The evening world., 1895-08-31

hour was late when finally the Labor
| ended for the night
The steel spars viii not take ~ much
weight OF the boat a. was at hrst
thought, but the strain in a heavy sea
or wind will be considerably reduced.
| and in coming about and sybing In
| stin weather there will be more Of q
feeling of security.
bat. She showed that she is stin
enough to suit anybody in yesterdays
race.
Defender was seen coming down the
Ship Channel at 1850 She carried main
sail and fore-staysail and her jib was
up in stays ready TO break out. The
mainsail was bent on her new steel
boom and gan. II was expected that
she will take an extended spin this
afternoon. The wind is strong, but
fitful. from the southeast.
Cup Cen.ittee Inspects DefenAer.
The Cup Committee went aboard De-
fender while she was anchored of Bay
Ridge last night. They were taken all
through the boat and minutely exam
ined he. to see IL she was strained in
any way
They were convinced that a stancher
boat had never been built. Not . seam
was opened, and ex-Commodore Smith
expressed his opinion that she was
stronger In her construction than when
she was first completed.
Mr.. Iselin showed the committee over
the boat and seemed proud that she
passed muster in such a satisfactory
manner. When told by the committee
that Defender had been selected to up
hold the yachting honor Of America In
the cup races, Mr.. Iselin said he and
those aboard the yacht would do their
very best to win, and then he made
very significant remark:
Defenders People Would Recover
the Cap.
III by any possibility Valkyrie Ill.
should win the Cup, 1t will be rechal-
lenged for Immediately"
But only the timid ones believe the
English yacht stands q chance to win
1t. Many yaehtsmen think she may
take one race out Of the series, but they
now have supreme confidence In De-
tenders ability to show her heels to
Lord Dunraven.
Yesterdays race did much to restore
confidence. OF course. the real yachts
men were close to the yachts all
through the race and they noticed
every move during the three hours OF
elapsed time.
At the very start Defender showed
how much faster she was than Vigilant
by rating up under her lee and taking
the lead before they were fairly across
the line. 1t was seen that although
she carried less sail than Mr. Gould's
boat, she travelled nearly three feet to
the others two.
There is not the slightest doubt that
Defender could have beaten Vigilant
many minutes more in the beat to wind
ward II she had cared to do SO. Hank
Haff Is a great hand to take short
bitches in trial races and in practice
spins, but when It comes down to a cup
rate you don't see him throwing away
many tacks.
Yesterday he took short tacks when
rearing the windward mark. Every
body who was anywhere near the
yacht could see that there was no par
t:cular need cf them. 1t was just throw
iIg away seconds.
The REGATTA Committee made every
body mad yesterday by starting the
race by watch that was over two
minutes slow. In the cup races the Re
gatta Committees watches are never
correct, and this Is very annoying to
yachtsmen and reporters who take the
trouble to set their umepieces accurate
ly before each race.
Need for Accurate Timepieces.
The progress Of the races are bull
letined all over the country, and the
general public is dependent on reporters
time until the Official figures are given
after the races. Nowadays yacht races
are wen by minutes and seconds. in
stead Of hours, as they we're thirty
years ago, and In a contest like the last
one between Vigilant and Valkyrie,
where the former won by only forty
seconds. 1t 10 very essential that watches
pgIee.
The Eastman Yacht Club, Boston's
crack organiza tion, has q chronometer
In its clubhouse at Marblehead Neck.
Members. reporters and the Regatta
Committee all regulate their watches
by 1t before races. and thus all errors
are avoided. Why can't the N. Y. Y. c.
people do the same?
| MORE SPARS FOR vAlKYRIE.