Evening journal., 1895-07-10
TO RACE THE DEFENDER
The Vigilant Ready For a Brush
With the New Boat.
TnE TEsT no aE MADE THURspAY.


Racing Trlm and Has Been Much I'm.
proved. So the Meeting wm Re a Most
Interesting Event.
Providence, July 10--The Vigilant,
looking quito us natty as she over did,
came smoking into the harbor under low
CT sails and club topsail. II was with a
sort q defiant swing She rounded 70 and
dropped anchor or the Herreshoffs', with.
in 200 yards Of the Colonia and Defender
Her run from Newport about II nautical
miles, was mado in 45 minutes. the wind
being fair from tho southwest, and blow
ing half a gale
Her appearance indicates improvement
since She has been in the hands OF MIR. E
a. Willard, who now has her in charge.
Both boom aud gaff arc longer by fonr
feet each than the old ones with which an
her racing was done and 10 tons Of lead
recently placed outside on her keel to.
gcther with other alterations, have made
her very different bout, both Mr.. Willard
and her officers sny.
With MIR. Willard there were on board
Mr.. Oswald Saplcrson OF Pyxie fame. Mr.
William Nyc of New Bedford and Eugene
and Augustus Willard, sons Of the gentle.
skipper, speaks quito enthusiastically OF
the old cup defender and is very sure that
she has still astonishing speed. So the
presence Of the Vigllant IN Bristol harbor
is an important matter
Came Tor Sails and n Race.
She has come in part to obtain a suit Of
sails being made by the Herreshoffs, which
She is expected to bend in few days. The
mainsail Is finished. She has also come to
have the first Of her races with the De.
fender. This arrangement was made
months ago In fact, her owner Mr..
George j. Gould, assured The America cup
committee last winter that she should be
brought back from England in good time
for such purpose.
Mr. Willard said "We have come &C.
| cording TO the arrangements mado months
ago to have the first Of our brushes with
the new boat Considerable has been done
70 the Nigihlnt, and 1 am satisfied with
the alterations made.
tMo shall get our new sails as soon as
/ possible, that we may try them. 1t has
| boen my determination to await the com
| pletion Of the Defenders work here at III,
| Herreshoifs' before bothering the firm
| Now they are nearly out Of the woods witt
the new boat, and / shall ask them to d,
the little we want done ON the Nigilant
We shall be ready as the Defenders trin
horse at any time.
The race may take place on Thursday
Every effort is being directed toward tina
end The rain interfered seriously Will
the rigging OF the Defender, but the car
pentcrs were busy below, doing all tina
was possible in the matter Of finishing th
interior.
Much hoadway was made it is report
cd So it Is probable, IL the weather !
pleasant, the important trial will be hnl
on Thursday. Should matters not worl
smoothly, however 1t may be deferred un
til the following day
Advantages Of the Test.
II is known 10y Mr.. 1selin and Captain
Half just how the Britannia and Vigilnn
compare both in brcczes and in light airs
and they have some idea Of what the Va
| kyrie ana Britannia have done this seq
son, although there have been very fey
races between them. SO If the DefendC
| proves very much superior to the Nigilan
there viii be a most promising outlook
If she Is not-wcl, there may be som
trouble in store for all concerned but tina
is not very probable.
| CIV men nave Wofhru ndfucf tniin Al
| @. Oliver lsclin in this ''sr and he ad
mits that his work has just begun. Fig
ures prove that the now boat is fast, bu
really she has only had half trial, as
were. She has been sent to windward an
not found wanting. She has moved alon
down wind in surprising manner, bu
she wants TO be tried in a reaching breeze
and many othor points want 60 be salts
faetorily settled before the gentlemen re
gpnnsihle for her design, construction an
condition are thoroughly satisfied. The
will be in good time, / am sure, and Oh
coming race with the Vigilant IN whic
the Colona viii join, will be an impol
tant step taken in that direction.
The meeting Of the big cutters off Sand
Hook lightship for the cup offered by IN
New York Yacht club has been fixed II
the goth, 22d and ED Of this month-thrC
races, one Of which viii be over triangl
lar course. The Defender, Nigilant, Col,
MIA and possibly the Jubilee VIII be in I'll
russles. The club will have a steamer fc
members and guests There may be al
other days racing il it can be arranged
FOR a cup given by Commodore Gould ,
| the Atlantic Yacht club