The evening world., 1895-08-30

luffcd up In the wind. hove round and.
taking the starboard tack. moved away
under her own sail for the point. vigil
liant. standing inshore. soon passed De-
fender. and at 9.25 the latter cast off
her tow and broke out her jib.
| She let out her main sheet and stood
| over towards the west shore. Then her
tib came tumbling down. and a smaller
| one went climbing up.
Preparations were also made to set
Defenders staysail. and five minutes
later 1t was broken out. As the big
yacht threaded her way among the
swarm OF little boats that studded the
lower end of the bay. her immense
white mainsan loomc1 up brilliantly as
1t caught the slanting rays of the SUM-
At $40 Vigilant had rounded the
Hook and was standing out to sea.
She had set her staysail.
Reports came from Sandy Hook about
this time that the wind had fallen Off
somewhat and that the official rate was
given as nine miles an hour. At the
Highlands. however, there seemed to be
no dimnution In the strength of the
breeze, and. If anything. the whitecaps
outside were thckening
Defender Sets u Club Top..iI.
At $40 Defenders small club ton.,,,
went climbing up the topmast II
looked just like the one she used IN
Yesterdays race. Evidently Cant. Han
was not afraid OF the breeze. and had
perfect confidence In Defenders pew
mast.
AZ soon as the topsail was secured
Defender gybed around and stood on
the port tack. making down the bay
she h'id up stiffiy In the good breeze
ana contrasted strikingly with VIgilant.
"hich. IN spite OF her beam, was heeled
away over to leeward as she rou ,dod
the point aud shifted to port Jack. Her
gan 'opsail seemed to ft badly and was
"rlnkied at the tack and clew. Two
schooners which had started out ahead
or her were overhauled and passed in
short order
Defenders beautiful spread of canvas
was shown up In great style when she
went about ON the starboard tack. lust
on the Southwest Spit. and started to
round the point. Every sail was well
hlled and drawing to perfection, from
her neat-lookilg club topsail to her No,
jib. Not a wrinkle was to be seen in
her iig mainsail.
NiEii"nt Under Lower Sail Only.
A, IN o.o,o,L ,,,..,. ,,
down the beach about two miles, pulled
In her gan topsail. and for some time
she went along under the lower sails
She was throwing u lot OF spray from
her bows. and 1t was evident that there
was heavy sea on. although she had
nor yet reached the line OF white caps
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Defender sitter than NiHilnnt.
| Defender had rounded the mint at
sv,V' anu was III "o' pursuit o, \ishant'
seem to be making such a fuss in tho
seaway.
There was scarcely ripple at her
bow. At 20 she wen, about and stood
over towards the Long Island shore,
making Tor the deeper water There she
went about again and continued on
after NiGtIant
! That there was heavy swell rolling
on's'ae was SHOWN by the way in which
! NiGllant rocked as she approached the
scotland lhShtship at 100 Defender
was heaNing. too. and was beginning
TO throw a white mound of foam at her
DOW. The wind was freshcn!ng per-
Ga nj lkTh
strong as IN the early morning, was
blowing at least htteen miles an hour.
lhe Judges boat, Luckenhach, came
around Sandy Hook Point at 1870 and
was falling down just astern OF De-
fender Hair dozen tugs had already
gathered about the lightship ana a score