The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-23

mast was even with Defenders jib-
boom. With centerboard pulled up the
Vigilant slipped ahead, while the De-
tenders keel held her back. The wind,
however, soon shifted a trifle, so that
spinnakers were detriment and they
were taken in. Then the wind freshen-
ed trifle and the Defender walked up
ON the Vigilant, regained the lead and
showed the lead to the first turn.
At 1880, just as she was approaching
the first turn, the Defender broke out
her jib and took in her balloontopsail
A few minutes later Vigilant made the
same change. At 12:57:01 the Defender
swept around the flag, breaking out her
No. jibtopsail as she did SO. Two
minutes and seven seconds later Vigi-
liant turned. She also broke out her No.
topsail and the two yachts started on
a close reach with booms to port. The
scene aboard each yacht was one Of
great activity. The crews seemed to
work quickly and with great precision,
and their excellent discipline was very
good. The breeze had freshened and
both went over some. The Defender
had been gaining slowly and was far
enough ahead to get the benefit at times
of changing winds that died out before
reaching the vigilant Several times
the Defenders sails were all drawing.
vigilant's headsails showed a tendency
to fiutter. The uncertain wind contin-
ued to grow lighter.
Under these circumstances the De-
fender made her best gains. She had
| luck, but It was evident that she was
also the better boat. At :3S. after a
board which lasted for thirty-five min
utes, the Vigilant changed to the port
| tack This was due to new change in
the wind, which was now blowing from
southwest by west, and in moment
the Defender tackled, too. She was then
about three-eights of mile ahead. Fiji
| teen minutes later both boats went
about again on the starboard tack. On
| this short board the Defender had made
a good gain 1t was one of the times
| when the breezes favored her. The Wig
liant got the benefit of 1t a little later,
! but the Defender continued to outtoot
her The new boat was sailing beauti-
fully, rocking gently and sliding quick
| ly through the water. She seemed to
| gain every minute. AT 2:19 the Defend
er again made short tack to port.
The Vigilant kept on her course and at
the end ,of three minutes the Defender
| went back to the starboard tack. She
had opened up lead of a mile by TINS
time. Twenty minutes later she tacked
| for the second buoy, which twas just on
| Long Branch, pretty well fr-shore Cap
tain Haff had figured very nicely.
The turn was made closely at 2:b011.
| few seconds before the Defender
Irounded the buoy the Vigilant went
about and stood away for the mark.
she made it at Est 80, more than seven
minutes behind.
| The breeze had begun to freshen
again, and the two yachts with wind
abeam and boom to starboard squared
away for the reach home. They were
both heeled well over and racing
through the water. The Defender had
| opened up a terrible gap by this time
and the Vigilant was plainly out of it..
| She hung on gamely, though, but in
| the ten mile run she lost minutes, 9
| seconds more.
| The Defender simply out-ran her.
The f1otilla of steam yachts and tugs
| were put to it's best to catch the De-
fender before she got home. At the
| end a good sailing breeze developed.
| Defender crossed the line at 3:45:00,
| winning the 5000 cup, and the steam
whistles screeched joyfully
The vigilant was far astern. When
| the Vigilant crossed at 3:54:4S there
were more whistles for her.
| The Defender sailed UP the bay es-
| corted by score of steam yachts and
excursion boats At the Narrows she
| took a line from her tug and was towed
to City Island. The Vigilant sailed up
Through the main ship channel inside
| the Horseshoe at Sandy Hook, where
| she remained for the night.
| After the vigilant had anchored E. A.
| Willard was interviewed. He said Of
| the Defender:
"she is a great boat. In light wealth
er she is a wonder"
| what is the protest which you made
| just after the start?'
"It would not be courteous to the
regatta committee to make public the
! protest now. I will say this, however.
| All rules Of yachting were violated"
! "Was the race fair test of the
| boats?"
| "Well, think the Defender got con-
siderable advantage in the shift of the
wind on the second leg. That helped
her materially. The vigilant was very
much interfered with by the steamers
which accompanied the fleet. Several
steamers gave US their wash and the
| Alicia was on our weather quarter for
a long time"
would not the vigilant have done
better with more wind?"
| "We1l, cannot complain of the wind.
| We had to take 1t as it came and make
| the most of it."
| The races to-day and Saturday are
| preliminary races only. 1t will not be
until the trial races are sailed, about
the middle of August, that the cup de-
fender will be officially named Mean
while the Defender and Vigilant will
meet in races off Newport for the Goelet
cup and at Glen Cove and elsewhere.
Every opportunity will be taken to
stretch sails and tune up Defender.
The Vigilant will also tune up for the