New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-30

that seemed TO bring her on even terms VII" w
,-,o,,or, O, once. Then the Viglant squa'eu
away and. began the rum which was ainos' w"
,a,oro tho wind The Defender caught the "i"u'
too and the big single-sticSers started 'ose
~, N. first leg Of the struggle The next Dod'a
over were the Mineola and the Wasp ana No -"
1-hen the last gun was fired. The Deiendei an"
tho Vigilant were soon IN the lead OF the ooa''
that had started in front OF them Cofii'"s ~
Centre Island the Defender shot past her P''''
pal opponent the Vigilant. 1t was OF ''i9 ''
that both set their spinnakers at 2:l9, anu d''o'
reaching along the shore, started on the ''
across the Sound.
b., this time the breeze dropped slightly anu
soon the big balloon jibs were showing 10
This only lasted for about five minu''S' 49,,
one pun Of wind was followed by announcer "''''
the huge sails ceased tapping. ana '''c oo
made better time The speed OF the t"o
yachts soon placed them far in the ieau ~
other boats in the race. At 3lS the 49,,
nearing the first turn. took IN her o",' -,
and jibtopsail and broke out her Jip' Inc 70
liant executed the same manoeuvre NJ. NJ, took
than two minutes later. The Deienuc, hor haby
in her spinnakcr and the Vigilant set her p '
jibtopsail The Vigilant's spnnaker was Tbpo
up until 3:25:30 and she gained rapua' ;;,,,nn-
Defender gybed over first and set a 40. e., ,ote
A ao
buoy the Vigilant coming by at 3.Si ~ .hnn
Defender came about on the port IAN =, me
went on the starboard. The Vigilant W"s WI an
starboard tack she came about aru W. .,,rn
the mort tack. II was a great race 10 the turn
between the Lasca the Emerald ana the -rm'y,
rita which made the turn only hVe Se' q ~,
apart in the order named me i,asca We" hahInd
about at 340l0. and only Ittle wa! lin
were the Wasp and the Queen MAD also "'n ~; T.
the hottest kind OF race OF H. Tne '!n'' Tho
apparently turned the buoy first al S;f-',s az
| dc IN al
though in reality she In front oi the c"e'"
Nab on account of her time allowance. O.,
The Elscmarie turned the buoy at $500
lowed bv the Mneola. Iroquois ana M'Tsu,r' ~,
as named The wind freshcned per''P'I"'H -
the beat to windward toward Ma'ii'' ',"o Il
Nearing the turn the Nigil@nt 1nn' ,,,rnei ,he
was lowered At 4l745 the Defender tuihe' , ,mo
second stakcbuoy The Vigilant made the W. "
AZ 4:l9:O5 The freshenng breeze heeicI 'nr ~
fender more than 1t dd the Nis''""' VII Wv
run TO the finish at Huntington - a..
The Emerald was the next boat 70 turn tne
buov at 4:29:20. She was followed by IN" III III,
rita at 4:2:lo and the Lasca al 4i Sators the
WASH at the end OF this windward ieg ne
Wasp turned at 44l 90. The Elsemarles Univ
was AL: 20.
THE DEFENDER FIRST OVER THE LINE
I, was an easy lay from this second turn 70
| the finish line at Huntington The wihu i'eS"
ened again slightly after the boats e'' VIZ,
| der WAY 10 come home. The DEFENDER Sa''e'
admirably seemed to gain on the Nigliah'' VIII"
nevertheless pressed her closely ana "as o'.'I
| beaten across the finish line by one ''iuu' ~,
forty-nlne seconds. This gave the speciaI pl'n,
| 70 the Defender. on this leg the Defehder sp, ~
| her No. ubtopsai and was obliged 20 pul . ~ -,
her baby jibtopsal MI Leeds VINO cam MAJ,
Tho sylvia AT the end OF the race. said the man
| sail was giving such perfect satisfaction !. m's
Intended to place II on exhibition IN slass a.
after the races. The new spnnnk'' r Tn W ~,
| fender Is also degh,ing Mr.. Ise!in. The i''o"
| ing is the summary: