New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-22
READY FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
THE DEFENDER PUT IN GOOD ORDER FOR
HER SECOND RACE.
NEW sPREADER BRACES FIXED AND HER GAFF
WOUND WITH wIRE-THE WORK DONE IN
PTEPGRAS'S yARD-ANCIORED AT
RAY RIDGE FOR THE NIGHT

PIEPGRAsS yARD-ANCHORED AT
BAY RIDGE FOR THE NIGHT
When the victorious single-stIcker the Defend
or. passed out OF the range Of the noise OF
non. whistles. bells and cheering that greeted
her victory over the Vigilant Saturday, she
tossed line to her tender the Hattie Palmer
and was towed direct to Piepgras's yard at City
Island. 1t little after o'clock when she
arrived there. Already a throng Of interested
spectators were on hand and they greeted the
new champions arrival with applause and put
out to her in small boats as she lay at anchor
for little while before she was brought up to
the dock or course everybody wanted to know
how the new racer had sustained her first pro-
longed flight. II she had strained the huge wings
that only few hours before had filled so grandly
to the freshening breeze. and now. gracefully
folded. seemed almost as indicative OF strength
and speed when flashing in the sunlight An
equally interesting question how the light
aluminium upper works had come out OF the test
OF race with the Vigilant. There were those
among the spectators. too, who would have liked
to ask Mr.. Iselin all sorts Of questions as to how
he was satisfied with his new pet; II he felt that
he could beat the Vakyrie III: why he allowed
her TO he pointed 50 close in the wind going 70 the
outer mark as to have her Jb-topsail flap some
times; why he went far over the outer mark
giving the viglant such an opportunity to creep
up. and few more OF the nature.
Mr.. Iselin disposed OF his questloners easily
and simply by saying: IT have nothing to say
gentlemen and am very tired" He stopped for
a little while. giving directions to Piepgras az to
the alterations and repairs he wanted made
then he left the Defender In charge OF Captain
Hank Ham and the American crew. and with his
uttee tUht lila
Premium Point. New-Rochele. to secure good
nights rest
There jubilatlon and rejoicing on board
the Hattie Palmer as tie men fresh of the con-
quering yacht. went aboard her for the evening
meal and well-earned rest after a hard days
work With sails close furlel or stored away and
matches secured the Defender looked TO the
skilled yachtsmen. lying there In the evening
with torrents OF rain pouring down on her deck
and vivid flashes OF lightning playing about her
mast ae much n thing Of beauty and OF power
as earlier In the day when sailing trumphanty
across the winning line with the sunlight CLINT
ing from her sails and body.
CHANGES AND REPAIRS.
Piepgras and his men were at work on the De-
fender as early as o'clock yesterday morning
There wasn't much to DO on her. but 1t took twelve
men from earliest dawn tn o'clock in the after
noon To do II. and az wages are double on Sun
day the syndicate will have little bill ~ some
5000 10 pay FOR the changes and repairs made
yesterday.
The first and most important thing 10 be done
was 10 replace the braces to the spreaders Of the
mast which had cracked and split and would
certainly not have lasted out t0-days race. with
ones Of the best yellow pine. While this
work was being done Captain Han had his men
i, work winding the gan with wire. When the
Defender returns 10 City Island tonight after
the races Pepgras will have the new gan iron
work all ready. and the new gan and boom.
which have been ready AT his yards for some
time Will be ntted In their places.
II was perhaps. little better luck than might
have been expected that the Defender suffered
further casualty In Saturdays race than
slight wrenching of her braces. Such mishap
Is not considered anything by yachtsmcn. al
most all new boats develop more or less minor
defects the first few times they sailed
JUST WHERE THE TROUBLE WAS
The braces OF the spreaders OF the mast Of a
soop yacht are shown In the accompanying dia-
gram by the letters A A. At the head OF the
mainmast. where the topmast is set. is a
piece called the spreader. over which the stays