The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-01
ANOTHER VICTORY SCORED
DEFENDER BEATS THE VIGILANT
And THE VOLUNTEER.

Sailed on Friday.
Newport, r. l., July 31.--Once more the
Defender has scored a victory over the
vigilant and while the latter was some
what handicapped by a six-foot rent
her mainsail that would not atone for
the twelve minutes beating which she
was given in the forty mile run to-day
from New London here.
The expectation that General Paine's
Jubilee would take part in to-day's run
was not fulfilled and the Boston con-
tingent, who claim that the Jubilee did
not get fair chance In the trial cup
race of 1893 We're much disappointed.
The failure of the Jubilee to start was
due to an accident which happened in
the hard blow of yesterday. She was
going around Race Rock outside New
London harbor about 2 p. m. when
the turn buckles in her main rigging
on the port side parted. Instead of
trying her pace with the Defender and
Vigilant the Jubilee took a line from
the latter's tender, the Auronaut and
was towed here, arriving with the
last of the fleet.
j. Malcolm Forbes Volunteer, the
successful cup defender of 1887, was in
the race to-day and there was a good
opportunity to guage the advance made
in yacht architecture since the Thistle
was sent home with the cup. The Vol
unteer has for several years been
schooner-rigged and 1T is only recently
that she has been changed back to
a sloop. In the forty-nlile run to-day
Defender beat her "a minutes and 5
seconds and Vigilant beat her IL min
utes and 8 seconds.
The Mayflower, the cup defender of
1886, was in the race for schooners and
won in her class, making the best time
of any of the yachts except the three
big single-stickers. After her defeat of
the Galatea the Mayhower was given
schooner rig, but she has never ac-
complished much in it.
Her victory to-day over the modern
Lasca and Emerald was a surprise. 1t
was partially due to her steering a.
more northerly course and getting more
wind off shore than the others In the
other classes for schooners the winners
We're:
Constellation, Iroquois, Amorita and
] Neara.
OF the smaller single-stickers the
Queen Nab, Wasp and Uvira were win
ners.
The secretary of the navy, aboard the
Dolphin, accompanied the fleet from
New London here. The day was fine
one for a race. The wind came in all
day from the south-southwest ait a. 12-14
knot gait The air was clear and had
a tinge Of fall GOODNESS.
No fairer scene could be imagined
than that presented by the fleet at an
chorin NewLondon harbor this morning
The squadron did not move until after
8 9o'clock. Then the flagship Sylvia mott
fed the fleet to prepare to go to New
port at 1890. The sailing yachts soon
moved out from the mouth of the har-
Dor into the offing. The Defender with
her patent steering gear repaired over
night was the first of the big sloops
to get under way. The Vigilant follow
ed her down and the Volunteer Joined
the others outside and took part in the
sail-stretching manoeuvres before the
start The Sylvia anchored outside the
entrance to New London harbor oppo-
site Sarah's Ledge and set the prepara-
tory signal art II o'clock. At lilo the
smaller classe of sloops, cutters and
yawls were sent off. The Queen NAB
led the procession across the line, fol-
lowed by the Norota, Wap, Minota,
Hildegard and Uvira, in the order nam
ed The course was a short reach with
wind abeam and booms to port to Race
Rock Light, then dead run before
the wind to Point Judith and into New
port harbor, finishing at the Dump
lings.
At Ills the schooners were started.
The Lasca crossed first, followed by the
Others in this order:
Ramona, Ariel, Loyal Merlin, Else
marie, Iroquois, Mayfower, Neara, Con-
stellation, Emerald, Alcaea, Brunhilde,
and Amorita. Balloon staysails and
balloon jibs were used on the schoon-
ers to Race Rock and spinnakers were
then added, giving the two-masters
tremendous spread of canvas.
At 11:2O the signal gun for the first
class sloops sounded. Defender was
first over with club topsail and large
lib topsail aiding. Just before gunfire
the Vigilant's mainsail split a couple
of feet from the end of the boom. The
split run UP to the first batten, a dis
tance of six feet. 1t was too late to
stop for repairs, and the sloop was
swung over to the line crossing over
minute behind Defender. Volunteer
followed the Vigilant just as the han
dicap time of two minutes expired.
The Vigilant broke out a large Jib-
topsail but the Volunteer apparently
was not supplied with that sail. Wig
llama spilled considerable wind through
the rent in her mainsail.
The Queen Nab led the fleet around
Race Rock. The Lasca led the schoon-
ers. Defender overlook the last of the
schooners within twenty minutes after
the start and sailed past one after. the
other. The Vigilant followed suit and
the Volunteer also before the end was
reached. AT 11:42 the Vigilant broke
out her balloon jibtopsail in place of the
smaller headsail. At 11:45, Race Rock
2aving been left astern, the Defender
set her spinnaker. The Vigilant and
the Volunteer also Sc tspinakers when
they squared off for Newport.
The wind became a little lighter and
at HAS the Defender changed her jib-
topsail for balloon. She was then
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