The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-03

THE ACCIDENT GiyE TfGILdNf ~
EfsY VfcTORY OYER HER.
The Hollow Spar Was the Cause Oh TUG
Observation-Disclosures Was Leaning
When the Break Occurred.

NEWPORT. r. l., Aug. 2.-Thc De-
J fender lost her first race, and great vas
| the lily OF IL. for she had walked IRON
her three competitors and was nearing
] home, when a new-fansled gan at the
top OF her mainsail broke. and mos. m
! sloriously the aspirant for cup honors
vas obliged to take line from COM
mon, everyday Jug and retire from the
race, allowing the Niglant 10 win.
The $50 cup offered b. ogden Goelet
was the prize Tor which the syndicate
boat was racing but the fair fame Of
craft that seeks intern ttional honors was
at stake. Her antagonist. George }.
GOulds NiSiiant the preseryer OF the
American cup ~ 1893. and g. neral Charles
q. Payne's unknown jubilee. built Tor
a cup defender IN lN3, but not chosen,
and also j. Malcolm Forbes successful
cup defender Of lsS'. the Volunteer
With three opponents No L. try her
steel. the latest creation went out ~
Brighton Reefs lght-ship. on the en-
trance to Newport narhof, this morning,
and put up race that delighted the BIZ
crowd of spectators until after the sec-
ond turn. and sailing thirty-two miles Of
thirty-eight Of the course. Then her new
hollow gan broke near It's middle, and
the great ma!nsall became missnapen
bag
together like n barrel IN order Go save
weight Hollow spars were nrst used IA
England. and the hcreschon have elab-
GRATED on the foreign Idea Better go back
to the solid Yankee stick, was the gem
eral opinion OF yachtsmcn to-day, wnO
were comforting as 10 where We would be
II such a thing happened M cup race.
Before the mishap the Defender Rad
pressed 10 Windwarg II - miles, ana run
!. tsrifH la min d..
maker out, and had turned tne second
mark with n minutes and "a SECONDS ado
vantage over the Nigilant, 10 minutes oil
seconds over the Jubilee, and 81 minutes
3 seconds over the Volunteer
This was clearly a demonstf3ton OK
what tho new boat Is capable OF. fn lle
w.ndWard work the gain over tl' .ei-
liant was minutes - seconds, ana III 1Ae
run minutes and seconds.
WHEN IT HAPPENED.
The wind was about Il knots am hour
at the start. dropping TO 10 knots AT the
first turn. and increasing during the rum
20 Is knots. az which rate 10 was ploWlhe
when the gan gave way The boat was
close pulled al The time ana there was
lumpy sea- which may have had some
thing TO do with carrying away the gan.
After the Defender withdrew, the \isi-
liant sailed home an easy winner.
General Payne's jubilee not only failed
10 crowd tine Defender, but could not
did in the trial races OF, ", showing
either that the changes in the Niglant
have improved her on the changes in mo
Jubilee mas not helped her.
The performance OF the old oiunteer
to-day showed how much We have pro-
gressel in yacht building since ~, when
the boat. which was over half am hour
slower than the model OF 1905. easily beat
the Thistle.
OrnfR RACES.
d BOD
attention from the race for the Slo0J
schoOner's cup, also offered by Mr.. Goe-
let which was sailed al the same time
over the same course. There were no
crack schOOncrs in the race. The best
elapsed time was made by the Lasca and
was five hours, forty-twO minutes, thirty
six seconds.
The Nigllant covered the distance In
five hours, three minutes. hfty-nine sec-
Ouds. or almost thlrty-u.ne minutes bet
ter than the best OF the schOsners.
Emerald was the second schooner 20
finish. and was given the prize ON time
allowance Amorita was the third
schooner in. The others finished IN the
following. order May, Merlin Elsemarlo.
Neara. and Loyal
The last two are schooners Of class ..
ana were racing for special cup. which
was offered "a the New York Yacht club
regattd. June 18th. but was not decided
then. owing 10 a mistake Boz classification.
The Loyal won the prize to-day boy TWO
minutes and nineteen seconds. corrected
time.
Tomorrow morning the notla VIII
continue the cruise by a run 10 Vineyard
Haven. whore 10 will lay al anchor over
Sunday. returning here on Monday.
Work was received from Bristol late
tonight that the Defender viii he on
hand with a new gan tomorrow. and viii
continue On the cruise. The Nigilauf.
Jubilee and Volunteer will also go 70
Vineyard. and in an probability the four
boats viii meet again ln the Dressed cup
race here next Tuesday. The American
cup committee Will set the time for the
trial races upon their return here Text
Monday.
CND0N. Aug. 1.-The LFiold to-mor-
row. discussing the Niailant and Defend
er. win say. "Most people here think
that the Rhode Island designer made a
mistake in adopting the pld-fashoned
British idea. LOug-lisoardei and under
all conditions. a lOW-placed lead keel will
DO duty for breadth !n the matter OF
gail-carrying powers. 10 seems to Doe a
Ietrogralc movement. and % skipper and
CROW ~ the b'st British form ought %
win tho Americas cup u the same precise
manner that Britain Britannia wins
norc."