The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-21
AStifi Wind Shook the Rigging
10 Pieces.
sAE GAVE UP THE RACE.
Is Awarded 70 the Vigiiant-Until
Disabled the Defender Gained
stcadny ON the SisiIaat.

Iii take place IN, bat ended very unsat-
.-sa~torilv. The yachts raced not only
= e4ye tae committee line on them.
-, sl.o FOR cup that John Jacob AstoT
-. ~ the winner OF the majority of
- -zres that the committee should or
-. rae winner Of the cup. however
-. 81, necessarily be the defender or
- snerlcs's cup. one boat might beat
- o,her three times straight, and yet
.ss America cup committee VIII have
sssolnse power ard discretion in pick
-. ,he defender. The committee might
srsore these races altogether. IL they so
80 10. II IL believed among yachts
- .hat the committee ordered the trial
- more ia the hope that they would
Sc tine Defender in a good stln breeze,
o.. hard wind condition OF things
!. uh,eh she has not yet had an oppor-
,urgty OF displaying her power. They
came very near having the desired view
soaay But they were forestailed by an
.eeldent that prevented the Defender
s,arn really showing what she could do
q a hreeze that went over the water
..nhablv AT the rate of twenty knots an
san, In fact there was a very stiff
hreere. and il brought direct injury TO
me fI1 keeled boat.
The breeze stirred up the Defenders
,sxv,ng so much and played such havoc
sr.eng Il that IL ioosened IL TO a material
caused such damage that she had to with
fraw or take a liberal chance Of carrying
ewav her sopmast II was afterward
fa,,nd that the slackening up OF the rig
ring was so extensive that the yacht
wsuid NOT be able TO compete In the sec
and trial race for week. The commit
tee. having learned this. decided at the
rew York Yacht club house tonight that
he next two trial races would take place
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II is a mystery TO yachtsmen. especially
shose who have given the closest attention
10 the rigging of boats, why the Defend
er,s stays weakened under a breeze which
enabled her to still carry her club topsail.
which she did when she stopped and con-
tlnued 10 do all the way up the bay 10 the
anchorage off Bay Ridge. The Vigilant.
too, was prevented from going over the
whole course. but from a different cause.
Afsg- she had made her first round of the
tan miles 10 windward and return, she
hauled down her club topsaii and then ran
up against a wind that burst her jib into
shreds Nothing daunted. however she
ran up another tb and was proceeding on
the course the second time when the com
nllttee boat ran up alongside her while she
was lacking. and notified her that she need
20 no further. that the Defender had
withdrawn, and that the Vigilant had been
When the yachts were ordered to start
or their trial journey there was a nice
little breeze Of nine or ten knots blowing
from the south southwest. When the
racers we're sent off at II As there was a
rocd-sized feet of steam yachts. sleeps.
steamers and even catboats loafing about
the line. Among them was the Eugene.
WITH the blind boat-builder. John II. Her
reshof. aboard. There was no POSSIBLE
-
When the racers came about and headed
down TO the line there was fully three
'engths OF clear water between them, the
Flgilan. for the FIRST time being in ad-
vance. They came along to the low OF
the lirhtship with mainsail. club topsaii.
fc-estay and iib set. The Defender prob
ably never showed srch a fine setting suit
~ canvas. but the Vigilant's was even
better. Roth were on the starboard tack.
having been told hy signal that their
course would he dead against the wind.
AZ they went over. tho Vigilant set her
hairy jlh topsail, and in doing 80 iuffed in
b The wind long enough 10 make her lose
probably fifteen seconds II not fcore. As
usual. the Defender went about almost as
soon as she had crossed the line She
stood away on the port tack. while the
v'giant continued on a long board. The
Defender stood on tho mort tack for n
couple Of minutes. and then went about
n overhaul the Nigilant For some time
booked as though tho Vigilant was ont
pointing tho Defender. but the appear
snee was doubtless due 20 the fact tslat
IRE Defender was pointing higher into
she wind " was 1915 when the Defender
eof honestly aheam Of the Nigilan., \
snof sixteenth of a mile 70 windward
me Ntslant, fearing the Defender would
Fsss her. came about on the port tack
End tried 90 cross the how of the new
ycst As she did 81 she took ga her baby
~ tonsail. But even that important
vancouver did not enable her to split tacks
WIN the Defender. FOR the Defender went
about az almost the same time.
When they stood back for the Jersey
.ere The Defender was fully half a mile
" ne lead Roth yachts made the outer
marx or this tack. the Defender gaining
Ssht along, AZ the rounding she cased
hsr main sheet and took no less than seven
r'nates IN dropping her spinnaker and
set',nE that sail on the port side. Tho
sshlhng Of the boat was wretched. The
vstlant rounded finely
lhe wind hal run up 20 about fifteen
shats by that time. and the centcrhoard
seeifa vel over in the port tack 20
ssfS sharp angle when she ribed her
eooia over 10 port and cot ready TO set the
seinnaker iU the starboard tack on the
,'h,inile heat 20 wirdward the Defender
naa gained minutes and 30 seconds Then
.-ine the tug before the wind home
Ntsain 2 mile Of the finish line the De
.eoaer hauled down her spinuaker and
.sHeon HhtepS3il. running considerably 20
We westward IN doing 50. Then she made
Feseh FOR the homo linS ana rot there
sN-ea she turned Sandy Hook all
49, Tho Nieilant made her rounding
- " the same style. nv this time the
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