The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-30
A GOOD WIND.
The Second Trial.
Of the Yachts.
Defender Runs Away From
the vigiIant.
The Old Champion Has No Business
With the New One.
Valkyrie Bowled Along After the
Racers to Get Points.
Naikyrie Bowled Along After the
Racers to Get Points.

4 HIGHLANDS or NAvEsINK, n. j., Aug.
5O. -Better winds thar prevailed at the
same hour yesterday and the water al
most free from obscuring haze or fog,
gave promise az $3.50 O'Clock this morn
Ing Tor more interesting contest between
the yachts Defender and Vigilant than
the one which took pace yesterday. Dur
ing the morning the wind had held near
ly steadily in the northeast, and was
about II knots an hour. The temperature
was moderated greatly during the night
and the air was fresh. There were indi-
cations of falling of in number of the
steamers and yachts that would follow
the course OF the racers, the outcome OF
yesterdays sail having satisfied the gem
eral public of the superiority of Defender.
with Valkyrie III nearby, the two
American yachts has passed the night an
chored inside the Horseshoe the tenders
cf all three racers lying alongside their
respective charges. II the wind holds in
the northeast, the course will be beat of
lO miles to windward toward Far Rocka-
way and run home of 10 miles. The
committee may order the course to be
sailed a second time il they so desire.
Defender left her nlooring at 915 a. m.
III tow OF tug and was headed toward
the end of the Hook. She set her main
san as she passed out and also ran up the
llb In stops, as the Vigilant set her work
ing topsails.
BY this time the wind hauled around TO
the eastward, blowing at about the rate
oil III knots an hour. Vigilant then set
her Jib and staysail and a few minutes
later she was under way, heading for the
Hook with Defender half way up there.
and still in tow. The Defender at o 30
a. m. broke her jib and dropped her tow.
Both yachts then began beating out
round the Hook, with the Vigllant TO
windward. The wind still held from
the east ana had increased in strength to
about 10 knots at this point.
At $500 a. M, both yachts were on the
starboard tack, with Vigilant two miles
outside OF the Hook and Defender two
miles inside. Vigilant was evidently feel
ing the effect OF the sea kicking up out
side the Hook, under the influence of the |
easterly wind.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock it was noticed |
That Nalkyrie was preparing to get under |
way, much to the delight OF those ashore, |
who are very much desirous at seeing
what she will do in the breeze now blow /
ing and the sea running. The lashings of |
her mainsail We're cast off and she hauled
up her lib In stops. Then her crew pre-
pared TO hoist her mainsail.
Vtgilant soon after 1905 a. m, took in
ner working topsail. Vigilant set her
topsail and set her club topsail Defender
was about three miles back, having lust
passed out by the Hook. The wind was
blowing IL miles from the east and every
thing pointed to fast racing.
AT this hour the City of Bridgeport,
with Lord Dunraven's guests on board,
was running out from the Highlands TO
Valkyrie, which had her staysail and lib
I'm stops. Defender at 10:42 began setting
her mainsail. Defender had then gone
about ON the port tack to the lightship.
The judges boat at about 10 80 a. m. sig
nailed that course No. l would be sailed.
10 was arranged that the
yachts should leave Scotland Lightship
md beat 10 miles TO windward, round a
mark there on the starboard hand and
-un back 10 miles before the wind, De-
lenders sails today seemed TO fit much !
better than yesterday. This was espec
ally the case with her club topsail.
which set like ball. When the course !
signal was displayed Defender had nearly
cached the lightship on the port tack.
While Nigilant was standing away from il |
IN the star board tack.
The preparatory signal was hoisted at
! ;02:35 Both boats were heading for
he line on the starboard tack, Vigilant
'eing the nearest to the stake boat.
The official times OF the yachts at the
tart were:
Defender, 11:10:0s.
Vigilant, IL :10s1s.
After crossing the line both yachts
uffed up well into the wind and i'm two
minutes Defender was TO windward of
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