The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-02
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New York. August 30.-All hail Defenderi
The gallant white sloop Noh the third trial
race today ana was formally selected to
defend the Americas cup-"thc blue rib
bon of the sea"
In a thrash to wiudward of ten mioe
AMI a rum home With spinnakcrs and bFl-
looms SET the ferroshom keel boat beat
the Nigilant handsomely and could have
beaten her a minute more had she been
pushed TO her utmost \ rafting breeze
and rough sea made the test of the abli-
ties of the now boat one of the best that
has been afforded. Yachting sharps who
saw her said that sh" would ito. she re-
moved an doubt as 10 her ability 20 so
through head sea and iu blow. She
established a record as "a weather boat aud
her hcavic. mast and stodtcr rig dill 6ood
service The keel boat outpoiutrd the ecu
tcrboarder ard outfootcd her In the wind
ward work She showed herself suffer in
a breeze and easier in getting through rough
water. She made less fuss. and left a
Cican wake.
At the outer mark she had I'VE minutes
ana tWcnty-scvcn SECOND lead. ON the run
home before the wird. however the Vigil
liant picked up fifteen seconds Of thet time
she had lost. The Defender won by i've
minutes and twelve seconds elapsed time
over the twenty mile course.
After the race the following announce
mcnt was made by the cup committee:
THE Americas cup committee have Sc
Iected the yacht Defender. of the New
YAK Yacht Club. as against Nalkyrie III,
In the contest TOR the Americas cup.
~. CASS CAMPBELL Secretary
DunraVca Little Late.
Lord Dunravon's Vaikyric was out for a
practice spin aud to give his lordship an
opportunity To- see the race. The cup
hunter was too late in getting under way
ANA arrived only in time ia see the finish.
Less sail was carried by the Englishmdn.
a working topsail being used instead OF
the club topsails of the American boats,
but she seemed to heel over more and to
labor harder an the sea than even the
blunt noscd Vieilant. Lord Dunravcn gave
the racers a wide berth and seemed To
avoid allowing any one chance TO get a
line on the speed of his boat compared with
the yankee flyers.
NV Lord u Pleased.
New York, August 3I.-I.ord Dunraven in
formed reporter ~ The United Press
today that the conditions which viii govern
the international yacht races were salts
factorily arranged an the meeting between
himself and the members OF the American
cup committee last evening. All the de-
tails were gone over carefully and the com
mi,tee will issue the Official programme
early next week.
Lord nuurayen was asked today II an
arrangement satisfactory 10 both parties
had been reached. He replied:
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w. .s.....sss..ss ratfuractory -
..hn>-i'h me rules rov-rnine tho ra~"s rc
an, SAM "a ." ~
The Programme which the committee will
publish next week is in substance as fol-
lows.
The races for the Americas cup viii
be the best three in five. The courses will
be practically the same as the recent trial
races were sailed over except that the
windwafd and iceward race VIII be thirty
miles with turn ami tho triangular races
ten miles TO les instead OF eight miles
There viii DE 4 two-gun start with an
interval of two minutes before the handi-
cap gun. The start VIII Doe from either
Scotland or Sandy Hook lightship. accord
inE to The direction of the wind.
The nrst race viii hc SATURDAY Septem-
Der TN; the second Tuesday Srpternber
10TH The third Thursday. September leth.
Additional races. Il necessary will be sail
ed with one week day intervening.
The competing yachts. Defender and
Naikyrie liI, viii be measured ia the Erie
basin September 9Th. the day before the
race. and the time allowance will Dc deter
mined according 10 the rules of the New
York Yacht club.