New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-03
A NEW MAINSAIL BENT.
THE DEFENDER SPREADS A NEW WING
MADE OF RAMIE CLOTH.
She WENT TO PREMIUM POINT EARLY YEsTER-
DAY AND TOOK A SPIN ACROSS THE SOUND
IN THE AFTERNooN-LIGHT WIND PRE-

She WENT TO PREMIUM POINT EARLY fESTEH-
DAY AND TOOK A SPIN ACROSS THE SOUND
IN THE AFTERNooN-LIGHT WIND PRE-
VENTED GOOD WORK.
The American champion the Defender. went TO
New Rochelle Yesterday. to her old moorings off
Mr. Iselin's home. She was tried with a complete
new set OF Wilson Slsbee sails In the after
I, was about o'clock yesterday morning when
the Defender was hauled out of the Boston dry
dock at Erie Basin by the Wallace B. Flint The
yacht presented an bluer appearance yester-
day morning than she did on Sunday, Tor her last
coat OF paint. put on when the shadows were ias'
descending few shades biuer. IL seems thah
Il was at first intended 10 make her. The only
incident OF the tourney 10 New-Rochelle was the
frequent salutes the Defender had TO acknowledge
and she arrived off Premium Point a little before
noon
Then began the task OF bending the new sails
1t was nearly o'clock before the work was COM
peted At this time Mr.. Iselin with Mrs. 1se'in
and the two children. and Messrs. Kane. Thorne
and Leeds were taken out 10 the Defender on
naphtha launch 1t would be difficult to imagine
a sailing party under more suspicious circumstances
had there been little more wind. The SOUND Inlet
was prettier than 1t looked yesterday ana II
seemed. too as II there was specially large ho-
day gathering both a; Hudson Park and at the
New-Rochelle Yacht Club. To add further charm
70 the scene the conquered yacht the Nigilan
was anchored off Larchmont but made sail 10 Port
Jefferson Just as the Defender came back to her
moor!ngs after a wing stretcher late In the after
noon.
The wind was blowing lightly from the north
east when the Defender left her moorings and the
great yacht took the little impetus there was ana
made over toward Glen Cove The wind was not
sufficient TO show how her sails might pull, but II
was sufficient TO prove that they fitted. T. Is
a rare thing sails fit the first time OF trylhs
The new ramie cloth mansail particularly came III
for a good deal Of admiration 4,
The wind came up trihe as she got IN toWaiu
the Long Island shore. where she came about
and made up toward the Larchinont lacht 'Iup'
Her sails were not drawing TO their full capacity
but the boat scudding along UNDER the gentIe
pressure of breeze that some OF the sfha4Ier
yachts could scarcely move under.
II was nearly $50 o'clock when the Defender
came across the bay from the Long Island shore
wind nv this time that the Hattie Palmer went
over 10 meet her. Mr. 1selin would not accept A
tow and il was that. little wind though there
was the yacht was coming through the water al a
M Iselin was seen by The Tribune reporter AS
he got into the launch to go over to his home,
leaving the Defender in charge OF captain HAN
Mr. Iselin said that he was wen piehseu WIN me
new sails as 10 ft but that he could not tell yet
how they would work there had not been
enough wind TO test them. lie SAID that ne did
Neither is Mr.. Iselin certain as TO whether the
Iefender will 90 into the drydock again. although
Il is believed that she has had her last &
previous 10 being raced for the cup She VIII 70 70
officially measured by Mr.; Hyslop Mr.; iselin -, Is
better pleased than ever with the Defender WORK.
and does not TO be al al anected Dy lne thies
u the Valkyres proves pne pon ,oHav
"a IL is The intention TO take her out as early as
% o'clock this morning.