New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19
PREPARING FOR THE RACES.
NEW SAILS TO BE PUT ABOARD THE DE-
FENDER TO-DAY.

-ur prc YACHT rowEp TO THE INLET OFF MR.
,sr,,x.s uoME-THE vIGILANT AID THE De
FENDER rLoArgp OUT OF THE HnYDocK.
To-day will be A great day on the Defender She
n.as ,owea TO New-Roche.le yesterday morning ny
~. .r Atwood and lay there in the Sound inlet
hou, one mile OF Mr.. Isolin's home. All View.
She will be towed down to the Horseshoe by the At
wood or the Flint this morning. leaving New
Rochelle about noon The feature OF the work on
the Defender today will he the putting aboard OF
her NJ three full suits Of perfectly fitting sails.
avery ward Of cloth in which has been stretched to
inst where IL will draw best, and now wired and
,mr,oyable Is ready cothe the new champion
with greater speed and power. A Tribune reporter
has learned things about the Defender that
will tend to relieve the anxleties OF all who have
any fears Of the venerable trophy adorei under the
name OF the Americas Cup. leaving this country.
II will be remembered by the readers OF The Trib-
une that some days ago reference was made to the
cautious manner in which the Defender has been
sailed IL was limited that the glorious boat
had been jockeyed little. that when she had free
bride there was load OF lead In the saddle about
which the public knew nothing Whatever The
Tribune's information was correct. and IT is a
nret,v safe prophecy that people close to the man
who is at the head OF the Issn syndicate expects
the Defender TO defeat the Vigilant In most pro-
nourced style tomorrow.
THE DEFENDER HELD BACK.
So far the Defender has been held back She Is a
new boat. Every spar. WIRE block and sail aboard
her was not only likely to break. but certain 10
stretch more or less and II was not deemed wise to
nut too much strain on her at frst
Tomorrow in the first Of the cup races she will
on, loose and Yachting experts. who are known to
orr generally on the side OF conscrva tism, expect her
n heat the vigian. by from twelve to twenty
minutes.
There was a larger crowd than on any preceding
morning when the water was pumped in and the
Dofender and the Vigant noated out. The De-
fender came out first and was at once taken charge
NJ nv the Atwood for the tow up the East River to
New Rochelle. Mr. Iselin was not aboard. as he
had gone up to All View the night before. leaving
CAPTAIN Han to look after all the details. The
Aerouaut the Vigilants tender threw line to the
old champion aboard Of which were Edward Fish.
Mr. corn,ack and f.. \. Willard The Nigant
al once lowed over 10 the Horseshoe. where n
diver Of the Chapman Wreckng Company was In
waiting 70 go down and clean her centreboard.
This is an operation that required between five and
six hours When it was finished the Vigilant
ready TO put in at the Highland docks. as fit and
trim for to-morrow's race as 1t is in the power of
man t. make her. The Defender proceeded up the
Fast River saiuted al sides by the plaudits OF
end the blowing OF whistles. 1t was little after
noon when she was towed into the inlet off All
View at New-Rochelle MI Isen at once put out
in his naphtha launch to inspect her.
MIR IsELIN's INSPECTION.
Neither Mrs. Isclin. Colonel Kane. Captain Nat
Herreshon nor Mr.. Leeds accompanied Mr.. Iselin,
who returned ashore after brief visit. and the
blue absent flag was hoisted at the yachts spread
crs There were crowds in Hudson Park and on the
verandas of the New-Rochelle Yacht Club but they
could see only beautiful white yacht partly barred
from view by the dark hull of the Hattie Palmer.
There little life the Defender ali the after
noon Captain Han was evidently giving his crew
a rest. Anyway. there was scarcely enough breeze
for a sail-streiching trip The crowds watched the
great aluminium boat with never-falling interest all
the afternoon. and steamyachts, saboats, launches
and rOwboats circled round her till the failing
shadows shut off further inspection
While the Defender was in the drydock Mr.. Isen
kept the sailmakers busy his sail loft In his
stables. and this morning the sails which have all
been wired during the last few days. will be put
aboard the Defender and the Hattie Palmer.