The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-01
DEFENDERS VICTORIES
Another Added to Her List Of
Aquatic Triumphs.
BEATS VIGILANT AND VOLUNTEER.

The Race Run with All Sail Spread, and
the New Yacht Gained at Every Point.
Superiority OF tho Fin Keel over the
Centerboard Demonstrated.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 1.-The Defender
beat the Vigilant In the run OF forty-two
miles from New London to this point, and
beat her SO badly that the latter's friends
must now admit that the new boat is bet.
ter than the old. How much better can
not be stated, as no reasonable compari.
son OF the champion of 1893 and the De-
fender Of 1895 can be made, only by the
handful of people who know about what
the Defender will give to the Vigilant in
the matter of time allowance An Asso-
ciated Press reporter was told by yachts
man whe is in a position to know that the
Defender should allow the Vigilant four
minutes, or theroabouts, In a forty mile
race. II this is true the Defender did all
that could have been asked of her. beat
Ing the Nigilant by at least eight minutes.
Just at the start the Vigllants mainsail
was split but the accident had no appre-
ciable effect on the result OF tho race. The
tear was low down, near the foot of the
sail, and the yacht was going with free
dom. The wind was lbeam, aud gave tho
two men who were sent out on the boom
to make the necessary patch no difficulty
at all.
The weather was in favor Of the Vigi-
liant all the way through. On leaving
New London IL was more than free wind.
II was brisk but the big fellows wcro
able to carry all sail including club top
sails, and the water was smooth enough
TO suit tho Vigilant in her very best days.
at .rf 20 Rail- &t..I n 80.
on the Vigilant, aud came home SO far
ahead that the doubling Tholnases, who
wore asking each other. referring to the
Americas cup races, "Wiil she dor" aro
now saying at least We'll, she's the best
boat we ever had, " and that confession
from these psople is TO be thought over
more than once. 1t means that the splen
did win Of the keel boat shows that she Is
improving right along in form.
II the advancement continues at the
ratio displayed between the sail Of Tues.
day and that OF yesterday the Vigliant
will bo nowhere in today's race. 1t was
almost II run with spinnakl RS yesterday,
and yet the Defender gained at every
point. The finish showed the new boat
To be over twelve minutes to the good on
actual time.
On leaving New London the yachts
The Defender had had her steering genr
patched up during tho night. and her
sailors were smart enough to gst her over
the starting line over II minute ahead of
the Nigilant. The Volunteer was pretty
quick, and wont away five seconds after
the Nigilant. The Jubilee was there, but
for some reason or othcr she did not start
with the others, and this fact lcssonedt
interest iu the whole proceeding. as every
body wanted to know what General
Painc's vessel could do with the champion
OF 1893 and the new an keel yacht
The boats which did start had a good
race. There WAS a fine breeze. which was
always fair. There were good many peo-
pie over at Fort Adams to SEQ the finish
and all were courtcously received by Lieu.
tenant Sampson the officer Of the day.
When the Defender hove in sight behind
the hills mt Castle Point she was speedily
picked ont by name, hor almost straight
up and down gar making her easy to be
distinguished Soon the Nigilant's lofty
club topsail was seen over the point
There was u good two miles between her
and the Defender
The result Of yesterday s race shows that
the hight for the cup on the American side
will be made by either Defender or Vigi.
liant. The Jubilee, by her refusal 60 start,
indicates that she does not want TO 20 into
raco when there Is u blow, and victory
In such weather can not be OF great valtio
just now, for the chances are eight to one
that the cup races will bo sailed in light
weather. and that is the game the Val
kyric Ill was blilt for.
The following table shows the time at
start and flush: