The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-23
VIGILANT AGAIN BEATEN
GEORGE GoULD'S YACHT PROVED
NO MATCH For DEFENDER,


The New Aspirant Ran Away From the Old
Champion on Every Leg and When She
Crossed the Line she Was Greeted with
Whistles-Good Jockey Work for Po-
.sitlOn Was Done.
New York, July EFF there was any
doubt of the Defenders superiority over
the Vigilant after Saturdays race 1T
was dispelled to-day. The new aspirant
for the international championship ran
away from the old champion on every
leg and defeated her handily over the
thlrty-mile course by 9 minutes, II
seconds.
The official time was:
Start-Defender 11:25:s0, vigilant H.
26:01. First mark-Defender 12:5701,
vigilant 12:59:OS
Defenders gain on the first leg was
/ minute. 36 seconds.
Second mark-Defender 2:5ol1, Vigi-
liant 2:57:5o, Defenders gain on the Sec
ond was minutes. 32 seconds.
Finish-Defender 3:45:00, Vigilant
O.Of 40 belGlluGl > gain Ol LIle last ltS
was 2 minutes. seconds.
Elapsed time-Defender 4:19:30, Vigil
liant 4:2S:47.
Difference of time in favor of De-
fender-9 minutes, II seconds.
The race was over a triangular course
with ten miles to a leg.
The start and finish were at Scotland
Lightship. The first side of the trian-
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the wind light from west-south-west and
slight change in the wind made it a
run free with spinnakers the rest Of
the way The second side of the tri-
angle was started as a close reach, but
a second change In the wind made it
a beat to windward. This change hap
pened to come at time when it gave
the Defender the most advantage. The
last side Of the triangle was a reach
with wind abeam. Defender made gains
and the net result was handsome
victory for the new boat. Vigilant
sailed beautiful race, but only for a
few moments did she apepar to have
any kind of chance with the keel boat.
1t was when the wind, which was light
at the start, died down to a faint zephyr
that the centerboarder crept up on her
rival. remained by her side few mo-
ments and then inch by inch moved
ahead They were yachtsmen on the
club steamer who said that the center
boarder was about to be vindicated
and the keel type placed in the rear.
But the Vigilant did not show more
than half her length before her rivals
how. The wind fresheneda a trifie and the
new boat made wonderful response
Like d thing Of life she glided forward,
parting the waters cleanly and leaving
scarcely a speck Of foam in her wake.
She walked past the Vigilant and con-
tinued to leave her during the rest of
the run-tfe close reach, the beating
to Windward and the reach home. In
all points Of sailing the new boat dem
strated her ability to defeat the Vigi-
liant in the light air which prevailed off
Sandy Hook In the morning couple
of hours before the race the sky was
overcast. 1t was, however, clearer on
the surface of the water than 1t had
been on Saturday. There was no maze
to restrict the horizon
In, the upper bay there was hardly
a breath of wind, and many predicted
that the race would be a drifting
match. As the excursion steamers and
yachts began TO gather about the
Scotland Lightship, from which the
start was to be made, there was still
little prospect of breeze. The clouds
were almost continuously overhead,
but now and then a faint CLINT of the
water gave promise of sunshine.
The two contestants were off Sandy
Hook soon after 10 o'clock with sails
hoisted waiting for signals from the
Judges boat to show how the course
would lie The sylvie had anchored
near the Scotland lightship. A little
later she ran up three flags, signalling
that the first leg of the triangular
course would be southeast, one-half
east. The wind, which was very light,
was blowing from west southwest. The
yachts were going through their PAGES
near the lightship. The change in the
Defenders top sail, which was short
ened about two feet, made her re
semblance to the Vigilant more striking
than ever The Vigilant was carrying
all plain sail with her balloon jibtopsail
in stops. The Defender had out the
same canvas, except that her jib was
also in stops.
At 11:15 the preparatory gun was
fired from the Sylvia, and the two
racers tackled about and manoeuvered
for position for the next ten minutes.
At II: rs the second gun sounded, noti-
flying the yachts that they had two
minutes in which to cross the line.
The start nearly resulted in disaster.
The Vigilant few seconds before the
starting gun doomed broke out her
balloon jibtopsail and was racing for
the line at a rate which would take her
across ahead of the gun. Defender
was pointed diagonally toward the line
with the Vigilant on her starboard
bow. Had both held their course there
would have been a collision.
The Defender had the right of way
and held on, forcing the vigilant to
round up in the wind and narrowly
miss hitting the Scotland lightship.
The Vigilant thereupon displayed
protest flag. The Defender swung
across the line first thirty seconds after
gun-fire.
The Vigilant was thirty-one seconds
later. The Defender broke out her bal
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