that the
yacht is sailing her prettest when she Is SAILING on
s er wa can
moderate breeze. in which the balloon Jib can be
me the wind just permitted the use Of the balloon jb
to perfection. and the boat made great time In
three to Ave minutes more speed in his boat when
Ne shall have her properly attuned than he has yet
Me, for the moment to get this latent speed out
md put it on record as II were l.,
sa.. It Is beautifully painted in white; with panels
smbal table. on which stands handsome silver
cigar case while on the sides Of the pa5ion in
essstes The table is covered with tasteful taste an and
den by an aause Persian rug There three
guest cabins opening on this main cabin to the
forward the officers cabins.
John Hyslop, the measurer OF the New-York
q the Larchmont and Atlantic Yacht clubs. says
that he doubts the feasibility Of steel masts on fore
1IFssd and for steamers ihsy have been to@a9
advisable 1T would be great thing" Mr. Hysl,oE
the ton OF, SO difference in weight that stee
mast would economize in a yacht, but he doubts
II It Is yet possible. You see" he went on, iii
yacht the gaff must slide up and down with the
inansail and the manmast can't be made In one
i,ong, shiny smooth piece. like an ancient spear
u must be made Of rough steel and IN pieces. lik'
)onted fshing-pole ] cannot see how the Val
xyrie III have a steel mast. remember on
LINE. In yacht I built. l put steel bowsprit
mat Watson would make steel boom with nange
ana between these hanges he would nave pieces o
wooc. II ne could construct a mast ike that ]
might do. but / should not think bare steel mas
W and down which gaff would have to run woul
" successful"
THE VICILANT IN DRYDOCK.
LARGE CROWD CAFES ADMRINGLY AT TIKI