The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-18
COMES ON TUESDAY
CONTESTS OF DEFENDER AND VIC
LIANT REVIEWED

1
Formal Contests are Yet to Come but Those
Already Sailed are Considered as Plac-
| ing the Matter beyond all Dispute as to
the Superiority of the Defender. which
has Come on Victorious In ALI Cases
Except on Two Occasions when Disabled
by observation-disclosures Made by
the Americas Cup Committee.
Copyrighted 1895 by Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 17.-As the first OF
the formal trials between the Defender
and Vigilant will take place Tuesday
next at a glance at the work that the
champions have done up to date will
not be amiss. In fact it will be espec-
tally interesting to all Americans for
it will show how the new boat on whose
worth We probably shall depend to
retain the greatest Of all yachting en-
blems-the American cup-has been i'm
proving in form right along. The meet
ing between Valkyrie III and Defen-
der will be the closest contest ever
held for the trophy Of trophies
Now take the first two races that
Defender and Vigilant had. They were
held respectively on July 20 and %,
starting from Scotland Lightship out
side of Sandy Hook in the same waters
and over the same kind of a course as
the cup race will take place in. The
following tables give the times. De-
fender always came in first.
To windward and return 80 miles,
won by 2 minutes and As seconds.
Triangular course 80 miles, won by
8 minutes II seconds.
Her increased lead at the close of the
second race is accounted for by the
fact that the wind suited her better
than Vigilant as there was more beat
ing and reaching on that day.
What the yachts did in their next Sc
ries of meetings during the annual
cruise Of the New York Yacht club to
the eastward is shown in the table be-
low.
Glen Cove to Huntington, 21 miles,
Won by l minute 40 seconds.
Huntington to New London, 81 miles,
did not finish.
New London to Newport, 40 miles, II
minutes, seconds.
Block Island course, IS miles, did not
finish.
Newport to Vineyard Haven, 37K
miles, minutes, "a seconds.
Vineyard Haven, to Newport, 37K
miles, minutes, 9 seconds.
Triangular, off Newport, u miles, 10
seconds.
1t will be seen that the third time
the champion met Defender had anoth-
er close call, winning by only one min
ute and 40 tseconds. Next came the
long run Of 81 miles from Huntington
to New London in a stiff wind though
not strong enough to compel the taxi
OF club topsails. The wind was well
over the StarbOard quarter all the way.
Defender was more than two minutes
ahead when her steering gear went
wrong and she had to give up not far
from New London.
On the following day when the fleet
had a free run from New London to
Newport Defender came in way ahead.
Over the Block Island course of New
port Defender had comfortable lead;
seven miles from home her gaff broke
and Vigilant won the coveted Goelet
cup for single stickers.
The two races which followed were
really the decisive contests for the
cruise and 1T was not until after the
first of these-the run from Newport to
Vineland Haven-that Mr.. Willard. of
the Vigilant would admit that Defender
was better boat than his. On the voy-
age the Defender won by six minutes
and twenty-four seconds and on the re-
turn over the same course showed her
constantly increasing superiority by
coming in nine minutes and twenty sec
onds ahead. The last day of all when
the yachts met over short triangular
course or seven miles to the leg, the
fin-keel boat did better than ever She
beat the center boarder by five minutes
and eighteen seconds on the dead bea
10 Windward in the first seven miles
and put one minute and twenty-five
seconds more between them on the
reach to second mark. On the run
home the Vigilant set her spinnaker
which shee had covered half the seven
miles and drew it very well. Yesterday
she only overhaulded Defender, which |
did not hang out her spinnaker at all, |
three seconds. The figures in this last |
race are especially interesting in show |
ing what Defender can do in beating |
as to the forms of sailing in |
which Valkyrie III is at her best The |
two. or possibly three, races which will |
be held this week will prove more con-
than any meeting the yachts |
have yet had the true difference be-
tween the boats. When they come to-
gether on H,esday next they will be |
more highly keyed and faster afoot |
than at any time during their careers. |
The circular of the Americas cup COM
mlttee. which orders the races reads as
follows:
'The Americas cup committee an
nounces that the trial races will be sail |
ed off Sandy Hook on Aug. 20 and % !
and in casea third racing is * ped ad-
on Aug. "a.
The committee will require the
measurement Of competing yachts
aiken with as many points on board as
Will be carried in the trial races.
the regatta committee have kindly |
TO handle these races and |
viii issue necessary sailing directions
The cup committee reserve the right |
20 recall the yachts at any time 10. re-
start any race or to alter length and di-
lection OF the course as they may deem
advisable
Figures and measurements must be
sent 70 the Americas cup committee al
New York Yacht club by Aug. 49,"
The new rule which the committee |
ADOPTED in the matter Of recalling the
'achts at any time they see fit is uni
considered to be an excellent
,ne.
vespers Lead the WAY.
indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 1.-THE Junior
Eight of the Vesper Boat club of PhiIa
ielphia, today won the amateur cham
'ionsh.p of America in the Varsity crew
u the University of Pennsylvania. which
holds the championship among amateur
'ollege crews. The course was a beau
iful stretch of still water at Broad Rip
lie. ten miles north of this city, and 3Oo)
people witnessed. the races Governor
was referee and started the
'oats. Nesper started with an English
stroke Is to the minute, which was in
,reaSed to = the portion of the mile and
'ne-half while the university BOYS with |
| stroke that was part Cook ard part
y woodruff rowed the course at a % stroke |
This was too slow for the distance. Yes
'er led from the start and finished with |
lalf length OF cNar water between. The
course was over q mile and one-haIf
md was rowei in s:35 and S:39 by the two