New-York tribune., 1895-08-30
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE VIGILANT OUTSAILED
ALL SORTS OF WEATHER FOR THE SEC
OND TRIAL RACE.


prcATE BoAr-PRAIsE FOR THE ENG
LrsH YACHT. WHICH WAS OUT WITH
THE COMPETITORS - ANOTHER
TRIAL RACE TO-DAY
The second OF the trial races between the Do.
fender and the vigilant was sailed yesterday.
and during the whole race. which was over tn
angular course, eight miles on each leg. and n
all sorts OF weather, from dead calm TO smart
squaI, the vigilant was outclassed. 1t took the
Vigilant hours minutes and 43 seconds to sail
over a course which the new boat covered In :
hours A minutes and 40 seconds, and Defender
stock has gone up many points.
The Regatta Committee, at the end OF the race
and before coming up to the city, heid meet
ing and decided that there should be third race.
and fixed the time for to-day at the same hour.
The conditions will be the same as governed the
race yesterday, with the exception OF possible
change in the course. That will depend upon the
wind Under certain conditions 1t may Do
straghtaway and return. At the New-fork
Yacht Club the bulletin was posted, and good
deal Of criticism was aroused by the added state
ment from the committee that owing to the late
ness Of the hour at which the decision to race
was reached there would be no club boat Tne
members generally highly elated with the
question as to the ultimate choice OF the COM
mttee for the defender Of the cup.
The MANY m!shaps Of the Defender do not
seem 10 lessen the confidence Of her friends In
her ability to beat not only her graceful sister.
the Vigilant, but the English sloop which mas
come here to wrestle for the cup. This con.
fidence was demonstrated by the small attend
ance on the New-York Yacht Clubs tug the
Edgar F. Luckenbach yesterday. When the De-
fender came from her Rhodt Island home every
body was anxious to see her. all yachtsmen ana
all lovers Of the sport wanted to know now the
craft looked with which tie task rested TO keep
in this country Americas well-earned yachting
laurels What she did wlen she stretched her
wings in public and what she has done since
seems to have satisfied her friends. because the
interest in her trial bouts has grown less ana
less In the race last week, which was the nrst
OF the series, the Defender was declared the
loser because she withdrew from the race With
out finishing. She had clearly beaten the 'ig,'
liant. but refused to go over the course a second
time because her commander feared that ner
rigging was strained and too weak for the stin
wind which was blowing That difficulty has
been remedied and now there seems to be no
doubt IN the minds OF her friends as TO the De.
tenders doing what she built for. True
there are some who look wise as they repeat the
doggerel:
The Herreshofs they built yacht,
And called her the Defender
Every time she sailed race
They took her home to mend her.
But there not so II cry OF that class To-
day as there yesterday.
When the Luckenbach left Pier No. 4. East
River. about $50 a. m. there were fewer MEM
iers Of the New-York Yacht Club on beard tnan
at the first trial race, and those who went seemed
to know that the boat would simply run
away from her rival
Among those board wer> J. " s. odd'e'
who had charge OF the boat; General Thomas L.
Watson. Colonel Delaney A. Kane Isaac TOWN.
send Smith Siamesc Consul-Genera Samuel
Caro- General Whipple. L. S. A., retired, George
W. Jones. r. Henry Jeanno. Arthur H. Clark
Edward Kelly T.. E. Chase, II. Edward Fieken'
G. A. Freeman, w. T. stephens. A. cary SmAh'
Howard Janray, Mayhem Bronson. A. NJ Gris"
wold and George Def Grant The Al roster
took a large crowd OF spectators down 10 tne
starting point. but there were few private yachts
on hand.
The air was sizzling hot, but the knowing ones
detected evidences of a good breeze OUTSIDE, ana
smoke OF the glass falling to cheer up those
who were looking for a shady spot In which TO
take shelter from the burning rays OF the sun.
tunes on the bridge. the first private yacns
encountered: then came the Sapphire. Eugene
Hiegins's pretty craft and Mr. Benedicts trim
Oneida Presently the passengers on the Luck
enbach became interested in tall soop wh'cn
rode at anchor in the Horseshoe. 1t was the
Valkyre and on all sides exclamstions OF adm.
ration for the Englshman were heard although
she was really too far away and there was TOO
much haze 10 make her out Other yachts seen
on the way to Scotland Lightshp were f. ~.
Morgan's Sheerwater, flying the absent nag 10
indicate that her owner was on board the De-
fender; J. Pierpont Morgan's Corsair. J. H. HAN
ans Emba the new Columbia. John JACOB
Astors Nourmahal and George Gould's Atalanta.
JoCKEYING AT THE LIGHTsHIP.
AT the lghtship the Defender and the vigilant
were skimming about. making the most OF the
little breeze. II noted that as on previous
occasions the vigilants sails set beautifully. and
the comparisons which were made between the
sheets Of the two boats were all favorable to the
Gould Yacht As the white racers swung grace
fully and swanlike about. 1t was hard TO deter.
mine which Of the two looked the more beautiful
George j. Gould could be on board his
Yacht glass in hand next to the sailing master.
| while on the Defender the one who attracted me
| most attention was Mrs Isen who stood next
| to Captain Haff. She wore PINK shirt WAIST
| and a white skirt, and her bronzed face looked
| darker beneath her jaunty white sailor nat
| While all were waiting for the signal wnicn
would show which OF the 'wo courses would be
| sailed a launch took w. h Vanderbilt from the
| Valiant to the Defender Course No. was de-
| cded upon by the committee. and signai 10
| that effect was raised about IL a. m. According
| TO the sailing directions this was: From the
| starting line eight miles t. and around mark;
| thence eight miles to and around second marx.
and thence eight miles 10 nnisn lne' turning 'ne
| marks on the outside of the triangle. TO port or
starboard. according the yachts are sent
around.
Then came the signals n c y. n II and
d B. which meant that the first leg would be
southeast the second north by east, hall east
and the third west by south. The preparatory
signal was given at lil5. with the wind. what
| little there was OF IT, west by south. and those
/ fIaAf fl..h haA