Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-15
THE SWIFT DEFENDER.
She Beats the Vigilant In a Fair
 and Square Race.
THE SYNDICATE MUCH PLEASED
The. Two Big sIoops Met Outside of New port, and the Trial Was Pretty One. The New Boat the Best In Ali Kinds of Sailing.

The Two Big SIoops Met Outside of New
 port, and the Trial Was $ Pretty One.
 The New Boat the Best In Ali Kinds of
 Sailing.
 NEWPORT, R. l., July 15.-The Defend or oatsailed the victorious Vigilant in a fair and interesting trial contest off the Rhode Island coast, and Messrs. Iselin, Morgan and Vanderbilt, the members of the syndicate, who followed every move ment of both boats, expressed themselves as well pleased with the result.
 The new yach6 again behaved admirably and both outsaiied and outpointed her op- ponent The crew of the Defender made quick time in bringing her about, it only requiring IS seconds to change her course.
 The Defender arrived here in tow of a tug early Sunday morning Captain Half was in charge. and after spending two hours in making preparations for Q sail Waited for the Figilant to put in her ap- pearance. Just before Ii o'clock the latter was seen coming down the bay. Captain Half at once gave orders to get under way and lay to, waiting for the Vigilant.
 As she approached the Defenders crew hoisted the club tOpsail. The Vigilant did the same, and both boats headed seaward, the Defender in the lead. The latter's' sails fitted perfectly. Her club topsail was much larger than the Vigilant's and gave her decided advantage.
 Many Saw the Vigilant Beaten.
 A large fleet of yachts under steam and sail, including MT. Vanderbilt's Valiant, with her owner and a small party on board, and MT: AI6Fgan's Shearwater, bearing MT. Morgan and q humber of friends, was at hand.
 Mr. c. O. Iselin was on board the De- fender, and MT. Willard of New York, reps resenting the Goulds was aboard the Vigilant. Only the steam yachts followed the boats the whole way.
 Soon after II o'clock the boats were sighted off Castle hill their sails taking a good breeze which came from the north west and which was sending them along at lively rate.
 The spnnakcr booms were then run out to starboard. The Vigilant broke her spin naker but the syndicate boat waited for her to come up.
 At 11:15, when both yachts were half mile north of Beavertail light, the Defend CT broke her spinnaker, and both started on an even line, heading south by cast. During the next few minutes the Defend CT had considerable trouble with her spin maker and it was taken in three times be- fore it fell properly. On this account she lost ground. The Vigilant's spinnaker was much larger, but it did not draw as well as the Defenders after it had been adjusted.
 At noon the Vigilant hauled in closer to the other yacht, and it was seen that tho Defender was q trihe ahead. At 1906 p. m., after having run eight miles in 51 minutes, the Vigilant took in her spin maker and headed toward the Narragan- sett shore. The Defender immediately fol- lowed.
 When they came about the Vigilant was two lengths ahead. With the wind on the beam the Defender at once began to crawl ahead from lccward, soon opening a space of two lengths between her and the Gould boat. In a few minutes more the distance was doubled. Both boats were then carry ing balloon jibs. At 1920 the Defender came about and set her jib and sky sail and hauled down the balloon jib. The ba- by jib topSail was also set. The Vigilant came about seven minutes later and set the same sails. Her jib top sail was nearly twice the size of the De lenders. Both boats pointed well, but the Defender showed marked superiority in this respect as well as in speed on this tack. At 12:4S they came about on the port tack, the Defender far ahead and well up to windward The latter came about and pulled away in IS seconds. Both con- ClnuCu on the same leg unGn alter l o'clock, when a squall was seen coming from the southward.
 The Defender In a Squall.
 The Vigilant's commander at once came about took in her head sails and was taken in tow by her tender The latter headed for New London. With the squall came q shift of wind from the south. The Defend CT took in her club topsail and set her working topsail came about and put to sea in a 12 knot breeze.
 In order to show Messrs. Morgan and Vanderbilt what she could do after mak- ing long reach. she headed for Point Ju- | dith, which the Vigilant was about round ing in tow of the tender. Tho Vigilant was soon ovcrhaulcd, and, apparently anx- | lous for another brush, she again got un- der sail. But after a short trial in which she was again beaten, the Vigilant gave | up tho race, and the Defender returned to Newport.
 The syndicate boat will proceed to Bris- | tol today to receive the finishing touches | before starting for New York. The crew of the Defender on their return spoke in | high terms of her behavior. Captain Half was fairly clatcd with her work, and all who observed the yacht express confidence in her ability to compete with anything | in her class afloat.
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