Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-31
DEFENDER ONCE MORE.
Easily 0utSailed vigilant In the
Last of the Trial Races.
Valkyrie Kept a Weather Eye
on the Winner.
American Yachtsmen Inclined to Think That
the Cup Is Safe.

SANDY HOOK, N. j., Aug. 31.-All the
yachting sharps who had tip Thursday
night that there would be third trial
race yesterday were happy when they cast
weather eye aloft yesterday morning A
good stiff breeze was coming out OF the
northeast, and there were windclouds In
the sky. The lateness of the committed 8
decision TO hold another race, and the
satisfactory performance of the Defender
Thursday, made the attendance Of specta-
tors less than usual.
The race yesterday was the third of the
official trials arranged by the Americas g
cup committee to enable them to select
the best boat to defend the cup. In addi-
tion to the honor Of being selected to rep
resent Uncle Sam in the international
races, there was the additional incentive,
the $1,000 Astor cup, to be raced for. The
Vigilant has one win due to her credit,
due to the mishap to the Defenders mast,
and Thursdays victory for the new syn
dictate boat placed the two sloops on even
terms up to date.
The unquestioned superiority of De-
fender made another race unnecessary so
far as decision of merit was concerned, but
the desire of Mr. Iselin to put the new
boat through as many races as possible
before meeting the British boat had some
thing to do with the calling Of yesterdays
trial. Whether the prowess which Val
kyrie has shown since she stretched her
sails here had anything to do with 1t may
be guessed ut.
The knowing ones of the New York
Yacht club are inclined to belittle tho
abilities Of the Englishmen and they say
the cup is safe. Patriotic Americans hope
they are right, but they are keeping a
close watch on the Dunraven boat.
The Deciding Race.
The course yesterday was 20 miles, of
Sandy Hook, 10 miles to windward and
return, by ON. 12s. 1t was evident that
the Defender could have done better il she
wanted to, but perhaps she showed too
much Of her true worth, and determined
to pull back a bit.
A wind of 10 knots an hour was blow
ing at the start, and at one time. just be-
fore the yachts turned the outer mark, 1t
increased to 12. On the return 1t fell to
eight knots at the finish. The racers
started from Scotland lightship, outside
of Sandy Hook, to east-southeast, and
beat to windward. Defender was first
over the line at 11:1Q:0S. Vigilant was
only los. behind and just to windward.
On the beat, Defender had a rap all the
way, while Vigilant was sailed close to
the wind. Vigilant carried baby jibtop-
sail for five miles, when she took it down.
Both had clubtopsails set. On this leg
Defender gained 5m. 22s. On the run
home the centerboard Vigilant picked up
los.
Valkyrie was out for an airing with
working topsail up, but she remained
Ga.
when she came to that point to see the
ending. She had her weather eye on De-
fender all day, however.
The official time table of the race Is as
follows:
Elapsed
Start. Finish. time.
Defender. ....1l.l0.08 202.l8 2.52l0
Vigilant.. .ll.l0ls 2T4O 257.22
After the race, the following announce
ment was made by the cup committee:
"The Americas cup committee have
selected the yacht Defender of the New
York Yacht club as against Valkyrie III
In the contest for the Americas cup"
Dunraven at the N. Y. Y.C.
The Americas cup committee met last
night Mt 81 Madison avenue. There were
present at the beginning J. ID. Smith,
chairman of the committee, and j. G. Can
field, treasurer; y. K. Tams and Gouver-
neur Kortwright. Toward 10 o'clock a
cob drove up to the door of the New York
Yacht club, and Lord Dunraven, who was
alone, alighted.
Lord Dunraven remarked that he was
there to concede whatever he could con-
sistently concede, and to facilitate any
business in which he might be interested
After nearly two hours of discussion
nothing was definitely fixed beyond what
has already been published, and it was de-
cided that another meeting should be held
IN the early part Of next week, when 1t is
hoped there will be larger attendance.
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