New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13
THE DEFENDER AT HOME.
CHE ARRIVES AT NEw-RoCHELI.E SAFE
AND SOUND.
m GET NEW COATS OF PAINT. WHICH, IT &c
SAID. WILL WITHSTAND THE EXPECTS OF
SALT WATER BEFORE GOING To ERIE
paSIN-CROWnS 1.IS1-o.a
TO SEE HEB

BAsIN-CRowDs OF VISITORS
TO SEE HER
The American yacht. the Defender. presented
dderent appearance at New Rochelle Yesterday
N that al Newport last week Then she was n
beautiful white-winged creation. AS a member
Of the New-Rochele Yacht Club put it, the De-
fender looked yesterda. las II she had heen ~
,he wars" yacht with cloud Of white sails
nm bounding over the waves is q different look
ing object to the same boat tied IN q huov her
mast bare and her white paint scraped off in
matches THE Defender rived at New-RochelIe
al 10 o'clock Yesterday morning. and 1t was the
intention OF Mr.. lselin TO take her down to the
drydock at Erie Basin by Thursday. This was
before he found out that Mitchell. the New-Ro-
chelle painter who put the Defenders white coat
on in the flrst place, had discovered combina-
ton that would. the aluminium. resist the
action Of the salt wate-. To be serviceable how
ever. II must be put on In a. least three coats
There formal recognition OF the de-
parture of the great yacht by Newport citi-
,ens on sunday afternoon but there were large
gatherings on all the piers commanding
view OF her anchorage just below Goat Island
&c the time approached for her to throw
line o. the tugs. the Albert Flint and the Hattie
Palmer Mr.. Isen and his party were on board.
The trip 10 New-York was an uneventful one
soon after clearing Plum Gut the little fota en-
conferred the thunderstorm. but weathered it
easily.
CAPTAIN HAFF IN CHARGE.
As soon the Defender arrived off Mr. Iselin's
Mace at New-Rochelle yesterday morning. Mr.
I~nn. Mrs. Iselin and the rest Of the party went
ashore leaving Captain Half in charge OF the
offender 10 see TO the changes in her sails, the
dying out OF her wet canvas and other details
uyer the Hattie Palmer had steamed to the
shore with all the spare wet sails. the old Her
vshoff mainsail was hoisted to be dried out
rsen the Wilson & Silsbee sail was rolled up
and sent shore for careful drying and slight
repairs. The Hattie Palmer sent to City
Island in the afternoon With the old gaff 10 the
nspgras yards. Early in the afternoon the all
American crew Of the Defender were set 10 scrap
.ng off the paint of the upper works. which had
broken out in huge blisters under the combined
influence Of the sun. wind and salt water
The flag denoting that the commander, Mr.
lselin. was not on board flew at the spreaders Of
the Defender ali day yesterday. 1t was therefore
day Of unalloyed pleasure for the hundreds
VIII wanted good look II the yacht The visit
ors crcled about the Defender all day in all kinds
q small craft, steam yachts. small sailboats cat
boats rowboats and steam and naphtha Launches
firing vOlleys OF questions at the crew and the
sailmaker. who at work wiring the staysail
and the main boom The wiring of these sails
Captain Half admitted, may be taken as an IN
djcation that they are about all right and have
70 need Of any more stretching
NO DAMAGE TO THE YACHT.
The Wilson & Silsbee staysail wired but
The little wire cable tina, will prevent further
stretching was put on hoist of the Herreshof
nainsail Captain Half said that he was much
pleased with his Newport experimental except
the start in the race against the Nigilant and
the running aground OF the Defender. although
this accident the Captain inclined TO laugh
over as a greatly exaggerated matter. W ny,
said he there isn't "A year that something IKE
that doesn't happen to almost every yacht
aioat. IL was a mere nothing 1ne DeleHuel
simply went on the mud little where IL had
shoaled up somewhat before they got it down on
the chart and she fioated of without the siish'-
est damage to herself with the rising tide.
Captain Faf said that II ne had his way ABOUT
il the Defender would not have any sail stfelch-
on is thoroughly dried Mr.. Iselin is said to be
much pleased with Mitcheis new invention IN
the way of paint Mitchell. ii appears, khe"
that the first paint he put on the yacht wOuId
moi last He put the new combination on d
stick of aluminium the day the Defender went
on the New-York Yacht Clubs cruise, and placed
1t in bucket Of salt water He took IT OUT
Yesterday morning and showed IT TO MI lseilh
with bride II was entirely uncOrroded by the
action Of the water. The coats OF paint
cannot be put on oftener than every other DAY
II l. for this reason that the expert yachtsmen
about New Rochelle do not believe mat the De
fender Will leave her present moorings for the
dr,.3ock az Erie Basin so soon as Thursday.
Whom she does come down the East River next,
u will be to e in drydock preparatory 10 re-
ceiying a thorough overhauling ana DottOm-
polishing for the trial races.