New-York tribune., 1895-07-11
IT WILL BE A ROYAL RACE.
THE DEFENDER AND THE VIGILANT TO
MEET TO-DAY
THE vIGILANT HAS A TRIAL. UNDER HER NEW
SAILS AND BEHAVES wELI-THE DEFEND
ER's CANVAS = SHE is EXPECTED
TO START FOR NETWORK
ON SATURDAY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]

Bristol r. l.. July 10-The yacht Vigilant the
defender OF the Americas Cup in 1893. was a
thing of beauty this afternoon and joy for
few hours at least to the people on board. and
hundreds along the shores of.the harbor who
watched her movements under her new suit of
sails and in a moderate breeze from the north
west Whether she will be JOY forever to those
who wish for the superiority of American yachts
frs: last and all the time will depend upon her
future and IT is expected that she will have
opportunity tomorrow to prove whether she
,s feeter than the Defender. Mr.. Gould gave his
representative Mr.. Willard, carte blanche do
everything that could be done with money i'm
prove her. and Mr. Willard has carried out every
detail of his instructions. If there IS good wind
Il will be pretty contest
Captain Nat Herreshoff told The Tribune
correspondent to-day that the Defender would
start about noon tomorrow to make the trial,
and this will be the last trial she Is to make
before being turned over by the builders TO her
owners The intention is TO make run down to
Newport and then over a to be marked
of from Goat Island. The Defender and the Vigi-
lant will make the start together. and there will
be a spirited rivalry between the crews of the two
boats to prove the superiority of one over the
other. Whether Captain Han Captain
Herreshof will hold the tiller of the Defender to-
morrow was not given out to-day. but the proba-
bjlty is that Captain Herreshoff will have com
mand Ii IL expected that the two yachts VIII
return about o'clock. and then the Defender
will remain at Herr r.shofs' works until she starts
for New-York undei command of Captain Han
This will probably be on Saturday, AS c. O. lse-
lin says he Is desirous of leaving here not later
than Saturday.
THE vIGILANTs TRIAL SPIN.
The Vigilant had a spi- to test her new sails
to-day. Captain Barr and his crew went 10 WORK
early this morning to change sails the sails
are new throughout. and they were cut ana maze
BY the Herreshoffs. At 13u o'clock they were IN
place At 2:3O the anchor was awegh ana OH
the Vigilant started. When the mainsail was set
81 was as smooth planed board When the
jib jb-topsail and staysa.l were set she was
beautiful sight. The topsai| seemed TO be niue
faulty but II pretty piece OF canvas
The Vigant ran short distance up Nalra-
ransett Bay so sharp on the wind that the sails
seemed to be almost fiat aft. or on the llhe OF 'e
keel but she made good speed for 50 light
breeze The sheets were eased off ana she mead
cd toward Prudence Island for short reach,
and then her course was changed and she ran
down the channel toward Hog Island AT 5'Io
she went about and returned TO her ahchordse'
Thus she was triec ali points. and she was 30
stiff that she carried every sttcn u can, va. ,as
with only a slight heelirg over-in iact, hot
ieS slSesi her r nun Ys IS bt FL; changing % the lcnt
ballast from the inside to the keel outside seems
TO have been just what was needed She oid All
that could possibly be expected in to-days run
and excited the admiration ana commentator VI
expert yachtsmen
WORK ON THE DEFENDER.
There was some doubt whether the Defender
could be made ready for her trial tomorrow until
CAPTAIN Herreshof, said: Il think she VIII start
ahou, noon tomorrow Mechanics were al
work early in various parts Of the boat. Aloit
there were two men replacing the aluminium
strap around the tOpmast mead In 'he i'Wel ~,
part Of the rigging worKmen ws'e arr - Steel
The riggers under First Mate Barry, Were 81
Ting the :orerigging III condition. ana ca PeNte
we're busy about the deck and below me ca oii ~,
work is well along. and ore oi 'he 'he, lea, , ~ 80
the substitution q rane cl0th inr "oOu "aIhnV
panels are used. This saTes som thlns IN VII. ,'
rhe nrincipal work being done below derk was
fifting No the fOieCa1fe ara getting II reauy .oI
the crew especially the ACCOMMODATIONS ii
swinging their hammocks. The aluminium sue
,a,ns above the water line received new coat
ot white paint and the manganese bronze pia,es
below the water i.ne showed that inc ,eIe,ur.
was not down to her dispiacefnen. ,1 m'tf frnjsb
zen inches When the sails, ere" al.u LUZ f .,.,,
;ngs are on board she viii be In proper trn, r,
There will be little left 10 he done ior '.e
to-no-row except the bending OF tHe ren,tsu
s,h staveau and topsail and this will be done the
SSrs, hing in the morning. Then she VIII be
ready 70 try conclusions with the Nigilant'
THE NEW BOATS SAILS
rhare has been more or less gossip about the
new suit OF sails OF the Defender ana reports
have been current that they wouid De raii''c SIN
or cloth These reports are declared py d. man
who is qualified to give any informatoh aoou'
the Defender TO be untrue iie ~
Tribune correspondent to-day
7, s true tha: the builders Of the Defender have nav
s.o-T 20 ~ E ~ keep everybody from learning any
Thing about the details OF the vessel & ana M, Vow
men nn h rhe 10 making the sails OF ramie SIX
n except Il Pas sl, That nns Sp'aNw = a whsther
no sails viii ever be made OF ramie aon nSer
but The weaving OF ore % nabe be cloth can be salts
factory FOR sails believe the Chinese @ M M
ns ar, Of wsaynf % Se aBe Bsf'ssd so
properly woven. would no COUP absorb moisture i, is
q per cent stronger than cotton ancK WHICH o''
VIII" ws s sy - ,Be eT s9e made BY
Wilson silsby Of Boston nnaer co,ton duck and
the syndeats OF the bes - sas gaa as
for any Yacht emphasis on Upland c'Dn TSe Sp
land weayes closer and the strands adh, sun y work
o,her while hos o, 'hs IN wSirecloS Se@ The original
suit Of sails for the Defender were mace oy ,bn, &
e.os in room In he "eS"rybody not having
actual business there. This was done "e''1' -
their pattern
THE COMING TRIALS.
Mr. Iselins anxiety 70 get away Is oue 10
the fact that he waits the Deieh''' ~. ~
other vessels OF her class especially the ''s"""'
the Colonia and the Jubilee. In the three sPe.'a
races arranged by the New-York Yacht ,,, oiun ~,
over the triangular course for the p.v pfiz ~ ha ,he
July 90 % and 23 This 1t is believed WIN DC ho ,ho
best opportunity Cor Judging the merits " the &
four crack yacht. and especially OF tnose "a Wv
Defender as compared with the othe' s,ra n,
II the Defender does get away from NJ ne con,
Saturday It is likely that she viii have tne no,gb
pany OF the vlgilant and the Colonia ,n' nav
Long Island sornd. and the three boats may
engage in some friendly tussles on the way
MOTHERS TRIPLE CRIME