The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-30
Runs Away From the Vigil
ant in a Strapping Breeze
and a Heavy Sea.
WINS BY OVER FIVE MINUTES
The Dunrayen Yacht Comes Out to
Get a Line on the New Keel
Boat.


TUG. VIA SANDY HOOK. Aug. 80 ls9o.-
All the yachting sharps who had tip
last night that there would be third
trial race today. We're happy when they
cast weather eye aloft this morning.
A good stiff breeze was coming out OF
the northeast and there were Wlnd
clouds in the sky. After yesterday $
fiuky race there were prospects OF gooo
sailing breeze that would hold true. Inc
patriotic citizens who follow the dolngs
of the boats down the bay noticed the
snap of the flags. and there was quite
a rush for the two excursion steamers
which were booked to accompany the
racers over the course.
The lateness of the committees decls-
ion to hold another race and the satis-
factory performance of Defender yes
terday made the attendance of spectators
less than Yesterday. The race today was
the third of the official trials arranged
bv the Americas Cup Committee to en-
able them to select the best boat to de-
fend the cup. In addition to the honor
of being selected to represent Uncle sam
in the Interna ational races, there was the
additional incentive. the $1,000 Astor Cup
to be raced for
'Fhe yigilant has one win to her cred
#. due to the mishap to the Defenders
mast. and yesterdays victory for the
new syndicate boat placed the two sloops
on even terms up to date. The unques-
toned superiority of Defender made an
/, other race unnecessary so far as de-
cision of merit was concerned, but the
desire of Mr.. Iselin to put the. new boat
throusr, as many. races as possible be-
fore meeting the British boat had some
thing to do with the calling of today's
trial Whether the prowess which Val
kyrie has shown since she stretched her
wings here had anything to do with 1t
may be guessed at. The knowing ones
of the New York Yacht Club are in
offned to belittle the abilities of the Eng
lishman. and they say the cup is safe.
Patriotic Americans hope they are right,
hut they are keeping close watch on
the Dunraven boat.
yALKYRIE IN GOOD COMPANY.
All three of the crack single-stickers
Law at anchor in the Horseshoe over
night. The black hulled Britisher lay
between the two american boats The
crews of the yachts were early astir
The Yankees are getting read for the
davis race. and the Englfshmen were pre-
nariny for run outside where they
could watch the behavior of the men
and boat which will contest with them
for international honors one week from
tomorrow. Lord Dunraven went up to
the city last night ON the Valkyries s
tender. the CITY of Bridgeport. Mr.
George T. Gould passed the night on the
Atalanta, which was anchored near the
yigilant. Mr. Iselin remained on the De
fender. The Vigilant was the first OF the
racers under way.
She had her mainsail up at nine o'clock.
Then a working topsail was sent aloff
This indicated that Captain Barr ex-
pected plenty of wind. At 9:1S jib ana
staysail were broken out and the Gould
boat moved under her own power out
toward the starting line. It was beat
to windward to get out past the Point OF
the Hook. The Defender hoisted her
nainsail and with jib in stops and no
topsail llp started out in tow of the tug
Flint at 9:1S. At 9:2S she dropped her
tug and sent up a jib Five minutes later
she took it in and set another one. Then
the staysail was sent UP. Five minutes
later a clubtopsail was sent up and De-
fender began beating up to the lghtship.
Today's race was sailed under the same
directions as yesterday.
The yigflant arrived at the Scotland
Tightship at 1890. She came down un-
der her main SAIL working topsail, jb
and forestaysail. The Defender was
about mile behind her and carried the
same sail with the exception of club
topsail. and did not seem to be afraid OF
the wind. The wind was blowing about
eight miles an hour from the southeast,
and the sea was very choppy.
A TWENTY MILE COURSE.
The committee boat signalled that the
course would be ten miles to WindWard
and return. which sent the boats due
east, with the turning point at Far
Rockaway.
The preparatory signal was set
promptly at eleven o'clock.
The Regatta Committe decided to give
the boats brash to windward today as
the conditions We're just right for race
straight out to sea, and both wind and
water offered one of the best compara-
tive tests that has been offered. At the
start the Defender by clever work got
the best of it, When the preparatory
signal was set at eleven O'Clock the De
fender was near the Scotland Lightship,
while the Vigilant was cruising west OF
the fleet of tugs and steamers which
circled about the committees boat
Luckenback and the Iightship.
The Defender started in pursuit of
her rival, and when the latter went about
and headed for the line, the Defender